What is this lesson about?

The same coffee, the same seat, the same Sunday routine: most of us are more of a creature of habit than we’d like to admit. This lesson gets B2-C1 learners talking about the small rituals they love, the habits that keep them going and the routines that might be keeping them stuck. Students take a quick quiz, decide what counts as comfort and what counts as a rut, work through everyday dilemmas and think about which rituals really support their wellbeing. It’s warm, reflective and genuinely personal.

What language will students learn?

Students use natural, idiomatic British English for talking about habits, routines, change and comfort.

How do students practise?

●       Taking a quick quiz on how much of a creature of habit they are

●       Describing a small ritual they’d hate to give up

●       Discussing where habits come from and how they change with age

●       Choosing between the familiar and the new

●       Deciding whether routines are comforting or a rut

●       Working through everyday dilemmas when routines are disrupted

●       Weighing up two views on routine and change

●       Agreeing, disagreeing and partly agreeing with opinions

●       Telling a story about a time their routine was turned upside down

Why is this lesson useful?

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

●       describe habits and routines with natural, idiomatic expressions

●       talk about change and adjustment in a nuanced way

●       give and justify opinions, including partly agreeing

●       tell an extended personal story about a period of change

Who is it for?

B2-C1 adult learners in one-to-one or group classes, online or in person. Every task is a straightforward speaking task with no pair work required, and the lesson needs no preparation beyond printing the worksheet.