Lesson 2

Lesson 2: Life Plans

Objectives: Complaining and making changes about life

Speaking (pairs): play, eat, read, text, talk, watch,

drink.

Consider the ideas above.

What things do you do on your free time?

What three things do you have in common with your partner?

What are the people doing in the photos? Do you think these are good or bad habits? Why?

Poll

What bad habits do you have? (You can choose more than one)

• not doing enough exercise

• leaving your homework until the last minute

• forgetting important dates

• texting when you shouldn't

• playing computer games when you should be studying

Speaking (group)

What other bad habits do you have?

What can you do to change some of these habits?

Which are the two worst habits of the entire class?

Before reading: Vocabulary check

• Resolution

• As a resolution for this new year, I decided to start studying everyday.

Open Ended

What do you think 'resolution' means?

Open Ended

Can you make your own sentence with 'resolution'?

• Give up

• I gave up learning Russian, it was so hard!

Open Ended

What do you think 'give up' means?

Open Ended

Can you make your own sentence with 'give up'?

Reading P. 13: 'I miss my bad habits'

• Read the text quickly!

• Challenge: Can you read it under 2 minutes?

Open Ended

What two things is the writer trying to change about her life?

Reading

• Read the article again and listen. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

Multiple Choice

The writer has to finish the article by the following day

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The writer is finding it easier to lead a healthier life

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

We use different part of our brains depending on who we're thinking about

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Our brains don't always let us make good choices for our future selves

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

It takes just under two months for our brains to feel happy with changes in our lifestyles

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The writer has decided that she'll never be able to change her habits

• True

• False

Speaking (peers)

• Take notes on the following questions:

• In what ways are you good/bad at planning your time?

• When was the last time you left homework until the last minute?

• What are your bad habits? Do they make life difficult for you?

• What was the last good habit that you formed?

Reading between the lines

Sometimes a writer doesn't tell us everything directly: we need to draw conclusions from the information the writer gives. We call this 'reading between the lines'

Open Ended

Does the writer feel guilty that she hasn't finished the article?(Paragraph 1)

Open Ended

Does she enjoy exercise (Paragraph 1)

Speaking (peers)

• What resolutions are you going to make for this school year?

• What do you think is the secret of changing your life for the better?