Dedication
Dedication
![Page 1: Late for training. The coach is talking to the footballers on the pitch when Lucas arrives. He is not in any hurry as he ambles on to the training pitch. “Why are you late? That’s 3 times this week!” – Lucas smiles, sorry coach, I’ve been having problems getting up in the morning. His teammates laugh. “More like problems going to bed at night, snorts a teammate”. Well, make sure you’re here tomorrow because I have an important announcement!](https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/images/Page%201%281%29.jpg)
![Page 2: Extra training or a night out with friends?](https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/images/Page%202%281%29.jpg)
![Page 3: Dropped from the team. Friday night - Lucas and a few friends are sitting on a wall talking. It’s almost pitch black. “What are you up to tomorrow?” asks Lucas’s friend. “I’ve got a football match at 8am.” “Bad luck. We’ll all be asleep when you have to get up”. The friends laugh. Lucas arrives 5 minutes before kick-off (not yet in his kit). “What are you doing Lucas?” screams coach. “You missed your meeting with the scout.” “Well she’ll watch me play and I’ll be the first name on the plane.” smiles Lucas. “Well, I’m not sure about that. You’re on the bench.” “A substitute. You’re joking!” cries Lucas. Lucas puts his tracksuit on and sits on the bench. Filipe runs up to Lucas. “Late again Lucas” “Let’s see who’s on their way to Australia.” Filipe bounces away to start the match doing an impression of a kangaroo. Image of Filipe scoring a goal and Lucas sitting quietly on the bench as he celebrates.](https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/images/page%203%281%29.jpg)
![Page 4: Lucas regrets his mistake.](https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/images/Page%204%282%29.jpg)
![Page 5: A second chance. At practice later that day - Lucas is talking to Filipe. “You know I think, I’ve missed my chance.” “You’re the best player here Filipe but I was here for a double practice session this morning with coach.” “I saw coach getting the session ready.” says Lucas. Lucas goes to speak to coach. “Coach, I’m sorry about being late - I’ve been speaking to Filipe and I know that if I want to make the team I need to put the effort in.” “Could I come to the extra training sessions that you are doing in the mornings.” Coach tells him to come along. “The scout wants to come back next week. She likes the look of Iwan and I said that someone was out injured but will be fit this Saturday.” “Me coach?” “yes, you Lucas” “Thanks coach”](https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/images/Page%205.jpg)
![Page 6: A difficult situation. Lucas is at training morning and afternoon for the next few days. Morning coach - good to see you’re on time Lucas!“ Let’s go” Image of Lucas practising free-kicks with coach in goal. The next day - Lucas is chatting with a friend after school. “That Chemistry class is so boring. I was almost falling asleep.” “I know what you mean. I actually fell asleep a couple of times so now I’m failing. I’ve got to do extra classes on Saturdays or I’ll fail” “But don’t you play football on Saturdays?” “Yeah. I’ll probably just skip the extra classes”. (thought bubble- I don’t want to fail school but I don’t want to miss football either. Especially this Saturday- the coach is coming!)](https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/images/page%206%281%29.jpg)
![Page 7: Lucas starts to make the right choices. The night before the match, Lucas is sitting doing his homework and the phone rings. “Hey Lucas, you coming out - it’s Friday night” “No, I’ve got a big match tomorrow.” Lucas arrives early at the sports pitches and is introduced to the scout by coach. “This is Lucas, our star player.” The match kicks off and the team play really well.](https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/images/Page%207.jpg)
![Page 8: Lucas gets the right result. In the final minute Lucas dribbles past 4 players and has a chance to shoot but passes to Filipe for him to score the winning goal. After the match, coach announces the team for the Australia trip. “Filipe, you’re off to Australia……. and Lucas you are going too!” Filipe and Lucas walk off the pitch, Filipe says “You looking forward to Australia” Lucas responds “Once I’ve finished my catch-up classes I will be - I’m sure coach did me a favour swapping my Saturday classes for extra classes Monday to Friday!”](https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/images/Page%208.jpg)
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What do you think?
Do you like staying up late with your friends?
How do you feel in the morning if you stay up?
At the end of the story, Lucas makes an effort and shows dedication.
Do you have dedication? Leave a comment and tell us what you are dedicated to.
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02/08/2023
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1. No, I don't.
2. I feel so lazy and groggy.
3. Yes, I used to have dedication for my study and now I am going to have dedication for my work.
02/08/2023 20:22
Manchester City
383
1. No, I don't.
2. I feel so lazy and groggy.
3. Yes, I used to have dedication for my study and now I am going to have dedication for my work.
17/06/2022
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What do you think?
• Dedication is a main point in our life.We can't achieve anything without it. Dedication plus pain plus sweat that is magic formula of success.
Phrases
• My determination was tested when I had to work in the hard conditions of business life.
• Usually I've an early night in order to get up early for jogging.
17/06/2022 17:20
Tottenham Hotspur
5561
What do you think?
• Dedication is a main point in our life.We can't achieve anything without it. Dedication plus pain plus sweat that is magic formula of success.
Phrases
• My determination was tested when I had to work in the hard conditions of business life.
• Usually I've an early night in order to get up early for jogging.
25/03/2022
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I don’t like stay up late for many years.
25/03/2022 08:52
Manchester United
738
I don’t like stay up late for many years.
