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AUTHENTIC LISTENING SKILLS

Dealing with accents

You are learning English to communicate in all probability with other non-native speakers of English. Native speakers of English speak in a variety of accents. For this reason, it is helpful to listen to a range of non-native accents and also native speaker regional accents.

Look at the Authentic listening skills box. Listen to these sentences from the TED Talk, firstly pronounced by Bel and then by three native and non-native speakers. Notice how the underlined words are pronounced differently.

Believe in overnight success. You know the story, right? The tech guy built a mobile app and sold it very fast for a lot of money.
If you go investigate further, the guy has done thirty apps before.
But whenever you go inside, there is other ways you have to pick as well. And you need to make those decisions yourself.

Listen to some more sentences from the TED Talk spoken by Bel and the three speakers. Did you notice any words that were pronounced differently?

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Read some tips on how to achieve your dreams. Choose the three tips you think are most important, and the one that is least important.

a Be disciplined and single-minded in pursuing your goal.

b Don't be put off by failure.

c Don't be afraid to ask for help or advice if you are stuck.

d Believe in your ability to succeed and it will become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

e Set yourself clear, realistic, achievable goals, and identify steps towards achieving them.

f Evaluate your progress and change your strategy if necessary.

g Give yourself regular breaks and rewards – don't push yourself too hard.

h Know your own strengths and limitations.

Work in groups. Discuss the questions.

Do you have the same tips at the top and bottom of your lists?
Are there any tips you disagree with? Why?
Would you add anything to the list?

Watch Part 1 of the talk. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

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Many / A few people who have a dream do not achieve their goal.
The inventor of the mobile app had probably / probably hadn't worked on similar projects before.
Bel started applying for university late / in plenty of time.
She got a place at MIT because of her life-long attitude to learning / careful interview preparation.
It is important to take the right path at the start / review your direction as you go along.
People should accept that mistakes are inevitable / avoid making too many mistakes.

Watch Part 2 of the talk. Match the points that Bel makes (1–3) with the examples she gives to illustrate them (a–d). There is one that you do not need.

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'okay is never okay'
'find yourself another peak'
'it's your fault and no one else's'

a unsuccessful entrepreneurs

b climbing a mountain

c a successful business

d Bel's first book

Watch Part 3 of the talk. Choose the correct ending to complete each sentence.

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VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

a Watch the clips from the TED Talk. Choose the correct meaning of the words and phrases.

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b Think of an example of the following things. Then work in pairs and compare your examples.

Things that people dedicate themselves to.
Something you found striking about Bel's talk.
Times when you should be subtle with a friend or family member.
The last time you had a vision about what you want to do in the future.
Times when you were successful in doing something and were able to say 'We made it'.

MY PERSPECTIVE

Have you changed your mind about any of the ideas you discussed in Exercise 3 as a result of watching the talk?

CHALLENGE

Work in pairs. Read some quotations from Bel's talk. Which do you think is the most important?

'No one else has the perfect answers for your life.'

'If you didn't make [your dreams] happen, it's your fault and no one else's.'

'The only way to really achieve all of your dreams is to fully enjoy every step of your journey.'

Choose one or two of the quotations and illustrate them with examples from your life, or the life of someone you know.

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