Empathy

Empathy is the ability to emotionally understand what other people

feel, see things from their point of view, and imagine yourself in their

place.
 To put yourself in someone’s
shoes

• Consider what you would do or feel if you
 were in the position of somebody else.
 Watch it!

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av85Kfe
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What did the heron's behavior express when it took the fish to the
dog's boat?
 How can empathy help people to
develop respectful interpersonal
relationships focused on the common
good?

• Common good – Bem comum

• Respectful interpersonal relationships –
Relações interpessoais respeitosas
 How can concern for the
common good be related to the
environment and everything we've
discussed in the past classes?
Pair Work

• Find 2 comments on social media: one positive and one negative.

• Put yourselves in those people’s shoes and talk about the feelings that comment can trigger.
• Rewrite the negative comment adding a dose of empathy to it.