67302 who is a successful person

1

Read and say what a successful
person is:
1. A person who lives separately from the
parents.
2. A person who is independent in his
relations with other people.
3. A person who shares everything with
other people.
4. A person who has no friends.
5. A person who doesn’t rely on other
people.
6. A person who works very hard to
become cleverer and better.
7. A person who succeeds by his/her own
efforts.
8. A person who thinks only about
himself/herself.

3

Read the text:

Mother Teresa
She was born in Albania in 1910 and her
real name was Agnes. She was the youngest
in the family. Her parents were very
religious. Her mother taught her to pray,
to love and to help other people. Her
parents always gave money and food to poor

people.
It was the lesson of kindness.
But when Agnes was only six, her father
died and they became poor. But later her
mother managed to open the shop and she
did her business well. Agnes understood:
When life becomes difficult you must try,
try and try again and never give up. It was
the second lesson.

4 Answer the questions:
When was Mother Teresa born? 2. What
was her real name? 3. What was the first
lesson in life? 4. What was the second
lesson in life? 5. Where did she work? 6.
What did she set up? 7. What did she get
in 1979?

2 a) What can you say about the
following people?
Abraham Lincoln
Neil Armstrong
McDonalds’ brothers
Walt Disney
Bill Gates
b) Continue the list and write the
names of other successful persons:
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In 1928 she left her family. She became a
nun and chose a new name for herself Teresa. She went to India where she taught
poor children. She worked hard. Then she
began to help poor people. She was sure that
she would succeed. She believed that “all
people were equal”.
In 1948 she and her pupils set up
Missionaries of Charity. They worked in
hospital, school, different countries and
continents.
In 1979 Mother Teresa got the greatest
award in the world – the Nobel Peace Prize.
She received the prize because she loved and
helped people all her life.
After her death the Missionaries of Charity
continue to help the people.

5

Your experience:

1. Are you a successful person? Why do you
think so?
2. What must you do to become a
successful person?
3. What is your motto in life?
4. What can you advise to other people?