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Inglés VII

Inglés VII

Topic 13 Exceptional people

Introduction
“Fathers” are not always good people. A certain pending holiday has me thinking somewhat philosophically about what it means to be a dad. In many ways it is just a title. Father’s are (forgive me) born every day. Their level of activity, good or bad, in their children’s lives has nothing to do with that title. They arefathers whether they want to be or not.

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Being a father does not make you a good person. At least, not by itself. There’s a wide gap between being a father and being a good father. Because of this gap, I have to think thatbeing a good father and being a good person are intimately connected. I can tell my son all kinds of things about how the world works, and even love him to the best of my ability. But without working on myself , without getting the junk of my past, my bad habits, my anger in check – he’s going to see through me.

Enseñanza e Investigación Superior A. C. Todos los Derechos Reservados© 2011Sooner or later, want it or not you are all becoming parents, remember that by the title does not make you good you need to be prepared for it, and be an exceptional person to do so. This chapter is talking about compound adjectives, exceptional values, memorable quotations and superlative compound adjectives. Do the best you can and become a better person by paying attention to what really matters,specially this course!

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Speaking

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Talking about people who have made an impact.

You will need to complete the following paragraphs with the missing words.

Choose the missing words from the words bank:Enseñanza e Investigación Superior A. C. Todos los Derechos Reservados© 2011

PHYSICS TEACHERS BIZARRE

UNEXPECTED STORIES GIFTEDNESS

LEANING SPEAK BELIEVED

SAYING STORIES HATED

TOP CHILD GREATEST

Albert Einstein is obviously at the top of the list. But Einstein, as a________, could have been frustrating for his parents and _____________. According to_________ about him,Einstein never learned to__________ until he was four years old. Then, he had the____________ habit of mumbling something first before_________ anything out loud. His______________ was obvious at a young age because he was always at the _______of his class. But he ____________ school because he______________ that the strict rules and rote __________ held back his creativity. Eventually, one ofhis___________ works, the theory of relativity, left a new trail in the world of __________. Could your routines in the classroom hold back your students' creativity? Try something new and _____________.
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Talk about and discusswhat you know about the following exceptional people:

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Thomas Alva Edison Leonardo Da Vinci Marie Curie

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Listening
Listen to the motivational speaker talk about the qualities of high achievers.

What does he suggest people do in order to build the four qualities of high achievers?

Write a briefdescription of each suggestion he makes.

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These are 6 qualities on 4 of them apply listen carefully:

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Lifelong learning. High self-esteem. Responsibility. Positive attitude. Risk-taking. Creativity....