home Objectives Inthisunit youwill listentoapassageabouttheimportanceofhavingapositiverolemodel readanarticleaboutchoosingarolemodelforayoungpersontofollow enlargeyourvocabularyfortalkingaboutrolemodels getsometipsabouttheuseofnegationinanEnglishsentence learnabouttheimportanceofhavingarolemodel readandwriteaninvitationcard Objectives main ListeningandSpeaking TextA GrammarTips TextB ComprehensiveExercises PracticalReadingandWriting Warm up OprahWinfreyOprahWinfreyisanAmericanmediaproprietor talkshowhostess actress producerandphilanthropist Warm up BackgroundInformation Discussion BackgroundInformation Warm up Winfreyisbestknownforhertalkshow whichhasbecomethehighest ratedprogramofitskindinhistoryandwasnationallysyndicatedfrom1986to2011 ShehasbeenrankedtherichestAfricanAmericanofthe20thcentury thegreatestblackphilanthropistinAmericanhistory Sheisalso accordingtosomeassessments themostinfluentialwomanintheworld Childhood Warm up TheuseoftheInternet BorninKosciusko Mississippi in1954 OprahWinfreywasbroughtupbyhergrandmother Fromage6to13 shelivedinMilwaukeewithhermother Attheageof13 shewassenttoNashvilletoliveunderherfather sstrictdiscipline Warm up BackgroundInformation Discussion BroadcastingCareer OprahWinfrey srealbroadcastingcareerbeganatage17 whenshewashiredbyWVOLradioinNashville InJanuary1984 shecametoChicagotohostA M Chicago Inlessthanayear sheturnedA M Chicagointothehottestshowintown InSeptember1985itwasrenamedTheOprahWinfreyShow SinceSeptember8 1986 TheOprahWinfreyShowbecamethenumberonetalkshowinAmerica Warm up TheuseoftheInternet Warm up BackgroundInformation Discussion In2010 OprahWinfreyannouncedherdecisiontoendherrunonTheOprahWinfreyShow ThefinalbroadcasttookplaceonMay25 2011 after24seasonsandover5 000broadcasts Shenowhostsanightlyprogram Oprah sLifeclass ontheOprahWinfreyNetwork Warm up TheuseoftheInternet Warm up BackgroundInformation Discussion Otherachievements Winfrey sperformanceinStevenSpielberg s1985adaptationofAliceWalker snovelTheColorPurpleearnedhernominationsforanOscarandGoldenGlobeAwardinthecategoryofBestSupportingActress OprahWinfreywasnamedoneofthe100MostInfluentialPeopleofthe20thCenturybyTimeMagazine In1998shereceivedaLifetimeAchievementAwardfromtheNationalAcademyofTelevisionArtsandSciences Warm up TheuseoftheInternet Warm up BackgroundInformation Discussion Question Isitimportantforyoungpeopletohaveagoodrolemodel Whyorwhynot Arolemodelissomebodyyouadmireandwanttolearnfrom Itisimportantforyoungpeopletohavearolemodel Thereasonsmightbe 1 Arolemodelhelpsustofindwhatkindofpersonswewanttobe 2 Agoodrolemodelinspiresustoreachforgoalsanddreamswhichwethinkarebeyondourselves Hints Warm up Discussion Discussion BackgroundInformation Warm up 3 Thelifestoryofagoodrolemodelshowsushowtoachieveourgoalsinlife 4 Theexampleofagoodrolemodelgivesusencouragementwhenweareindifficulties Warm up Discussion Discussion BackgroundInformation Warm up Whyarerolemodelsimportantforyoungpeople Rolemodelsareimportantforyoungpeoplebecausearolemodelcanhelpthemwhattheywanttobecomewhenthey Youwillheararecordedpassage Afterthatyouwillhearfivequestions Boththepassageandthequestionswillbereadtwice Whenyouhearaquestion youshouldcompletetheanswertoitwithawordorashortphrase innomorethanthreewords Thequestionsandincompleteanswersaregivenforyourreference growup Listening ListeningandSpeaking Speaking Listening I Listening Script decide Whatdoyoungpeoplelookforwhentheyfindtheirrolemodels Theylooktorolemodelsforinlife guidance Listening ListeningandSpeaking Whatdoyoungpeoplelearnfromtheirrolemodels Theylearneverythingfromhowtheyspendtheirtohowtheyreacttowardothers Whocanbegoodrolemodelstostudents canbewonderfulrolemodelstoyoungpeoplewhospendmuchoftheirdayatschool freetime Teachers Speaking Listening Whyshouldteacherstrytobethebestpeopletheycanbe Theyshouldtrytobethebestpeopletheycanbebecausechildrenarewatchinghowtheyactandeverysortofsituation reactto Listening ListeningandSpeaking Speaking Listening Speaking ListeningandSpeaking Doyouhavearolemodel Canyoudescribehisorherlifeandwork Whatcanyoulearnfromhimorher Whatareyourstandardsforyourrolemodel Discussthesequestionswithyourpartner Trytomakeyourdiscussionsmoreinterestingbytellingsomestoriesaboutyourrolemodel Ifyouoryourpartnerhaveagoodstory volunteertotellittotheclass II Speaking Speaking Listening 1 Standardsforrolemodels 2 Fromrolemodels Hints Hints Speaking ListeningandSpeaking Standardsforrolemodelsmightinclude 1 Theyhelpothers 2 Theyhaveastrongpersonality 3 Theydonotgiveupeasily 4 Theyhavemadegreatcontributionstosociety 5 Theyarepassionateabouttheirwork 6 Theyarewillingtolearnnewthings 7 Theyareoptimistic 8 Theyareconfident Speaking Listening Speaking ListeningandSpeaking 2 Fromrolemodels onemightlearn 1 tohelpothers 2 tohavestrengthofmind 3 nottogiveupinfaceofdifficulties 4 tobepassionateaboutwhatheisdoing 5 tobewillingtolearn 6 tobeoptimistic 7 tobeconfident 8 topersevere Speaking Listening TextAScript Positiverolemodelsareimportantforyoungpeoplebecausearolemodelcanhelpt