Atomic habits

 

Lesson Plan: 10 Lessons for B1 Adult Student – “Atomic Habits”

Lesson 1: Introduction to Habits

  • Objective: Understand the concept of habits.

  • Reading: Introduction & Chapter 1 excerpts.

  • Vocabulary: habit, behavior, routine, automatic, cue.

  • Grammar Focus: Present simple for routines (I brush my teeth every morning.)

  • Speaking Task: Talk about your daily routines. Which habits are helpful, which are not?

  • Homework: Write 5 habits you have and classify them as “good” or “bad.”

Lesson 2: The 1% Improvement Concept

  • Objective: Understand small changes.

  • Reading: Chapter 1–2 excerpts.

  • Vocabulary: improvement, incremental, compounding, progress.

  • Grammar Focus: Comparatives & superlatives (better, best, worse).

  • Speaking Task: Describe one small change you can make this week.

  • Homework: Keep a 3-day journal of small improvements.

Lesson 3: The Habit Loop

  • Objective: Learn about cues, cravings, responses, rewards.

  • Reading: Chapter 2 excerpt.

  • Vocabulary: cue, craving, response, reward, loop.

  • Grammar Focus: Sequencing words (first, then, after that, finally).

  • Speaking Task: Explain a habit loop in your life.

  • Homework: Map out one personal habit using the habit loop structure.

Lesson 4: Make it Obvious

  • Objective: Learn strategies to notice and create habits.

  • Reading: Chapter 3 excerpt.

  • Vocabulary: obvious, visible, trigger, environment.

  • Grammar Focus: Imperatives (Write it down! Put it on your desk!)

  • Speaking Task: Suggest ways to make a habit more obvious for a friend.

  • Homework: Rearrange your environment to support one good habit.

Lesson 5: Make it Attractive

  • Objective: Understand how to make habits appealing.

  • Reading: Chapter 4 excerpt.

  • Vocabulary: attractive, temptation, motivation, bundle.

  • Grammar Focus: Adjectives + infinitive (It’s important to exercise.)

  • Speaking Task: Discuss ways to make studying English more enjoyable.

  • Homework: Combine a habit with something you like (habit stacking).

Lesson 6: Make it Easy

  • Objective: Learn how to reduce friction for good habits.

  • Reading: Chapter 5 excerpt.

  • Vocabulary: easy, simple, friction, barrier, effortless.

  • Grammar Focus: Modals for advice (should, must, can).

  • Speaking Task: Give advice to someone struggling with a habit.

  • Homework: Identify one habit to simplify and plan how.

Lesson 7: Make it Satisfying

  • Objective: Learn the role of rewards.

  • Reading: Chapter 6 excerpt.

  • Vocabulary: reward, satisfaction, immediate, reinforcement.

  • Grammar Focus: Present perfect (I have completed my habit today.)

  • Speaking Task: Share a habit that gives you immediate satisfaction.

  • Homework: Track one habit and note the satisfaction/reward.

Lesson 8: Breaking Bad Habits

  • Objective: Understand how to reduce bad habits.

  • Reading: Chapter 7 excerpt.

  • Vocabulary: avoid, stop, disrupt, substitute, temptation.

  • Grammar Focus: Negative imperatives (Don’t eat junk food!)

  • Speaking Task: Discuss strategies to break a bad habit in your life.

  • Homework: Plan how to replace one bad habit with a good one.

Lesson 9: The Role of Identity

  • Objective: Connect habits with identity.

  • Reading: Chapter 8 excerpt.

  • Vocabulary: identity, belief, self-image, reinforce, consistent.

  • Grammar Focus: Present continuous for self-improvement (I am learning English.)

  • Speaking Task: How do your habits define who you are?

  • Homework: Write a paragraph: “The type of person I want to be…”

Lesson 10: Habit Tracking & Reflection

  • Objective: Review and consolidate.

  • Reading: Chapter 9 excerpt.

  • Vocabulary: track, measure, reflect, consistency, milestone.

  • Grammar Focus: Past simple vs. present perfect (I started a habit vs. I have started a habit.)

  • Speaking Task: Present your habit progress over the last 10 lessons.

  • Homework: Create a 30-day habit tracker and plan your next goal.

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