Summary
This B2 lesson delves into "Building and projecting confidence," guiding learners through selfreflection, key vocabulary, and expert insights from a TED-Ed video. Students will analyze different communication styles (assertive, passive, aggressive), understand the impact of non-verbal cues, and differentiate between fixed and growth mindsets. The lesson emphasizes practical application, including crafting assertive statements and culminating in a personal action plan. It aims to empower learners with tangible strategies to enhance and display confidence in various life situations.
Activities
Students begin by reflecting on personal experiences with confidence and analyzing traits of confident individuals, fostering self-awareness and understanding of what confidence looks like in practice.
Students expand their vocabulary related to self-belief, resilience, and communication by deducing meanings from context and completing a gap-fill exercise, solidifying their grasp of crucial terms. Comprehension is developed by watching a TED-Ed video on boosting confidence, answering specific questions, and matching key concepts like growth mindset and practice failure to their definitions.
Students analyze different communication styles through practical scenarios, identifying assertive, passive, and aggressive approaches, and categorize various non-verbal cues that project confidence or a lack thereof.
Grammar skills are honed by focusing on assertive communication, specifically transforming blaming 'You-statements' into constructive "I-statements" to express needs respectfully.
The lesson culminates in students creating a personalized confidence plan, applying concepts learned about mindset, resilience, assertive communication, and body language to set actionable goals.
Vocabulary focus
The lesson enriches vocabulary with terms essential for discussing confidence and self-belief. Key words include cultivate, self-esteem, setbacks, persevere, assertive, passive, aggressive, optimism, empowered, and posture. Students also engage with concepts like quick fix, fixed mindset, growth mindset, pep talk, and practice failure, enhancing their ability to articulate nuanced ideas about personal development.
Grammar focus
The grammar component centers on assertive communication, specifically teaching the construction and use of "I-statements." Students learn the typical structure: 'I feel [feeling] when [specific behavior] because [reason/impact].'
This practice helps learners express their needs and feelings clearly and respectfully, avoiding blame and fostering more positive interactions in various personal and professional contexts.
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