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I a E eS G discourse marke V work P word stress and rhythm () linkers owe my success to having listened respectfully tothe very best advice, ‘and then going away and doing the exact opposite.” What motivates you? 1 READING & SPEAKING a Thi Read the article and match the headings to each = paragraph, There is one heading you don't need. A Afierce spirit B Being my own person C Learning from my mistakes D_ Needing to show them they were wrong E The courage to set out and seek my fortune 8 I didn’t get where I am today without Successful people talk about their inspiration and motivation Revenge isa terifc motivating force for young deatve people and it ertainly kept me going Fight through tothe publication of my fst novel {td been late to leam to read, and asa resut the nuns at my school in Tennessee had me matked down as being somewhere between slow and stupid. they taught me for 12 years and even after fd and got smarter, | was stil thought of as dumb. Tey! be sorry hen they discover fm a great wer fd say to myset in retirement, the single thing they be most proud of wil be that they had me asa pupil And soit contnued right through int the ‘workplace where, in my fst teaching job after leaving graduate school the mae head ofthe department would come to me whenever the secretarial staff were off Type this up for me, will you, Ann? he'd say habitually ‘One day | would think, grting my teeth, ‘One day...” dumb iv og) smart Nit stupid | ‘raduate school navn KAnE US college foc Postgraduate studios nk of a person you consider to be successful ‘What makes you think they are successful? What, in your view, are the reasons for their success? Who...” .K Chesterton, English poet and novelist ¢ Read the article again and write the initials (e.g, AP) of the person next to the questions below. 1] found it hard to manage on their own. EL John matkovich, US actor producer, and director ‘There must have been someting unique or, at east. ciferent about meas 2 boy becouse | recall t would sometimes amuse my brother and his fends to throw beer Cans at me. Why? Because ofthe cothes Tore, which they diet ie, because Ihwouldnt do whatever was tat they ‘wanted met, or ust because was fun. But being ferent sine. Rs my ater wo encouraged in me the nation that Sand alone am responsible for my oun ie, for what do and dont do, fr my opinions and bis and its proved to be a great Source of strength. fm often asked fread anid take notice of ties, Which ones? ‘hse who love the work? Who hate i? Or ate indiferent? Asa decor, asin fe, you have to ‘and be prepared to: ‘was motivated by the same desire until they became successful thinks that a conflict helped them become stronger ‘was made fun of by a member of their family [is geateful for something their parents did wrong [5] asked a parent for advice learnt an important lesson from a parent was treated in the same way at school and at work EL Marcus Wareing. a UK chef ] One of my tutors st Southport Catering College knew Anton Edelmann, the chef at the Savoy, and recommended me to him. | was very nervous of leaving ty coming to London. | was a loner who'd never made frends because | was always working, and I was happy enough being alone and busy. But | did come to London, and even ‘though it was avery tough environment | ‘worked like atrouper and was very quick to lear. The hardest part was being away feor my farily and having to deal with ‘other people while having no management ‘or interpersonal skills whatsoever. SO |

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