Ads for ELT - Random Acts of Kindness

Nick Michelioudakis
Nick Michelioudakis
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Published 2019-06-12
This is an excellent Ad from Thailand. A bit of a tear-jerker, but there are lots of things happening here and this could lead to lots of language practice:
This is an ad about an ordinary man who goes around doing random acts of kindness. These involve: i) a plant ii) a lady with a heavy cart iii) a dog iv) a beggar woman and her daughter v) an old lady.
Task A: Ask students to predict what he does to help in all these cases. Play the ad up to 1:26. Check to see whether their predictions were similar to what happens in the ad.
Task B: Then ask students to predict what happens in the second part of the ad. What are the effects of his actions in each case? Play the ad till the end. Students compare their ideas with what actually happened.
Task C: Follow-up: Research has shown that performing random acts of kindness for others can make us a lot happier. Not only that; other studies have shown that this has a spill-over effect. The recipients of kindness tend to be similarly kind not only to their benefactors but to third parties as well. Kindness is contagious. Ask students in pairs to come up with at least five little things they could do for the people around them.
Task D: Ask students to perform one of these little acts of kindness they thought of share what with their classmates what happened the next day. (Research has shown that when we recall happy moments we experience similar levels of happiness).


[NB: I do not own the copyright to this video clip. I have uploaded it here for educational purposes].
All Comments (21)
  • @Dragon-Samurai19
    I’ve Always Believed That. “The Kindness That You Put Out Into This World, Has A Way of Coming Back To You”
  • @eleanorakeli9698
    I've watched this video when I was little and just recently this video was shown as an example of "servant leadership" in my leadership class. Cried in class because it reminded me so much of home & makes me miss my grandma.
  • @sakinalala2527
    The most beautiful person inside and out.... love this video...this give me motivation to do something real things in this life... love❤
  • @Okallekutta
    The scene where the school girl appear 😂😂man I cry each time
  • @doraemon-kg1db
    I have been rewatching this for past several years 😢no matter how much time passes now this is a timeless vedio which will be passed no to next generations
  • @Jacqueline_88e9
    Finally! Finally! They made me understand the meaning of kindess ugh thank !you
  • @Anouke79
    I’m gonna go buy some Thai life insurance! Y’all are doing it right! Kindness and Compassion are the stand out traits of humanity. Love is lord of all. Now Excuse me, /moves to Thailand.