ESL/EFL Level: Advanced
Lesson Topics: growing old contentedly, death, family
Skill Focus: Speaking, Reading, Vocabulary
Approximate Class Time: 1.5 hours
Lesson Plan Download: russell-growing-old-advanced-092022.docx
Lesson Overview:
Lesson Topics: growing old contentedly, death, family
Skill Focus: Speaking, Reading, Vocabulary
Approximate Class Time: 1.5 hours
Lesson Plan Download: russell-growing-old-advanced-092022.docx
Lesson Overview:
- The reading passage was written by philosopher Bertrand Russell. It aims to explain how to grow old well and touches on topics including the importance of hobbies, non-interference in your children's lives, letting go of youth, and not fearing death.
- Other activities include a focus on future perfect (simple) and a four-person family role-play scenario.
- All lessons come with warm-up questions, comprehension questions, a vocabulary section, and discussion questions.
Note to teachers:
- This passage is probably accessible for upper-intermediate students, though some vocabulary will need to be explained.
- The role-play has four roles. If you have fewer students, you'll need to modify it.
- Feel free to leave any related activities that work with this topic below as a comment.
ADVANCED Lesson on How (Not) to Grow Old: Warm-up (Pair Work)
- How old is ‘old’?
- Would you say that the seniors among your relatives are happy in their old age? What are some things they do to enjoy life?
- When you imagine yourself in old age, what do you see? (If you are already a senior, has your life become what you envisioned?)
Lesson Plan on Aging: Pre-reading Activity
You are about to read four recommendations on how to grow old contentedly. With a partner, try to predict some of the ideas in the article by creating your own list.
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