How Halloween make-up

looks helped my
depression
Read the statistics from 2021 and discuss the questions below.

● More than 264 million people suffer from depression worldwide. (World Health Organization, 2020)
● Adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old had the highest rate of major depressive episodes (14.4%)
followed by young adults 18 to 25 years old (13.8%). (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Association, 2018)
● Two-thirds of those who commit suicide struggle with depression. (American Association of
Suicidology, 2009)

Did you know depression is such a severe problem in society?

What are the symptoms of depression?

Watch the video. How did Beth cope with her depression?
 Watch the video again and complete the sentences below.
judging
• Beth kept ...................... herself and thinking
she was too fat.
downhill
• She went ...................... and started to get
depression.
disorder
• She had an eating ...................... and got very
skinny.
• One year on Halloween Beth decided to paint
herself as half a skull and from then she was
obsessed
just getting ...................... with it.
compliment
• That was such a ...................... because
obviously she didn't really have
self-esteem
that ...................... before.
Read the examples below and answer the questions.

How do we make a sentence in the 2nd Conditional?

When do we use it?
Work in pairs or small groups. Imagine you are friends of a person who is
depressed. What advice can you give him/her?

Make a list. Use the 2nd Conditional.

 How does one’s mental health
deteriorate?

How can society help people with mental

health problems?