Successful entrepreneurs don’t worry about being different

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 achieve (something)

To refuse (to do something)

To charge

To manage (to do something)

To be worth (doing) something

To wonder

Wages

Attitude

To overrate (someone/ something)

To overthink (something)

To turn out

Disobedient

Still

Sustainable

To fit in

Intriguing

To be struck (by something)

To toy with the idea of (doing) something

A flaw

Daunting

To stumble

To step down

To be cut out (for something)

Merely

Painstaking

15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.

1.       What is the first attribute of a successful entrepreneur?

2.       What is the second attribute of a successful entrepreneur?

3.       What is the third attribute of a successful entrepreneur?

4.       When developing a business or a career, which do you think is a greater virtue, rebelliousness or obedience?

5.       When developing a business or a career, which do you think is a greater virtue, patience or impatience?

6.       What other attributes do you think an entrepreneur needs?

7.       Are you a rebellious and disobedient person?

8.       Are you an impatient person?

9.       Are you the type of person who has the willingness to actually do things, rather than merely think about them?

10.     Do you find it easy to work for someone else?

11.     Can you understand Martha Lane Fox’s decision to step down as managing director of lastminute.com?

12.     Do you think that optimism can help entrepreneurs?

13.     Would you like to employ other people?

14.     Do you like working with other people or do you prefer to work alone?

15.     Do you know any TV shows that are centred around entrepreneurs?