The middle income trap

In this C2 lesson plan, students will practice vocabulary related to economics.

Warm-up 

The lesson begins with students reading the definition and statistics on the middle income trap.

Video 

Students will view a video titled “What is the Middle Income Trap?” After watching the video, they will answer questions to check for comprehension.

Exercises 

Students will learn new vocabulary by matching terms with their definitions.

In the second exercise, students will choose words that best fit sentences about the middle income trap.

Reading 

In this part, the students will read a short text about the middle income trap. After that, they will answer questions about the text.

Discussion 

The lesson concludes with filling in blanks with missing verbs to form a text about the challenges that the middle income trap brings to individuals. The students are asked to share their opinions about the text.