How to Turn Information into Intelligence
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This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Turn Information into Intelligence and the themes of how we learn and how to convert information into intelligence. Students learn vocabulary related to learning, cognition and brain function, discuss quotations about learning, talk about learning, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, perform a roleplay, read an article, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article The Role of Mental Repetition in Mastery of a New Language, write about what they have learned from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.
Language level: Advanced (C1) – Proficient (C2)
Learner type: Mature teens and adults
Topic: The concept of how we learn and how to convert information into intelligence
Objectives:
- To introduce students to the concept of how to convert information into intelligence
- To expand students’ vocabulary related to learning, cognition and brain function
- To develop students’ listening, viewing, and reading comprehension skills
- To improve students’ writing skills through creative tasks using new vocabulary
- To improve students’ speaking skills through roleplay and discussions using new vocabulary
- To develop students’ multimodal composition and visual representing skills through homework tasks
Language: Vocabulary related to learning, cognition and brain function
Time: 90–120 minutes
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This engaging ESL video lesson plan is based on the short video How to Turn Information into Intelligence and explores the concept of learning and how to convert information into long-term understanding. Ideal for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners, the lesson focuses on developing vocabulary related to cognition, learning and brain function. Through guided discussion, video analysis, roleplay, article-based reading and reflective writing, learners are encouraged to explore how intelligence is built through practice, repetition and deep thinking.
