Lesson 5: Make it attractive


🧠✨ Lesson 5: Make It Attractive

🎯 Objective

By the end of the lesson, the student will:

  • understand how to make habits more appealing

  • use Present Perfect & Present Perfect Continuous confidently

  • expand vocabulary related to behavior, work, and psychology

  • reflect on real problems and build practical solutions

🔥 1. Warm-up (10 min) — Real Life First

Ask:

  • How have you been feeling about your work recently? 😓

  • Have you been losing your drive lately?

  • What tasks have you been avoiding or delaying?

  • What have you tried to improve your situation?

👉 Push deeper:

  • “Since when has this been happening?”

  • “What has changed?”

📖 2. Reading (15 min)

Many people have attempted to build better habits, but they have struggled to maintain them. The main reason is simple: the process often feels dull, exhausting, or even frustrating. We tend to believe that drive comes first, but in reality, people act based on how they feel.

In recent years, researchers have been exploring how habits are formed and maintained. They have discovered that we are far more likely to repeat actions that feel appealing. However, modern life is full of temptation, which constantly distracts us and makes it difficult to stay focused.

As a result, many people experience an internal struggle between what they should do and what they want to do. To solve this problem, some individuals have been experimenting with a strategy known as “temptation bundling,” where they combine a necessary task with something enjoyable.

This idea has become especially relevant in the workplace. Many employees have been experiencing low levels of drive, particularly when tasks feel repetitive or overwhelming. Over time, they lose consistency, begin to delay important responsibilities, and feel even more stressed.

However, small changes can have a powerful effect. Some people have started listening to music while working, while others have been giving themselves small incentives after completing difficult tasks. These simple strategies make work more engaging and reduce resistance.

The key message is clear: if you want to change your behavior, you need to make the habit more appealing. Over time, your brain will begin to associate the task with something positive, and maintaining consistency will become easier.

📌 Comprehension Questions

  • Why have many people struggled to build habits?

  • What have researchers discovered about behavior?

  • What role does temptation play?

  • What is “temptation bundling”?

  • Why do people lose consistency at work?

  • What solutions are suggested?

📚 3. Vocabulary (15 min) 🚀



🔑 Core Vocabulary:

  • drive → inner energy to act

  • incentive → something that encourages action

  • temptation 😈 → something hard to resist

  • struggle → continuous difficulty

  • consistency → regular and stable action

🔥 Additional Vocabulary:

  • appealing → attractive

  • overwhelming → very stressful

  • delay → postpone

  • engaging → interesting and enjoyable

  • associate → connect in your mind

💬 Vocabulary Practice

  • What temptations distract you at work?

  • What have you been struggling with recently?

  • Why is it difficult to stay consistent?

  • What helps you maintain consistency?

  • What incentives work best for you?

🧩 4. Grammar Focus (15 min)




✍️ Practice

Complete:

  • I have been ______ing a lot recently.

  • I have ______ several times, but…

  • I have been trying to ______, however…

🗣️ 5. Speaking (20 min) — Deep Coaching 🔥

💭 Reflection

  • How has your attitude to work changed recently?

  • What has been reducing your drive?

  • What have you been focusing on too much?

  • What has been draining your energy?

⚡ Problem-Solving

  • What temptation affects your productivity the most?

  • What have you been struggling with at work?

  • Why have you been losing consistency?

  • How can you make your work more appealing?

  • What small incentive could improve your routine?

🌍 English Learning

  • What have you been doing to improve your English?

  • What has worked well so far?

  • What have you been avoiding?

  • How can you make learning more engaging?

🧠 6. Action Task (5 min)

Student creates a real-life strategy:

👉 Use:

  • I have decided to…

  • I will start…

  • I have been thinking about…

Example:
“I have decided to listen to podcasts during my commute.” 🎧

📝 Homework

✍️ Writing Task (8–10 sentences)

Write about:

  • What you have been struggling with

  • What you have tried

  • What you will change

👉 Include:

  • at least 2 Present Perfect

  • at least 2 Present Perfect Continuous


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