Every problem is a gift without problems we would not grow

ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY 1. WARM UP EXERCISE. Read the quotes and discuss them.

1. 
   “Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow.”
   

Anthony Robbins

2. 
   Most of the problems are because of two reasons : We act without thinking or we keep thinking without acting.
   

Unknown

3. 
   “The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small. ”
   

Lao Tzu
ACTIVITY 2. EXERCISE 1. Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
What problems do people have as a child, teenager, adolescent, adult and aged?
What are root causes of personal problems?
ACTIVITY 3. EXERCISE 3. Match the words and definitions

superficial	not thorough, deep, or complete; cursory
to fix	a solution to a problem, especially one that is hastily devised or makeshift
repeatedly	if you do something repeatedly, you do it many times
to figure out	if you figure out a solution to a problem or the reason for something, you succeed in solving it or understanding it
an incident	an instance of something happening; an event or occurrence
a reason	a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
a likelihood	the state or fact of something being likely; probability
to trigger	an event that is the cause of a particular action, process, or situation
to trace (back)	if you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed

ACTIVITY 4. (T1) Read the descriptions. Listen and write the types of causes.

Types of problems 1._____________________________ 2. Human causes. _______________ 3.______________________________

Root causes _______________________________ humans’ irresponsibility or indifference ________________________________

ACTIVITY 5. EXERCISE 5. Listen to the track again and fill in the gaps
with the words from the box.

superficially, to fix it repeatedly, to figure out, the incident, reasons, the likelihood, triggers, tracing back

1. If you only set a problem superficially, the problem will almost certainly happen again... will lead you to _________ _____ of action concerning the same problem.

2. Look deeper______________ why the problem is occurring, you can fix the underlying systems and processes that cause the problem.
3. A specific set of steps to find the primary cause of the problem are: determining ________________________ , figuring out what to do to reduce____________ that it will happen again.
4. An action in one area______________ an action in another, and another, and so on.
5. By_____________ these actions, you can discover where the problem started and how it grew into the symptom you’re now facing.
ACTIVITY 6. EXERCISE 6. Read anecdotes and write down their problem cause types.

1. 
   _______ the road is so badly repaired that my neighbor recently has had a misfortune to get the back wheel of her car stuck in one of the enormous potholes outside my gate. She wasn’t only most distressed by the incident but also had to pay for a breakdown truck to pull her car out.
   
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3. 
   Once I asked my secretary to prepare documents for the conference. She was very responsible, so I didn’t even suspect that she could fail me. But when I came to the office nothing was ready. She said that one of our colleagues made her do his work, and she couldn’t refuse him as she was and aged person __________.
   

4. 
   The thing that worries me most about the world is increasing of ozone hole. There has been dramatic increase in number of cases of skin diseases due to the damage to the ozone layer____________.
   
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