CLASS DISCUSSION. Listen and answer:
What is the purpose of Obama's speech?
What are the agents responsible for education that he mentions?
What are the problems/challenges of society he mentions?
What is his childhood experience with his father?
What examples does he provide of people who don't give up?
--- Discuss these issues from his speech (choose 5)
"No matter what you want to do in life, you need a good education"
"What you learn in school today will determine wether we as a nation can meet the challenges of the future"
"It's not always easy to do well at school"
"The circumstances of your life are not an excuse for not trying"
"No one has written your destiny for you"
"Set your own goals for education"
"The truth is being successful is hard"
"You won't click with every teacher you have"
"You have to let your failures teach you"
"Asking for help is a sign of strength"
"What's your contribution gonna be?"
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What are your dreams? What are your goals? What contribution do you want to make?
Write to your teacher about your dreams using some of the vocabulary provided for the video.
Explain: short-term goals, long-term goals and the steps you will take to achieve them.
Optional Task
Watch this video based on the movie View from top and answer the questions provided on your space.
