Building Self-Esteem (1º Bach) (adapted from Ayres, R.

, 2022)
Overview of the Task-based learning situation.
FINAL TASK: Students will create a plan for a local life-coaching business in Granada and design a website for their business. They must
complete: 1) a company name and logo; 2) a list of objectives they hope to achieve with new clients; 3) describe how they will help future clients;
4) incorporate a short video to be added to their website showing one of their life coaches in action, giving advice to a client. Students will have
around 5-6minutes to present their website to the class during the final session.
Session Pre-task Task Report Language focus

1 Topic of self-esteem is Students work in small
introduced. Students groups to discuss and define
What’s self- read and complete a self-esteem. They then
esteem? questionnaire about create a class definition
their own self-esteem. and a list of strategies to
improve self-esteem.
(Sharing personal
experiences/ Opinion
exchange)
Students create a visual Students use Quizlet for
display of their additional practice of key
definition and strategies vocabulary and make use of a
to improve it to be hung class blog to reflect on the
in the classroom. topic. Teacher may make use
of students’ posts to draw
attention to certain forms.

2 Students discuss topic Students create their own Several groups New vocabulary is highlighted
of advice, then watch role-play giving advice, volunteer to perform in several blogposts from
A little help videos of American using the videos as a guide. their role-plays. previous session. Students
from my teenagers relating (Creative task) reflect on structures for giving
friends problems & giving advice and complete a handout
advice. for homework reinforcing
these structures.

3 Brainstorming about Pairs describe well-known Pairs check and New vocabulary (on body
(positive) body image. Andalusian celebrities for compare drawings for image and personalities) is
Positive Reading of a blog about their partners to draw. accuracy. added to the class Quizlet
body image body image. (Information-gap) account for further revision.

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4 Students view video on Students describe and Students report on their Students become aware of
Edpuzzle about social compare photos of comparisons and list modals of probability, and
All that media & self-esteem. celebrities with ordinary ways in which these speculation used. Handout to
glitters people. (Compare/Opinion images might affect review comparative forms is
exchange) adolescents. given for homework if needed.

5 Students discuss life- In pairs, students exchange Pairs volunteer to share Students use compensation
coaching and read an experiences. Then make a their lists and tips with strategies for not knowing a
Know article on the topic. list of their partner’s main the whole class. word when speaking in pairs.
yourself Also complete a (dis)likes and free-time Review game played on
crossword with vocab activities, together with Blooket to revise vocabulary
from article and discuss tips and ideas for and structures for giving advice
the article’s ideas in improving their habits. and for speculating.
pairs. (Ordering & Sorting,
Problem solving)

6 Discussion about the Students create and conduct Groups report to the Students reflect on the use of
future. Then, students a survey in pairs about class about results of future forms and vocabulary to
What does read and discuss a blog their classmates’ future their surveys. talk about plans, intentions and
the future entry about future plans plans. (Creative tasks) objectives.
hold? and intentions.

7 Students watch an Students start exchanging

A website animated clip about ideas for their final task in
for your life- what a life-coach does groups of 3, and thinking
coaching and discuss main ideas about the contents of their
business in pairs. website:

They are introduced to - A company name and logo

Final task: A - A list of objectives they
WEBSITE FOR A hope to achieve with new
LOCAL LIFE- clients.
COACHING Students start to write a text
BUSINESS. for their website, stating
their aims (Creative tasks)
8 Students keep working on Groups exchange their Students revise their partners’
A website the final task. They finish up texts for peer-revision. texts and suggest
for your life- their plan for their life- improvements concerning
coaching coaching business, and previously learnt vocabulary
business their website text, stating and forms for stating
how they’ll help future objectives.
clients.

9 Students practice speed- Students work on the short

A website chatting about topic of video to upload to their
for your life- life-coaching. websites, showing one of
coaching their life-coaches in action,
business giving advice to a client.

10 Groups present their life- Peers vote on the best Students reflect on what
A website coaching websites. life-coaches. they’ve learnt in the situation
for your life- by completing a class
coaching evaluation tool.
business