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PART1
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Vocabulary
Part 1
To stack up to compare with another thing of a similar type
Self-esteem belief and confidence in your own ability and value
To forge ahead to make an effort to achieve something in a short
time
To seek out to look for and find somebody/something, especially
when this involves using a lot of effort
To evaluate to form an opinion of the amount, value or quality of
something after thinking about it carefully
To overestimate to think that something is better or more important
than it really is
Superiority behaviour that shows that you think you are better
than other people
To violate to go against or refuse to obey a law, an agreement,
etc.
To … extent used to show how far something is true or how great
an effect it has
Reasoning the process of thinking about something in order to
make a decision
Expertise a high level of knowledge or skill
Favorably in a way that is positive and shows a good opinion of
somebody/something
Vocabulary
Part 2
Vulnerable able to be easily hurt, influenced, or attacked
Delusion belief in something that is not true
Curse magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to
someone
Preliminary happening before a more important action or event
Grasp a person’s understanding of a subject or of difficult
facts
To spot to see or notice someone or something, usually
because you are looking hard
Initially at the beginning
Moderate neither small nor large in size, amount, degree, or
strength
Confidence the quality of being certain of your abilities or of
having trust in people, plans, or the future
To assume to accept something to be true without question or
proof
Inept not skilled or effective
Perception an idea, a belief or an image you have as a result of
how you see or understand something
Invisible that cannot be seen
Feedback advice, criticism or information about how good or
useful something or somebody’s work is
To boil down to to have something as a main or basic part
Additional tasks
Task 1. Fill in the gaps
Choose the most suitable word from the list to complete the sentences.
The manager's ______________handling of the situation only made
matters worse.
a) favorably b) inept c) vulnerable d) expertise
People's ______________of beauty can vary greatly across different
cultures.
a) delusion b) curse c) perception d) feedback
The success of the project _______effective communication and
teamwork.
a) seeks out b) assumes c) spots d) boils down to
Before the main event, there will be a(an) ____________round of
competitions.
a) preliminary b) expertise c) initially d) invisible
The student's ____________of the subject matter was evident in his
well-researched paper.
a) delusion b) grasp c) self-esteem d) superiority
TASK 2. Q&A
Answer the questions based on the video (in written/ audio or video
form):
What is the idea of the Dunning-Kruger effect? How does it work?
Why do people with a moderate amount of experience or expertise
often have less confidence in their abilities?
What can we actually do to find out how good we really are at various
things, according to the video?
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