BILINGUAL: Students A strongly believe we must all be bilingual; Students B strongly believe not.

BETTER: Which would you rather have? Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the best at the top.

A more powerful brain A more beautiful smile A flatter stomach Bigger muscles

A better sense of humour More get up and go More tolerance Better athletic ability

IDIOMS: Underline the correct word to complete the idioms below.

1. It suddenly crossed my head/mind/brain that the store will be closed on Monday.

2. "Please bear the starting time for the concert in head/mind/brain so that we can arrive early."

3. The store clerk has his head/mind/brain in the clouds and makes many mistakes.

4. I racked my head/mind/brain to try and decide what to do about the computer problem.

5. The man likes to hide his brain/head/mind in the sand and he never wants to deal with any problems.

6. Since we're up against a brick wall in the Stavanger case, I've come to pick your heads/minds/brains.

7. The man has an open brain/head/mind and is willing to listen to what other people are saying about various things.

8. I am in two brains/heads/minds about going to a movie tonight.

9. There is a mind/brain/head drain from many poor countries to wealthy countries where conditions are better.

10. The new principal is brain/head/mind and shoulders above those who have come before.

11. I have not been able to make up my head/mind/brain about going to the party or not.

12. The woman beside me in the bus talked my brain/head/mind off during our journey.

13. The girl told her boyfriend that she cannot read his head/brain/mind and that he must tell her what he wants.

14. The boy has cars on the mind/brain/head and he does not think of anything else.

15. The teacher tried to beat the material into the student's mind/head/brain.

16. My father plans to speak his head/mind/brain at the school meeting tonight.

17. My uncle has a good head/mind/brain for numbers.

Come up with your own definitions of the following words and write the example sentences for them.

brainstorm (something)

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brainwash (someone)

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Brainchild

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Tell your partner about time:

· You read someone’s mind;

· You racked your brains about something;

· Someone talked your head off;

· You were in two brains about something;

· You preferred to hide your head in the sand;

· You tried to beat something in someone’s head;

· You picked someone’s brains.

UNDERSTANDING

it's beyond me a whizz not have a clue a numskull a brainiac come to grips with miss the point a nitwit out of your depth quick/slow on the uptake get the message with eyes (wide) open
Understand something/being clever	Fail to understand something/being stupid

1. Sam________________. It's not the job that's the problem, it's the amount of work it involves for one person.

2. When Tony pointed to his watch, I ________________ - it was time to leave for the airport.

3. I'm not a ________________ at math but I sure can add up.

4. The level of the class was too high for me, so very quickly I ________________

5. I feel like a ________________making the same stupid mistakes.

6. It's ________________ why Mary wants to marry John.

7. My wife's grandmother's maiden name? I don't________________!

8. After the initial shock, the patient began to ________________ his disability.

9. I took on the job ________________ so I'm not complaining.

10. Please explain the problem in simple words - I'm a bit ________________!

1. missed the point, 2. got the message, 3. Whiz, 4. felt out of my depth, 5. Numskull, 6. beyond me, 7. have a clue, 8. come to grips with, 9. with my eyes wide open, 10. slow on the uptake

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