Hyperfixation and Attention

In this lesson, your students will:

• Share what they’re “hooked on” and reflect on their attention span situation.
• Discuss the concept of *hyperfixation* and predict its meaning.
• Focus on vocabulary through a short reading exercise.
• Explore three relatable stories and analyze people’s habits.
• Match quotes with characters, complete gap-fills, and do transformation tasks with target idioms.
• Discuss habits and distractions using idioms naturally in conversation.
• Reflect on statements about productivity, attention, and modern focus struggles.
• Connect the topic to pop culture, discussing movie/TV characters and their obsessions.
• Take the Attention Span Test and reflect on personal focus habits as homework.

This lesson includes 15 exercises that develop students’ ability to understand and discuss the concept of hyperfixation while learning natural, idiomatic expressions for talking about attention, distraction, and focus.