Do your students ever talk about having a “type” of partner? Bring a fascinating and relevant topic into your classroom with this complete 90-minute lesson plan for upper-intermediate (B2) learners. Inspired by psychiatrist Dr. Tracey Marks’ clear YouTube explanation, “Attachment Styles Explained,” this lesson makes complex psychology easy to understand and discuss.
Students explore a key question: Why do we often choose similar partners, even after difficult relationships? They will learn about the four main attachment styles – how our childhood relationships create a “blueprint” for love and why our brains prefer what is familiar, not always what is healthy.
This lesson helps students develop important skills:
- Listening Practice: Guided tasks help students understand the main ideas and details of an authentic educational video.
- Useful Vocabulary: Students learn and practice key collocations and phrases from the topic (e.g., build resilience, confirmation bias, emotional roller-coaster) through clear exercises.
- Speaking Confidence: Structured pair and group discussions give students the chance to share opinions, apply new concepts, and build fluency.
- Critical Thinking: Discussion questions encourage students to connect the ideas to their own lives and the world around them.
It’s ready to teach and guaranteed to spark deep, meaningful conversation in your classroom. Help your students learn the language to talk about life’s important connections.
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Teach English through relationship psychology – attachment styles, patterns, and real-life insight!
