a) Discuss the importance that Mark McCormack attaches to saying nothing and pretending not to know something. What are the other main characteristics that he thinks are important in a good business person?
b) The following is a listof suggestions made in a survey tofind 'the most successful way to learn a language'. Discuss each one. Then vote to find which ones the class thinks are the three most successful ideas.
• Learn ten new words every day.
• Live in a country where the language is spoken.
• Learn songs in the language.
• Correspond with pen friendswhospeak the language.
• Always take your holidays in countries where the language is spoken.
• Watch as much TV as you can in the language.
• Spend three hours a day communicating in the language on the internet.
• Listen to tapes of the language while you sleep.
• Read a religious text in the language every day.
• Fall in love with someone who speaks the language.