LESSON OF THE DAY:

DENZEL WASHINGTON'S LIFE ADVICE

"I found that

nothing in life is
worthwhile unless
you take risks."

TEACHER DIEGO LEONEL

 GIVE ME YOUR OPINION

"Every failed
experiment is one
step closer to
success."

TEACHER DIEGO LEONEL

 VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
In times of need, you need to fall back on your family and friends.
Hurry up! you're falling behind!
The investor fell for the con artist's scheme and lost a lot of money.
The army wasn´t able to take the enemy's territory and had to fall back.
We need to fall forward in life every time we fail to do something.

Thomas Edison has come up with the light bulb.

Jack has quit his job after working there for 8 years.
I finally caught a break when a Hollywood producer asked me to audition for a part in the movie.

TEACHER DIEGO LEONEL

LET'S WATCH IT

TEACHER DIEGO LEONEL

 LET'S PRACTICE A LITTLE
CHANGE THE SENTENCES USING THE FOLLOWING VERBS, MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES IN THE SENTENCE:
TO FALL BACK ON - TO FALL BACK - TO FALL BEHIND - TO FALL FORWARD - TO FALL FOR

1. I was deceived by the salesman's eloquent arguments.

2. I wasn´t able to keep up during the race.
3. If that investment doesn´t work out, I will rely on my father's business.
4. The police had to retreat because of the civilians.
5. It's his sixth attempt to take his driver's license, he really sees the positive side.

NOW, CHANGE THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS FOR SYNONYMS:

1. Many college students are inventing new types of business.

2. I finally got lucky and got a raise, I was about to give up on my work.

TEACHER DIEGO LEONEL

QUESTIONS FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES LEARNING
 LET'S REFLECT
1. What risks have you taken that were worthwhile?
2. Why is it so important to take risks, according to Denzel Washington?
3. Why did Denzel Washington said that his message is not a traditional one in graduation
ceremonies?
4. Do you think we need to have something to fall back on? What could be it?
5. What fact about Thomas Edison was mentioned in the video?
6. When you fail, do you still have the feeling of learning and falling forward?
7. How should people deal with failure?
8. Why is it so hard to accept that you've failed?
9. Have you learned from your mistakes in the past? Was it easy or difficult?
10. Have you ever quit anything? What have you learned from that experience?

TEACHER DIEGO LEONEL

QUESTIONS FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES LEARNING
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TEACHER DIEGO LEONEL

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TEACHER DIEGO LEONEL

 THANKS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION :)

Contact:
Teacher Diego Leonel
teacherdiegoleonel@gmail.com

Full video available at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3FfL46OzYI&ab_channel=MotivationMadness