Your Brain Can Improve at Any Age

Short overview of the lesson:

• Discuss opinions on intelligence and ageing in a warm-up speaking task.
• Play Myth or Fact? to test what you know about the brain.
• Read the article and match headings to paragraphs.
• Answer comprehension questions and learn key vocabulary from the text.
• Play Diagnose the Character — become a brain detective and solve real-life case studies.
• Play the optional Brain Auction and Brain Vault games for extra speaking practice.
• Spot the vocabulary in realistic social media comments.
• Build a mind map and design a weekly "Brain Gym" plan for a real-life persona.
• Complete the extra tasks for further practice or as homework.
• Write a letter to your future brain, making one real promise.
• Create a moodboard of your ideal "Brain Gym" week and present it to a partner.