Motivation (based on "Dead Poets Society" by Robin Williams)

Warming Up

Colour Idioms

Idiom                            Meaning                                                 Example Sentence

beet red  dark red (usually to describe face) My sister's face turned beet red when I caught her singing in front of a mirror.

black and white straight forward, very clear The rules we gave the kids were black and white. No answering the phone or the door.

black sheep the odd or bad member of the group My oldest brother was the black sheep in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen.

catch red handed catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal The kids were caught red handed stealing chocolate bars.

golden opportunity the perfect chance The models' conference was a golden opportunityfor me to sell my beauty products.

grass is always greener on the other side you always want what you don't have

I always wanted to go to university, but now I wish I had time to get a job. Grass is always greener on the other side.

the green light permission The builders were given the green light to begin the tower.

(have a) green thumb be skillful in the garden You can tell by her flower garden that Sheila has agreen thumb.

have the blues be sad or depressed I always have the the blues during the winter time.

in the red in debt When we were in the red we almost had to sell the house.

once in a blue moon very rarely We only go out for dinner once in a blue moon.

rose coloured glasses unrealistic view Paula imagines Hollywood with rose coloured glasses.

Activity 2. Motivation

How do you motivate people to do things for you? Do you offer to help them if they help you? Do you encourage them, bribe them, or threaten them? Discuss your motivating strategies with your partner? 

Do you always find it easy to motivate yourself to do something? In Column 1 below make a list of the things you find it easy to get round to doing. In Column 2 below make a list of the things you tend to putt off. Which Column is “Studying English” in?

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TOPIC DISCUSSION  "Motivation"

(based on a movie "Dead Poets Society" by Robin Willams").

“What are the best films for depicting lessons in leadership and management?” To date I have received hundreds of responses. One of the films that overwhelmingly was recommended was Dead Poets Society. Now I will be honest, it had been a long time since I had seen the film so I added to my growing que on Netflix. Last week was the week I received it and watched it again. Now I have to say that that doing anything for two hours in the house with a 6 week old baby is challenging, but as I watched this film I was glued to the set, much like I was years a go when I saw it for the first time. Keating (played by Robin Williams) is an amazing teacher. He (and people like him) are the reason that most people begin to teach and educate others. This film is filled with Lessons that Leaders can take home, but I wanted to focus on a few that resonated with me. It is important to be yourself; individualism is a key to success. In order for a student/employee to learn, they have to be inspired. Changing perspective is important. Do it often.

/http://www.yourtrainingteam.com/video/episode-11-leadership-and-the-movie-dead-poets-society/

Dead Poets Society is a 1989 drama film starring Robin Williams and directed by Peter Weir. Set at a conservative and aristocratic boys prep school, it tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students to change their lives of conformity through his teaching of poetry and literature.

The story is set at the fictional Welton Academy in Vermont in the 1950s, and was filmed at St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware. The script, written by Tom Schulman, is based on his life at Montgomery Bell Academy, an all-boys preparatory school in Nashville, Tennessee.

Read More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Poets_Society