Is Your Brain Lying to You?

Short overview of the lesson:

• Guess the meaning of cryptomnesia and discuss warm-up questions about originality.
• Complete six collocations before watching, then justify your choices.
• Watch the video and choose the best summary of its main idea.
• Tick the expressions you know, then watch again and note how the speaker uses each one.
• Read five statements and decide: True, False, or Not Stated?
• Fill in the transcript gaps from memory, then watch again to check.
• Read a Reddit thread and decide: cryptomnesia, coincidence, or wishful thinking?
• Take a quiz: Original Idea or Cryptomnesia? How many can you get right out of 10?
• Debate: is anything truly original? Choose a side and defend it.
• Complete personalised sentence frames using expressions from the lesson.
• Choose four expressions, define them, and write your own sentences.
• Research a real plagiarism case and come ready to share your verdict.