When First Impressions Fade: Rethinking People Over Time

Conversation - B2-C1 | Advance Level

4.9 $

Feb. 10 Tue , 08:00 USA

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Description

In this class you will:
✔ Watch a reflective video about first impressions and evolving perceptions.
✔ Learn advanced vocabulary related to judgment, perception, bias, and reassessment.
✔ Discuss personal experiences of changing your opinion about someone.
✔ Practice expressing nuance, reflection, and emotional insight using advanced English structures.

You will:
• Develop language for reassessing people and explaining shifts in perception
• Practice discussing emotional and social complexity
• Use sophisticated grammar to describe past assumptions vs present understanding

Session Activities

1: Have you ever misjudged someone when you first met them?

2: What usually shapes your first impression of a person?

3: Do you trust your instincts about people? Why or why not?

4: Can people change, or do we just see them differently over time?

5: Is it easier to change your opinion about a person or about an idea? Why?

1: Think of someone you initially disliked or misunderstood — how did your opinion change?

2: What caused the shift: time, conversation, shared experience, or something else?

3: How reliable do you think first impressions really are?

4: Is it dangerous to judge people too quickly? Why or why not?

5: How do stereotypes and bias influence how we see others at first?

6: Have you ever changed your opinion about someone too late? What happened?

7: How can maturity affect the way we interpret people’s behavior?

8: After watching the video, what idea about first impressions stood out to you most?

9: Do you think changing your opinion about someone shows weakness or growth? Why?

first impression

the initial opinion formed about someone

perception

the way someone is seen or understood

assumption

something believed without proof

bias

an unfair preference or judgment

misjudge

to judge incorrectly

reconsider

to think again about a previous opinion

empathy

the ability to understand others’ feelings

open-minded

willing to consider different views

reassessment

the act of evaluating again