This is a great movie. Language teachers also enjoy it. This is a great scene to talk about self-esteem.
Self-Esteem - Pride in oneself; self-respect.
According to this informative and constructive site,
these are the characteristics of genuine low self-esteem.
Social withdrawal
Anxiety and emotional turmoil
Lack of social skills and self confidence. Depression
and/or bouts of sadness
Less social conformity
Eating disorders
Inability to accept compliments
An Inability to see yourself 'squarely' - to be fair to
yourself
Accentuating the negative
Exaggerated concern over what you imagine other people
think
Self neglect
Treating yourself badly but NOT other people
Worrying whether you have treated others badly
Reluctance to take on challenges
Reluctance to put yourself first or anywhere.
Reluctance to trust your own opinion
Expecting little out of life for yourself.
I. Talk to a partner:
1. According to the symptoms above, what are the
consequences of having low self-esteem?
2. What do you think one can do to reverse that
situation?
3. What can relatives do in order not to lower someone's
self-esteem?
4. For one to have low self-esteem, he must have various
of the symptoms above. Do you feel any of the symptoms above? How do you rate
your self-esteem?
II. Watch the segment and discuss the questions.
1. What do you think about the teenager's self-esteem?
2. What exactly makes her esteem low?
3. What's your opinion about her mother's presents? How well did she mean?
4. How effective is the mother's strategy?
III. Read the tips given by this awesome site to improve
one's self-esteem. Then say how each one would help the teenager and
what she could do about each of the tips.
Be true to yourself. Live your life doing what feels
right to you, not what someone else thinks you should do. It’s ok to listen to
advice, but in the end, make the decision that feels best for you.
Change your mental diet. Read uplifting books.
Listen to uplifting tapes and CDs and attend uplifting workshops. Don’t
focus on negativity. Stop watching the news. Avoid whiners and complainers.
Walk away.
Upgrade your physical diet. Processed foods contain
very little nutritional value when compared to raw, organic fruits and
vegetables. Eat fresh produce rather than processed foods whenever possible.
Drink plenty of water, fresh juices and smoothies instead of caffeinated beverages
or energy drinks.
Stop comparing yourself to others. You are not
supposed to be like anyone else. You are you. You are the only one who can be
you.
Create an uplifting environment for yourself. This
can be joyful colors, uplifting music, nature photos, plants, uplifting
posters, open windows… you decide. Wear clothes that you feel good in.
Celebrate your successes. Even the small ones. Don't
wait to get perfect.
Create a list of accomplishments and review it often. We
tend to get overwhelmed looking at what’s left to be done and forget to give
ourselves credit for how far we’ve already come.
Don’t take yourself, or life, too seriously. Lighten
up. Dare to have fun.
Do something nice for yourself. You deserve it!
Maybe a massage, a bath or nap. Take yourself out on a date.
Do something nice for someone else. Volunteer. Being
of service, without expectation of reward, feels really good.
Spend time regularly doing things you find joyful. What
make your heart sing? Do more of it!
Do something physical. Clean out a closet. Get out
of the house. Go for a walk.
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