English for Every Circumstance: Mentors and Role Models
This is the first entry in a series about mentors and role models. The other entries in this series are:
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You know that learning English isn’t easy. But you know it can be done. I’m sure there’s someone you know, a friend or colleague, who has learned to speak pretty good English. Doesn’t knowing that they can do it make it seem a little bit easier?
For a lot of different things in life, I like to pick a person who I think does that thing really well, and to try to be like that person. For example, I want to cook like my mother. I’d love to be as organized as my wife. I wish I were as talented as my little sister or as funny as some of my friends. It’s normal, I think, to use other people as the ‘measuring stick’ that we judge ourselves by.
Do you think that this is a good idea? What are some ways that it can help you? What are some ways that it can really make problems for you? Write what you think in the comments!
All week we’re going to be talking about this, and related topics. This week’s lessons won’t fit together as well as some have in the past, but I think they’re on interesting topics. . . and on Friday we’ll be hearing about one of my favorite people, so that’s good, right? First, today, we’re going to start with a lesson on what role models are, and tomorrow we’re going to talk about two phrasal verbs. Then, on Wednesday, we’re going to talk about that word in the title of this post: mentors. On Thursday, I’ll use the word ‘mentor’ to continue my series on How To Learn English. Finally, like I already said, on Friday we’ll be hearing about one of my favorite people.
I’m looking forward to this week, and I hope you are, too!!
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The photo above is from Flickr. It was taken by KellyB, who made it available under a Creative Commons license. Thanks, KellyB!
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