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Advanced ⅼ Article Discussion Lesson 08

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Lesson 08: Decision Making

Hi! Welcome to the Article Discussion lesson!

Todayʼ’s topic is about “Decision Making.”

Have fun in learning English!

Activity 1 | Vocabulary and Expressions Directions: Listen and repeat.

Vocabulary

• resolution -‐‑‒ a firm decision to do or not to do something

• inevitable -‐‑‒ certain to happen; what you cannot prevent

• psychological -‐‑‒ related to the mental state of a person

• inescapable -‐‑‒ unavoidable

• toss -‐‑‒ throw something lightly or casually

• instinct -‐‑‒ natural tendency for people to act based on the knowledge and abilities that they were

born with; a feeling that makes you do something or believe that something is true




Activity 2 | Article

Directions: Read the article aloud with your teacher.

Decision Making

Each of us has our own stories to tell. Life is like a roller coaster, at times it goes up and at times it goes down, this means life rotates in different directions both advantageous and disadvantageous. But of course we can always choose how our life will turn out to be by making decisions. Decision making is reaching a conclusion, judgment, or resolution after thinking about what is the best thing to do. We all inevitably have to make decisions at times. It is a constant psychological exercise that we inescapably do every single day. When we find it difficult to decide we seek for advice from another individual. There are times when we donʼ’t know what to do but still do not feel the need of help, we toss a coin or just choose whichever. But most of the time we trust our instincts and decide all by ourselves. However, regardless of the effort put into decision making, we need to accept that some decisions will not always be the right and best choices. Some people often make decisions while experiencing strong emotions and therefore such decisions most of the time result in failure. No one will ever be able to make the best decision all the time because all of us make mistakes. To avoid choosing wrong we need to dissect problems into simpler forms and create solutions for them, weighing the risk involved, considering pros and cons, choosing advice from people who have more experience on the matter, and lastly come up with the best decision accordingly.




Activity 3 | Question and Answer

Directions: Answer these questions about the article.

1. According to the essay, what does decision making mean?

2. What does the phrase “Life is like a roller coaster” mean?

3. What are the things we need to do to avoid wrong decisions?

Activity 4 | Summary

Directions: Make a summary of this article, focusing on the main topic. After that, your teacher will give

you an example of the summary.




Activity 5 | Thoughts

Directions: Exchanging thoughts about this article. Give your opinion about the article first, and your

teacher will give his/her opinion next.

Activity 6 | Free Conversation

Directions: Answer these questions related to the topic of the article. Have a free conversation about it

with your teacher.

1. Do you trust yourself or other people more when it comes to decision making?

2. In your opinion do you make more of advantageous or disadvantageous decisions?

3. Is there any decision that you regret making?

4. Does it take you long to decide what to buy when you are shopping?

5. How important is decision making to you?

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