Lesson Content
Warm-Up Question:
What affects your mood more: what someone says to you or what they do?
Listening in Context:
You know, little things can really affect your mood, like whether you get enough sleep or not. When I don’t, the effect is obvious: I’m grumpy, I can’t focus, and even coffee doesn’t help.
Also, stress can really affect the way we think and make decisions. For example, lack of sleep might affect your focus during an exam. The effect of this is usually lower performance and more frustration. That’s why managing stress has such a powerful effect on our overall well-being.
Definitions:
Affect (verb): to influence or make a difference to something.
– The weather can affect our travel plans.
– Her speech deeply affected everyone in the room.
Effect (noun): a change that occurs because of an action; the result.
– The new policy had a positive effect on the company’s growth.
– One side effect of the medication is drowsiness.
How to Remember Which Is Which:
Affect = Action (verb) → Both start with A.
Effect = End result (noun) → Both start with E.
Trick sentence: “The new teacher affected the students’ attitudes, and the effect was amazing.”
Let’s Practice:
Teacher Resources: Grammar Infographic
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