03/03/2021
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I like to stay up with friends sometimes. Especially when we got a special ocasion, like birthdays or holidays. But as I'm nowadays working with football (fortunately!), I have to take care of my health and it's not possible to have that kind of pleasure every week. When I do stay up until late hours, my next day certainly will be difficult. My body feels heavier and my head hurts.
If I have dedication? I do! Certainly! I got to be dedicated if I want to achieve my goals as a coach and as a parent.
03/03/2021 16:37
Arsenal
1512
I like to stay up with friends sometimes. Especially when we got a special ocasion, like birthdays or holidays. But as I'm nowadays working with football (fortunately!), I have to take care of my health and it's not possible to have that kind of pleasure every week. When I do stay up until late hours, my next day certainly will be difficult. My body feels heavier and my head hurts.
If I have dedication? I do! Certainly! I got to be dedicated if I want to achieve my goals as a coach and as a parent.
05/07/2020
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I like to stay up late with friends during holidays and at the weekends but not when I have work early in the next morning.
I feel so tired and dizzy when I stay up late and wake up early.
05/07/2020 23:34
Manchester United
6540
I like to stay up late with friends during holidays and at the weekends but not when I have work early in the next morning.
I feel so tired and dizzy when I stay up late and wake up early.
15/06/2016
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No i'don't like staying up late with my friends
if i stay up in the morning i feel so angry
yes i have dedication. i want to Succeed in my study.
15/06/2016 08:42
Stoke City
271
No i'don't like staying up late with my friends
if i stay up in the morning i feel so angry
yes i have dedication. i want to Succeed in my study.
06/06/2016
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I dedicate much time to my studies and performance of assignments
06/06/2016 23:55
Manchester United
4779
I dedicate much time to my studies and performance of assignments
06/06/2016
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Tired and sleepy
06/06/2016 23:34
Manchester United
4779
Tired and sleepy
06/06/2016
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No I don't like staying up late with my friends
06/06/2016 23:30
Manchester United
4779
No I don't like staying up late with my friends
01/03/2016
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No,I don't like but I do.
Yes,three years ago,I had dedication for university exam.
01/03/2016 23:33
Leicester City
1761
No,I don't like but I do.
Yes,three years ago,I had dedication for university exam.
09/01/2016
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Yes, I do. If it's Friday or Saturday or holiday. Because I don't need to get up early for work on the day after.
That will be no problem if I stay up not too late (about 12pm).
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In matching activity, how can I check my answers?
I can't launch the second activity (reorder...).
And in the third question in the quiz, there's a spelling error (scout -> socut).
09/01/2016 02:55
Liverpool
271
Yes, I do. If it's Friday or Saturday or holiday. Because I don't need to get up early for work on the day after.
That will be no problem if I stay up not too late (about 12pm).
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In matching activity, how can I check my answers?
I can't launch the second activity (reorder...).
And in the third question in the quiz, there's a spelling error (scout -> socut).
12/01/2016
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Hi Tonucatien, Are you using the Firefox browser? I've noticed that at the moment it's not possible to check your answers in Firefox but there are no problems in Google Chrome. We will get it fixed soon but if you want to check your answers it would be a good idea to use Chrome for a while. Thanks again for letting us know about this problem![smiley smiley](https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png)
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
12/01/2016 09:35
Liverpool
594
Hi Tonucatien, Are you using the Firefox browser? I've noticed that at the moment it's not possible to check your answers in Firefox but there are no problems in Google Chrome. We will get it fixed soon but if you want to check your answers it would be a good idea to use Chrome for a while. Thanks again for letting us know about this problem![smiley smiley](https://premierskillsenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png)
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
10/01/2016
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Thanks for your comment tonucatien. You should be able to launch the second activity now and I've changed the mistake in the quiz. I'll find out why you can't check your answers in the first activity. Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
10/01/2016 11:57
Liverpool
594
Thanks for your comment tonucatien. You should be able to launch the second activity now and I've changed the mistake in the quiz. I'll find out why you can't check your answers in the first activity. Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
27/12/2015
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I have a dedication. I am dedicated to help all good people, to my friends and family and even more..
27/12/2015 15:14
Arsenal
3557
I have a dedication. I am dedicated to help all good people, to my friends and family and even more..
27/12/2015
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If I stay up I feel bad, sincerely. I'm not ready to give 100% at work. So I avoid staying up late unless it is weekend.
27/12/2015 15:08
Arsenal
3557
If I stay up I feel bad, sincerely. I'm not ready to give 100% at work. So I avoid staying up late unless it is weekend.
27/12/2015
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Not really. But sometimes I stay up late, yes.
27/12/2015 15:04
Arsenal
3557
Not really. But sometimes I stay up late, yes.
03/12/2015
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Great story.
03/12/2015 08:22
Manchester United
518
Great story.
14/11/2015
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Absolutely, I have dedication
14/11/2015 14:41
Arsenal
2320
Absolutely, I have dedication
12/08/2015
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great
12/08/2015 09:50
Manchester United
437
great
09/08/2015
points
No i'don't like staying up late with my friends
if i stay up in the morning i feel so angry
yes i have dedication. i want to Succeed in my study.
09/08/2015 18:40
Chelsea
0
No i'don't like staying up late with my friends
if i stay up in the morning i feel so angry
yes i have dedication. i want to Succeed in my study.
25/11/2015
points
Nice dedication!
25/11/2015 10:46
Arsenal
2320
Nice dedication!