Addictive Social Media

Category
General English, Speaking Lessons
Topic
Social Media
Media
Video
Level
C1 Advanced
Grammar
Mixed Grammar
Focus
Speaking, Vocabulary, Listening
Lesson ID
C1-27
Lesson Time
45 minutes
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ESL lesson plan for an online class titled “Addictive Social Media”

Lesson Description

Are you hooked on virtual social life? In this lesson, students will discuss social media addiction and the negative effects it has in relation to coping mechanisms. This lesson features a video of TED speaker Simon Sinek talking about millennials and how addiction to technology is costing relationships, jobs, and personal satisfaction. Students will learn and practice collocations and set phrases associated with social media and vocabulary relating to this topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adult and teenage learners.

Lesson Objectives


  • To discuss social media addiction and how it costs relationships, jobs, and personal satisfaction

  • To learn and review collocations and set phrases associated with social media

  • To develop speaking and listening skills

  • To learn and use new vocabulary relating to the topic


Video

How much time do you spend on social media every day? Would you limit your child’s time and access to it? Watch a video with TED speaker Simon Sinek who talks about children and how addiction to technology and social media cost many people relationships, jobs, and personal satisfaction.

Video Transcript

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

adolescence [noun]: the period in your life between childhood and adulthood
dopamine [noun]: a chemical produced by your body that is considered to be the main chemical of pleasure
numb [adjective]: unable to feel any emotions or to think clearly
get somebody down [phrasal verb]: make somebody feel unhappy or depressed
equivalent [noun]: something that has the same qualities as something else
liquor [noun]: strong alcoholic drink
transition [noun]: a change from one state to another, often a gradual one
hardwire [verb]: to install permanently, e.g., a computer program
unfettered [adjective]: not limited by rules
superficial [adjective]: only on the surface of something, not deep or real
gambling [noun]: the activity of betting on something for money, e.g., in card games or horse racing
acculturate [verb]: to change thus becoming more like people from a different culture
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