Why incompetent people think they’re amazing

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – examine how people who lack expertise tend to overestimate their abilities through progressive analytical exercises;
• – practice advanced vocabulary building through synonym identification, word replacement, categorization activities, and critical discussion skills;
• – watch a video about why incompetent people think they’re amazing and develop reading comprehension through text analysis.

In this C2 ESL lesson plan, students will examine how people who lack expertise tend to overestimate their abilities, through exercises that build from identifying vocabulary and sorting concepts to analyzing texts and engaging in critical discussion.

Warm-Up

Students will come up with synonyms for the words in the text.

Video

Students will watch a short video titled “Why incompetent people think they’re amazing.” After watching, students will answer questions to check for comprehension.

Exercises

Students will replace parts of sentences with given words. In the second exercise, they will sort phrases into correct categories. Lastly, they will cross out incorrect words in sentences.

Reading

Students will read a short text about why incompetent people tend to overestimate their abilities and answer questions about the text.

Discussion

At the end of the lesson, students will answer questions to spark a discussion.