Lesson overview:
This lesson gets students thinking about why people can feel disconnected even in a highly connected world. Through a personal quiz, prediction tasks, an article, vocabulary work, and discussion, students explore social media, remote work, busy lifestyles, and the importance of meaningful relationships. They finish by suggesting realistic ways to strengthen everyday social connections.
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- discuss factors that can make people feel socially disconnected;
- use collocations for talking about relationships and social connection;
- suggest realistic ways to build stronger connections with others.
Lead-in:
Students begin with a short quiz about their own social habits, including how often they meet friends, have meaningful conversations, or spend time alone. They compare their results in pairs and discuss whether being alone and feeling disconnected are necessarily the same thing.
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