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Benefits of A Bilingual Brain Lessonplan Fluentize-C1
Benefits of A Bilingual Brain Lessonplan Fluentize-C1
Work with a partner, group, or your teacher. Do the activities below together.
How would you rate your proficiency from 1 (low) to 5 (high) in the following areas in
PART II
the second languages you know? Explain why it may be higher in some than others.
PART III Discuss what the proverb means below. Do you think it’s true? Explain.
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PART IV
You are as many people as languages you speak.
1 analytical 1 creative
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PREVIEW ACTIVITY (II) Fluentize, LLC. Copyright 2020. For use only with license.
The Benefits of a Bilingual Brain (C1)
PART I Match the nouns with their definitions below the context examples.
PART II Choose the correct definition or synonym for the vocabulary words below.
2 It’s usually tough for me to distinguish Australian English from British English.
3 Security is often heightened in areas of the city where big events take place.
VIEWING ACTIVITY
PART I Fill in the missing letters for the three types of bilingualism explained in the video.
Explain what you understood about each type of bilingualism discussed in the video.
Do you fit into any of these types?
PART II Write short answers below according to the information from the video.
4:24 3 According to the video, what are some advantages of being bilingual?
PART III Choose true or false according to the information in the video.
2:19 1 TRUE FALSE Learning a language uses brain functions that are present in
both the right and left hemispheres of the brain.
2:51 2 TRUE FALSE A person who learns a second language as an adult tends to
confront problems in that second language emotionally.
4:22 3 TRUE FALSE Research shows that bilingualism always makes you smarter.
POST-VIEWING ACTIVITY (I) Fluentize, LLC. Copyright 2020. For use only with license.
The Benefits of a Bilingual Brain (C1)
PART I In the video, the narrator says the following idea about our brains...
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When it comes to our brains, a little exercise can go a long way.
Can you explain what “go a long way” means in the context of this sentence?
PART II Choose the correct prefixes that fit the text below. Two are not used!
1 Knowing multiple languages means that your brain may function differently
than those of your lingual friends.
5 The heightened workout a bilingual brain receives throughout its lifetime can
help delay the set of cognitive diseases like dementia or Alzheimer’s.
PART III Write the noun form of each adjective or verb in the sentences below.
2 The idea that being bilingual has major cognitive benefits would have
surprised earlier experts.
3 Children learn languages more easily because the plasticity of their developing
brains lets them use both hemispheres when they acquire a language.
Children learn languages more easily because the plasticity of their developing
brains lets them use both hemispheres in language .
POST-VIEWING ACTIVITY (II) Fluentize, LLC. Copyright 2020. For use only with license.
The Benefits of a Bilingual Brain (C1)
SPEAKING TASK 1:
Your teacher will choose a few of the speaking topics below to discuss. Discuss the topics
with your teacher or partner. In your discussion, explain your ideas in detail.
SPEAKING TASK 2:
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QUIZ & REVIEW ACTIVITY Fluentize, LLC. Copyright 2020. For use only with license.
The Benefits of a Bilingual Brain (C1)
Work with a partner. Complete the quiz and review activities below.
1. What are the three types of bilinguals? What do you remember about each?
2. How is learning a foreign language different as an adult to learning as a child?
3. What do they say about the hemispheres of the brain and language learning?
4. How was bilingualism viewed in the past?
5. What are the benefits of bilingualism?
PART II Vocabulary: Choose the correct nouns that fit the text below.
PART III Phrase: Finish the sentence from the video below using a phrase.
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It’s never too late to do yourself a favor and make the linguistic leap from “Hello”
to “Hola” or “Bonjour”.
Can you explain what “make a linguistic leap” means in the context of this sentence?