Wouldn’t you like to know?

In this Upper-Intermediate ESL lesson, students will learn new vocabulary related to curiosity and gossip. They will also discuss different statements associated with curiosity and gossip in a “pick a card” game.

Warm-Up

For the icebreaker, students will discuss the role of curiosity in everyday life.

Video

After watching the “Curiosity Killed the Cat” video, students will be asked to consider the differences between curiosity and gossip.

Reading

In this section, students will read a text about gossip and curiosity. Based on the text, the students will complete an exercise.

Some more exercises

In this section, the students will decide whether the statements are true or false.

Discussion

This final section consists of a “pick a card” game between the student and the teacher.