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Why Your Brain Attacks You at 2 AM

B1-B2 ListeningSpeakingVocabularyCritical thinking
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Lesson overview

The main objectives of this lesson are to:

  • explain the video’s account of attention, memory consolidation, negativity bias and the spotlight effect;
  • use drift off, hit replay, sinking feeling, compete for attention, open loop and verdict accurately;
  • distinguish supported claims from memorable oversimplifications and unsupported promises;
  • apply Name - Perspective - Close - Return to a fictional case using cautious language;

Why awkward memories feel louder at night—and how memory, negativity bias and the spotlight effect shape that experience.

A 60-minute evidence-aware lesson on nighttime memory replay. Students move from a private-safe hook and staged listening to claim evaluation, cautious language and a four-step perspective routine.

🎓B1-B2 60 min Standard lesson 2 worksheet downloads