Nydja (United States): A good student is somebody who
has a keen interest1 and a desire2 to learn and a willingness3 to work hard4.
Jeff
(Canada): I think what makes a
good student is perseverance and discipline. I think that nothing comes easy5 in life
and that you have to work at it, and that if you really want to learn, you have
to “stick to it”6. You have to work hard, be disciplined, and
continue doing it until you get it7,
so perseverance and discipline.
Demelza
(Australia): I think a good
student is somebody that consistently
tries8. I think when students get hung up on ideas9 or previous
ways of learning10, it stops
them being in the moment11, and being receptive to what the
teacher is saying.
Ray
(United States): What makes a good
student? Somebody who's willing to
make mistakes12. You
have absolutely got to13 make a lot of mistakes if you want
to learn anything. So if you just sit back14 and you’re passive about what you're trying15 to learn, if
you don't take risks16,
if you don't try to use what you've learned, even if17 it
makes you look18 a
little bit foolish19 at
times20, then you're not going to be making mistakes that
you need to make to see, "Okay, I
didn't get this right21. I don't quite know this yet22, but let me23 correct it
here." Anytime24
you learn something, it's trial and error25. If you're not making mistakes, you're not learning.
Hoa
(Vietnam): I think a good
student should be26
hard-working27
obviously, and they should be eager28,
you know, students should be eager to study which means that29 they should initiate30 their
study and then try to start learning by
themselves31, not like32
depending on the teacher, and you know, just
doing what they are told to do33. They have to you know be a
volunteer34, and I
think they should have the motivation to study, so that would make a good
student.
Mauro
(Brazil): Well, what makes a
good student? First of all35,
I think what makes a good student is the will
to learn36 what you are studying because if you are studying
just because you need and you don't really learn how to love what you're
studying, I think you're not gonna make much progress in what you're doing, so you need the passion for
what you're studying.
Vocabulary
2.
Desire
= desejo
3.
Willingness
= disposição
4.
work
hard = esforçar-se
7.
until you get it =
até você conseguir
8.
consistently tries = tenta consistentemente
(constantemente)
10.
previous ways of
learning = formas antigas de aprendizagem
11.
stops them being in
the moment = impede-os de estar no momento
12.
willing to make
mistakes = disposto a cometer erros
13.
You have absolutely
got to = voce tem absolutamente que
15.
Trying = tentando
16.
take risks = assumir
riscos
17.
even if = mesmo se
18.
it makes you look =
faz voce parecer
19.
a little bit foolish
= um pouquinho tolo
20.
at times = as vezes
21.
I didn't get this
right = Eu não acertei
22. I
don't quite know this yet = Eu não sei muito bem isto ainda
23. let me = deixe-me
24. Anytime = qualquer hora, sempre que
26. should be = deveria ser
27. hard-working = esforçado(a)
28. eager = ansioso, ávido
29. which means that = o que significa que
30. initiate = iniciar
31. by
themselves = sozinhos, por si mesmos
32. like = “tipo”
33. just
doing what they are told to do = apenas fazendo o que são ditos para fazer
34. volunteer = voluntário
35. First of all = Em primeiro lugar
36. will to learn = vontade de aprender