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Try Something New For 30 Days

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  1. August 17, 2022 Try Something New For 30 Days MATT CUTTS Software engineer, TED speaker In today’s lesson, you are going to watch Cutts’s TED Talk and complete some exercises centered around the Talk.

  2. Warm-up What is something new you would like to try?

  3. Vocabulary • lifestyle: n. a way of living, a person’s habits • documentary: n. a movie or TV program about real people or events • stuck in a rut: idiom to feel trapped or bored by routine • turns out: v. happens, ends, or develops in a particular way • give (something) a shot: idiom to try something

  4. TRY SOMETHING NEW FOR 30 DAYS lifestyle: n. a way of living, a person’s habits documentary: n. a movie or TV program about real people or event In 2009, Matt Cutts decided to make some changes to his lifestyle. Cutts was inspired by documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock. Spurlock decided to eat only fast food for 30 days to see how his body changed—mostly in bad ways. Cutts followed the same 30-day time period but made positive changes to his life. He blogged about what he learned in the process. Cutts not only changed his life, he inspired many other people to change their lives, too.

  5. Use the information about Cutts to answer each question • When did Matt Cutts begin to make changes in his life? • Who inspired Cutts to change? • How did Cutts tell people about his project?

  6. PREVIEWING A. Scan the excerpt below from Cutts’s TED Talk. What should you think about when choosing a 30-day challenge?

  7. B. Complete the excerpt using the words below. Then watch ( ) Cutts’s TED Talk, and check your answers.

  8. GETTING THE MAIN IDEASWhat is Cutts’s talk mainly about? Check ( ) the four ideas he mentions. a. It is possible to do anything for 30 days if you really want to. b. If you take a picture every day, you become a good photographer. c. Completing difficult challenges made Cutts feel more confident. d. Small life changes are easier than big life changes. e. When you complete 30-day challenges, you remember more about your life

  9. UNDERSTANDING KEY DETAILSLet’s watch Cutts’s talk again. Choose the best answer for each question about Cutts’s challenges.

  10. RECOGNIZING THE SPEAKER’S ATTITUDERead the excerpt from Cutts’s talk. Then choose the best answer for each question.

  11. IDENTIFYING FACTS AND OPINIONSRead these statements from Matt Cutts. Decide whether they are facts or his opinions. Write F (Fact) or O (Opinion) for each one.

  12. CRITICAL THINKING

  13. Homework: You are going to design a 30-day challenge for yourself. 1. Think about the 30-day challenges that Matt Cutts and Kylie Dunn did. Brainstorm two or three possible challenges in each category below. 2. Choose one 30-day challenge from your brainstorm. Answer the questions below to plan it. • When will you begin? • How much time do you need each day? • What time of day is best for you to do the activity? • Who can help you with your challenge? • How will you share your challenge with other people?

  14. Work with a partner. Present your 30-day challenge. Use the following steps. • Explain your challenge. • As you listen to other pairs, take notes. • At the end, review your notes. • Ask any questions you have about the challenges the other pairs presented. • Do you want to change or add anything in your own 30-day challenge?

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