The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
INTRODUCTION
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, first published in 1989, is a business and self-help book written by Stephen R. Covey. Covey presents an approach to being effective in attaining goals. The following video summarises the 7 habits.
PRE- LISTENING
- What type of habits do you think people need to be effective?
- Think of bad habits that prevent people from being effective.
- Think of some goals you find difficult to achieve (passing an exam, meeting deadlines, etc.). Why do you think this happens to you?
VOCABULARY
Match words with their definitions.
Vocabulary 2
Match the words below to make collocations. Make sure you understand their meaning.
WHILE-LISTENING
Watch the video and fill in the blanks below.
QUESTIONS
HABIT 1: ____________________
- What’s the difference between reactive and proactive people?
- Why do people tend to focus more on the things they can’t control?
HABIT 2: ____________________
- Explain the contradiction explained in the second habit.
HABIT 3: ____________________
- Explain the third habit.
HABIT 4: ____________________
- Fill in the sentence: "For you to win, another person ____________________"
HABIT 5: ____________________
HABIT 6: ____________________
- Define synergize with your own words.
HABIT 7: ____________________
- Mention two things people usually find no time to do.
- What do they do instead?
- Explain the meaning of the seventh habit with your own words.
FOLLOW-UP
- What do you think of the seven habits? Do you agree with all / some or most of them?
- Which habit do you think is the most important?
- What do you think of this type of books?
- Do you think any of these trips could help you be more effective? If so, which ones?
- Considering these habits, do you consider yourself an effective person?