LESSON DESCRIPTION

In this ESL lesson plan for adults and teens, students watch a TED animated video about tips for boosting your confidence. It includes discussion questions and conversation activities about confidence, growth mindset, and risk. Students learn some important vocabulary terms and phrases from the video. The post-viewing section includes activities on a quote from the video, vocabulary context usage, and rewriting sentences. The grammar activity features nouns used as adjectives. There are additional speaking tasks included, as well as a quiz and review section with a bonus activity.

VIDEO DESCRIPTION

When faced with a big challenge where potential failure seems to lurk at every corner, you’ve probably heard the advice, “Be more confident!” But where does confidence come from, and how can you get more of it? Here are three easy tips to boost your confidence.

LESSON ACTIVITIES

• SPEAKING: Confidence, Life Skills, Risks
• VIEWING: Multiple Choice, Short Answers, Discussion Topic
• VOCABULARY: Parts of Speech, Phrases, Multiple Choice, Context Usage
• GRAMMAR: Nouns used as adjectives
• ADDITIONAL: Quiz & Review + Bonus Activity

LESSON TOPICS

Confidence, Risks, Life Skills, Professional Skilsl