Eight steps to being a more confident you

BBC

This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.

Might

Aim

To seem

Likely

Request

To encourage (someone (to do something))

A strength/ weakness

To get stuck

To give a speech

To pretend (to be/ do something)

Trick

To admit

To inherit (something)

Crucial

To convince (someone)

To accomplish (something)

May well

Inadequate

The other way around

Timid

To crop up

To take a back seat

As things stand

To strut

Insurmountable

15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article. 

1.       What is point 1?

2.       Do you always prepare well for things related to work, education, holidays etc.?

3.       What is point 2?

4.       When do you struggle to sleep?

5.       What is point 3?

6.       Does the way you are dressed change how you feel?

7.       What is point 4?

8.       Have you ever consciously tried to control your breathing?

9.       What is point 5?

10.     Do you try to challenge yourself in all areas of your life, or do you stick to what you know?

11.     What is point 6?

12.     Which forms of communication do you hate, and which do you love?

13.     What is point 7?

14.     When have you been a mentor for someone?

15.     What is point 8?

16.     “A measure of self-delusion can be one of the secret ingredients [to success].’ Do you agree?

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