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LESSON DESCRIPTION
The Mindset of Success: What Separates Winners from the Rest? is a 60–90 minute lesson for upper-intermediate ESL students that explores the habits, vocabulary, and thinking styles behind success. Students engage with a real interview featuring a young entrepreneur and practice expressing complex ideas related to motivation, rejection, and long-term goals.
LEVEL: B2 – C1
LESSON TIME: 60 – 90 MIN
Why Choose This Lesson?
- Real-Life Vocabulary for Success
Students work with advanced vocabulary like entrepreneurship, instant gratification, rejection, long-term thinking, and persistence through matching, fill-in-the-gap, and sentence-building tasks. - Motivational Video Task
Students watch a video interview with entrepreneur James Dumoulin, who discusses failure, mindset, and what kept him going. Listening exercises include prediction, verification, and deeper interpretation. - Functional Language Practice
Learners use expressions such as:That reminds me of something I once heard…, I think it depends on…, I completely agree with that because…, I see what you mean, but… These phrases are used in matching, completion, and discussion tasks. - Speaking & Debate Practice
Students share their own views on success and the future, respond to quotes, and participate in structured debates – encouraging natural, confident speaking. - Optional Writing Task
To wrap up, learners write a short opinion text about what separates successful people from others, integrating new vocabulary and functional expressions.
Ideal For:
- B2–C1 learners preparing for academic or professional communication
- ESL classes focused on life skills, mindset, and real-world topics
- Teachers looking to integrate authentic video, vocabulary, and debate into a single lesson
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