PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on the ANSWER SHEETONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. Now, listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION What is Grit? My questions Why isn’t I.Q. the only difference between students? What is the key to (1) ______? (1)­­______ My Research investigation of all kinds of (2)______: including: (2)______ — West Point Military Academy — (3) _______ (3)______ — private companies My finding: grit as predictor of success Grit is(4) ______ for a very long-term goals (4)______ Grit is working hard for years to make (5)______ (5)______ Grit is living your life like a(6) _____ (6)______ My survey High school juniors took grit questionnaires (7)______ kids were more likely to graduate (7)_____ Grit-building little is known about how to build grit in students data show grit is unrelated to (8)_______ (8)____ growth mindset is the belief that the ability to learn is (9) _______ (9)____ kids with grit believe failure is(10) ______ (10)____ Conclusion We need to be gritty about getting our kinds grittier.