UNIT 9 SUCCESS STORIES

MARIE CURIEphysicist and chemist

radioactivityfirst woman to win a Nobel Prize

DAVID BECHAM

PABLO PICASSO

HİDAYET TÜRKOĞLU

ALBERT EINSTEIN

İDİL BİRETTurkish pianist

JANE AUSTENEnglish novelist

İBNİ SİNA

ELVAN ABEYLEGESSE

SCIENCE SPORTS ART

EINSTEIN ELVAN PICASSO

MARIE CURIE HİDAYET İDİL BİRET

İBNİ SİNA DAVID BECHAM

JANE AUSTEN

AREAS IN PERSON’S LIFE

1. SELF (KENDİSİ)2. FAMILY (AİLE)

3. COMMUNITY (TOPLUM ) 4. MANKIND (İNSANLIK)

5. ENVIRONMENT (ÇEVRE)6. MATERIAL THINGS (MADDİ ŞEYLER

7. SPIRITUAL ( RUHANİ,MAANEVİ)8. WORK ( İŞ )

9. FRIENDS ( ARKADAŞLAR )

MATCH

1. SELF a)MADDİ ŞEYLER2. COMMUNITY b) İNSANLIK3. MANKIND c) İŞ4. ENVIRONMENT d) MANEVİ5. MATERIAL THINGS e) KENDİSİ6. SPIRITUAL f) ÇEVRE7. WORK g) TOPLUM

=> To be truly successful, each of the areas in a person’s life must be in balance .

=> All of these can’t have equal importance. Set your priorities and don’t ignore any of them.

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF SUCCESS ?

Real success is winning in all areas of your life. It’s not an

easy task but it’s achievable.

MATCH

1. Priority a) önemsememek 2. Ignore b) başarılabilir,yapılabilir

3. Achievable c) öncelik

LISTENING TEXTTess : What are you reading ,Justin ? Justin : I’m reading an interview of Mehmet

Öz.Tess : Mehmet öz ? Who is he ? Justin : He is a famous cardiac surgeon and author. Tess : Is he Turkish ? Justin : He is Turkish – American. Tess : Where was he born ? Justin : He was born in Cleveland ,Ohio. Tess : Where did he graduate from ? Justin : He graduated from Harvard University in 1982.

Tess : Wow! Where does he work now ? Justin : He is the Vice – chairman and professor of surgery at Columbia University.Tess : How long has he been a professor ? Justin : For more than 20 years. Tess : How many books has he written so far ? Justin : He has authored six best sellers. He also has authored over 400 original publications, book chapters , and medical books. He has received several patents. He performs over 250 heart operations annually.

Tess : Really ? That’s unbelievable! Does he have any awards ? Justin : He has got a lot of awards. Turkish American of the year, Books for a better America award and the Research Award . He has also made a lot of TV programmes. He says : «There are a lot of things to have a long and happy life. But the most important one is having a purpose. Wanting to be here is the best longevity booster . Tess : I would like to watch his programme. Justin : OK. We can watch it together.

Cardiac : kalple ilgili

joint : ortak

longevity : uzun ömür

booster : destek ,yardımcı

ANSWERS ( PAGE : 77 )

1. He graduated from Harward University..

2. He is the Vice-Chairman and professor of Surgery at Columbia University.

3. He has written six best sellers.

4. He performs over 250 heart operations annually.

Affection : sevgi , şefkat

appreciate : takdir etmek, minnet duymak

enthusiam : coşku , şevk, heyecan

WORKBOOK

PAGE :33 ANSWERS 1. No, it hasn’t.

2. Failures are more common than successes.

3. Yes, it is .

4. They shouldn’t care about failure .

1. Some of the best economists and doctors wanted to be homemakers .

HOMEMAKERS = HOUSEWIFE

2. Chasing your dream is not so easy .

TO CHASE = TO FOLLOW

3. There is only one common thing for successful people : They didn’t give up.

TO GIVE UP = TO STOP TRYING

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1. Batu Erman was born in 1969.

2. He graduated from Robert College in 1987.

3. He received his doctorate degree at Brandeis University in Massachusetts in 1998.

4. He has been an Associate professor at Sabancı University since 2005.

5. He won E.C. Maarie Curie Excellence

Award in 2007.

6. He got Turkish Academy of Sciences , young Scientist Award in 2006.