CSLM-ENGLISH-C1.

SESSION 8:
“Down in the dumps”

CSLM-ENGLISH-C1.
 Lesson plan
Speaking: Emotions

Reading

Role-play: down in the dumps

Listening

Grammar: inversions

Vocabulary: idioms
 Emotions
Would you say you are good at
handling stressful situations?
Why?

Have you ever cried while

watching a film/TV series/
advert, or a book/play?

Are you good at reading other

people’s emotions? Why?
 READING

After reading the text:

Were you surprised to read about why

it’s hard to do the right thing even
when you know exactly what you
should do? Why?

In your opinion, how could training

people to be more emotionally
intelligent improve people’s work
environment?
 Down in the dumps

Student A: You have been feeling down lately.

You’ve failed your driving test for the tenth
time. The thing is that you get really stressed
out whenever you have to get in the car with
the examiner sitting behind you. Ask Student B
for advice.

Student B: Your friend hasn’t been herself/

himself for a while. Find out what’s wrong and
try to help him/her.
LISTENING
That’s all folks!