If at first you don’t succeed. This EFL lesson plan is designed around a beautiful short film by Nuno Rocha called 3 X 3 and the themes of intelligence and persistence. Students describe a photo, watch a short film and speak about physical appearance, intelligence and persistence. I would ask all teachers who use Film English to consider buying my book Film in Action as the royalties which I receive from sales help to keep the website completely free. Language level: Intermediate (A2) – Upper intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 90 minutes Activity: Describing a photo, watching a short film and speaking Topic: Physical appearance, intelligence and persistence Language: Adjectives to describe a person’s appearance and character, and expressions related to intelligence Materials: Short film and 2 photos Downloadable materials: if at first you don’t succeed lesson instructions student A photo student B photo Support Film English Step 1 Face Hair Body Step 2 Now give each student either photo A or photo B.
Step 3. Success. 3x3. If at first you don’t succeed. Success%20and%20fame%20worksheets. Success & Failure. Success & Failure This is the preparation material for an English conversation lesson about success and failure. There is an inspiring video to watch about success, some common collocations and phrasal verbs that we use when talking about success and failure and finally, a list of conversation questions that people ask each other about this subject. A video about success and failure Collocations Success Make a breakthrough – to make an important discovery or developmentRemarkable achievement – a very good achievementDramatic improvement – a great improvementA useful contribution – to contribute something in a good way Failure Fail miserably – to be totally unsuccessfulSpectacular failure – extremely unsuccessfulDoomed to failure – certain to failDismal failure – a total failureRecipe for disaster – will lead to major problems Phrasal Verb Come off – succeed; informal.
Conversation Questions How would you define success? Let's Talk about Success. Success-transcript.