Стр.96-97 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 9 класс
Listen and say. Which word means: single-minded? doesn’t give up? brave? willing to accept ideas/suggestions? looks at the positive? really wants to be successful? won’t let anything stop him/her doing sth?
persistent, determined, creative, courageous, focused, hardworking, relaxed, risk-taker, organised, clever, optimistic, open-minded, ambitious, confident
How important is each characteristic to help you to succeed in life and reach your goals? Why? Discuss with your partner.
a) What do you know about Thomas Edison?
b) Read the quotation. What kind of person do you think he was? Listen to and read the text to check.
“Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” (Thomas Edison 1847–1931)
a) Read the text again and match the headings (1–8) to the paragraphs (A–G). Use each heading once. There is one extra heading.
- Set goals to achieve your dreams
- How to avoid failure
- Success against the odds
- The value of keeping records
- Start now to reach your potential
- Inventor of more than you might think
- Strong belief in persistence
- Take it easy for good ideas
b) What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?
Choose the correct words. Find more examples in the text. Which words are used with: countable or uncountable nouns or both?
- Almost none of Da Vinci’s inventions were built during his lifetime.
- Kim has a little time left to finish her project.
- They don’t have much money for the project.
- There are a small hardly any light bulbs in this shop.
- Thomas Edison invented a lot of useful things.
- All of these inventions are amazing!
- Both James and Andy want to be inventors.
- Few people realise how many inventions Edison was responsible for.
- He’s been working on this for a several years.
- Edison experienced many failures in his life.
- Matt spends a great deal of time working.
- That scientist’s name is either Nick or Mike.
- Are there any batteries in the cupboard?
Choose the correct words.
- Many of Edison’s inventions were practical ones that were useful in real life.
- This is a long-lasting light bulb; it lasts for 1,000 hours.
- You have to work hard to reach your goals in life.
- Teams of people contributed to Edison’s inventions.
- You’ve been working too hard; you should take some time out.
- Harry was so tired that he fell into a deep sleep.
- I couldn’t work out what to do so I decided to sleep on it.
Match the words in bold in the text with their meanings: slowly fall asleep, a way to make progress, stop trying, unable to do, not willing to accept/put up with, participated in, make use of, behave the same way as Edison, move from topic to topic, write down quickly, successful.
Think! Read Edison’s quotes again in the text and explain their meaning. Which do you find the most inspirational? Why? Tell the class.
Think! Why was Thomas Edison so successful? What changes does he inspire you to make in your own life? Why? In a few minutes, write a few sentences about this in your notebook, then read them to the class.
ICT Find out more information about Thomas Edison. Report your information back to the class.
3a)
A — 6 Inventor of more than you might think
B — 3 Success against the odds
C — 7 Strong belief in persistence
D — 1 Set goals to achieve your dreams
E — 8 Take it easy for good ideas
F — 4 The value of keeping records
G — 5 Start now to reach your potential
3b) The author’s purpose is to show that Thomas Edison was successful because of his hard work, persistence and positive attitude, and to inspire readers to achieve their own goals.
4
- Almost none of Da Vinci’s inventions were built during his lifetime. (countable)
- Kim has a little time left to finish her project. (uncountable)
- They don’t have much money for the project. (uncountable)
- There are hardly any light bulbs in this shop. (countable)
- Thomas Edison invented a lot of useful things. (countable)
- All of these inventions are amazing! (countable)
- Both James and Andy want to be inventors. (countable)
- Few people realise how many inventions Edison was responsible for. (countable)
- He’s been working on this for several years. (countable)
- Edison experienced many failures in his life. (countable)
- Matt spends a great deal of time working. (uncountable)
- That scientist’s name is either Nick or Mike. (countable)
- Are there any batteries in the cupboard? (countable)
5
- Many of Edison’s inventions were practical ones that were useful in real life.
- This is a long-lasting light bulb; it lasts for 1,000 hours.
- You have to work hard to reach your goals in life.
- Teams of people contributed to Edison’s inventions.
- You’ve been working too hard; you should take some time out.
- Harry was so tired that he fell into a deep sleep.
- I couldn’t work out what to do so I decided to sleep on it.
6
- slowly fall asleep — drift off to sleep
- a way to make progress — a stepping stone
- stop trying — give up
- unable to do — failed
- not willing to accept/put up with — intolerant
- participated in — contributed to
- make use of — tap into
- behave the same way as Edison — take a leaf out of Edison’s book
- move from topic to topic — let his mind wander
- write down quickly — scribble down
- successful — practical
7 Edison’s quotes mean that success comes from hard work, persistence and learning from mistakes. The most inspirational quote is: “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up.” It is inspiring because it reminds us not to stop when things are difficult.
8 Thomas Edison was successful because he was determined, persistent and hardworking. He did not give up after failure and always tried again. He also set goals and worked regularly. He inspires me to be more focused, to keep trying and to learn from mistakes.
