Credit #5

❶ Before You Watch
Write down your answers:

1. What does procrastination mean? Is there a word for procrastination
in your native language?

Нis word means putting off the necessary things for later. Аnd in the Russian language there is such a word.

2. Do you procrastinate often? If so, why? What sorts of things do you usually
procrastinate about?

Оf course, I most often postpone homework for later, because I'm too lazy to do them

3. What can help people stop procrastinating and get their work done? What
helps you?

I do not know, usually people motivate themselves somehow, but nothing helps me

Circle the correct definitions.

1. blog
a. a lazy person
b. the state of happiness that occurs after completing one’s work
c. a record of someone’s thoughts or opinions that is posted on the internet

2. deadline
a. the date when an assignment or task must be finished
b. a moment of fear or worry
c. a line that is not straight

3. brain
a. the part of the body responsible for digesting food
b. the part of the body responsible for thinking
c. the part of the body responsible for breathing

4. procrastination
a. a feeling of low self-worth

b. the action of completing an assignment or task immediately
c. the action of delaying something you must do

5. gratification
a. a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction
b. a feeling of thankfulness
c. the action of delaying something you must do

6. instant
a. immediate
b. delayed
c. fun

7. long term
a. the present
b. period from the present to the near future
c. period from the present to the distant future

8. rational
a. true
b. false
c. logical

9. leisure
a. free time spent relaxing or having fun
b. long hours spent working or studying hard
c. self-hatred, guilt, and anxiety

10. playground
a. a place where children play together outside
b. the winner of a game
c. a place where animals are kept for people

❸ After You Watch
Are these things good or bad for procrastinators?
Put a tick ()
Good Bad
1. The Rational Decision Maker _____ ___+__
2. The Instant Gratification Monkey _____ __+___
3. The Panic Monster __+___ _____
4. The Dark Playground ___+__ _____
5. A lack of deadlines _____ __+__

❹ Expansion
Write about what you think of the following topics.
1. Describe one specific example of when procrastination negatively influenced
your life. What happened? What were the consequences? Did you learn
something from the experience?
2. Are there other types of monkeys (besides the Instant Gratification Monkey)
that cause you to procrastinate? For example, is there a Fear Monkey or an
Exhaustion Monkey? Explain and give examples. What helps you to overcome
these types of procrastination monkeys?
3. Is procrastination always a bad habit? Explain.

1 yes, I can say with confidence that I am a procrastinator, this does not interfere with me in any way in life, since I have long learned to get out of any situation. I haven't learned any experience yet

2 well, there is a monkey of laziness in me, or fear of difficult tasks, but I can't overcome them, unfortunately

3 procrastination teaches us to quickly do large amounts of work in a very short time. For example, even now I am writing this an hour before the start of the lesson, because I was busy preparing for exams, but I can process information quickly