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Language Learning at Any Age Pays Off

That's News to Me

High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring an article from The Associated Press, students read about how learning a new language later in life is difficult but can still help keep the brain active and healthy, even if full fluency is unlikely. This lesson includes a vocabulary review, comprehension and discussion questions, and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
languages
aging

Vocabulary

grasp
humility
estimate
decade
honorific
ward off
potential
resilient
cognitive
stimulate
A spinning paper plane