Developing Empathy - The Villain

This lesson is designed to help students become more empathetic and to better understand people they may have some form of conflict with. The lesson starts by looking at the problems or a fictional villain to introduce the concept of Pain Gain Mapping and then moves onto looking at and trying to understand the problems and motivations of real people in the lives of the students.

Aims:

• To develop students’ ability to empathise with others.
• To develop the ability to better understand the motivation and problems of others.
• To develop the ability to talk about motivation, fears and worries.

Level:

• Intermediate +

Materials:

• Teachers' Guide (PDF)
• Digital presentation: Demo copy
• Print version (PDF)