‘Why Suffering is Necessary’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why your Epicurean approach will never make you truly happy and the themes of happiness and suffering. Students learn vocabulary related to happiness and suffering, talk about happiness and suffering, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, check true/false sentences, analyse a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring real-world issues, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, read an article, answer comprehension questions, 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 suffering, talking about happiness and suffering, predicting the content of a short video, watching a short video, checking true/false sentences, analysing a short video, developing critical thinking skills by exploring real-world issues, writing about what they have learned from viewing a short video, reading an article, answering comprehension questions, and reflecting on the lesson

Topic: Happiness and suffering

Language: Vocabulary related to happiness and suffering

Watch the short video.

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We hope you enjoy this ESL lesson.

Kieran and the Film English Team