The FatFire movement

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – explore the FATFIRE movement and its approach to aggressive financial independence and early retirement, using advanced investment and business vocabulary;

• – practice high-level financial language through categorization, gap-fill activities, and discussions about toxic financial decisions;

• – watch a video about “‘FatFIRE’ Movement Encourages People to Acquire Wealth and Retire Early” and identify key money strategies mentioned.

In this Proficiency ESL lesson plan, students will examine the FATFIRE movement – an approach to aggressive financial independence and early retirement – through focused vocabulary work on investment terms, money-saving expressions, and high-level business language. 

Warm-up
The lesson starts with an exercise where students pick words related to frugal living.

Video
Students will watch a video named “‘FatFire’ Movement Encourages People To Acquire Wealth And Retire Early.” After viewing, they choose which money strategies were mentioned in the video.

Exercises
In this part of the lesson, students will decide which financial decisions sound toxic. In the second exercise, they will fill in gaps in phrases. Lastly, the students will put phrases into the correct categories.

Reading
Students will read a short text about the FatFire movement, followed by a Q&A session.

Discussion
To wrap up, the students will discuss a quote.