ALTINBAŞ UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

BASIC ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
2020-2021 – MODULE 3-
B1 LEVEL
WEEKEND WORKSHEET 2

READING

FROM THE STREETS TO SUCCESS!

John DeJoria, an American billionaire businessman, owns several companies, including John
Paul Mitchell Systems, a successful brand of hair products. However, DeJoria was not always
wealthy. He was the second son of immigrant parents and grew up in a very poor area of Los
Angeles, California. Before forming his hair product company with only $700, he was a street
gang member for some of his youth, he then worked at low-paying jobs including encyclopedia
salesman, janitor, and insurance salesman, and he was homeless twice. DeJoria's self-made rise
is an inspiring story.

As a child, you were fairly entrepreneurial, weren’t you?

My first job, at 9 years old, was selling Christmas cards door-to- door. At 10 years old, my
brother and I had paper routes. We got up at 4 o’clock a.m., folded the papers, and delivered
them, and
then got ready for school.
As you got older, you continued to work. Is that right?
The job that was one of the most influential experiences you can imagine was door-to-door
selling encyclopedias. Doors literally slam in your face—maybe 30, 40 doors before the first
customer will actually talk to you and let you in.
You’ve been homeless, haven’t you?
Twice. Once, when I was about 22 years old. The other time was when I started John Paul
Mitchell Systems in 1980. I wasn't getting along with my wife at the time. So I had left and had
given her all the money. We had a backer for John Paul Mitchell Systems putting in a half-
million dollars. That money was supposed to arrive that day. I never got a penny. So I just slept
in my car. And I slept in my car for the first two weeks when I started the company. So we
started with humble beginnings.

Do memories of the streets motivate you?

It sure makes you very appreciative of what you have in your life. Those who are homeless—
like people with kids who are homeless— I really have a heart for. So I participate in a lot of
charitable organizations that take the homeless off the streets.
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SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
BASIC ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
2020-2021 – MODULE 3-
B1 LEVEL
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What are the biggest problems you’ve faced in business?

The biggest problem is rejection. Any business you start, be ready for it. The difference
between successful people and unsuccessful people is that the successful people do all the
things the unsuccessful people don’t want to do. When 10 doors are slammed in your face, go to
door number 11, with a smile.
When did you know you had made it?
I was in business two years, and we were able to pay every single bill on time. We had a couple
of thousand dollars in the bank—$4,000, to be exact. And we said “ Man we made it; it’s all
downhill now.” It was really hard. It took a couple years.

What was the first thing you bought yourself at that point?
I went to a restaurant. This is the first time I said I'm going to order off the left side of the menu,
not the right side. The right side is where the prices are. Carne Asada, Guacamole, whatever I
wanted. I didn’t even look at the prices. That, to me, was a pretty big deal.

1. How did he become so rich?

a) he owns several companies
b) b) he had $700.
c) c) he investigated half-million dollars.
d) d) he then worked at low-paying jobs.

2. What is the meaning of entrepreneurial?

a) someone who is paid to work for someone else.
b) someone who has a lot of money or valuable possessions.
c) someone who starts their own business.
d) someone who doesn’t have job.

3. According to the interview who was fairly entrepreneurial?

a) John Paul b) John DeJoria c) John DeJoria’s wife d) Carne Asada
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SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
BASIC ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
2020-2021 – MODULE 3-
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WEEKEND WORKSHEET 2

4. Why is his success surprising?

a) Because he was a billionaire businessman.
b) Because he owns several companies
c) Because 10 doors were slammed in his face.
d) Because he was homeless twice and started with humble beginnings.

5. What does he do to help homeless people?

a) He participates in a lot of charitable organizations.
b) He sleeps in car to understand them better.
c) He put a couple of thousand dollars in the bank for them.
d) He prays for them every night.

6. When did he start his first job?

a) At 10 b) at 33 c) at 46 d) at 9

7. What is the biggest problem he has faced in business?

a) The biggest problem is rejection.
b) The biggest problem is being homeless.
c) The biggest problem is getting bank cropped.
d) The biggest problem is being jobless.

LISTENING
You are going to listen to an interview with Jane, talking about a trip she took in 2008.
1. What does she do?
a) She is a teacher.
b) She is a traveller.
c) She is a writer.
d) A and C
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BASIC ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
2020-2021 – MODULE 3-
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2. What kind of books does she write?

a) English book for children
b) English story book
c) Children songs
d) Story books in French

3. How long has she been a writer?

a) about 2 years
a) about 22 years
b) about 20 years
c) about 30 years

4. where did she go ?

a) Egypt
b) Mexico
c) Africa
d) America

5. What happened when the lorry broke down?

a) lots of children appeared and surrounded them
b) mountain grilla surrounded them
c) teachers came to help them
d) they got lost in jungle

6. What was the children's school like ?

a) They had sport salon.
b) They had lots of classrooms.
c) The walls were falling down, the blackboards were broken
d) Very big and beautiful

7. What did she decide to do after the trip?

a) To stay there
b) To teach there
c) To send them paper and books.
d) to build a new school for children.
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SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
BASIC ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
2020-2021 – MODULE 3-
B1 LEVEL
WEEKEND WORKSHEET 2

Language use
A) Complete the dialogues with the simple past or present perfect.
A- How long (1)…………..at the university? (already/see)
B- I (2)……………two years ago. I'm in my third year now. (start)
A- Do you live with your parents?
B- I (3)………….with them for the first two years but then I (4)…………..into a student
residence last September and I (5)……………..there since then. (live/move/live)

B) Make sentences with the present perfect or present perfect continuous (and/or / since if
necessary). Use the present perfect continuous if possible.
1. I / work for a charity / eight year
2. How long/they/go out together?
3. You/wait/ along time ?
4. They/ know/ each other/ 10 years.
5. My sister/ have that hairstyle/ a long time

VOCABULARY

Match the words with their definitions.

Words Definitions
Look forward to a. to visit a place and look at the things in it
Look around b. to search for someone or something / to hope to get something that
you want or need
look at c. to take care of or be in charge of something
look for d. to feel happy and excited about something that is going to happen
Look after e. to read something in order to check it or form an opinion about it

A) Complete the sentences with the correct words.

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SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
BASIC ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
2020-2021 – MODULE 3-
B1 LEVEL
WEEKEND WORKSHEET 2

Weird employer addictive practical employee

1. We offer ………. help for people with disabilities..

2. The problem with video games is that they're ……....
3. That's ………. - I thought I left my keys on the table but they're not there.
4. He gets paid a good sallary, because he works for a fair…..
5. If any ………needs to take time off, s/he should contact the Personnel Department.

WRITING
Imagine you have some American friends in the US, and you stayed with them for a week last
month. Write a letter to thank them.

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SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
BASIC ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
2020-2021 – MODULE 3-
B1 LEVEL
WEEKEND WORKSHEET 2

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