1 Read and say what a successful person is: A person who lives separately from the parents A person who is independent in his relations with other people A person who shares everything with other people A person who has no friends A person who doesn’t rely on other people A person who works very hard to become cleverer and better A person who succeeds by his/her own efforts A person who thinks only about himself/herself 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 Answer the questions: When was Mother Teresa born? What was her real name? What was the first lesson in life? What was the second lesson in life? Where did she work? What did she set up? What did she get in 1979? 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: ………………………………… ………………………………… ……………………………… ……………………………… ………………………………… ……………………………… 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 Your experience: Are you a successful person? Why you think so? What must you to become a successful person? What is your motto in life? What can you advise to other people?