You are now rich.  You have 10 million dollars.  You can do almost anything you want, go anywhere you want to go and buy almost anything you want to buy.  What will you do?

Sequence words help make a story interesting.  If someone says: “I will do this, I will do that, I will do something else… it’s pretty boring.”  Adding a few sequence words makes the story much more interesting!

Some sequence words include: first, second, third… then, before, after, following that, later…

First, I would ____________________, then, I would __________________. 

After that I’d ______________.

I will questions about your answers.  Also remember that though 10 million dollars is a lot of money, it is not an infinite amount of money.  For example, buying one apartment building might eat up your entire fortune. 

Questions:

* Would you quit school? (Would you buy the school and hire all young beautiful/handsome teachers?)

* (If yes…) Would you go back to school later?

* Would you give anything to your parents?

* Would you help the poor people in Korea, in Afghanistan, or Africa?

* Is there any kind of work you might like to do?  (Be a teacher?)

* Would you take your brothers, sisters, parents or friends with you on

 your travels?  Which friends?

* Would you lend money to your relatives and/or friends? (How much

  would you lend?)

* Would you put some money in the bank?  (How much?)

* How long do you think your money will last?  (Forever?)

* Will you buy your teacher a Chairman (expensive car)?

56   Writing a Life Mission Statement

by Patrick Morley

How many of us can say, “I’ve been a fool. I’ve been living out a role that others have scripted for me, a role that doesn’t celebrate or showcase my talents and gifts. This is not the real me.”

Virtually every person reaches a point at which he or she realizes he or she has spent 10, 15, 20, or more years “playing a role” that he or she thought would make other people happy or get him or her where he or she wanted to go.

In this exercise I want to walk you through a “method” or “process” for making things more clear for the rest of the journey. The goal is to equip you to write or rewrite a “Life Mission Statement.” It’s a process by which
you can clarify the new dream, cause, or task you’ve been thinking about.
Generally, the areas to cover in a “Life Mission Statement” can include, but need not be limited to the following . . .

An Audit of “Your Life So Far”

I’m _____% satisfied with my life so far.

A Life Purpose – Why You Exist

I believe my most important missions in life so far, have been to

_____________________  and __________________

A Calling – What You Do

At some point in the future, I want to ______________________________ and

  ______________________.

How You Will Go About It

I plan to do these things by __________________ and _________________.

57  How to do Immersion English on your own!

OK!  You've survived one semester of English conversation!  You are well on the road to mastery of a foreign language.

Here in Korea it's really pretty easy to impliment your own English training program between semesters. 

Though there are a thousand great theories about learning a foreign language, there is no single agreed upon "best" method.

I believe a multi-modal approach using a variety of strategies and approaches is best.  The following are just a few things that can help a lot.

Students often complain they have no chance to practice speaking.  Ha!  Not so!  There are several easy ways to practice speaking, in the comfort of your own home, or even while you are driving.  You don't need boring, expensive English language training tapes either.

1. Download music, print the lyrics, and spend time learning English language songs.  They are full of useful phrases, vocabulary and so on.  Sometimes the grammar isn't perfect, but, it adds a lot of depth to your language ability in a fun, easy manner.  You can literally match the exact pronunciation with the singer. Great exercise!

2. Buy DVDs.  Watch them several times.  Try watching it the first time with Korean subtitles.  Then watch it with English subtitles.  Then watch it with no subtitles.  How much do you understand?  Another great learning exercise with DVDs is to stop it after each phrase, then you repeat the phrase, and hit "play."  Again, this is a great and fun way to pick up a lot of english.  Also, you can really polish pronunciation.

3. Go to the bookstore and pick up some books or magazines that you actually might enjoy.  I believe there are books out there that best fit each reader.  Find something FUN!  If it's some boring grammar book, you're probably not going to really enjoy it, and so it becomes a tedious exercise.  If it's something you enjoy, you like doing it and you want to do it more.  I like historical fiction, other novels, science fiction, biographies and so on.  I also like to read a variety of magazines and newspapers.  To practice speaking, read aloud!!!  Read the same sentence several times to smooth it out.  Then, go to the next sentence.  There's no hurry.  This exercise is only for you, not some teacher with a stick!  Take your time, enjoy it!

4. Try some English language chat rooms. 

5. Go to bars where foreigners hang out. 

6. Try speaking only English one or two days a week with your family and friends.  That's a fun one!

7. Try thinking in English!  Most American Olympic athletes practice visualization of their sports exercise to improve their technique.  You can do the same thing with language exercises.  Think in English.  You can do it.  Then, try dreaming in English.  It may be easier than you think!

If you are creative, you can surround yourself with English.  Type English language phrases you like, print them and tape them on the walls and ceilings of your apartment.  Put post-its on your car dash board.  Believe it or not, these kinds of things help.  Most people never come near to using their full potential.  You can, if you try.

Language is really only a vehicle.  Having your goals in mind gives direction to that vehicle. 

Finally, I want to thank you all, for sharing this space in time with me.  Because of the shrinking nature of the world, I ask friends never to say "goodbye," only, "see you later!"