In this lesson we will discuss the phenomenon of ‘attention’ and look at how and why our attention is hijacked by the modern world and discuss what we can do about it. We will have a lot of lively discussion, watch a short video and learn together! In the lesson we will first discuss the following questions: - Are you good at paying attention? - Can you always stay focused on a task? - What are some of the biggest distractions in your life? After this we will watch a short video together. The video is about Amishi Jha, a professor of psychology at the University of Miami and author of the book ‘Peak Mind: Find your Focus and Own Your Attention’ After this you will then be given a task to complete with your teammates in which you must reach a conclusion on a series of questions before you present your conclusions to me and the whole class. You do not have to prepare for the lesson but if you would like to get the most out of the class I suggest that you think about your answers to the questions above and take a look at the useful vocabulary that is available upon booking.

In this lesson you will: - Discuss and debate a range of issues related to the topic of the lesson - Learn useful vocabulary - Combine skills of listening and speaking - Work together to achieve a communicative aim. After the lesson is completed you will receive a lesson summary with all the materials and notes from the lesson.