Atomic Habits at Work

A ready-to-teach B1 grammar lesson on must, have to and can for rules, and will, might and shall for the future, built around the big ideas of the bestselling book Atomic Habits.

Students start with a hands-up poll and talk about good and bad habits at work and college, then watch a free 4-minute BBC Ideas video on how habits work (the habit loop) and five tips to make a new habit stick, before they match six big ideas from the book (the 1% rule, habit stacking, the two-minute rule and more) to real workplace examples. They study must, have to, don't have to, mustn't and can, then will, might and shall, choose the right word in a manager's email about a new 'small habits' plan, and work as habit consultants to fix a workplace problem. They finish by sharing their own habit stack in a mingle, a stand-and-choose mini debate and an exit ticket.

What's inside

• 13 colourful slides to project, with answer keys straight after each activity
• A two-step video listening task with a link to the free BBC Ideas video (no download needed)
• Two clear grammar slides, including mustn't vs don't have to and will / might in if-sentences
• Matching task, choose-the-word email, group problem-solving task and a habit-stack mingle
• Instruction-checking questions on the slides, a mini debate and an exit ticket

Level: B1 · Time: 60–75 minutes · Prep: play the video from the link and test the sound. Project and teach.

Please note: this is a slides-only lesson, without a separate printable worksheet.

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