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 THE LISTENING TAPESCRIPT
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People say intelligence is a lot more attractive than

beauty. I often ask people if they would prefer a partner

who is intelligent or good looking. They almost always say

they want someone who is intelligent. I wonder why it is

some of us are so intelligent and others aren’t. Surely we

are all born with a similar level of intelligence. I’m not

really sure how intelligent I am. Sometimes I think I’m

intelligent, but then I do something really dumb. Or I

meet someone who is super-brainy who makes me feel

unintelligent. One day, I’m going to take one of those

intelligence tests to measure my IQ. Another thing I don’t

get about intelligence is how people think our leaders are

so intelligent, but then the leaders do such stupid things.

Do intelligent people start wars?

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 LISTENING GAP FILL
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People say intelligence _______________________ attractive than

beauty. I often ask people if they _______________________

partner who is intelligent or good looking. They almost

always _______________________ someone who is intelligent. I

wonder why it is some _______________________ intelligent and

others aren’t. Surely we are all born with a similar

_______________________ intelligence. I’m not really sure how

intelligent I am. Sometimes I think I’m intelligent, but

then I do something _______________________. Or I meet

someone who is _______________________ who makes me feel

unintelligent. One day, I’m going to take one of those

intelligence tests to _______________________. Another thing I

don’t get about intelligence _______________________ think our

leaders are so intelligent, but then the leaders

_______________________ things. Do intelligent people start wars?

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 CORRECT THE SPELLING
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they want someone who is intelligent. I wonder why it is

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really sure how intelligent I am. Sometimes I think I’m

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meet someone who is super-rnyiab who makes me feel

unintelligent. One day, I’m going to take one of those

intelligence tests to euremsa my IQ. Another thing I don’t

get about intelligence is how people think our elresda are

so intelligent, but then the leaders do such tspudi things.

Do intelligent people start awsr?

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 UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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People say intelligence than attractive more lot a is

beauty. I often ask people they if partner a prefer would

who is intelligent or good looking. They almost always say

intelligent is who someone want they. I wonder why it is

some of us are so intelligent and others aren’t. Surely we

are born all intelligence of level similar a with. I’m not

really sure how intelligent I am. Sometimes I think I’m

intelligent, something do I then but really dumb. Or I

meet someone who is super-brainy who makes me feel

unintelligent. One day, I’m going to take one to tests

intelligence those of measure my IQ. get intelligence

thing don’t about Another I is how people think our

leaders are so intelligent, but then the leaders do such

stupid things. start intelligent wars people Do?

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 DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________

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 STUDENT INTELLIGENCE SURVEY
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Write five GOOD questions about intelligence in the table. Do this in pairs. Each
student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3

_____________ _____________ _____________

Q.1.

Q.2.

Q.3.

Q.4.

Q.5.

 Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found
out. Change partners often.
 Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

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 WRITING
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Write about intelligence for 10 minutes. Show your

partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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 HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from

the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another
search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of
each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more

information about intelligence. Talk about what you discover with
your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about

intelligence. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next
lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. INTELLIGENCE POSTER Make a poster about intelligence.

Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other
feedback on your posters.

5. MY INTELLIGENCE LESSON: Make your own English lesson

on intelligence. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do.
Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group
when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page,

MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon
account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on
intelligence. Share your findings with the class.

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