What is ASMR?
ESL Lesson PlansWhat is ASMR?

What is ASMR?

This ESL lesson plan invites advanced students to explore the fascinating and sensory-rich world of ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response). Through engaging warm-up questions, students reflect on sounds that irritate or soothe them before diving into an interactive listening task involving common ASMR triggers. Students will then deepen their comprehension with a reading task about the science and popularity of ASMR, followed by a true/false exercise to reinforce key details. Opinion-based discussions give learners the chance to express nuanced viewpoints, compare perspectives, and articulate their own experiences.

Skills

  • Can understand in detail a wide range of lengthy, complex texts likely to be encountered in social, professional or academic life, identifying finer points of detail including attitudes and implied as well as stated opinions.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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1

Warm-up

Discuss these questions with a partner or small group.
1. Name three sounds that irritate you. 2. Name three sounds that soothe and comfort you. 3. Have you heard of ASMR before? What do you know about it?
2

Match the sounds to their sources.

3

Watch the clip. Which of the sounds from the previous task did you notice? Do you find them pleasant or unpleasant?

4

Read the article about ASMR and mark the statements as 'True' or False'.

5

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

6

Share your thoughts.

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