The topic of heroes seems to be a regular feature in the English class. This year we did the following activity in class, which is based on a worksheet from Global Advanced, Macmillan.
Write the name of two people who have been a great influence on your life. One of them should be an ordinary person, preferably someone close to you like a friend or relative. The other one should be someone who is/was famous for their big contribution to mankind or their country, or who has achieved a remarkable feat (a scientist, a political leader, a sportsperson).
Who are the people you chose?
What do you know about their life?
Describe the type of person they are/were.
What did they do that you admire most?
How did they influence your life?
What is your best memory of this person?
Think of some advice that you would give to someone else based on your experience of this person's influence.
'Heroes and heroines are really normal people’. Do you agree with this sentence?
Talk about something remarkable you have done.
Derek Sivers sparked off this idea for this week's talking point when I read his moving blog post following film critic Roger Evert's death in early April this year. When reading Derek's comments about Mr Evert one can feel his admiration for him and his work.
If you click on the link on Derek Sivers, you will also have the opportunity to get to know some of Evert's most outstanding film reviews.
If you would rather do some sort of listening stuff, why not watch this Evert's talk for TED, when he was unable to talk because of his illness.
Remember you can activate the English subtitles to fully understand everything that is being said in the talk.
