Unit 10: The Brain

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Watch and listen: Watch and understand a video about the brain

Reading skills: Preview a text

Academic writing skills: Write a description of a process

Writing task: Write a process paragraph

UNLOCK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

How much do you know about the different areas of the brain? Write true (T) or false (F) next to the statements below.

1. The left side of the brain is associated with logic and the right side with creativity. ________

2. The brain uses 20% of the oxygen in the body. ________

3. Only 10% of the brain is used. ________

4. The brain can’t feel pain. ________

5. The brain is made up of 90% water. ________

6. Elephants have larger brains than humans. ________

7. Yawning cools down the brain to make it work better. ________

8. The brain stops growing at seven years old. ________