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Ted. Com - Try something  new for 30 days.

Watch the video and answer the questions according to the level of your group:

Junior groups

Watch the TED talk by Matt Cutts “Try Something New for 30 Days” and answer these questions: 

What did things did Matt Cutts try to do? For how long?

 Inter group

Watch the TED talk by Matt Cutts “Try Something New for 30 Days” and answer these questions: 

Why did Matt Cutts decide to try something new for 30 days?

What did Matt Cutts first decide to do for 30 days? How did he feel after that?
What did he do next?
Did Matt try to write a blog or a novel?
What did this experiment teach him?

Advanced groups

Watch the TED talk by Matt Cutts “Try Something New for 30 Days” and choose which 4 things Matt Cutts says he learnt from the challenges. 

A Doing a challenge helps him to slow down and appreciate his life. 

B Achieving something new made him feel better about himself. 

C Anything is possible for a short period of time. 

D He has the ability to be a great novelist. 

E It isn’t a good idea to try to do something very difficult. 

F He is not really a very adventurous person. 

VOCABULARY Look at some examples of idiomatic language from the video. Can you guess the meaning? 

1 A few years ago, I felt like I was stuck in a rut.
2 So I decided to follow the footsteps of the great American philosopher, Morgan Spurlock* and try something new for 30 days.
3 ...instead of the months flying by, forgotten, the time was much more memorable.
4 Every November tens of thousands of people try to write their own 50,000 word novel, from scratch, in 30 days.
5 So why not think about something you have always wanted to try, and give it a shot for the next thirty days? 

*Morgan Spurlock is an American film-maker, well-known for documentaries where he tries something for 30 days. 

Now answer the following questions in ways which are true for you. 

1 If I feel stuck in a rut, I usually.... 

2 I’d love to follow in the footsteps of... 

3 Time always flies by when I’m... 

4 Cooking from scratch... 

5 I’ve always wanted to give....... a try.