Digital Detox: Do We Need It?
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Digital Detox: Do We Need It?

This ESL lesson plan focuses on the topic of Digital Detox and is designed for B1 adults and teens working in groups. It integrates reading and speaking skills while helping learners analyze text type and communication mode. Students practice scanning longer passages, developing clear spoken descriptions, and expressing opinions through debates, comprehension tasks, and discussion exercises. The lesson structure includes a warm-up debate, skimming activities, detailed reading, true/false analysis, opinion comparison and pair-work discussion. This ESL lesson plan supports both skill-building and meaningful communication.

Skills

  • Can scan longer texts in order to locate desired information, and gather information from different parts of a text, or from different texts in order to fulfill a specific task.
  • Can give clear, detailed descriptions and presentations on complex subjects, integrating sub-themes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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1

Read the statement below and have a quick debate.

Divide into two groups: one for the statement and one against it. Each group should prepare 4-5 reasons supporting their position and present them to the class for a short debate.
"Too much screen time can harm our mental health."
2

Quickly read the text below. What is the article about?

3

Read the text again and mark the sentences as true or false.

4

Read these opinions about digital detox. Which one do you agree with the most and why?

5

In pairs, discuss the following questions.

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