ESL WORKSHEET - Logical thinking

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

THE LOGICAL MIND

LinguaHouse

Nov. 16, 2022

Level: Pre-Intermediate (A2-B1)
Type of English: English for Teenagers
Tags: Numbers; Health and Well-being; Memory, Brain and Mind; Numerical Errors; First Conditional; 13-15 Years Old; 10-12 Years Old
Publication date: 11/16/2022

The topic of this lesson is intelligence and logical thinking. Students read a text about the different mental abilities that make up human intelligence - verbal, mathematical, spatial and logical. Then they do IQ - type tests to discover their strengths and weaknesses. In the second part of the lesson, they learn how to use the first conditional. They use it to discuss logical puzzles and to make logical links between everyday life events. (by I. Rybak)

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AUDIO TRANSCRIPTS

A logical challenge (Goat riddle)
First, I will take the goat because the cabbages will be safe with the wolf. I will leave the goat on the other side and come back alone. Then I will take the cabbages. I will leave them on the other side and take the goat back. I will leave the goat and take the wolf across the river. Finally, I will come back for the goat.

Logical consequences (different future forms) (Task 6)
1.

Full form of will: If I go to bed late, I will be tired tomorrow.
Short form of will: If I don’t take an umbrella, I’ll get wet.
Negative form of will: If I get up early, I won’t miss the bus.

2.

I will be tired tomorrow.
I will get wet. I’ll get wet.
I won’t miss the bus.

What is intelligence? (Intelligence)
There is no clear definition of intelligence because it is not one thing. Intelligence is a mixture of different skills such as the ability to learn and the ability to use knowledge to solve practical problems. Learning involves understanding concepts (e.g. time or distance) and noticing patterns (e.g. similarities, differences, repeated parts).
The various skills are often divided into four categories:

1 - mathematical (dealing with numbers),
2 - verbal (dealing with words),
3 - spatial (dealing with space), and
4 - logical - if something is logical, it is based on what we know about the world - for example, if you were born later than your sister, then you are younger than she is.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/english-for-teenagers/the-logical-mind. Accessed on June 14, 2024. © 2008–2024 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.