W. A. Ward Dear English Teachers!

pre-listening Time: 10 min.
aim: 
teaching new vocabulary.
1. 
Ask students to match words 1-10 with their definitions a-j.
1
. gift (
n
)
2
. ability (
n
)
3
. to set goals (
coll.
)
4
. wonderful (
adj.
)
5
. second chance (
coll.
)
6.
motivation (
n
)
7.
achieve (
v
)
8
. evaluation (
n
)
9.
to be satisfied with (
ph.v.
)
10. 
goal (
n
)
a
) talent
b
) purpose 
c) 
excellent
d
) another opportunity
e
) to achieve the aim
f) 
encouragement
g) 
to gain
h) 
present
i
) assessment
j
) to feel comfort
answers:
1.h 2.a 3.e 4.c 5.d 6.f 7.g 8.i 9.j. 10.b
2.
Ask students to look at the picture and describe it. tell them to discuss the 
following question with their partner: How can she evaluate her dreams?
possible answer
: She can evaluate her dreams by setting goals and studying 
hard.
While-listening Time: 15 min.
aim: 
listening for general information.
3. 
Ask students to fill in the gaps with the words from exercise 1.
4. 
Ask students to listen to the tape and discuss the following questions with 
their partners.
answers:
– What is this text about? 
This text is about a person who set many goals 
and started a new life
.
– What kind of advice do you give the author to be happier?