Unit 12

Unit 12

Lesson A Intelligence

By Teacher Lianne

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​INFORMATION

​IMPORTANT

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What do you remember from the previous lessons?

Recalling a bit through an oral activity.

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Antonyms - Cuestionario

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Are there any differences between the people, the history of the region or the geography in your country? If so, how and why do you think this is?

Try to recall as many culture terms as you can​.

Let´s enjoy it!

​Let´s take a look a the following video

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Match the following

Multiple Choice

Where are laws passed in the UK?

• The Houses of Parliament

• Buckingham Palace

• Westminster Abbey

Multiple Choice

The population of England is _______________.

• 20 million

• 50 million

• 70 million

Multiple Choice

English people are_______________.

• rude

• rich

• friendly

Multiple Choice

Edinburgh is the capital city of ______________.

• England

• Scotland

• UK

Multiple Choice

How long has Wales been a part of the UK?

• 100 years

• 200 years

• Over 400 years

​Listen to a short lecture about different types of intelligence.

• Learn words to describe types of intelligence and abilities such as linguistic and articulate.

• Use adverbs before adjectives and adverbs to describe people and things.

• Listen to two friends discuss an article about the five minds that Howard Gardner identified.

• Write a blog post about different types of minds they have.

• Practice using stress and intonation in conversations.

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Lesson A

Objectives

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UNIT ​12

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Who is the man in the top right picture? Would you say he is intelligent? Why or why not?

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What is intelligence?

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What different types of things can intelligent people do?

Multiple Intelligence Theory-Howard Gardner | Multiple intelligence theory, Learning theory, Gardner theory

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Write your conclusions after watching the video on Multiple Intelligences

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How many different types of intelligences are mentioned? What are they?

Answers

Seven different types of intelligence are mentioned: linguistic, logical, mathematical, musical, bodily, spatial, interpersonal, and intrapersonal.

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Underline or circle terminology that might bring difficulty to your understanding

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Can you name two jobs that would be ideal for each intelligence category?

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Think of a person you know, that you consider intellgent. Why is she/he intelligent and what are the different intelligences she/he might have?

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Find the opposites of these adjectives

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Look at the words in bold in the article. Which words suggest ability or are similar to the modal verb can?

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Possible answers

be sensitive to; are skilled / efficient / adept at; have a capacity for / talent for; be able to; are capable of

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Now, it is time to share your abilities. Answer the following question:

Are you really good at..?

Describing people and things

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What do you know about adverbs?

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Learning tip

You describe things and people with adjectives, but sometimes you need to describe the adjective. You do that with adverbs.​

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Challenge time! Select at least 3 sentences to unscramble. You can do it!

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1. is especially good at giving directions?

2. communicates with other people extremely well / communicates extremely well with other people?

3. is particularly interested in himself or herself?

4. is completely incapable of playing any sports?

5. articulates his or her ideas remarkably clearly?

6. does mental math incredibly quickly?

7. is highly skilled at drawing maps?

8 is musically talented / is talented musically?

9. plays chess fairly well?

10. learns languages relatively easily?

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​Answers

e A synthesizing mind

a An ethical mind

b A disciplined mind

c A respectful mind

d A creative mind

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Which of the five minds do you have? Which do you still need to work on?

Lesson B

Improving skills​

Lesson objectives

watch interviews with people talking about how they improved a skill.

• learn how to use as . . . as and comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs.

• post a comment about a skill they have.

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Make a short list with your skills and talents

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Which skill has each person improved? How? Page 128

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1. Linda has improved her public-speaking skills. She took a course to help her improve.

2. Nurdan has improved her flute-playing skills. She practices when she finds the time.

3. Bryan has improved his mountain-biking skills. He's been training harder than ever.

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What skill would you like to improve? How?

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Circle the correct words

​1. A better

B more confident; better than; the best in; more easily

2. A the best

B as much as

A the worst

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3. A as good as

B harder

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4. A the hardest

B easier than; better​

Kahoot!

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Moodle and LMS assignments

LMS: Lessons A and B

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Moodle:

-Unit 12 test

-Practice test

-Review test​

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These activites will be active until January ​29th