Unit 6 – Why Can't I Stop Procrastinating?

NESSA UNIDADE:
• Let's Start
• Reading
• Word Study
• Language Study
• Writing
• Listening
• Speaking

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MORE FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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Read the cartoon on the right and, in your notebook,
answer the following questions.

a) What school assignment does Calvin have to do?

b) Has he started writing it yet?
WATTERSON, Bill. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes. In: Book Three: May 21 (1992-1995).
c) Why is that?
d) Do you have many assignments at school?
e) Do you usually wait for inspiration to start your
school assignments?

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AFTER YOU READ

Go back to the comic strip on page 98 and answer the following question in your notebook.

• Judging from the situation in the cartoon and the procrastination styles described in the text, what is Calvin's
style - the multitasker, the avoider, the thrill seeker or the busy bee? Justify your answer.

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MORE FOOD FOR THOUGHT

1) What kind of extracurricular activities are mentioned in the text?

2) According to the text, what are some benefits of those activities for students?
3) The text you read is an abstract of some research. Read the information below and do the following activities in
your notebook.

Abstracts are important parts of reports and research papers and sometimes academic assignments. The first thing
people read when they want to have a quick overview of the whole paper.

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WORD STUDY

The word in bold in the sentence below looks similar to another word in
Portuguese, but is meaning is different. Choose the option that
corresponds to its true meaning in Portuguese.

"Find your procrastination style, then try to fix it [...]"

• fixar
• fixar-se
• consertar

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LANGUAGE STUDY

Now observe the sentence below and choose the correct

option to complete the statements about it.

Repeat 10 times, then stop to rest, before tackling your work.

Stop + infinitive gives the reason for stopping. It answers the

question Why?/When?

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LET’S PRACTICE

Use your notebook to check if the sentences below are True (T) or False (F) according to what you read in the
previous activity.

a) The author fits the Busy Bee style of procrastination described in the text on page 99.
b) The author feels some lack of energy and enjoys resting on the couch.
c) The author would like to be able to plan his day and commit to that plan.

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AS YOU LISTEN

What's the main purpose of the school project?

• To have children immunized against polio.

• To teach students about the causes and symptoms of some diseases.
• To select some children to participate in a campaign about health problems.

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SELF-ASSESSMENT

1) Evaluate your performance in this Unit. Give yourself a score from 1 to 5 for each of the topics below.
2) Take a look at the items in activity 1 in which you gave yourself a score of 1 or 2. Talk to a classmate and think of
what you can do to improve your performance. Then discuss your ideas with tour teacher.

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