The 90/10 secret

1 Who are the people in the story ?

-Jack.
-Emily, sa fille.
-La femme de Jack.

2 What did the girl do ?

-Elle a renversé un verre de lait sur le pantalon de son père.

3 How did the man react…

In the A bad start version of the story
- Il a crié sur sa fille.

In the Did it have to be a bad start? Version

-Il est allé se changer sans crier sur Emily.

Put the events in the correct order for the bad start version of the story.

G Emily spilt her milk

J Jack shouted at Emily
I Emily cried
E Jack argued with his wife
H Jack got changed
A Emily missed the bus
C Jack took Emily to school
F Jack got to work late
B Jack went home for his briefcase

[Il n’y a pas de D dans la liste]

Read the paragraph wich asks Did it have to be a bad start? What was
different?
-Il n’a pas crié sur sa fille, qui n’a donc pas raté le bus, il a donc pu aller
directement au travail sans oublier sa serviette.

What is the 90/10 secret ? Do you think it’s useful ?

- 10% de notre vie c’est ce qui nous arrive sans qu’on ne puisse rien y faire, 90%
c’est comment on réagit. Si on réagit mal, on aura une mauvaise journée.
Personellement, je trouve ça assez évident.

Tell a partner about an event in your life when you reacted badly.
- I don’t remember. I never get angry and never complain needlessly.