Audio
Time: 10 min 20 sec
Level: Intermediate
and up
Vocabulary: To help learners fully understand the audio
and transcript, most vocabulary that might be unknown for this lesson’s level is
provided. Vocab in bold
is more useful for learners at the lesson’s target level. Try to choose 8
to 10 new words to learn from the story (in general, it’s best to try to learn
no more than 8-10 new words a day).
Definitions
are written with the help of various sources including Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary
To pass: to complete a test or class
successfully.
Not yet: not now; not at this time.
Fantastic: extremely good.
To fail: no to succeed.
Learning curve: the rate at which someone learns
something new: the course of progress made in learning something.
Insight: deep and clear understanding.
Mindset: a particular way of thinking:
a person's attitude or view about something.
Fixed: used to describe something
that does not change.
Tyranny: cruel and unfair treatment by people or
one person with power over others.
To cheat: to break a rule or law
usually to gain an advantage at something.
Study (noun): an
organized experiment in which many things are looked at, measured, recorded,
etc., in order to learn more about something.
To engage
with:
to give serious attention to (someone or something).
To praise: to say
or write good things about (someone or something) : to express approval of
(someone or something).
Resilient: able to
become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens.
Reward: to give
money or another kind of payment to (someone or something) for something good
that has been done.
Persistence: the
quality that allows someone to continue doing something or trying to do
something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people.
Comfort
zone:
a place, situation, or level where someone feels confident and comfortable.
Rebound: the act of bouncing back after hitting something.
Chronic:
continuing or occurring again and again for a long time.
Discussion
questions:
1. Do you have more of a growth mindset or fixed mindset?
2. What can we do to have a growth mindset?
3. Has your mindset changed over time?
4. How can a growth mindset help you in your life?
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