Logic puzzles: making deductions and speculating

Summary

This 90-minute ESL lesson for C1 learners explores Logic puzzles: making deductions and speculating through a real video. Across 9 interactive exercises, you'll develop listening comprehension, vocabulary, speaking skills — all built around authentic English content.

What you'll practise:

• 5 key vocabulary items with definitions and usage notes
• Gap-fill and cloze exercises to test vocabulary in context
• Matching exercise to connect terms with their meanings

Lesson activities (9 exercises)

Each exercise builds on the previous one. Work through them in order for the best learning experience.

1. Warm-up — Discussion questions to activate what you already know about the topic.
2. Watch — Watch the video and note the main arguments and examples.
3. Comprehension — Answer questions to check your understanding of the main ideas and supporting details.
4. Vocabulary — Learn key words and expressions from the video, with definitions and usage notes.
5. True / False — Test your detailed understanding — decide if each statement matches the source.
6. Fill the gaps — Complete sentences with the correct vocabulary. Drag and drop or type your answers.
7. Multiple choice — Choose the correct answer from four options — testing comprehension and language use.
8. Matching — Connect words, phrases, or concepts to their correct counterparts.
9. Discussion — Reflect on the topic and share your opinions using the language you've learned.

Vocabulary

This lesson introduces 5 key terms drawn directly from the video:

• To piece something together — to gradually understand a situation or story by using all the small pieces of information you have.
• A red herring — a fact or idea that is intended to be misleading or distracting from the real issue.
• To jump to conclusions — to make a judgment or decision about something without having all the facts.
• It stands to reason that... — a phrase used to introduce a statement that is a logical conclusion from the known facts.
• To follow a line of reasoning — to understand the series of logical steps or arguments that lead to a particular conclusion.

Grammar

This lesson includes a grammar focus with clear explanations and practice exercises.