
‘How to Be Happier in 5 Steps’ Lesson Plan
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to be happier in 5 steps with zero weird tricks and the themes of happiness and how to rewire our own habits to feel happier. Students learn vocabulary related to happiness and well-being, talk about happiness and how to rewire our own habits to feel happier, discuss quotations about happiness, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, read an article, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.
Check out the lesson planThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to be happier in 5 steps with zero weird tricks and the themes of happiness and how to rewire our own habits to feel happier. Students learn vocabulary related to happiness and well-being, talk about happiness and how to rewire our own habits to feel happier, discuss quotations about happiness, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, read an article, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.
Language level: Advanced (C1) – Proficient (C2)
Learner type: Teens and adults
Time: 90–120 minutes
Objectives:
- To introduce students to the science of happiness and psychological biases
- To expand students’ vocabulary related to happiness and well-being
- To develop viewing, listening and reading comprehension skills
- To improve students’ speaking fluency through discussion and roleplay
- To encourage students to reflect on emotional well-being and personal habits
- To develop critical thinking through analysis and application of ideas in real life
Topic: Happiness and how to rewire our own habits to feel happier
Language: Vocabulary related to happiness and well-being
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