B2.2 Unit 3: The Brain

Overall aims for the week

Increase range and confidence in speaking about the mind and its workings.

Increase speculative range using helpful vocab and grammar, particularly in discussing aspects of the mind and theories about it.

Can-do statements/sub-aims

By the end of this week students will be able to…

Use modals more consciously, more often, more accurately. 

Summarise and respond to theoretical arguments about the mind and the brain. 

Use modals to express deductive and speculative reasoning.

Extra Grammar topic:
Narrative tenses

Skills:

Listening and reading: 

Comprehending complex factual information as well as grasping complex opinions based on that information.

Speaking:

Conveying the specific meaning of complex concept words through synonyms etc

Talking about the distant past, memories, discussing attitudes critically, discussing mental phenomena.

Topics:
PPT lesson  - Slow and fast thinking, grammar section (modality)

The Mystery of Blue (short clip and text activity)

TED Lesson -  déjà vu (3 theories)
The McGurk Effect (BBC clip),

Backwards Brain Cycle (Smarter Every day) 



Practise using modals here:

Past Modals practice

Obligation, permission etc

Speculation and deduction

PPT Video for this week: