How does being bilingual affect the brain

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – practice advanced vocabulary related to cognitive health;

• – improve comprehension skills through vocabulary matching and sentence completion exercises;

• – watch a video about “Why Being Bilingual Is Good for Your Brain” and answer comprehension questions.

In this C2 lesson plan, students will practice vocabulary related to cognitive health.

Warm-up 

The lesson begins with students discussing a chart with the teacher.

Video 

Students will view a video titled “Why being bilingual is good for your brain.” After watching the video, they will answer questions to check for comprehension.

Exercises 

Students will learn new vocabulary by matching terms with their definitions. 

In the second exercise, students will be asked to choose which word completes the sentence correctly.

Reading 

In this part, students will read a short text about the effects of being bilingual on the brain. After that, they will answer questions about the text.

Discussion 

The lesson concludes with a discussion around a famous quote.