Believing in yourself

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Guess the words (1)Vocabulary exercise
4. 4Guess the words (2)Vocabulary exercise
5. 5Check the wordsVocabulary
6. 6Check your understandingReading comprehension
7. 7Listen: speaking upListening comprehension
8. 8Use the new wordsVocabulary exercise
9. 9What does it mean?Grammar exercise
10. 10Making comparisonsGrammar rule
11. 11Complete the comparisonsGrammar exercise
12. 12Say it naturallySpeaking practice
13. 13The speech coachSpeaking practice
14. 14Let's discussDiscussion
15. 15Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: closest meaningVocabulary exercise
2. 2Homework: your sentencesVocabulary exercise
3. 3Homework: comparisonsGrammar exercise
4. 4Homework: growing in confidenceDiscussion

Words

• fall apart/ˌfɔːl əˈpɑːrt/

  to stop working well and fail completely (also: to break into pieces)

• consistent/kənˈsɪstənt/

  always happening or done in the same way, often regularly

• achievable/əˈtʃiːvəbl/

  possible to do or reach

• comfort zone/ˈkʌmfərt ˌzoʊn/

  the situations where you feel safe and relaxed because they are familiar

• boost/buːst/

  to increase or improve something (also a noun: a boost)

• constructive/kənˈstrʌktɪv/

  helpful, and meant to help someone improve

• arrogant/ˈærəɡənt/

  behaving as if you are better or more important than other people

• humble/ˈhʌmbl/

  not thinking that you are better or more important than other people

• overestimate/ˌoʊvərˈestɪmeɪt/

  to think that something is bigger, better or more than it really is

• moderation/ˌmɑːdəˈreɪʃn/

  the quality of not doing or having too much of something

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

Let's talk about confidence.

1. When was the last time you felt really nervous? What happened?
2. Who is the most confident person you know? What makes them confident?
3. Do you feel more confident in your first language than in English? In which situations?

Grammar rule

Making comparisons

Pattern	Meaning	Example
much / far / a lot + comparative	a big difference	This hotel is far nicer than the last one.
slightly / a bit / a little + comparative	a small difference	This coffee is a little stronger than usual.
(just) as + adjective or adverb + as	the same	My grandma uses her phone just as easily as I do.
not nearly as … as	a big difference (less)	The remake isn't nearly as scary as the original.
the + comparative…, the + comparative…	one thing changes with another	The longer you wait, the harder it gets.

very can't go before a comparative: not very better; say much better or far better.

The unit's grammar lesson practices comparisons fully.