Lead-in

Brainstorming

(TIME:1’)

(CW;PW)

•Do you desire success in learning?

•What do you think the key to success is?

Brainstorm for words that might lead to success..

To draw students’ attention to the topic.

Prediction

(TIME:2’)

(PW)

The title of the talk you are going to hear is “The key to success? Grit”.

•What do you think grit means here?

•Discuss in pairs the possible definitions of “grit”.

To familiarize students with words related to the topic to facilitate listening.

To get students ready for listening.

Listening  

Task 1

(TIME:8’)

(IW;PW;CW)

Listening for the definition of “grit”

a) Study the extract from the talk and try to think of one word    

for each blank.(2’)(IW)

  Then listen to the audio and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.(twice,1’)(IW)

Grit is ________ and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is _______ with your future, day_____, day _____, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for ______, and working really hard to make that future a ________. Grit is living life like it's a _________, not a sprint.

b)Check notes with your partner and modify your definition of “grit”(3’)(PW)

Can you tell what grit is in your own words with what you’ve learned?(2’)(CW)

To train students’ predicting skills and their ability to listen for specific information.

To help students process the listening material and check whether they’ve taken in what’s learned in this part.

Task 2

(TIME:8’)

(IW;PW;CW)

Listening for the way to build “grit”

a) Study the extract from the talk and try to infer the correct   

answer. (2’)(IW)

Listen to the audio and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.(twice-three times, 3’)(IW)

1. So far, the best idea the speaker has heard about building grit in kids is something called “growth mindset”. (T) & (F)

2. “Growth mindset” holds the belief that _______.

A .the ability to learn is fixed with your effort

B. the ability to learn can change with your effort

C. the ability to learn only grows with your effort

3. When kids read and learn about the brain, they are more likely to persevere when they fail. Why?

_________________________________________.

b)Check notes with your partner. (1’)(PW)

c)Based on your notes, can you tell how to build grit in your

own words?(2’)(CW)

To train students’ listening skills including predicting and listening for specific information.

To help students consolidate what they’ve just got and train their speaking ability.

Discussion & Presentation

Discussion

&

Presentation

(TIME:14’)

(GW;CW)

a)Work in groups. Discuss these questions below.(6’)(GW)

•To you, what is the cross?

•Have you ever cut down the cross on your shoulder?

•With what you’ve learned today, how will you deal with setbacks in the future?

Useful sentences taken from the extract:

•To me, the cross is....

•I once/never cut down the cross on my shoulder because....

•In the future, I’m more likely to....

•Also, with this lesson, I hold the belief that ....

b)Share your stories with (8’)(CW)

The teacher gives real-time feedback on the presentations.

To help students further internalize the idea “grit” by relating the cartoon to their own life.

To put linguistic knowledge in the extract to use.

To guide students to organize and express thoughts in a logical way, thus improving their presentation skills.

Homework (1’)

Please write about one person that you think is gritty and share with us one of his/her stories next class.

Additional Resources (1’)