Lesson Description

This reflective B2–C1 ESL lesson explores real-life regrets through a powerful video and natural English. Students learn expressive vocabulary for talking about past decisions, missed chances and emotional growth, while building confidence in structured, adult-level conversation.

Includes pre-viewing discussion, gist and detail tasks, real expressions like money down the drain, haunts me, and weighs on me, plus lots of meaningful speaking practice.

Regrets

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