The worst kind of lie

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – expand vocabulary related to self-awareness through word association games and reading about self-deception and human psychology;
• – introduce and practice passive voice with reporting verbs through example analysis and sentence transformation exercises from active to passive forms;
• – improve comprehension and critical thinking skills by watching a video about how we lie to ourselves, reading a related text, and engaging in discussions about famous quotes and self-reflection.

This lesson plan is created for students at the Upper-Intermediate level, with the goal of broadening their vocabulary on the theme of self-awareness. It also increases their ease in using passive voice with reporting verbs.

Warm-up
The session kicks off with a fun game where students guess the word behind the associations.

Video
Students will watch a video named “How We Lie to Ourselves.” Post-viewing, they will answer questions to check for comprehension.

Grammar
Focus here is on gaining proficiency in the use of passive voice with reporting verbs.

Exercises
In this part of the lesson, students transform active voice sentences into passive forms.

Reading
Students will read a short text discussing why we lie to ourselves, followed by a Q&A session.

Discussion
To wrap up, students discuss a famous quote.