What It Means to have Good Self Esteem

10/10/2020 5:23:00 PM
Self-esteem in kids. Image: Dove.com

Do you know?

  • Self-esteem impacts your decision-making process, your relationships, your emotional health, and your overall well-being.
  • 75% of girls with low self-esteem reported engaging in negative activities like cutting, bullying, smoking, drinking, or disordered eating.

Let's read!

Sayings to build your self-esteem. Image: Freepik

Listen and decide if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE or NO INFORMATION.

  • Self-esteem means how you feel and think about others.
  • Having good self-esteem is a very significant thing.

Self-esteem means how you feel and think about others.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • NO INFORMATION

Having good self-esteem is a very significant thing.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • NO INFORMATION

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

What It Means to have Good Self Esteem

Have you ever heard the words self-esteem? means how you feel and think about yourself. Good self-esteem can be very important.

You probably know people who you like . Your best friend, a brother or sister, or even your teacher might be people you like. Why do you like them? They might be funny, , and nice to you.

In the same way that you like others, you should also try to like yourself. Sometimes this is hard. You know things about yourself that might not be the best things. But it helps to remember all the good things about yourself, too.

When you like yourself, you will find that you are nicer to others. You are happier when you like yourself, too. People will be happier to be you. Liking yourself, or having good self-esteem, is a very important thing. 

Read and answer the following questions.

What It Means to have Good Self Esteem

Improve your self-esteem. Image: metro.co.uk

Have you ever heard the words self-esteem? Self-esteem means how you feel and think about yourself. Good self-esteem can be very important.

You probably know people who you like a lot. Your best friend, a brother or sister, or even your teacher might be people you like. Why do you like them? They might be funny, helpful, and nice to you.

In the same way that you like others, you should also try to like yourself. Sometimes this is hard. You know things about yourself that might not be the best things. But it helps to remember all the good things about yourself, too.

When you like yourself, you will find that you are nicer to others. You are happier when you like yourself, too. People will be happier to be around you. Liking yourself, or having good self-esteem, is a very important thing. 

Source: Mobymax Reading Skills Informational G1

According to the passage, you like someone because they might _____.

  • treat you well
  • not help you
  • make fun of you
  • be with you

What can be inferred from the third paragraph?

  • Sometimes you cannot do best as you wish.
  • You do not know the best about yourself.
  • It is never difficult to like yourself.
  • It is you who have to try to love yourself first.

Which is considered a benefit of loving yourself in the fourth paragraph?

  • It makes people around you like you.
  • It helps you look nicely.
  • It makes you feel more joyful.
  • It helps you become an important person.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. means how you feel and think about yourself.
  2. You probably know people who you like .
  3. Why do you like them? They might be funny, , and nice to you.
  4. People will be happier to be you.

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text. 

  1. Wow, your sister looks like you.
  2. The program is intended to build students’ .
  3. The museum's collection includes works of art from all the world.
  4. He made several suggestions.