How childhood affects us

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are for students to:

• – examine how childhood experiences shape adult life by completing vocabulary, listening, and reading activities;

• –  discuss the topic at an intermediate level after acquiring useful expressions through gap-fill exercises, and word-definition matching;

• – Analyze the key points in a video called “Good and Bad Childhoods”.

In this Intermediate ESL lesson plan, students develop their speaking and writing skills by examining how childhood influences our adult lives.

Warm-up: 

Students discuss the emotions that are shown in a selection of pictures, to elicit useful expressions that they already know.

Video: 

Students note down the key points from a video about “Good and Bad Childhoods.”

Exercises: 

First, students complete gaps in a story with appropriate vocabulary. 

In the second exercise, they match words with their definitions.

Reading: 

Students read a short text about how childhood affects us, before answering some comprehension questions to confirm their understanding.

Discussion: 

Students discuss a selection of thought-provoking questions about how childhood affects us.