Things We Were Taught That Are No Longer True

Conversation - B2-C1 | Advance Level

4.9 $

Jan. 24 Sat , 13:00 USA

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In this class you will:
✔ Watch a thought-provoking video about outdated beliefs and misinformation.
✔ Learn advanced vocabulary related to truth, knowledge, myths, and critical thinking.
✔ Discuss personal, cultural, and educational beliefs that changed over time.
✔ Practice expressing doubt, contrast, and reflection using complex English structures.
You will:
• Develop language to question accepted ideas
• Practice discussing social, scientific, and cultural change
• Use contrast, speculation, and reflection to express evolving understanding

Session Activities

1: Can you think of something you learned as a child that later turned out to be wrong?

2: Who usually teaches us what is “true” when we are young?

3: Do you trust information more when it comes from school or from experience? Why?

4: Is it uncomfortable to realize something you believed was false?

5: Do you think society updates its beliefs fast enough?

1: What is one belief you were taught that you no longer think is true?

2: Why do you think that belief was taught in the first place?

3: How did you realize it was wrong — education, experience, or new evidence?

4: Are schools responsible for updating what they teach? Why or why not?

5: Which outdated beliefs are still common in society today?

6: Is it dangerous to hold on to ideas that are no longer true? In what way?

7: How do culture and tradition affect what we accept as “truth”?

8: After watching the video, which example surprised you the most?

9: Do you think unlearning is harder than learning? Why?

myth

a widely held but false idea

outdated

no longer accurate or relevant

misconception

a wrong idea based on misunderstanding

evidence

information that shows something is true

assumption

something accepted as true without proof

belief

an idea someone accepts as true

fact

something proven to be true

critical thinking

careful thinking to judge information

unlearn

to remove old ideas from your thinking

bias

a tendency to think in a certain way

challenge

to question or oppose an idea

reconsider

to think again about something

perspective

a way of seeing or understanding something

misinformation

false or misleading information

truth

what is real or correct based on facts