Do you recognize anyone in the pictures?

Do you recognize anyone in the pictures?

Bill Gates Billie Eilish Colonel Sanders

Oprah Winfrey JK Rowling Steve Jobs

 What might they all have in common?

Bill Gates Billie Eilish Colonel Sanders

Oprah Winfrey JK Rowling Steve Jobs

 They all got very successful!

Bill Gates Billie Eilish Colonel Sanders

Oprah Winfrey JK Rowling Steve Jobs

Give three examples of people
you think are successful.
Explain your choices.
 Do you think they all have a
special talent or have they just
been lucky?
In your opinion, what’s more
important for success - hard
work or luck?
 Choose the quote you like the most.
Explain why.
“Success is going from “Do not be embarrassed by
failure to failure without your failures, learn from them
losing enthusiasm.” and start again.”
Winston Churchill Richard Branson

“Success usually comes to “Amateurs sit and wait for

those who are too busy to inspiration, the rest of us just
be looking for it.” get up and go to work.”
Henry David Thoreau Stephen King
You’re going to watch a TED talk by Richard
St. John called
‘Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes’
You’re going to watch a TED talk by Richard
St. John called
‘Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes’
What 8 words do
you think might
be there?
FIRST WATCHING. Watch and number the reasons of
success in order you hear them:

a). Passion 1
b). Focus ____
c). Work ____
d). Ideas ____
e). Serve ____
f). Good ____
g). Push ____
h). Persist ____
FIRST WATCHING. Watch and number the reasons of
success in order you hear them:

a). Passion 1
b). Focus 4
c). Work 2
d). Ideas 7
e). Serve 6
f). Good 3
g). Push 5
h). Persist 8
FIRST WATCHING. Watch and number the reasons of
success in order you hear them:

a). Passion 1 Do you agree that THESE

b). Focus 4 are the secrets of
success?
c). Work 2
d). Ideas 7 Would you put different
words on the list?
e). Serve 6
f). Good 3
g). Push 5
h). Persist 8
WORDS FROM THE VIDEO. Match the words with their
definitions: a). to tell someone something that someone else
has told you
1. ___ frolic /ˈfrɒl.ɪk/ b). to start an organization, especially by
providing money
2. ___ persistence /pəˈsɪstəns/ c). the feeling that someone does not give you
the love or attention you were expecting
3.___ pass sth on d). someone who works too much and does not
4.___ found /faʊnd/ have time to do anything else
e). happy behaviour, like that of children playing
5.___ failure /ˈfeɪljər/ f). the quality of being not confident, especially
about meeting or talking to new people
6.___ rejection /rɪˈdʒekʃən/ g). a very impolite word for something that you
think is wrong or bad
7.___ workaholic /ˌwɜːkəˈhɒlɪk/ h). the state or action of continuing to do
something although it is annoying other people or
8.___ shyness /ʃaɪnəs/ difficult to do
9.___ crap /kræp/ i). a situation in which someone or something
does not succeed
WORDS FROM THE VIDEO. Match the words with their
definitions: a). to tell someone something that someone else
has told you
1. e frolic /ˈfrɒl.ɪk/ b). to start an organization, especially by
providing money
2. ___ persistence /pəˈsɪstəns/ c). the feeling that someone does not give you
the love or attention you were expecting
3.___ pass sth on d). someone who works too much and does not
have time to do anything else
4.___ found /faʊnd/ e). happy behaviour, like that of children playing
5.___ failure /ˈfeɪljər/ f). the quality of being not confident, especially
about meeting or talking to new people
6.___ rejection /rɪˈdʒekʃən/ g). a very impolite word for something that you
think is wrong or bad
7.___ workaholic /ˌwɜːkəˈhɒlɪk/ h). the state or action of continuing to do
something although it is annoying other people or
8.___ shyness /ʃaɪnəs/ difficult to do
9.___ crap /kræp/ i). a situation in which someone or something
does not succeed
WORDS FROM THE VIDEO. Match the words with their
definitions: a). to tell someone something that someone else
has told you
1. e frolic /ˈfrɒl.ɪk/ b). to start an organization, especially by
providing money
2. h persistence /pəˈsɪstəns/ c). the feeling that someone does not give you
the love or attention you were expecting
3. a pass sth on d). someone who works too much and does not
have time to do anything else
4. b found /faʊnd/ e). happy behaviour, like that of children playing
f). the quality of being not confident, especially
5. i failure /ˈfeɪljər/ about meeting or talking to new people
g). a very impolite word for something that you
6. c rejection /rɪˈdʒekʃən/ think is wrong or bad
7. d workaholic /ˌwɜːkəˈhɒlɪk/ h). the state or action of continuing to do
something although it is annoying other people or
8. f shyness /ʃaɪnəs/ difficult to do
i). a situation in which someone or something
9. g crap /kræp/ does not succeed
SECOND WATCHING. Watch again and complete the
sentences below with the words you hear.
1. So here we are, seven years, ______________ interviews later, and I'm
____________ tell you what really leads to success and makes TED-sters tick.
2. And the interesting thing _____________, if you do it for love, the money comes
____________.
3. To be successful ____________ your nose ____________ in something and get
damn good at it.
4. I always had self-doubts. I wasn't good ____________, I wasn't smart
____________. I didn't think I'd make it.
5. Now a lot of kids ____________ me they want to be millionaires. And the first
thing I ____________ to them is, "OK, well you can't serve yourself, you gotta
serve others something of value. Because that's the way people really
____________ rich."
6. Bill Gates says, "I had an idea - ____________ the first micro-computer
software company." I'd say it was a ____________ good idea.
SECOND WATCHING. Watch again and complete the
sentences below with the words you hear.
1. So here we are, seven years, 500 interviews later, and I'm gonna tell
you what really leads to success and makes TED-sters tick.
2. And the interesting thing is, if you do it for love, the money comes
anyway.
3. To be successful put your nose down in something and get damn good
at it.
4. I always had self-doubts. I wasn't good enough, I wasn't smart enough.
I didn't think I'd make it.
5. Now a lot of kids tell me they want to be millionaires. And the first thing I
say to them is, "OK, well you can't serve yourself, you gotta serve others
something of value. Because that's the way people really get rich."
6. Bill Gates says, "I had an idea - founding the first micro-computer
software company." I'd say it was a pretty good idea.
AFTER WATCHING. Read the comments below and decide which one
you agree the most with.
AFTER WATCHING. Read the comments below and decide which one
you agree the most with.

societal /səˈsaɪətəl/ - relating to or involving society

nepotism /ˈnepətɪzəm/ the act of using your power or influence to get

good jobs or unfair advantages for members of your own family

bigwig /ˈbɪɡwɪɡ/ - a person who has an important or powerful position

AFTER WATCHING. Read the comments below and decide which one
you agree the most with.
Are there any opinions you strongly disagree with?
 Do you agree with these words from the talk? Can
you say the same about yourself?
I would pay someone to do what I do.
…..
If you do it for love, the money comes anyway.
…...
You can't serve yourself, you gotta serve others
something of value. Because that's the way people really
get rich.
….
And there's no magic to creativity in coming up with ideas,
it's just doing some very simple things.
Why/why not?
 1. Do you have to be a workaholic to become successful?
2. Is nepotism an issue in your country? Do you think that people from rich
families come to success easier?
3. Do you think you would be more successful if you came from a powerful
family?
4. How important is it to love what you do for becoming a professional in your
field?
5. Are you afraid of rejection? Is the ability to overcome it a sign of a
successful person?
Wish you to get success no matter what you’re doing!