VOCABULARY FOCUS/WHILE-READING

Activity 6. Discuss the text part by part:

Part 1. About connecting dots

1) Vocabulary focus. Explain the meaning of the following:

drop-out; drop-in; put sb up for adoption; relent; scary; typography; connect the dots

2) Content focus. Reread the text and, using the above vocabulary, speak about Job’s:

1) family roots, adoption conditions

2) university education

3) the dots S. Jobs has connected in this part of his speech

4) the lesson he teaches the younger generation.

Part 2. About love and loss

1) Vocabulary focus. Explain the meaning of the following:

diverge; fall out; baton; screw sth up; dawn on sb; reject; renaissance.

2) Content focus. Reread the text and, using the above vocabulary, speak about Job’s:

1) invention of Macintosh

2) the loss of job with Apple, how he felt about it then and later

3) his return to Apple

4) the lesson he teaches the younger generation.

Part 3. About death

1) Vocabulary focus. Explain the meaning of the following: encounter; a tumour on sb’s pancreas; in/curable; have a biopsy; destination; issue a catalog

2) Content focus. Reread the text; using the above vocabulary, speak about:

1) the question S.Jobs asks himself every morning

2) the reason why it is worth remembering about death

3) S.Jobs’ disease

4) why death is important

5) the slogan “Stay hungry. Stay foolish”

POST-READING

Activity 7. Sum up the lessons S. Jobs teaches the younger generation concerning:

a) connecting dots; b) life difficulties; c) occupation; d) death; e) main values

 

Activity 8. Express your dis/agreement with Job’s ideas. Analyze/share with your group if and how you have implemented/are going to implement them in your life.

MODULE 2. SOFT SKILLS

TARGET VOCABULARY

Term	Definition	Collocations, derivatives, etc
Accomplish (v)	succeed in doing sth; complete sth successfully	accomplishment (n)
Assertive (adj)	ability to express feelings, beliefs,and thoughts confidently, withoutbecoming antagonistic towards others	assert (v); assertiveness (n); assertively (adv)
Attribute (n)	a quality regarded as a natural/typical part of sth	an important ~ in sb; attribute (v): ~ sth to sth/sb
Common sense	practical good sense gained from experience of life, not by special study	a ~ approach to sth; it’s ~ to do sth
Complement (v)	add new or contrasting features	~ each other; complementary (adj)
Crucial (adj)	very important, esp. for its effect on sth	a ~ decision/issue/ factor; ~ to the future/ career success; it is ~ly important that …
Emotional intelligence (eq)	the ability to identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself and of others	develop/have/ demonstrate ~; acute, considerable, great, high ~
Emotional self awareness	ability to recognize one's own feelings, which allows one to manage them and make better decisions	full/acute/deep/intense/growing/ keen ~; heighten/ increase/raise one’s ~
Empathy (n)	understanding the feelings of others, which enables us to respond appropriately to changes in the emotional climate of others	feel/have/demonstrate/ show/develop/establish ~ between/with sb; a feeling/lack of ~
Expertise (n)	expert knowledge or skill esp. in a particular field	professional/technical/ scientific/considerable/extensive/limited/appropriate/relevant ~
Ethic(s) (n)	a system of moral principles or rules of behaviour	work ~; professional/ medical ~s
Excel	gain an outstanding position within a group/organization	~ in sth/as a leader
Facilitate (v)	make sth (esp. an action or process easy or easier)	~ sb’s ability/a process; facilitator (n); ant. complicate, hinder
Foster (v)	help the development of sth;	~ growth/development/ attitude
Hard skills	technical or administrative procedures related to an organization’s core business lack	acquire/develop/ demonstrate ~
Human resources (HR)	personnel; staff of a company, organization	~ manager/department/ policy
Impulse control	ability to resist or delay an impulse, drive, or temptation to act	exercise ~
Inquisitive (adj)	eager to learn new things	~ person/mind; inquisitiveness (n)
Integrity (n)	the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles	personal/artistic/professional ~; respect/ preserve one’s own ~
Interpersonal skills	ability to get on with other people	acquire/develop/ demonstrate ~
Intrapersonal skills	ability to understand and apply personal emotions
Point (n)	a specific item or detail; an effective argument, an essential meaning of sth	get a ~ across: make sth understood, drive it home to sb
Reconcile (v)	reach agreement with sb on sth that causes disagreement	~ with sb/sth; ~ oneself to sth; reconciliation (n)
Resilience (n)	patient willingness to accept or endure sth; the ability of people to quickly recover from shock, injury, etc.	~ to sth; natural ~; resilient (adj)
Seek (sought, sought) (v)	look for sth; try to find or get sth	~ out new employees; seeker (n): a job seeker
Social graces	social skills	be well-versed in ~
Soft skills	a broad sociological term which refers to the cluster of personality traits, social graces, facility with language, personal habits, friendliness, and optimism	acquire/develop/ demonstrate ~
Upbeat (adj)	cheerful and enthusiastic	be in an ~ mood; end on an ~ note; ant. downbeat
Verbal (adj)	of or in words in (speaking, listening, reading and writing)	~ skills/communication

