Don’t blow up my phone! In this lesson, students will explore phone usage and the trend known as JOMO (Joy of Missing Out). The lesson features a video discussing social media and the benefits of turning off your phone. Students will learn and practice using adverbs and related vocabulary. The lesson includes engaging discussion activities and worksheets designed for both adults and teenagers, ensuring a fun and interactive learning experience.

Lesson Objectives

Grammar: Students will learn and review the use of adverbs, focusing on their formation and use to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They will practice identifying and using adverbs that describe the manner, degree, and frequency of actions.

Listening: By listening to a video discussion on the topic of JOMO (Joy of Missing Out), students will enhance their understanding of spoken English, particularly how speakers use adverbs to express opinions and facts about social media and phone usage.

Speaking: Students will engage in discussions and debates on the impact of social media on personal happiness and social interaction. They will practice expressing their viewpoints using adverbs and phrases learned, discussing scenarios where disconnecting might lead to more satisfaction.

Vocabulary: The lesson will introduce vocabulary related to social media, technology use, and personal well-being. Examples include terms like "unplug," "offline," "digital detox," and phrases such as "shiny happy lives" and "chained to phones."

Homework: Students will complete matching exercises to connect sentence halves that incorporate lesson vocabulary, fill in blanks with appropriate prepositions, and write sentences using adverbs correctly. They will reflect on their own technology use and write about their experiences and attitudes towards JOMO.

Video

                                                Have you ever felt like turning off your phone and not doing anything social? Do you ever feel happy or excited to stay home and watch TV rather than go to a party with your friends? That’s JOMO! In this video, you will hear new expressions to describe that feeling. 
												
                                            

Video Transcript

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

FOMO [noun]: fear of missing out; a feeling that you may miss something exciting, like events that other people are attending, usually caused by things you see on social media

JOMO [noun]: the joy of missing out; feeling of relief when something you were supposed to be a part of is canceled

turn something on its head [idiom]: to make something be the opposite of what it was before

immerse [verb]: to become totally involved in something

get ahead of something [idiom]: do something in advance, earlier than necessary or expected

chained [adjective]: If you are chained to something, you cannot free yourself from it

put limits on something [phrase]: reduce something, decrease the amount of something

freak out [phrasal verb]: to get or make someone to get extremely emotional

off the hook [idiom]: if you are off the hook you are free and released from a duty

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