Does money bring happiness?

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – explore the complex relationship between money and happiness through varied interactive exercises;
• – practice reading comprehension, vocabulary building, sentence completion, and discussion skills through money-related activities;
• – watch a video about whether money can buy happiness and analyze different perspectives on financial well-being.

In this B1 level lesson plan, students explore the complex relationship between money and happiness through varied exercises.

Warm-up 

Students read various statements and decide which view of money and happiness they represent.

Video 

Students watch an informative video titled “Can Money Buy Happiness?” After viewing, they complete a quiz.

Exercises 

Language skills are reinforced through various activities. Students complete emotions about money. In the second exercise, they use provided words to complete sentences. Finally, they find the phrases in the text that correspond to each given definition.

Reading 

Students read a text about money and happiness and answer questions about the text to test reading comprehension.

Discussion 

Students explore pairs of factors and choose which one contributes more to happiness in life.