Ask students to choose between the two questions about trusting your instincts to create interest in the reading topic. Provide images on slide as inspiration. 4 or more students use BORs. Under 4 students use main classroom. Can you think of anyone you’ve met that you instantly liked or disliked? Do you generally trust your instincts? Do you believe in love at first sight? Why? Why not?

Choose 3 challenging phrases from the text and cover Meaning, Form and Pronunciation. Chose vocabulary: I made my/mind up, Can’t put /my finger on it, Go with/ our gut feelings Google slides for matching phrases and definition of phrase. Provide practice with simple grammar, and pronunciation We will focus on stress of syllables in this lesson. ANSWER KEY: I made my mind up: To decide what to do or choose Can’t put my finger on it: To not know or understand something, and not be able to say exactly what it is. Go with our gut feeling: A strong belief about someone or something that cannot completely be explained and does not have to be decided by reasoning.

Give learners the link to Google forms. Tell learners to listen to the text and get the general idea for the text. Use google forms to check responses and give instant feedback to students. OCFB(open class feedback) Listen to Tracy, Hal and Ann. Which of these things do they not talk about? A job interview X A divorce A wedding anniversary First impressions X Salaries

Provide learners with the Google Forms link. Have learners review the questions and clarify anything they are unsure of. Tell learners to listen carefully for specific information. Provide 5 questions about the text. Encourage them to write in complete sentences. After listening to the audio. Have learners work in pairs if there are at least 4 students in BOR. If there are less than 4 learners they can stay in main room. I will turn off my camera and mic and have them check their answers before OCFB. Questions and Answers: Which job was advertised? Answer: Accountant 2. What did Hal think of the first person he saw? Why? Answer: He didn’t like him. He “had a gut feeling” he wasn’t right for the company. 3.Why does Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Blink, come up in the conversation? Answer:Tracy states its about instinct and that our first impressions are usually right according to Gladwell’s book. 4.Does Gladwell believe we follow our instincts too often? Answer: No he thinks it’s a good thing. 5. Do you think Ann believes in love at first sight? Why?/Why not? Answer: Yes, because of what happened to her uncle and his wife.

Start with some questions: Can you tell the class/partner a story about trusting your gut? Are you usually quick or slow about making your mind up about something? Have you ever met someone and liked or disliked them, but couldn’t put your finger on why? (Use BORs if there are 4+ students) Conduct feedback on the task Delayed Error Correction (DEC) Listen actively but do not interrupt. Write down problematic sentences (grammar errors, Lexical errors, pronunciation issues. Write down good language too. Give feedback to whole class but do not point out individual students usage.