Amelia Earhart, Level 3

1 Look at the quote above. Do you know who Amelia Earhart was?

2 Do you agree with her? Why / why not?

3 Look at the other advice below:

“If you risk nothing, you gain nothing.”Bear Grylls, THiNK Level 4

“The greatest danger to our future is apathy.”Jane Goodall, THiNK Level 2

“If we all conformed to the same thing, then life

would be boring.”Dynamo, THiNK Level 3

4 Find the words in bold that mean:a to do something that means something

bad might happenb a situation in which someone has no interest

in anything or is not willing to change thingsc behave like other peopled to get an advantage

5 In groups, choose your favourite quotation. Why do you like it?

6 Choose one of the people to research. Find out about their life and make a poster about them. Make sure you answer these questions:• Where are/were they from?• Why are they famous?• Why do you think they said this advice?• How do they inspire you?

7 Make a poster about your famous person. Tell the rest of the class about them.

A1/A2

1 Look at the quote above. Do you know who Nelson Mandela was?

2 Do you agree with him? Why / why not?

3 Look at the other advice below:

The most important skill you need to cultivate is the ability to teach

yourself things very quickly, and to fail very quickly in order to learn.”

Ludwick Marishane, THiNK Level 1

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

Stephen Hawking, THiNK Level 4

“Everyone can be a hero if they know what their calling is.”Saur Marlina Manurung, THiNK Level 5

4 Find the words in bold that mean:a someone who does something brave that

people admire them forb someone who starts their own businessc doesn’t existd a strong feeling that you should do a

particular type of worke change somethingf an important success or victoryg being scaredh clevernessi the ability to be in dangerous situations

without being frightened

5 In groups, choose your favourite quotation. Why do you like it?

6 Choose one of the people to research. Find out about their life. Make sure you answer these questions:• Where are/were they from?• Why are they famous?• Why do you think they said this advice?• How do they inspire you?

7 Make a poster about your famous person. Tell the rest of the class about them.

B1/B2+

Nelson Mandela, Level 3