Procrastination

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This lesson contains 19 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 4 videos.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

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Slide 1 - Slide

Today's lesson:
  • Listening exercise: Why You Procrastinate Even When It Feels Bad
  • Answering questions in between clips
  • Grammar exercise: past continuous 

Slide 2 - Slide

Slide 3 - Video

What is Procrastination?
A
When we do a task as quick as possible, ending with bad results
B
When we avoid a task we said we would do for no good reason

Slide 4 - Quiz

Met wie ben jij het vooral eens ... ?
A
Tufan
B
Dylan

Slide 5 - Quiz

De PVV is ontevreden omdat ...
A
B
zij een algeheel boerkaverbod willen

Slide 6 - Quiz

Why do you procrastinate?
A
Because your body tries to protect you from threats
B
Because you are lazy
C
Because you can do the task right before the deadline
D
Because there are other tasks that your body considers more important

Slide 7 - Quiz

Is it always procrastination when we choose not to do something ('putting something off')?
A
No
B
Yes

Slide 8 - Quiz

Slide 9 - Video

What kind of tasks do we procrastinate?
A
The longest tasks
B
Tasks that make us feel positive emotions
C
Tasks that make us feel negative emotions
D
The easiest tasks

Slide 10 - Quiz

What happens when you procrastinate?
A
You forget about the task
B
The task looks more difficult over time
C
You eventually get motivated to do the task
D
The tasks looks easier over time

Slide 11 - Quiz

Slide 12 - Video

What is a common misconception?
(misconception=something people believe but is not true)
A
Procrastination is completely bad for you
B
All procrastinators get good grades
C
All procrastinators are lazy

Slide 13 - Quiz

What do procrastinators often fear?
A
Failure
B
Extra work
C
Other people getting angry at them because they do not do their work
D
That their results are too good.

Slide 14 - Quiz

Slide 15 - Video

How can we break the cycle of procrastination?
A
By giving fewer tasks
B
Discipline
C
By not being too hard on yourself
D
By getting more time

Slide 16 - Quiz

Which strategies are given? (There are 4)

Slide 17 - Open question

Slide 18 - Slide

Exercise!
Make sentences about you procrastinating using the past continuous:
1. Past continuous (+)
2. Past continuous ontkennend (-)
3. Past continuous vragend (?)





Slide 19 - Slide