
How Nature Can Make You Feel Calmer

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This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How Nature Can Make You Feel Calmer and the themes of nature and the positive impact of nature on well-being. Students learn vocabulary related to nature, emotions and health, discuss quotations about nature and the positive impact of nature on well-being, talk about nature and the positive impact of nature on well-being, 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, perform a roleplay, read an article titled Green Cities: Designing Urban Spaces for Calm and Well-being, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.
Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)
Learner type: Teens and adults
Topic: The positive impact of nature on well-being
Language: Vocabulary related to nature, emotions and health
Time: 90–120 minutes
Objectives:
- To introduce students to the concept of the positive impact of nature on well-being.
- To expand vocabulary related to nature, emotions and health.
- To develop students’ viewing, listening, and reading comprehension skills.
- To improve students’ writing skills through creative and reflective tasks using new vocabulary.
- To enhance students’ speaking skills through roleplay and discussions using new vocabulary
- To foster visual representation through multimodal homework tasks.
Watch the short video.