Finding Empathy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Finding Empathy for Yourself and Others and the themes of empathy and how to develop it. Students learn vocabulary related to emotions and mindfulness, talk about empathy and how to develop it, discuss quotations about empathy, 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, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2) – Intermediate (B1)

Learner type: Teens and adults

Time: 90 minutes

Objectives:

• To introduce students to the concept of empathy
• To develop students’ viewing, listening and reading comprehension skills
• To develop students’ written expression through creative tasks
• To develop students’ speaking skills through roleplay and discussions
• To encourage discussion about empathy in everyday life
• To expand students’ vocabulary related to emotions and mindfulness
• To practise critical thinking through discussion and reflection

Topic: Empathy and how to develop it

Language: Vocabulary related to emotions and mindfulness

Watch the short video.