“La unidad es nuestra Luz”

ÁREA Inglés DOCENTE Viviana Medina Valdivia NIVEL DEL LOGRO

CICLO VII NIVEL SEC
AÑO/SECCIÓN 4° Pre FCE BIMESTRE I
READING ENGLISH PRACTICE
DURACIÓN 20 min. FECHA 30 /03 / 2023
ESTUDIANTE
Read various types of texts written
Competencia: Capacidad: Obtain information from the written text
in English as a foreign language
Desempeño
Identify explicit, relevant and complementary information distinguishing if the sentences are true or false in the text
precisado:
▪ Respeto
Virtud / Actitud ▪ Respeta las opiniones de los demás.

SMART GOALS

It’s that time of the year again that we all look forward to so much. Exams! I’m joking, of course! Well, this
year I’m not afraid because I’m going to change my ways: I’m going to use SMART goals to make sure I do
well. I read an article about SMART goals. They’re what all successful people in life use, apparently.

So, what are SMART goals exactly and how are they going to change my life (hopefully)?

Well SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timely. See how they get their
names? No? Look at the first letter of each of the words. That’s what you call an acronym.

SPECIFIC – because they are detailed. It isn’t good enough to simply say, ‘I’m going to revise for my exams.’
That plan’s too general. A specific goal is something like: ‘I’m going to spend at least 20 hours revising for
each subject and make a timetable to show exactly how I’m going to do this.’ That is a ‘Specific’ goal.

MEASURABLE – because you should be able to measure your goals and ask yourself questions like: ‘How
much have I done?’; ‘How much have I still got to do?’; ‘How much time do I still need?’; ‘Is this nightmare
ever going to end?’ Well, maybe the last one isn’t such a great example, but you get the idea!

ATTAINABLE – because your goal should be something that you can actually do. If your goal is, for example,
to raise £1 million for charity, write a novel, climb Mount Everest and revise for your exams, then you might
want to ask yourself if you really can do all this. Maybe you should get rid of one or two of them.

RELEVANT – because all your plans should help you work towards your final goal. So, for example, a plan to
help your mum and dad with all the cooking, washing-up and helping out with housework might make you
the most popular child in your house, but it isn’t really going to help you with the revision, is it?

TIMELY – Your goal must have a time frame. In other words, it must have a start and a finish. There isn’t
much point if you’re planning to finish revising a couple of weeks after your exams are over. That really
doesn’t make much sense.

Likewise, you need to think about when would be a good time to start. And, as they say, there’s no time like
the present, so I guess it might be a good idea to stop writing about SMART goals and start getting into the
habit of using them!

Read the blog and answer: How do SMART goals get their name?

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Read the blog again and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Then correct the false sentences.

1. The writer enjoys doing exams. T F

2. SMART is an example of an acronym. T F

3. SMART goals encourage people to do more than they can. T F

4. You don’t need to think about when to start your SMART goals. T F