Asceticism

Asceticism

This ESL lesson plan explores the concept of asceticism, combining vocabulary, reading, and discussion exercises for C1/C2 learners. Students will scan a complex text, match key terms to definitions, and engage in thought-provoking debates about modern interpretations of ascetic principles. The lesson develops skills in skimming, hypothesizing, and evaluating alternative arguments while fostering rich vocabulary acquisition and critical thinking.

Skills

  • Can scan quickly through long and complex texts, locating relevant details.
  • Can speculate or hypothesize, comparing and evaluating alternative arguments.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Warm-up

1
What does the term "asceticism" mean to you, and how do you think it affects people's lives?
2
What challenges do you think someone might face when trying to live an ascetic life?
3
In your opinion, can modern technology coexist with ascetic principles? How so?
2

Skim the text. You have 30 seconds. After skimming, mention at least 3 points covered in the text.

3

Match the words and phrases from the article to the definitions.

4

Discuss the following questions.

5

Complete the advert with the missing collocations

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