ESL WORKSHEET - Being Kind

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

BEING KIND

LinguaHouse
Apr. 21, 2022

Level: Upper-Intermediate (B2-C1)
Type of English: General English
Tags: Behavior, Feelings and Emotions; Psychology; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old; Article Based
Publication date: 04/21/2022

This lesson looks at the concept of kindness and how it manifests. Students will listen to three people discussing it and read an article about the various ideas attached to kindness. Exercises focus on related vocabulary, reading, and listening skills, as well as offering students an opportunity to discuss questions related to the topic (by Joe Wilson).

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AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Speaker 1 (male): I think above all they show tolerance toward all people. Some people are kind, but just toward people they know or people they secretly want something from. That’s not really being kind. I think real kindness is when you can be warm-hearted toward people from all backgrounds. Also, you need to be considerate of people around you. An elderly lady picked up my wallet that I’d accidentally dropped the other day and gave it back to me. I was really touched. She was carrying her shopping, so I carried it to the bus stop for her. I felt great all day about that. She was really thankful, and she saved me a lot of trouble as my wallet had all my cash and credit cards in it.
Speaker 2 (female): Oh, well, I’d been out with my friends to the theatre for the evening, and I was on my way home. I got to the train station and realized that I didn’t have my purse with me. I still don’t know if I’d put it down somewhere or if it had been stolen. Either way, I had no money, it was raining, and there was only one more train. I had no idea what I could do because none of my friends lived close by, and obviously, I had no money or cards or anything! This guy came over to me. I was worried at first, but I think he could just see I was really distressed and asked if I was OK. He ended up giving me the money for the train ticket home and when we got to the station, he called my parents for me to come and pick me up. He even waited with me to make sure I was OK. It really restored my faith in humanity.
Speaker 3 (man): It snowed really heavily a few weeks ago, and I knew my elderly neighbor was going to be in a difficult situation. I didn’t want her to be at the mercy of the ice, so I went and cleared her front walk for her without her asking me – not that she could ask me because she was trapped in her house (laughs). She said it was really charitable of me and I felt good about it. It was really good exercise too! She’s a really kind lady and always used to give us candy on Halloween or gifts on our birthdays. She has always been a good neighbor, so I felt that helping her out like that was the least I could do.

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