Express Yourself: Feelings in English
ESL Lesson PlansExpress Yourself: Feelings in English

Express Yourself: Feelings in English

This ESL lesson plan introduces teens to vocabulary and expressions related to feelings and emotions. Over 60 minutes, students engage in reading and speaking activities in a group setting, including decoding emotional stories, sharing personal experiences, and brainstorming strategies for emotional expression. Perfect for A2 learners, this lesson fosters communication skills and self-awareness while improving vocabulary related to everyday emotions.

Skills

  • Can tell a story or describe something in a simple list of points.
  • Can present his/her opinion in simple terms, provided listeners are patient.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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1

Watch the video and answer the questions.

1
Have you ever watched this cartoon?
2
Can you try to guess the feelings you see in the video?
2

Read Mary's diary and fill in the gaps with the correct feelings.

3

Write a short social media post.

4

Emoji Sentence Challenge: Encode and Decode!

5

Discuss these questions in pairs and then share what you've learned about your partner with the rest of the group.

6

Brainstorm together!