Dvizh. Spotlight 11. Mod 7a

1.

- hopes & dreams
- plans & ambitions
- If by Rudyard Kipling
- a biography of Rudyard Kipling
- voluntary work & positive actions
- university life
- Dian Fossey

2.

Look at the pictures and read the title of the article. What do you
think the people in the pictures have in common?
I have a Dream.
I think they are all people
who achieved their dreams.

3.

Now read the subheadings in the text. What do you expect to read
about? Read and check.
I expect to read about how we can be more
confident in ourselves and our abilities.
I expect to read advice about how to
make our dreams come true.
I expect to read about why it is important not
to stop hoping for bigger and better things.

4.

Before reading learn the new words.
изгонять,
to banish
выгонять
помеха,
obstacle
преграда
выделение
perspiration
пота
in
в надежде,
the hope that
что
преодолевать
to overcome
оканчиваться
to end in
побеждать
to defeat
провал,
failure
неудача
баллотироваться
to run for
возлагать
to pin one’s
надежды
hopes
на кого-либо
on
настойчивость
perseverance
осуществление
a dream come true
мечты
первоначально
initially
отвергать
to reject
to
разбить
dash one’s
ч-л мечты
hopes
непреодолимый
insurmountable
возлагать
to have high
большие
hopes
надежды
of на
to get one’s hopes
подбадривать
up
С=страстно
to long желать
to
toсталкиваться
come up against
с
потерять
to give up
надежду
hope

5.

Now read the subheadings in the text. What do you expect to read
about? Read and check.

6.

Read again and choose the best word for each gap.
1–
get
2–
take
3–
remove
4–
ability
5–
hard
6–
way
7–
time
2
3
4
6
7
1
5
accept
power
years
take
idea
pull
strong
moments
erase
have
pass
skill
way
hard
method
ability
make
days
get
cut
heavy
succeed
remove
means
gifts
time
find
tough

7.

Listen and read the text again. What is the author’s purpose?
The writer’s purpose in this
text is to advice people on how
they can achieve their goals.

8.

Match the underlined words with their meanings below. Use them in
sentences of your own.
was a candidate
первоначально
initially
continuing with sth even when
it’s difficult
настойчивость
perseverance
be faced with
выгонять
banish
at first
баллотироваться
ran for
get rid of
come
сталкиваться
up against
с
so big that it cannot be solved
недостаток
failings
source of new, creative idea
непреодолимый
insurmountable
faults
отвергать
rejected
lost
вдохновение
inspiration
turned down
быть
was
побежденным
defeated

9.

Complete the sentences.
initially
perseverance
banish
ran for
come up against
failings
insurmountable
rejected
inspiration
was defeated

10.

Complete the sentences.
overcome
1. Ann managed to … many
difficulties and became a
successful businesswoman.
achieve
come up against
overcome
come
long to
2. Keep on trying until you
… your dream.
achieve
make
take
come up against
3. You may … many
obstacles but don’t give up.
move
face
reach
reject

11.

Complete the sentences.
reach/achieve
4. Kevin is
determined to … his
goal of becoming a
lawyer.
achieve
come up against
overcome
come
face
long to
5. We all … difficulties in
life, but we can beat them
if we stay focused on our
goals.
make
take
6. The job opportunity was
a dream … true for Jane
come
move
face
reach
reject

12.

Complete the sentences.
reject
7. Don’t … an idea just
because you think it is not
good enough. Give it a try!
achieve
come up against
overcome
come
8. Matt wants to help
people and … a difference in
their lives.
make
long to
make
take
move
long to
9. I … be a professional ballerina.
face
reach
reject

13.

Complete the sentences.
take
10. Jack refuses to …
things as they come; he
makes things happen.
achieve
come up against
overcome
come
long to
make
11. If you reach a dead end, it’s
time to … on in a different
direction.
move
take
move
face
reach
reject

14.

Complete the sentences with the phrases in the correct form. Use
each phrase in another example of your own.
4. dashes
dash one’s
Greg’s
hopes
hopes
2.ininthe
thehope
hopethat
that
3.hope
hopefor
forthe
thebest
best
1.get
getone’s
yourhopes
hopesup
up
6.give
gaveupuphope
hope
have
7.
hashigh
highhopes
hopesof
of
one’s his
hopes
on on
5. ispin
pinning
hopes

15.

What do you think your future will be like? Write sentences about
yourself. How similar are your ideas to your partner’s? Discuss.
going to university and studying medicine.
spend a year in a foreign country and study.
of volunteering at an animal shelter.
work at a law office for experience this summer.
do is travel around the world for a year.
my final exams this year.
becoming a famous singer.
work as a research scientist in a
large international company.
a famous actress and win an Academy
Award.

16.

Read the quotations in the text again. What do they mean? Do you
agree? Discuss.
If you think you can or you think
you can’t, you are probably right.
Henry Ford
Genius is 1% inspiration and
99% perspiration.
Thomas Edison
I’ve failed over and over
again in my life, and that
is why I succeed.
Michael Jordan

17.

Read the statement. What does it mean to you? In three minutes
write a few sentences about the topic.

18.

Fill in: insurmountable, defeated, perspiration, self-doubt, rejected,
banish, perseverance.
Workbook

19.

Complete the exchanges with the words: dashed, best, pin, given up.

20.

Use the words in the list correct form to complete the sentences.

21.

For gaps 1-7, choose the best answer.
1–
in
2–
specific
3–
alone
4–
road
5–
matter
6–
put
7-
settle