‘The Health Benefits of Dreaming’ Lesson Plan

📝 Lesson Summary
This engaging ESL lesson is designed around the short video The Surprising Health Benefits of Dreaming | Sleeping with Science and explores the theme of dreaming and its connection to mental and emotional health. It is suitable for Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) level students and is ideal for teens and adults.

🧠 Learning Objectives
Students will:

• Explore the concept of dreaming and its connection to mental and emotional health

• Expand their vocabulary related to dreaming and psychological well-being

• Develop viewing, listening, and reading comprehension skills

• Improve writing skills through creative and reflective tasks using new vocabulary

• Practise speaking skills through discussions and a roleplay activity

• Engage in critical thinking and personal reflection

• Foster multimodal learning through a visually creative homework task

🎬 Lesson Activities
Throughout this 90–120 minute lesson, students will:

• Discuss quotations about dreaming and mental health

• Predict the content of a short video based on its title

• Watch the video and complete comprehension and analysis tasks

• Write about what they’ve learned from the video

• Perform a roleplay related to the topic

• Read an article titled Healing in Your Sleep: How Dreams Help Mental Health

• Answer comprehension questions based on the article

• Discuss key issues raised in the article

• Reflect on the lesson and express their own views in writing

👥 Learner Type
Suitable for teens and adults at B1–B2 level

📚 Language Focus
Vocabulary related to:

• Dreaming

• Mental and emotional health

• Psychological well-being

Watch the short video.

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