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WORKSHOP:
RESILIENCE (PART 1)
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WHAT IS STRESS?
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Stress is what you feel when you are worried or

uncomfortable about something. This worry in your mind
can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, upset,
scared, or afraid — which can give you a stomachache or a
headache.
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ARE THE FOLLOWING
SITUATIONS NORMALLY
STRESSFUL?
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Taking a test
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relaxing on holiday
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reading a book
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Playing computer games

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IS STRESS GOOD OR BAD?

How can some stress help you in the following situations?

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:12 Playing in a sports competition
:13 Preparing for a job interview
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are challenged.

But if we are stressed for too long it’s not good

for our mind and body.
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IS STRESS GOOD OR BAD?

Watch the video, how was stress helpful in this situation?

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So what is resilience?

Resilience is the way we deal with stress and

challenges.
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GROUP WORK 1-2 minutes speaking

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IELTS part 2 style question: Listen to your group members
and report back to the class

Tell me about a challenge that you had

You should say:

- What the challenge was

- Who you were with
- Why it was challenging

And what did you do to overcome the challenge?

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BUT HOW DO WE BUILD
RESILIENCE?
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Using traits to help with resilience
 …but firstly, what is a trait?
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A trait is a part of your personality. It is a way that you often behave in certain
situations

Traits can be positive or negative.

For example, if you always see the good or positive side of

things, you would have an optimistic trait.

If you always see the bad or negative side of things, you

would have a pessimistic trait.
 Tell me, is the glass of water half full or half empty?
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 In English we often say, ‘he / she see’s the glass half empty’ which
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Half empty

Half full

Or we could say ‘he / she see’s the glass half full’ which means they are
optimistic (they focus on the good).
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Ugh, it’s raining It’s raining! That’s
today, I can’t go great for my
out and play parent’s plants

Which one is an optimistic view and which one is a pessimistic view?

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Ugh, it’s raining It’s raining! That’s
today, I can’t go great for my
out and play parent’s plants

Which one is an optimistic view and which one is a pessimistic view?

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It’s ok to realise the negative sides, but make sure to balance it out with seeing the positive sides
 YOUR GO!
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POSITIVE NEGATIVE

“The food I wanted to order has run out”

 YOUR GO!
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POSITIVE NEGATIVE

“I didn’t get the score I wanted on my IELTS midterm test”

 YOUR GO!
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POSITIVE NEGATIVE

“I have to study online”

 A FEW MORE DIFFERENCES..
Optimists… Pessimists…
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It won’t last forever It might last forever

I don’t understand this yet I’ll never understand this

Specific Wider

I’m struggling with this problem I suck at maths

Understand other reasons Blames themselves

That question was difficult I’m not smart enough to do this

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Being able to
be optimistic is
We call this framing
a good way to
your challenges.
be resilient and
deal with
challenges
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Mai Anh is feeling really disappointed. She worked really hard to try and
remember all of the new words for her English test, but when her test
results came back, she scored much lower than she was expecting. What
advice can you give Mai Anh to help her frame the situation?

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But using other traits can also help with
challenges
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Part of being resilient is believing in yourself. What are three positive traits that help you handle challenges?

Choose from these

words or add your
own!
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REMEMBERING WHEN YOU

SUCCEEDED
 Remember our part 2 question from before?

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Tell me about a challenge that you had

You should say:

- What the challenge was

- Who you were with
- Why it was challenging

And what did you do to overcome the challenge?

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Remembering how we
succeeded in previous Why do you think this can
challenges can help us help?
with new challenges.
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PEOPLE AND PLACES
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 FINAL THOUGHTS
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 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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- Learn about stress and resilience
- Understand traits and how they can help us in difficult
situations
- Think about how past challenges can help prepare you for new
ones.
- Learn how people and places can help you with resilience