10 Ways To Make People Like You, From ‘How To Win Friends And Influence People’

This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.

To make (someone do something)

To force (someone to do something)

To persuade (someone to do something)

To encourage (someone to do something)

Influence

Generous

To criticise (someone/ something)

Challenging

To pick (someone/ something)

Genuinely

To rely on (someone/ something)

To make friends (with someone)

Praise

Throughout

To acknowledge (someone/ something)

Swift

To revolve around (someone/ something)

To get (your foot) in the door

To swear by (something)

A fad

A tenet

To stand the test of time

I have yet to find the person

Humble

To dismantle (something)

15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.

1.       What is lesson 1? Do you think this advice is correct in all situations? Do you personally follow this advice?

2.       What is lesson 2? Do you think this advice is correct in all situations? Do you personally follow this advice?

3.       What is lesson 3? Do you think this advice is correct in all situations? Do you personally follow this advice?

4.       What is lesson 4? Do you think this advice is correct in all situations? Do you personally follow this advice?

5.       What is lesson 5? Do you think this advice is correct in all situations? Do you personally follow this advice?

6.       What is lesson 6? Do you think this advice is correct in all situations? Do you personally follow this advice?

7.       What is lesson 7? Do you think this advice is correct in all situations? Do you personally follow this advice?

8.       What is lesson 8? Do you think this advice is correct in all situations? Do you personally follow this advice?

9.       What is lesson 9? Do you think this advice is correct in all situations? Do you personally follow this advice?

10.      What is lesson 10? Do you think this advice is correct in all situations? Do you personally follow this advice?

11.      Of all of the lessons, which do you think is the most important?

12.      What other lessons would you like to add?

13.      Tell me about someone you know who is very charming and likeable.

14.      Do you think everyone is capable of following this advice?

15.      Do you think it is a problem that all of this advice is just to make people like you more – which is ultimately a selfish goal?