WHAT'S INSIDE THE PACK
- Lesson 1: Explore what drives success by comparing IQ and EQ while mastering emotional intelligence vocabulary like ‘bottle up’ and ‘bounce back’ through authentic video tasks.
- Lesson 2: Decode the blueprint for success by exploring entrepreneur stories and practising functional language for softening disagreement and backing up arguments.
- Lesson 3: Discover the power of boredom by learning vivid vocabulary and debating whether it blocks or boosts creativity.
- Lesson 4: Explore work-life balance vs integration while mastering professional idioms and debate skills through contrasting views on how to structure work and life.
LESSON 1
Discover what really drives success—IQ or EQ (Emotional Intelligence). Students debate dilemmas comparing 'book smarts' and 'people smarts', practise key emotional intelligence vocabulary (bottle up, tune in, bounce back, clear the air), and watch authentic video on emotional intelligence. Wrap up with reflective discussions to test students’ emotional intelligence in personal and professional situations.
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LESSON 2
Decode the blueprint for success! Challenge your students to evaluate the roles of hard work, luck, and connections through iconic entrepreneur stories and a targeted listening task. Learners unpack high-impact vocabulary (beat the odds, pull strings, get a foot in the door) and practise functional language for debating, including expressing opinions, softening disagreement, and backing up arguments.
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LESSON 3
Students explore real research on how boredom affects the brain, watch a psychology-based video, and build vivid, natural vocabulary for describing boredom and mental states (mind-numbing, zone out, bored out of my mind). Apply it in debates, ranking tasks, and personal reflection they decide whether boredom kills motivation or sparks creativity.
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LESSON 4
Explore the modern tension between Work-Life Balance and Integration through the philosophies of Jeff Bezos, Simon Sinek, and Richard Branson. Master professional idioms like 'snowed under' and 'the daily grind' while analyzing the impact of "energy over hours." Identify your work style with an interactive quiz and defend your philosophy in a high-stakes debate on whether boundaries should be strictly enforced or seamlessly blended.