C1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Turn Information into Intelligence

📝 Lesson Summary

This engaging ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video How to Turn Information into Intelligence and explores the theme of how we learn and transform information into intelligence. Suitable for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) level students, the lesson is ideal for mature teens and adults. It features vocabulary-building, critical thinking, structured roleplay, article-based tasks, and multimodal reflection activities.

🧠 Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Explore how we learn and how to convert information into intelligence

• Expand vocabulary related to learning, cognition, and brain function

• Develop listening, viewing, and reading comprehension skills

• Improve speaking skills through structured discussions and roleplay

• Enhance writing through creative and analytical tasks using target language

• Practise visual representing and multimodal composition in homework tasks

🎬 Lesson Activities

In this 90–120 minute ESL video lesson, students will:

• Talk about how people learn best and explore habits of intelligent thinkers

• Discuss thought-provoking quotes about intelligence and learning

• Predict and watch a short video, then complete comprehension activities

• Analyse and reflect on the video’s key messages

• Read an article titled The Role of Mental Repetition in Mastery of a New Language

• Answer reading comprehension questions

• Engage in a roleplay about learning strategies

• Write reflectively on their own learning methods

• Complete a multimodal homework task

👥 Learner Type

Mature teens and adults at Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) levels

📚 Language Focus

Vocabulary related to:

• Learning and study strategies

• Cognition and intelligence

• Brain function and memory

Watch the short video.

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