Lesson 20 – Ambitions and achievements

The topic of the lesson was ambitions and achievements. I could:

• talk about achievements and ambitions in my life
• focus on verb and noun phrases related to achievements
• focus on how to describe achievements and ambitions
• practise using contractions and linking sounds to sound more natural.

Simply Ways to talk about achievements and ambitions

• Achievements
  1. I have + p.p …. (e.g I’ve passed the exam)
  2. One thing I’ve done that I’m really proud of (proud dof [pronunciation]) is …
  3. My greatest achievement was/is (what I did…)
  4. Another one of my achievement is (doing …)
• Ambitions
  1. I want to do sth. (e.g I want to pass the exam)
  2. I’ve always (four rays  [pronunciation]) wanted to…
  3. It has always (saw ways [pronunciation]) been my dream to …
  4. Someday I’d love to become a (comma  [pronunciation]) / an (man [pronunciation])
  5. I’m dream of become a /an
  6. It’d be great to …

Vocabulary relating to achievements and ambitions

win a competition

pass an exam

get a diploma

get into university

receive an award

break a bad habit

become a vegetarian/vegan

learn a musical instrument

set up a company

start a company

appear on a TV show

publish a book

write a magazine article

score a goal/point

learn martial arts

play the drum / piano

start + doing sth.

stop + doing sth.

go on doing sth. = keep doing the same thing

go on to do sth. = start doing sth, then …