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Tips for success!

Activity type: Small-group discussion

Time: 10–15 minutes

Preparation:  Click here to download the discussion sheet. Print it out. Photocopy and cut out one discussion sheet for each student.

Procedure: Divide the class into groups of four to six students. Give one discussion sheet to each student. In small groups, have the students go through each of the seven tips for success and discuss how and/or why each tip could or would help them succeed. Ask them to concentrate on the second conditional using the following model:

    If you followed tip number one, you could/ would . . .
    If you followed tip number one, could/would you . . .
    If you always got up early every morning, you could/would . . .
    If you always got up early every morning, could/would you . . .
Option: When students have finished their discussions, have them come up with their own tips on how to be successful.

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