 

 

TARGET VOCABULARY QUIZ

Choose the correct answer:

1) Machine operation, computer protocols, safety standards, financial procedures and sales administration are examples of _____ skills.

a) hard b) soft c) technical d) verbal

2) Communication, teamwork, conflict resolution are examples of _____ skills.

a) hard b) soft c) technical d) verbal

3) Reading and writing are examples of _____ skills.

a) hard b) soft c) technical d) verbal

4) He has a great work _____. a) ethics b) ethic c) ethical d) ethnic

5) Soft skills _____ hard skills.

a) are close to b) include c) complement d) are the same as

6) A person eager to learn sth new _____.

a) is assertive b) is empathetic c) has integrity d) is inquisitive

7) A person able to express feelings, beliefs, and thoughts confidently withoutbecoming antagonistic and uncooperative towards others _____.

a) is assertive b) is empathetic c) has integrity d) is inquisitive

8) An honest person with strong moral principles _____.

a) is assertive b) is empathetic c) has integrity d) is inquisitive

9) _____ skills are typically hard to observe, quantify and measure.

a) Hard b) Soft c) Technical d) Verbal

10. A person able to get into sb’s shoes, understanding the feelings of others _____. a) is assertive b) is empathetic c) has integrity d) is inquisitive

11. The technical requirements of a job generally involve strong _____ skills.

a) hard b) soft c) technical d) verbal

12. Patient willingness to accept or endure sth is referred to as _____.

a) resilient b) recilience c) resilience d) resiliency

13. Which of these is a verb: a) excellent b) excellence c) excel d) excellency

14. All of these go with the word “crucial” EXCEPT for:

a) decision b) issue c) factor d) importance

15. An ability to analyze one’s own emotions and motives relates to one’s _____ skills. a) personal b) interpersonal c) intrapersonal d) impersonal

16. The professional _____ standards should be observed.

a) ethics b) ethic c) ethical d) ethnic

17. Mark the odd word: a) attribute b) feature c) skill d) trait

18. His excellent verbal skills make it easy for him to get a point _____.

a) – b) for c) across d) over

19. The meeting ended _____ an upbeat note. a) in b) on c) by d) at)

20. Both hard and soft skills are crucial _____ one’s career success.

a) in b) on c) to d) at

21. Patience is an important attribute _____ a teacher. a) in b) on c) to d) at

22. They are unable to _____ their differences.

a) complement b) reconcile c) accomplish d) facilitate

23. She finds it hard to reconcile her career ambitions _____ the need to bring up her children. a) to b) with c) for d) in

24. Mark the odd word: a) accomplish b) achieve c) accompany d) complete