Living for the weekend

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – Explore and learn English vocabulary related to the theme “living for the weekend” and feeling content with life choices.
• – Practice and apply English language skills through activities like categorization, selection, and reading comprehension. 
• – Utilize a video called, “This is How Terribly Short Your Life Is” to engage in English conversation and reading comprehension practice.

Warm-up

Students will start with a reading comprehension activity about life regrets to check their prior knowledge.

Video

Students will watch a video called “This is How Terribly Short Your Life Is”. Afterward during the “we do” part of the lesson, students will practice comprehension through a selection activity.

Exercises

Students will practice  and apply the vocabulary and  content through categorization and a card activity about feeling content with life choices.

Reading

Students will read a passage about what leads to a satisfying life. Students will complete comprehension questions during this “you do” part of the English lesson. 

Wrap Up

In the final  activity, the student will use a provided word cloud about life choices as a discussion topic.