‘Happiness’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled There is a formula for happiness — but it’s highly misunderstood and the themes of happiness and the science of happiness. Students learn vocabulary related to happiness and the science of happiness, talk about happiness, discuss quotations about happiness, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, and reflect on the lesson.

Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)

Learner type: Teens and adults

Time: 90 minutes

Activity: Learning vocabulary related to happiness and the science of happiness, talking about happiness, discussing quotations about happiness, predicting the content of a short video, watching a short video, completing viewing notes, analysing a short video, writing about what they have learned from viewing a short video, and reflecting on the lesson

Topic: Happiness and the science of happiness

Language: Vocabulary related to happiness and the science of happiness

Watch the short video.

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