Show first slide with the following warm-up questions: Can you think of a time when you met someone you instantly liked or disliked? / Do you generally trust your instincts? Allow students to answer with personal experiences and describe the situation. Provide a personal example if necessary.

Tell students that before listening to the audio, there are a few phrases (idiomatic expressions) that might require a bit of explanation. Show slide 3: Combine the words to make an idiomatic expression and then match them to their definition. Assign each student to a slide with the task and ask them to complete the exercise on their own. Share slides link with them. Tell Ss they have 3 mins to complete the task. Answers (see last slide on Google slides) "I made my mind up in about 10 seconds" = To decide firmly or reach a conclusion about something. "I just had a hunch" = To have a strong intuitive feeling or guess about something without clear evidence. "There was just something about him" = Something about a person stood out or felt significant, but hard to explain exactly what. "Can't put my finger on it, really" = To sense something is off or different, but can’t identify exactly what it is. "We should go with our gut feelings" = Trust your instinct or intuition rather than overthinking or relying only on logic. After completing the task provide examples to reinforce meaning if necessary. E.g. "I have a hunch it will rain tomorrow" (it has been cloudy all day!). "This cake tastes a bit off, but can't put my finger on it" (the recipe is vegan but the person eating it doesn't know) Pron: Practice consonant vowel links, linking /r/ sounds. Remind students of the importance of linking sounds (consonant-vowel) for pronunciation fluency, and "native like" flow. Show slide 5 and ask a couple of students to read the words presented putting emphasis in the pronunciation of /r/ sound links (Later on/ far away/ better idea, etc.). Then ask a student to read for Tracy and another to read for Hal from the conversation transcript excerpt on the same slide. Check for correct pronunciation of linking sounds and ask students to repeat if needed. Next, show next slide and ask each student to highlight the consonant-vowel links and linking /r/ sounds from the phrase below, give them 1 min max. and OC. And there are a few more applicants on the list. I’m seeing another two later on this afternoon, actually. Answer: Consonant-vowel: applicants on / seeing another/ this afternoon /r/ sounds: There are a / more applicants/ later on

Show picture on next slide of the protagonists of the conversation Hal, Ann, Tracy. Tell Ss you are about to listen to their conversation and they will have to answer a few questions. Screen share Google Form on Gist task, read the questions together. Share form with students and tell them they have 2 mins to respond to the multiple choice questions, encourage them to answer as they listen (play audio CD1 - Track 16) Confirm answers by looking at responses. What's the relationship of the people having the conversation? Co-workers Which of these things do they NOT talk about? Salaries Do these people generally believe following your instincts is a good thing? Yes

Tell students they are about to listen to the audio for a second time and they will have to answer more detailed questions about it. Screen share G-form and read the questions together to check for understanding. Play audio and get Ss to compare answers in pairs in BORs for 3 mins after one listen before OCFB. Answers: 1. An accountant position 2. Hal thought that the first guy was not right for their company / there was just something about him 3. Gladwell's book, "Blink", come up in the conversation because he talks about following your instincts (which is relevant to the conversation). He says that immediate impressions are often right. 4. No, he says we should follow our gut feelings more often 5. Yes, she does. She gave the example of her uncle and his wife

Show Slide. Give each student a slide and share in chat. Also share PDF of audio script. Tell Ss they have a minute to think about their answers and write notes on slides. Discussion questions: Do you think first impressions are usually correct? Have you ever changed your initial opinion of someone? If so, why? What do you think about Gladwell’s suggestion to follow your instincts more often? Ss work in pairs in BORs. Encourage them to write them on Slides before sharing answers in OC.