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LESSON 6 --- NEW YEAR'S VOWS
Lesson6: NEW YEAR'S VOWS

Let this coming year be better than any other.

-Promise to do some of the things you’ve always wanted to do but couldn’t find the
time for.

-Call a neglected friend.

-Drop an old grudge, and replace it with more pleasant memories.

-Share a funny story with someone whose spirits are dragging. A good laugh can be good medicine.

-Vow not to make any promise you don’t think you can keep.

-Pay off your debt- especially one that is not monetary.

-Free yourself of some of your envy and malice.

-Encourage a young person to do his or her best.

-Share your experience and offer support. Young people need good role models.

-Make a genuine effort to stay in close touch with family and make good friends.

-Resolve to stop magnifying small problems and talking without thinking.

-Find the time to be kind and thoughtful. All of us have the same allotment, 24 hours a day.

-Pay someone a compliment. It might give a badly needed lift to a person who really needs it.

-Think things through.

-Forgive a grave injustice.

-Listen more.

-Be kind.

-Apologize when you discover you were wrong. An apology never diminishes a person. It elevates him.

-Don’t blow your own horn. If you’ve done something praiseworthy, someone will notice eventually.

-Try to understand a point of view different from your own. Nothing is 100% pure.

-Examine the demands you make on others.

-Lighten up. When you feel like blowing your top, ask yourself, “Will it matter a week from today?”

-When the joke is on you, laugh the loudest.

-The surest way to have a friend is to be one. We are all connected by our humanity, and we need each other.

-Avoid malcontents and pessimists. They will drag you down and contribute nothing of value.

-Don’t discourage a beginner from trying something risky. Nothing ventured means nothing gained. Losing is not as bad as not trying.

-Be optimistic. The can- do spirit is the fuel that makes things go.

-Declare war against gossip, which only causes trouble.

-Give credit when it is due. People long to be appreciated.

-Read something uplifting. Then read it to a friend.

-Don’t abandon your principles, no matter how old fashioned they appear; they never go out of style.

-Whenever courage is needed, ask yourself, “If not me, then who? If not now, when?”

-Take better care of yourself. Remember, you’re all that you’ve got.

-Clean out your closet. Throw away the trash, give away the good stuff you don’t need.

-Take those photos out of the drawer and put them in an album. Show your friends.

-If you see litter on the sidewalk, pick it up instead of walking over it.

-Give yourself a reality check. Phoniness is always transparent. It is also tiresome.

-Take pleasure in the wonders of nature. Every flower is a miracle.

What Does It Mean?

1.        Don’t blow your own horn.

2.        feel like blowing up your top

3.        Nothing ventured means nothing gained.

4.        old- fashioned principles

5.        reality check

Comprehension Check

1.        Why don’t we have to blow our own horns?
2.        Why should we encourage beginners to take a risk?
3.        Make a list of old- fashioned principles you think are important.

1.Why do you think people make New Year’s resolution?
2.Many people make resolutions every year. But not many succeed in keeping them. Why?
3.What are the most popular kinds of resolutions people make?
4.What is the most difficult resolutions for ordinary people to keep? Why?
5.Did you make any resolutions this year? What were they? Have you managed to
keep any of them?
6.Do you always apologize if you are wrong?
7.When you hear gossip, do you spread it around or keep silent about it?
8.Why have many people abandoned old- fashioned principles?