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Making decisions

Making decisions. to develop critical thinking, to practise analysing problems and decision-making techniques. Objectives. Active vocabulary. Problem Issue Question Decision Conclusion. To raise To reach To take To make To solve To decide on To settle. 1. to rack your brains

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Making decisions

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  1. Making decisions

  2. to develop critical thinking, to practiseanalysing problems and decision-making techniques Objectives

  3. Active vocabulary • Problem • Issue • Question • Decision • Conclusion • To raise • To reach • To take • To make • To solve • To decide on • To settle

  4. 1. to rack your brains 2. to put your thinking cap on 3. to cross someone's mind 4. to have something on the brain 5. to say something to yourself 6. to make up one's mind Idioms

  5. He is _______his _______trying to remember where he had left his briefcase. • Come on,___________! We can’t wait any more! • He’s got football ___ the _______, not work! • “This is the real thing”, he _____ to _______. • It never _____ my _____ to do the job instead of you. • If you don’t ____ your ___________, you’ll get into trouble.

  6. Think a problem over for a long time. Ask friends or parents for advice. Think of the strengths and weaknesses of the choices open to you. Toss a coin. Make up your mind quickly. Discuss the problem with friends and vote on the decision. Think of the possible consequences of your decisions. Wait till somebody else decides what to do for you. Do the first thing that crosses your mind. How do you make decisions?

  7. Have you done your ‘swot’ analysis?

  8. What tasks are you good at? What skills do you have that may help you in this job? What personal qualities do you have that would be useful in this job? Strength, Opportunities, weaknesses, threats

  9. What types of tasks are you not good at? What qualities prevent you from succeeding in these tasks? What skills do you lack that would help you do the job more effectively? Strength, Opportunities, weaknesses, threats

  10. What qualifications are you going to need to do the job? Can you get the necessary qualifications at your school? Are there many vacancies in this field? (If not, it may have to go to the “Threats” Strength, Opportunities, weaknesses, threats

  11. Does the economic situation in your city affect your plans negatively? How? How does your family situation influence your plans? Strength, Opportunities, weaknesses, threats

  12. Six Thinking Hats

  13. White hat – information known and needed Green hat – possibilities and new ideas Black hat – negative judgments Yellow hat – optimism, why it will work Red hat – feelings and intuition Blue hat – managing the thinking process

  14. IBM Polaroid BritishAirways Pepsico They use the “six Thinking hats”

  15. Which colour “hat” does each of you “wear” most of the time? What colour “hat” would you like to “wear”?

  16. Smoking ruins teenagers’ health. How to prevent it? The problem

  17. I understood that… I have learned about (that)… Reflection

  18. Put your thinking cap on!

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