http://sandymillin.wordpress.com

1. Motivation Stations
By Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com

2. I’ve looked at everything…

3. Back
English Motivation
Look at the activities on the paper and answer the
questions with your partner. (For activity 3, copy the
list into your notebook.)
If you have time:
EITHER: Write some notes about your most
interesting discussions for other students to read
when they have finished.
OR: Make some notes about activities 1 or 5 and give
them to me to help me improve my lessons.
Based on page one of: http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/TP_Motivation.pdf

4. Back
Try Something New
1. Before you watch: 3. After you watch:
If somebody wanted to Do you agree with Matt’s
change something in ideas?
their life, what advice Do you think his
suggestion would work
would you give them?
for you?
What would you like to
2. Click on the link to try?
watch the video:
http://www.ted.com/talk
s/matt_cutts_try_somet
hing_new_for_30_days
.html

5. Back
Finding Motivation
Can you motivate Look at the pictures from
yourself easily? Or do films.
you need other people Have you seen any of these
to motivate you? Do films? Do you know the
you find inspiration in
quotes, films or books? stories?
Do you find films like this
Look at the quotes. motivating or inspiring?
Look at the book
Do you think quotes covers.
like these are Do you think books like
motivating? these can help people?
What is the most
Do you have a inspirational book you
favourite motivational have ever read?
quote?

6. Back
Motivational Quotes?
From: http://www.inspirational-quotes.info/

7. Back
Motivational Films?
Images from Google Image search (copyright remains with image owners)

8. Back
Motivational Books?
Images from Google Image search (copyright remains with image owners)

9. Back
The Science of Motivation
(1)
Which of these do you think is most important for
humans? Put them in order from “most
important” to “least important”
security of body, of employment,
of the family, of health, of property
confidence, achieveme creativity, problem-
nt, respect of others, solving, morality, lack of
respect by others prejudice
friendship, family
food, water, sleep

10. Back
The Science of Motivation
(2)
Compare your order with the diagram.
The original version of this diagram was created
by Abraham Maslow in 1953. He thought that
people are motivated by needs. Once they have
everything at the bottom of the pyramid, they will
start to work on the next level, and so on to the
top of the pyramid.
Have you heard about this before?
What level do you think you are at?
Do you agree with Maslow’s theory? How would
you change it?

11. Back
Maslow’s
Hierarchy of Needs
Taken from Wikipedia Commons:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maslow%27s_H
ierarchy_of_Needs.svg

12. Back
What do you think?
What do you remember about today’s lesson?
Was there anything you had never heard
of/thought about before?
Will it change how you motivate yourself or how
you think about motivation? Why (not)?
Will it change how you try to motivate other
people?