The Dark Side of Self-Help

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B2
C1
60 min
Type of English: general

Lesson overview:

In this lesson, your students will talk about self-help🫂 and the addictive😵‍💫 nature of self-improvement. Your students will read a story 📖 about a man👱🏻‍♂️ who fell into the trap of the self-help industry and traded his happiness 😊 for the pursuit of happiness😩 which ruined his life🔨! Along the way, your students will learn new vocabulary to talk about self-improvement and the dangers of the ✨self-help industry✨. 

In 60 minutes, students will:

🤓 discuss self-help books and their disadvantages

🫂 read an article about a man whose life was destroyed by self-help books

🔨 work on their reading comprehension skills

😵‍💫 learn new vocabulary to talk about self-improvement and its dangers

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