An Epidemic of Loneliness – a Talking Points Lesson Plan for English Reading & Speaking

An Epidemic of Loneliness – a Talking Points Lesson Plan for English Reading & Speaking

This is part of the Talking Points lesson series for Intermediate to Advanced students.

Are we all lonely?

When people finish work or a day of studying do they go home and feel isolated and alone?

This lesson plan is about loneliness.

This is a very growing phenomenon in the world and one that causes misery to many. No doubt most students have many friends but they might reveal that they also have feelings of being too alone.

This subject is highly engaging and should definitely create much discussion in your English or ESL class.

The lesson comes complete with:

• a 500-word article

• a table of essential vocabulary

• a big list of questions for discussion

Start the class with the three opening questions and then do the reading. Then you can go through all the vocabulary – or set it as homework for the students to do later.

Then there is a big list of questions that are designed to get your students talking.

It comes in easy to use PDF format, ideal for printing for your needs. Use it again and again for your English/ESL classes.

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