SSP Tokyo

 By Nate Feldman

Vocabulary Practice 

failed    failure   give up   keep trying     succeed   success   successful 

1. I felt like a miserable _____________________when I got less than 50% on the exam.

2. I think you will be a great ____________________because of your innate intelligence. 

3. The movie project was very _____________________and earned a lot of money at the box office.  

4. I wanted to get that job, but I did not ___________________.  Someone else got it. 

5. I _________________the last test, so I need to study harder for the next one. 

6. I can't teach you anymore, so I will _____________________and leave. 

7. We didn't learn well today, but I will _____________________to explain it better so you eventually will.  

Talk about the last week. What did you do?  What didn’t you do?

*In the last week, I did many things.  I started a new class.  I met Mr. Nate, my new teacher.  I had dinner at a fabulous restaurant.  I ate delicious food there.  I studied a lot.

*This last week, I didn’t travel anywhere because I was busy.  I didn’t go out too much because it was cold.  I didn’t talk to my family a lot because I was busy with my studies.

 

Talk about something you couldn't do as a child.  Why was it a problem?  How did you learn to do it?  

*When I was in first grade, I couldn’t tie my shoes.  This was a problem because my shoe laces were always loose, and I could fall down.  The teacher told me to learn, but it was hard for me, but I didn’t give up.  I kept trying, and eventually, I learned how to tie my shoes.  I used to prefer the Velcro shoes for this reasons.