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LESSON 2

Goals:
- to develop the skills of using new lexical units;
- to improve reading and listening skills;
- to develop cognitive interests of students;
- to educate the general culture of students.
Type of the lesson: combined.

PROCEDURE
І. INTRODUCTION

T: Today we will speak about 21 tips tо become the most productive person you know
(by Robin Sharma, a Canadian author)
T: What do you know about this author?
T: I wanted to help you create explosive productivity so you get big things done (and
make your life matter).

II. MAIN PART

Task 1. Read and discuss the tips.
Here are 21 tips to get you to your best productivity.
#1. Check emai! in the afternoon so you protect the peak energy hours of your mornings
for your best work.
#2. Stop waiting for perfect conditions to launch a great project. Immediate action fuels a
positive feedback loop that drives even more action.
#3. Remember that big, brave goals release energy. So set them clearly and then revisit
them every morning for 5 minutes.
#4. Mess creates stress (I learned this from tennis icon Andre Agassi who said he
wouldn't let anyone touch his tennis bag because if it got disorganized, he'd get distracted). So
clean out the clutter your office to get more done.
#5. Sell your TV. You're just watching other people get successful versus doing the
things that will get you to your dreams.
#6. Say goodbye to the energy vampires in your life (the negative souls who steal your
enthusiasm).
#7. Run routines. When I studied the creative lives of massively productive people like
Stephen King, John Grisham and Thomas Edison, I discovered they follow strict daily routines,
(i.e., when they would get up, when they would start work, when they would exercise and when
they would relax). Peak productivity's not about luck. It's about devotion.
#8. Get up at 5 am. Win the battle of the bed. Put mind over mattress. This habit alone
will strengthen your willpower so it serves you more dutifully in the key areas of your life.
#9. Don't do so many meetings. (I've trained the employees of our FORTUNE 500
clients on exactly how to do this - including having the few meetings they now do standing up –
and it's created breakthrough results for them).
#10. Don't say yes to every request. Most of us have a deep need to be liked. That
translates into us saying yes to everything – which is the end of your elite productivity.
#11. Outsource everything you can't be BIW (Best in the World) at. Focus only on
activities within what I call "Your Picasso Zone".
#12. Stop multi- tasking. New research confirms that all the distractions invading our
lives are rewiring the way our brains work (and drop our IQ by 5 points!). Be one of the rare– air
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