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ACADEMIC ENGLISH

TASK 4

IDENTIFY ERRORS IN A TEXT
THE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
Together with your partner compare the following texts. They are the same text but
they have different mistakes in them.
Decide with your partner who is partner A and who is partner B.
First, read your text and find any errors. Mark where they are using the correction
code symbols.
Then correct the mistakes.
Speak to your partner about the mistakes you have found and corrected to check if
you have done it right. Your partner’s text will have the answers.

Partner A

Success does not consist of never making mistakes, but in never making the same one a
second time.

It is undeniable that doing mistakes can be humiliating in times, but there are many theories
that say making mistakes are a crucial part of learning and that we need to be more tolerant
of doing so. By changing the way we think about mistakes, we will unlock our potential and
push ourselves succeed.

Recent studies show that attitude to making mistakes affects the brain differently. In one
study participants carried out a task where they had to identify a sequence of letters. Some of
the participants who made errors became quicker at identifying the patterns and therefore
were said to have a ‘growth mindset’. Whereas those with a ‘fixed mindset’, who did not
reflect on their mistakes, showed no improvement and often continued to make errors in the
sequence. It is concluded that acknowledging mistakes and
increasing the effort to learn from them can enhance performance and overall success.

There has been also a body of research which suggests that having positive feelings towards
making mistakes and, viewing them as an oportunity for learning, rather than a failure, can
greatly influence us. Those people with a more understanding and open minded approach
to making mistakes were more motivated to study further and achieved higher results,
compared to those who treated it as a negative experience.

Partner B

Success does not consist of never making mistakes, but in never making the same one a
second time.

it is undeniable that making mistakes can be humiliating at times but there is many theories
that say making mistakes are a crucial part of learning and that we need to be more tolerant
of doing so. By changing the way we think about mistakes, we will unlock our potential and
push ourselves to succeed.

Recent studies show that attitude to making mistakes affects the brain differently. In one
study participants carried out a task where they must to identify a sequence of letters. Some
of the participants who made errors became quicker at identifying the patterns and therefore
were said to have a ‘growth mindset’. Whereas those with a ‘fixed mindset’ who did not
reflect on their mistakes showed no improvement and often continued to make errors in the
sequence. It was concluded that acknowledging mistakes and
increasing the effort to learn from them can enhance performance and overall success.

There has also been a body of research that suggests which having positive feelings towards
making mistakes and, viewing them as an opportunity for learning rather than a failure, can
greatly influence us. those people with a more understanding and open minded approche
to making mistakes were more motivated to study further and achieved higher results,
compared to those who treated it as negative experience.

12 INTERMEDIATE / CEFR LEVEL B1 - B2 / IELTS 5.5 - 6.5