Listening: How to Train Your Brain

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B1 | Listening from video | 12 min

Watch the video (0:22 - 5:42). You can watch more than once, then answer the questions.

ONE WORD from the video.

The speaker says his job is to make people ____ .

What does the speaker say we were never taught?

____ How to find any information quickly____ How to use information in a creative way____ How to write a good speech

How many facts about the brain does the speaker say they will share?

____ Two____ Three____ Five

The first item on the shopping list is bread.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

ONE WORD from the video.

In the story, the apple slices turn into a boat, and a ____ rides in it.

ONE WORD from the video.

Sammy was only ____ years old when he came to the speaker.

Sammy's parents found the training very expensive.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

What did Sammy say about himself at the end of the training?

____ I am tired____ I'm stupid____ I'm a genius

What advice does the speaker give about hard tasks?

____ Avoid them until you are older____ Practice something hard until it becomes easy____ Do them only once a week

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