Never give up day

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Never give up day
Do you ever feel like giving up? You are not the only one.
Most people do not like to fail. But if you want to be successful,
failure is part of the process.

Never give up day – USA 18th of August
Do you ever feel like giving up? You are not the only one. Most people do not like to fail. But if
you want to be successful, failure is part of the process. In the USA there is a national day called
‘Never Give Up Day’ to think about this. In this lesson you are going to learn about this day and
about people who are great examples of never giving up.
Have fun!
Never Give Up Day
This national day is celebrated in the USA on the 18th of August. Let’s find out more about this
day. Check out the meaning of the most important words in the text first.
Find their meaning or translation in a dictionary:
WORD
ancient civilization
celebrate
achieve
motivation
driving factor
keep grinding
extraordinary
achievement
beyond
encourage
MEANING
Read & write
Go to
and answer the following questions:
1. Why do people celebrate this day?
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2. Read the section ‘History’ & “Timeline”.
Choose the correct answer for each question in the grid.
STATEMENT TRUE FALSE
Never Give Up Day was invented by Plato.
Despite a torn hamstring, Derek Reymonds won the match.
René Descartes found out the key element of motivation.
In the last centuries there are many examples of human success.
In the 20th century more people give up than ever before.
3. Scroll down to ‘Never Give Up Day FAQs’.
Choose one of the 3 FAQ’s and explain them in your own words.
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4. Scroll down to ‘Never Give Up Day Activities’. Choose one of the 3 activities and
write down what you would say /write to motivate others/encourage yourself or
share on social media:
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Discuss
Now let’s talk about this National Day in class. Use the questions below.
1. Do you like National Day Never Give Up? Why (not)? Explain.
2. Do you think it is important to commemorate never giving up? Why (not)? Explain.
3. Can you think of an example of someone who never gave up and succeeded?
4. Can you think of something you gave up on, or want to give up on?
5. If so, can you motivate yourself or your classmate to never give up?
Famous failures who succeeded
Many famous people failed before they succeeded. Let’s find out more.
You are going to watch a video about famous failures who succeeded after trying for a long time.
Watch
Answer the following questions:
1. Which statement describes Thomas Edison best?
a. He invented the light bulb even though his teachers told him he was stupid.
b. He invented the light bulb at a very young age because his mind wandered at school.
c. He invented the light bulb when he was old enough to forget his bad school
experience.
2. Are these statements true or false? Tick the correct box:
STATEMENT TRUE FALSE
Elvis Presley hardly had any friends at school.
Elvis Presley didn’t do well at school in music class.
He was discovered as a singer when he was singing while driving a truck.
His first manager always inspired and encouraged him to keep trying.
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3. Describe in your own words how Michael Jordan became one of the best basketball
players in the world:
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4. How many times did the founder of KFC get rejected before he was successful?
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5. What saved Stephen King’s career? The fact that…
a. …he was born with an extraordinary talent.
b. …he had written a lot of books and stories at school and university.
c. …his wife kept believing in him and told him to keep trying.
6. Fred Astaire…
a. …had always been successful ever since he was a child.
b. …had moderate talent but kept trying to improve.
c. …was discovered at older age, when he was already going bald.
7. Abraham Lincoln became a president, even though he…
a. …didn’t go to school very long.
b. …could not speak in public.
c. …was a bad politician.
8. The writer of Harry Potter was successful but had a lot of struggles. In your own words,
describe at least two of those difficulties:
___________________________________________________________________________
9. Are these statements true or false? Tick the correct box.
STATEMENT TRUE FALSE
Albert Einstein was a gifted speaker.
People considered Albert Einstein to be psychically unstable.
Because he worked hard and listened to his teachers he became
successful.
He won a Nobel prize only a few years after he started serious research.
10. What made dr Seuss decide to burn his manuscripts?
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Present
Choose one of the famous people from the video or find someone yourself who never gave up.
Find information about this person and create a presentation about this person. You can use
Powerpoint, Prezi or any other tool to create your presentation.
Answer at least the following questions in your presentation:
1. What is the name of this person?
2. What is this person famous for?
3. What struggles did this person have to face before becoming successful?
4. Can you find any other relevant information about this person?
5. What important lesson can we learn from this person?
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WHAT 4 3 2 1 0
Presentation
English
Information
points per topic
Visual Aids
Vocabulary
Time
Score
Body language
and eye
contact with
class is good,
knows the text
off by heart.
English is fluent
and clearly
spoken.
Detailed
information is
given about the
topic.
Great visual
aids that help
understand
and explain the
topic.
Vocabulary is
wide and few
mistakes are
made.
Presentation
lasts at least 3.5
minutes, excl.
additional clips
etc.
Body language
and/or eye
contact is fairly
good, mostly
knows the text
off by heart.
English is fairly
fluent and fairly
clearly spoken.
General
information is
given about the
topic.
Good visual
aids that
either help to
understand
or explain the
topic.
Vocabulary is
sufficient and
only common
mistakes are
made.
Presentation
lasts at least 3
minutes, excl.
additional clips
etc.
Body language
and/or eye
contact is fairly
good, knows
the text 50%
off by heart
and 50% not.
English is fairly
fluent spoken.
Some
information is
given about the
topic.
Visual aids, well
prepared but
don’t really add
to the topic.
Vocabulary
is insufficient
and common
mistakes are
made.
Presentation
lasts at least 2.5
.minutes, excl.
additional clips
etc.
Body language
and/or eye
contact is not
good, known
text is limited,
mostly read
from sheet.
