What is this lesson about?

This gratitude and kindness idioms ESL lesson plan helps B1–B2 adult learners explore appreciation, effort, and support through six common idioms, using personal reflection and meaningful conversation.

What language will students learn?

Students work with six natural idioms:

• count your blessings

• thank your lucky stars

• be in someone’s debt

• go out of your way (for someone)

• go the extra mile

• a blessing in disguise

  
  

How do students practise?

Students practise through:

• short, realistic dialogues to infer meaning from context

• guided personal reflection tasks

• “this or that” discussions using all idioms

• situation-based idiom matching

• opinion-based agree/disagree tasks

• emotionally grounded speaking activities

  
  

Why is this lesson useful?

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• understand and use gratitude idioms naturally

• talk about kindness, effort, and appreciation with confidence

• connect idiomatic language to real-life experiences

• express gratitude in a more fluent, natural way

  
  

Who is it for?

This lesson is designed for B1–B2 adult ESL learners. It works particularly well with professionals, long-term learners, and classes that value reflective, discussion-based speaking.