Flying high

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – master positive thinking terminology through word rearrangement exercises and challenging word family gap-filling activities that test advanced vocabulary proficiency;
• – develop comprehensive language skills by watching a motivational video, reading about lesser-explored aspects of optimism, and writing concise essays that examine potential drawbacks of excessive positivity;
• – foster critical analysis and discussion abilities through answering targeted comprehension questions about positive thinking concepts and engaging in graph-aided conversations about optimistic outlooks and their implications.

In this Proficiency ESL lesson, the emphasis is on expanding students’ grasp of language associated with positive thinking.

Warm-up

The session starts with students rearranging words to construct familiar positive thinking phrases.

Video

The students will watch a video titled “You Can Do Anything” and answer the questions that follow.

Exercises

This part involves a fill-in-the-blanks task focusing on word families pertinent to the theme of positive thinking. It’s tailored to challenge students’ vocabulary prowess.

Reading

This part of the lesson consists of a short text describing some of the less explored aspects of positive thinking. To assess comprehension, students will tackle a series of questions based on the text.

Writing

Students are tasked with writing a concise essay that explores the potential drawbacks of an overly optimistic outlook.

Discussion

The lesson concludes with a discussion aided by a graph.