English is
hardly fluent
spoken.
Little
information is
given about
the topic.
Very poor
visual aids that
don’t add to
the topic.
Vocabulary
is insufficient
and common
mistakes are
made. Few
Dutch words
are used.
Presentation
lasts at least 2
minutes, excl.
additional clips
etc.
Body language
and/or eye
contact is
insufficient. No
text is known
off by heart.
English is not
fluent and not
clearly spoken.
No (relevant)
information
about
magazine is
given.
No visual aids
to add to the
topic.
Vocabulary is
insufficient and
many mistakes
are made. Many
Dutch words
are used.
Presentation
lasts at least 1.5
minutes, excl.
additional clips
etc.
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Lesopzet
Hieronder een korte verantwoording en uitleg van de les.
Never Give Up Day
De les begint met het aanbieden van woordenschat. De leerlingen zoeken de betekenis van
de belangrijkste woorden in de tekst op met behulp van een (online) woordenboek. In het
antwoordmodel staan de antwoorden in het Engels, maar uiteraard is de Nederlandse vertaling
ook goed.
TIP: aangezien alle instructies in het Engels zijn is het aan te raden om de leerlingen deze zelf
te laten lezen en daarna met elkaar te delen wat de bedoeling is. Daarna kan er een klassikale
terugkoppeling plaatsvinden zodat elke leerling weet wat de opdracht inhoudt en weet wat er
verwacht wordt.
Read & write
Na het doornemen van de moeilijke woorden kunnen de leerlingen aan de slag met de tekst. Ze
beantwoorden de vragen bij de tekst. Afhankelijk van het niveau van de leerlingen kun je ze een
woordenboek aanbieden ter ondersteuning.
Discuss
De antwoorden kun je zelf na laten kijken of (laten) bespreken. De vragen om te bespreken zijn
vooral bedoeld als opstapje naar het volgende onderdeel, waar leerlingen gaan nadenken over
en kijken naar inspirerende voorbeelden van mensen die niet opgegeven hebben en daardoor
succesvol zijn geworden.
Famous failures who succeeded
Bij dit onderdeel gaan leerlingen eerst zelf nadenken over inspirerende mensen. Het gaat hierbij
om de voorkennis te activeren en de focus te krijgen. Het is niet nodig om hier heel diep op in
te gaan in dit stadium van de les.
Daarna bekijken ze een video over 10 beroemde mensen die met veel vallen en opstaan tot
succes zijn gekomen. Hierover beantwoorden ze vragen. Afhankelijk van het niveau van de
leerlingen is het aan te raden de video eerst een keer gezamenlijk te kijken en ze daarna
individueel aan het werk te zetten met de video. Wijs leerlingen op de mogelijkheid om
ondertiteling aan te zetten en de video te vertragen dan wel versnellen indien nodig/gewenst.
Het laatste onderdeel van deze les is een korte presentatie over een van de inspirerende
voorbeelden uit de video óf een zelf gekozen persoon. Wijs leerlingen op de te beantwoorden
vragen en de rubric. Het is aan de docent om de presentatie ook daadwerkelijk te beoordelen
als spreekopdracht of deze enkel in te laten leveren.
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Antwoordmodel Never Give Up Day
Example key.
WORD
MEANING
ancient civilization human society from a long time ago
celebrate
to take part in special enjoyable activities
achieve
to succeed in finishing something
motivation
enthusiasm for doing something
driving factor strong and powerful fact or situation
keep grinding to keep trying
extraordinary very special
achievement something very good you have succeeded doing
beyond
further away in the distance (than something)
encourage
to make someone more likely to do/achieve something
Read & write
1. To motivate themselves and others to keep trying until they get the result they want.
2.
STATEMENT TRUE FALSE
Never Give Up Day was invented by Plato.
x
Despite a torn hamstring, Derek Reymonds won the
x
match.
René Descartes found out the key element of motivation. x
In the last centuries there are many examples of human x
success.
In the 20th century more people give up than ever
x
before.
3. No key. Text in source should be adequately rephrased:
Who came up with the song ‘Never Give Up’?
The song ‘Never Give Up’ was composed and sung by singer Sia Furler and produced by
Greg Kurstin.
When did Churchill say “never give up”?
Winston Churchill addressed the students of the Harrow School in the year 1941 where he
made the famous speech “never give up.” He made the speech to encourage the youth to
never give up fighting against the tyranny of Nazi Germany.
Why is it good to never give up?
As humans, we tend to stop way before reaching our true potential. Many people don’t
realize how close they were to success before they quit. Hence, by never giving up we are
more likely to achieve greater things in life.
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4. No key. Example:
You are not alone. We all struggle. But if you want to be successful you just have to
keep going.
Discuss
No key
Famous failures who succeeded
1 A
2
STATEMENT TRUE FALSE
Elvis Presley hardly had any friends at school.
x
Elvis Presley didn’t do well at school in music class.
x
He was discovered as a singer when he was singing while driving a truck.
x
His first manager always inspired an encouraged him to keep trying.
x
3 He was bumped off his high school team but always kept trying and worked his way to the
top by pure willpower and perseverance.
4 1009 times
5 C
6 B
7 A
8 She suffered depression, she was divorced.
9
STATEMENT TRUE FALSE
Albert Einstein was a gifted speaker.
x
People considered Albert Einstein to be psychically unstable.
x
Because he worked hard and listened to his teachers he became
x
successful.
He won a Nobel prize only a few years after he started serious research. x
10 He was rejected so many times he decided to give up.
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