Is there anything that you would like to change about your life? How to go about it? It all begins with awareness, and this coaching video will guide you through all that.
PRE-WATCHING TASK
Complete the sentences below with these words and expressions.
| 1. awareness | | 5. conscious | | 9. figure out |
| 2. bite-sized | | 6. crave | | 10. gather |
| 3. capacity | | 7. drain | | 11. pattern |
| 4. circumstances | | 8. empower | | 12. snippet |
a) A ................................. is beginning to emerge from our analysis of the accident data. We begin to see some regularities.
b) All our factories are working at full .................................. We've never expected such a demand for our products.
c) Can you ................................. the meaning of this word from the context?
d) Cut the cheese into ................................. pieces.
e) Environmental ................................. has increased dramatically over the past decade.
f) I love listening to ................................. of conversation in restaurants.
g) I went to several libraries to ................................. information about my literary project.
h) Many young children ................................. attention. That's why it is vital for parents to spend time with their offspring.
i) She died in suspicious .................................. Nobody has every solved that mysterious death.
j) The first step in ................................. the poorest sections of society is making sure they vote.
k) The long journey completely ................................. me. I felt totally exhausted.
l) The tooth doesn't exactly hurt, but I'm ................................. of it all the time.
KEY: pattern, capacity, figure out, bite-sized, awareness, snippets, gather, crave, circumstances, empowering, drained, conscious
Now you are ready to watch the film on how to become your own coach.
POST-WATCHING TASK:
Are these sentences true or false according to Sarah Lloyd-Hughes?
1. Being aware of one's own behaviour patterns is the first step to becoming your own coach.
2. The role of a coach is to tell people how they should behave to become successful.
3. It is important to consider how your actions and reactions affect or influence the people around you.
4. It is easy to become an expert at being aware of one's actions.
5. Stepping back from a situation rather than acting on impulse will provide better results.
KEY: 1T 2F 3T 4F 5T
Mariusz Mirecki - Senior Teacher, ACT Advanced Corporate Training
Mariusz jest absolwentem Nauczycielskiego Kolegium Języków Obcych przy
Uniwersytecie Warszawskim. Od 1995 roku pracuje jako lektor języka
angielskiego specjalizując się w kursach Business English. Pasjonuje się
strategiami uczenia się, mind-mapami oraz inteligencjami wielorakimi.
Na zajęciach chętnie wykorzystuje elementy teatralne. Od kilku lat
prowadzi warsztaty metodyczne dzieląc się wiedzą z innymi lektorami i
trenerami języka angielskiego. Prywatnie interesuje się żeglarstwem
(marzy mu się rejs oceaniczny), a także fotografią. Pomimo, że sporo
pracuje, znajduje czas na działalność charytatywną.
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