{"id":24136,"date":"2022-12-14T07:15:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T06:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=24136"},"modified":"2022-12-15T04:10:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T03:10:50","slug":"steve-jobs-motivational-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/12\/steve-jobs-motivational-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Jobs&#8217; Motivational Speech\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve\u00a0Jobs\u00a0gives\u00a0the\u00a0listeners\u00a0a\u00a0reason\u00a0to\u00a0care.\u00a0He\u00a0talks\u00a0about\u00a0his\u00a0own\u00a0experience\u00a0and\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0ashamed\u00a0to\u00a0share\u00a0his\u00a0failure\u00a0with\u00a0his\u00a0audience.\u00a0He uses\u00a0intriguing\u00a0and\u00a0provocative\u00a0questions\u00a0about\u00a0getting\u00a0fired\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0company\u00a0he\u00a0himself founded.\u00a0The\u00a0question\u00a0sparks\u00a0the\u00a0audience&#8217;s\u00a0strong\u00a0feelings\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0confusion,\u00a0annoyance,\u00a0or\u00a0even\u00a0anger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this Steve Job motivational speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Steve Jobs Motivational Speech | Inspirational Video | Entrepreneur Motivation | Startup Stories\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ptD0T-ZcF2M?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What does &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">devastating<\/span>&#8221; mean? Use it in a sentence.<\/li><li>What does this statement mean &#8220;Sometimes life&#8217;s going to\u00a0<em>hit you<\/em>\u00a0in the head with a\u00a0<em>brick<\/em>.&#8221;?<\/li><li>What does the expression &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to dawn on (someone)<\/span>&#8221; mean? Use it in a sentence. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Does\u00a0the\u00a0speaker\u00a0use\u00a0intriguing,\u00a0provocative\u00a0questions?\u00a0Why\u00a0does\u00a0he\u00a0use\u00a0them?<\/li><li>What\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0find\u00a0<em>interesting\/useful\/helpful<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>useless\/boring<\/em>\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0speech?\u00a0Why?<\/li><li>What does failure teach you?<\/li><li>Share your thoughts on this statement, \u201cThe only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven\u2019t found it yet, keep looking. Don\u2019t settle.\u201d.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate Steve\u00a0Jobs\u00a0gives\u00a0the\u00a0listeners\u00a0a\u00a0reason\u00a0to\u00a0care.\u00a0He\u00a0talks\u00a0about\u00a0his\u00a0own\u00a0experience\u00a0and\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0ashamed\u00a0to\u00a0share\u00a0his\u00a0failure\u00a0with\u00a0his\u00a0audience.\u00a0He uses\u00a0intriguing\u00a0and\u00a0provocative\u00a0questions\u00a0about\u00a0getting\u00a0fired\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0company\u00a0he\u00a0himself founded.\u00a0The\u00a0question\u00a0sparks\u00a0the\u00a0audience&#8217;s\u00a0strong\u00a0feelings\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0confusion,\u00a0annoyance,\u00a0or\u00a0even\u00a0anger. Watch this Steve Job motivational speech. Vocabulary Questions: What does &#8220;devastating&#8221; mean? Use it in a sentence. What does this statement mean &#8220;Sometimes life&#8217;s going to\u00a0hit you\u00a0in the head with a\u00a0brick.&#8221;? What does the expression &#8220;to dawn on (someone)&#8221; mean? Use it in a sentence. Discussion Questions: Does\u00a0the\u00a0speaker\u00a0use\u00a0intriguing,\u00a0provocative\u00a0questions?\u00a0Why\u00a0does\u00a0he\u00a0use\u00a0them? 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