1. Be Bold
Be bold! Be strong! For the lord your God is with you Be bold! Be strong! For the lord you God is with you I am not afraid No, No!
I am not dismayed No
Because I'm walking’ in faith and victory Come on and walk in faith and victory Because the Lord
my God is with me

2. Being bold in daily life?
Being bold in sports

3. Be bold: Ask for What You Really Want!

4. Problem Reason Solution
Other people don’t know what you want.
You are not given what you really want.
Your expectations are not met.
You get hurt when people say “no” to you.
You assume every-
one is a mind
reader.
Convey what
you want clearly.
You are not
straightforward.
Ask for it confidently
and courageously.
You lack an under-
standing of exactly
what is expected.
Specify what you want and when you want it.
Think too much
of a “no”.
Accept it graciously
and move on.

5. Situation1: Your good friend Jane can’t attend your birthday party because of an unexpected visitor. You feel frustrated wondering if she is angry with you for some reason.
Situation2: The English teacher asked the students: “Would you please make up a dialogue when you have time?” But only few of them have prepared for it before class.
Don’t make a “no” mean more than it does.
Be specific about what and when.

6. Situation3: Lily told her husband several times the bulb(灯泡) was broken with the hope that he would change it for a new one. But he didn’t take any action.
Situation4: There was a promotion in the company. Lucy was capable of the new position of the department manager, but she hesitated about whether she should ask for it or not. At last, she lost the chance.
Don’t assume others are mind readers.
Be bold in your requests.

7. 1) Give tips on how to get what you want.
Purposes of this writing:
1) Give tips on how to get what you want.
2) ...
Encourage readers to be bold in making requests. ?

8. bold Hardship: Success: Born in a poor family a best-selling author,
a professional life coach

9. Critical Thinking Do you completely agree with the writer’s opinion?
B —
O —
L —
D —
Brave
Objective
Loyal
Direct
(courageous, confident…)
(reasonable , hold water …)
(be loyal to your true feelings…)
(specific, straightforward)

10. Supposing you were an editor of your school newspaper, write a letter of advice as a reply to Tony based on the four tips and your own understanding.
Dear editor,
Recently there is going to be an election for monitor in our class. I assume that I am capable of this position and I am willing to serve my class. However, I am too shy to recommend myself. I am struggling. What should I do?
Tony

11. Think Bigger, Live Bolder! Fortune favors the bold!