“A London dentist
stopped looking in other people’s mouths and started opening his own. The
result may be something for everyone to chew on.”
By: Bryan Borzykovski
Published: BBC, 28
April 2017, http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170428-why-talking-to-yourself-is-the-first-sign-of-success
Level of Difficulty:
*
BEFORE YOU READ
QUESTIONS
1.
Read the first paragraph of the text. At first
glance, which of the following do you think apply/ applies to Gamble?
He seems mad
He is having a mid life crisis
He is doomed to be disappointed
All of the above
None of the above
2.
What unusual piece of advice was Gamble given?
3.
Why did the business coach advise Gamble to
speak out loud?
4.
Read the two experiments described in the text.
Why were those who said the name out loud more successful?
5.
Acc to Schaef, talking out loud helps relieve
tension because it satisfies the need to…
6.
The above won’t work if ….
7.
The probable reason for the conclusion Kross
reached in his experiments is the fact that talking in the first person makes
one objective / makes one subjective / makes one self critical / prevents one
from seeing the bigger picture / prevents one from distancing oneself / makes
one stressful. Mark the one(s) that don’t fit.
8.
What does learning to play the piano have in
common with practicing for a presentation? In both cases,…………………………is important
and needs to be developed.
9.
The 2008
study demonstrated that kids are more uninhibited / less shy / more
comfortable/ more self conscious when talking out loud.
10.
We could also say that the adage stating “we
should learn from our elders” is true / is not always true.
WRITING TASK
Use all you have learnt to write a paragraph about the advantages of talking to yourself.
WRITING TASK
Use all you have learnt to write a paragraph about the advantages of talking to yourself.
WHY TALKING TO
YOURSELF IS THE FIRST SIGN OF SUCCESS; KEY AND TEACHERS’ NOTES
This simple psychology text offers some useful advice while
helping to introduce some mini-inferential questions. There is no harm in
starting as you mean to go on. Hopefully the content of the text will make the
task go swimmingly.
1.
All of the above
2.
He was told to speak out loud
3.
Because self-talk can help memory recall,
confidence, focus and more
4.
Because saying the name out loud is a powerful
retrieval clue (The rest of the paragraph is support for this sentence, the
topic sentence. The last sentence will only work if the reference is replaced)
5.
Talk to someone who’s interesting, intelligent,
knows us well and is on our side
6.
We don’t say the right words; OR If we speak in
the first person
7.
Objective, makes one stressful
8.
Muscle memory
9. More Comfortable
9. More Comfortable
9.
Is not always true
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