Summary
Students will learn vocabulary related to life goals and practice various ways to express wants and desires, including informal "wanna" and the second conditional for hypothetical situations. The lesson includes a video analysis, discussion prompts on the psychology of goal-setting, and a final activity where students create and share their own personal bucket list, making it a comprehensive and motivating class.
Activities
Start the class with a warm-up discussion about dreams, goals, and the meaning of a "bucket list" to get students engaged and sharing their own ideas.
Analyze an authentic YouTube video where people share their bucket list items, improving listening comprehension and exposing students to natural, spoken English.
Read a short text about the psychology behind creating bucket lists, followed by discussion questions that encourage critical thinking about motivation and social media's influence.
Practice expressing wants and desires using structures like "wanna," "I'd love to," and "I'm dying to," and review the second conditional for talking about hypothetical dreams.
Conclude with a creative speaking and writing task where students create their own bucket lists, using the new vocabulary and grammar to explain their personal choices to a partner.
Vocabulary focus
Students will learn and practice words essential for discussing personal ambitions, such as bucket list, lifetime goals, aspirations, experiences, accomplishments, milestone, fulfillment, mortality, and spontaneous.
Grammar focus
The lesson centers on expressing future desires with structures like "I wanna," "I'd like/love to," "I hope to," and "I'm dying to." It also introduces the second conditional ("If I had..., I would...") to discuss hypothetical dreams and ambitions.
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