The Science of Attractiveness

In this C1 ESL lesson, students explore vocabulary related to what really makes people attractive, drawing on ideas from psychology, biology, and the social sciences.

Warm-up:

Students answer a few questions connected to the topic of the lesson.

Video:

Students watch a video titled “The Science of Attraction.” After watching the video, they match sentence beginnings with correct endings based on the video.

Exercises:

The students choose the best alternative to complete sentences. In the second exercise, they match concepts to their descriptions. Next, the learners match adjectives with their meanings. In the following exercise, they describe connotations of adjectives describing attraction. In the fifth exercise, the students complete a text with words from the box. Next, they complete a text with hedging phrases from a box. In the sixth exercise, they create collocations to talk about attraction. Next, they match informal phrases with their formal equivalents. Finally, they match sentence halves to create quotes about beauty.

Reading:

Students read a short text and answer questions about it.

Discussion:

The students discuss how a number of factors can shape how we view attraction in the future. Lastly, they finish sentences with their own words.