Do diets work?

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – Expand vocabulary and conversation skills related to diets and eating habits.
• – Practice and apply language and English grammatical skills through various “you do” activities.
• – Utilize a video named “Counting Calories is a Ridiculous Way to Try and Lose Weight” for activities and discussion practice about diet experiences.

Warm-up

Students will guess words or phrases, from clues provided, about the lesson topic.

Video

Students watch a video called “Counting Calories Is A Ridiculous Way To Try And Lose Weight.” to practice diet-related vocabulary.

Exercises

In this “you do” part of the lesson, students will complete various skill application activities to further develop and demonstrate their understanding of vocabulary related to diets and eating habits. 

Reading

The students will read a short passage from a blog about a failed diet .  Students will practice reading comprehension skills by reading it and answering the open-ended question, “What do you think went wrong?”

Wrap Up

In the final activity to demonstrate understanding and mastery of the objectives, students will participate in a discussion based on the “diet” word cloud.