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In this intermediate-level ESL lesson, you will learn grammar, vocabulary, and phrases to talk about everyday English topics: an English conversation lesson to talk about good and bad habits that have an effect on your everyday life.
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This ESL video lesson for daily English will help ESL students learn vocabulary, grammar, improve listening and be confident English speakers.
Practical English for everyday situations.
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What are some examples of good habits?
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What are some examples of bad habits?
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Do you have any good or bad habits?
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What habits do you think successful people have?
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What three habits would improve your life?
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What are three habits that could improve your English skills?
Watch the following ESL YouTube video lesson about good and bad habits.
Watch the YouTube video and answer the following questions.
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What are the situations in our life often a result of?
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Why is exercise good?
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What can help make someone’s day?
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What does the expression, “you are what you eat” mean?
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What kind of people are the least popular at work?
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What is a negative effect of using your phone in bed?
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What is this passage about?
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On average, how many extra hours of sleep can you get without your phone?
Use the illustrations to talk about the passage and good and bad habits.
Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.
1. seriously (adv) | A. the way you feel at a particular time |
2. result (n) | B. to keep in good condition |
3. mess (n) | C. not kidding or joking |
4. mood (n) | D. to make something less in size, degree, amount, or importance |
5. profound (adj) | E. a thing that is caused or produced by something else |
6. choice (n) | F. a standard or level that is considered typical or usual |
7. depression (n) | G. the act of deciding between two or more possibilities |
8. reduce (v) | H. something or someone that looks dirty or untidy |
9. maintain (v) | I. a persistent and extreme feeling of sadness |
10. average (n) | J. felt or experienced strongly; extreme |
Discuss the following quotes about good and bad habits.
“It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.”
“The strongest thing in the world is a bad habit.”
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
“The easier it is to do, the harder it is to change.”
“One bad habit often spoils a dozen good ones.”
“The truth is, you don’t break a bad habit; you replace it with a good one.”
What advice would you give to break the following habits?
Explain what the word or phrase in bold means and give an example. Example: She was exhausted because she worked until midnight. Meaning: very tired - I’m exhausted because I stayed up and studied all night.
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Our situations in life are often a result of the choices we have made.
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Some habits can have a profound effect on our lives.
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It puts you in a better mood.
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It really annoys me when people leave a mess and don’t clean up.
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They are two of the least popular types of people at work.
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Watch the video or listen to the audio again and complete the sentences.
How your _____________ 1 can shape your life.
Our situations in life are often a result of the choices we have made.
Let’s ________________________ 2 at some of the habits that can have a __________________ 3 effect on our lives.
Good habits
Exercise has been shown to _____________ 4 all kinds of health problems, as well as reduce the effects of depression. It puts you in a better ____________5.
Sometimes all it takes to make someone’s day is a kind smile or saying, “thank you”. Remember how these actions make you feel and __________________6!
“You are what you eat”… seriously! If you eat good food, your body has good nutrition to build and ___________________ 7 your body. If you eat junk food, you only have… junk.
Habits to avoid
People who always speak loudly in quiet places or who always leave a mess in public areas are two of the ______________________ 9 kinds of people in many workplaces.
Studies show that people who are always using their phones in bed before they go to sleep get an ___________________ 10 of 3 hours less sleep per night. That’s an amazing 21 hours less sleep per week!
Make good choices and let your habits shape your life!
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