Summary
This downloadable PDF lesson plan for English teachers helps students discuss stress and its physical effects. A great class material for intermediate ESL learners, this lesson covers health-related vocabulary and cause-and-effect grammar. This lesson plan helps students discuss the impact of stress through various engaging activities. It begins with a warm-up discussion, followed by a vocabulary matching exercise to prepare for a video. Students then watch a short video and complete a comprehension task. The lesson reinforces vocabulary through a gap-fill exercise, introduces grammar for expressing cause and effect, and concludes with a role-playing activity where students practice giving advice about managing stress.
Activities
- Warm-up discussion: Students begin by sharing their personal experiences and ideas about common stressors, physical symptoms, and healthy coping mechanisms to activate prior knowledge on the topic.
- Vocabulary practice: A matching exercise introduces key terms like "overwhelmed," "susceptible," and "to curb," preparing students for the language they will encounter in the video segment.
- Video comprehension: Students watch a video about the physical effects of stress and answer true or false comprehension questions to check their understanding of the main ideas presented in the clip.
- Grammar and speaking: The lesson focuses on cause and effect linkers such as "causes" and "leads to." To finish, students engage in a role-play, using key phrases to offer advice to a stressed friend.
Vocabulary focus
This lesson focuses on vocabulary related to health, stress, and the body's physical responses. Key terms include "overwhelmed," "susceptible," "to crave," "fatigue," "hypertension," and "consequences." Students will also learn words like "to trigger" and "to curb" to discuss stress management and its effects.
Grammar focus
The grammar section focuses on expressing cause and effect. Students learn and practice using linking phrases to connect an action with its result. Key structures include verbs like "causes" and "leads to," as well as modal phrases such as "can increase" and "makes you more likely to."
