Vocabulary 5A
When someone feels happy, they are in a good _____.
What is mood? (mood)
We have _____ taste in music. We both like classical composers.
What is similar? (similar)
Listen to the information about learning and the brain. What is the reason that children can learn new skills more quickly than adults can?
1. Children are more interested in learning new skills than adults are.
2. Children's bodies and brains are constantly getting bigger.
3. Children's brains can form new connections between neurons more easily.
What is number 3? (3)
What do neurons do?
A. They carry messages around the brain.
B. They make BDNF, a chemical in the brain.
What is A. They carry messages around the brain.?
Complete the following sentence with the infinitive form of the missing verb.
Don't forget ____ tonight for the test tomorrow.
What is 'to study'? (to study)
The purpose of scissors is to cut things. Cutting is the _____ of scissors.
What is function? (function)
She was good at hiding her _____. Nobody ever knew what she was feeling.
What are emotions? (emotions)
Listen to the sentence below. Complete the sentence with linked words that you hear.
Why do they _____ _____ rush hour when nothing moves?
What is "call it"?
How do people successfully learn a new skill?
A. They do it in many different ways.
B. They do it again and again.
What is B. They do it again and again.?
How can exercise make you smarter?
A. It puts you in a better mood, which makes you smarter.
B. It releases a chemical in your brain that helps you learn.
What is B. It releases a chemical in your brain that helps you learn.?
The task she assigned is very ______. There are too many steps, and the directions are confusing.
What is complex? (complex)
He took a _____ job so that he could travel afterwards. The job is only for three to six months.
What is short-term? (short-term)
Which of the following is the best response to this statement:
I'm afraid I might fail my chemistry class.
1. Let's take a biology class together. Biology is my favorite subject.
2. Why don't you take a chemistry class instead? Chemistry is interesting.
3. You won't fail if you do well on the final exam. You should study really hard for it.
What is 3? (3. You won't fail if you do well on the final exam. You should study really hard for it.)
Where does the brain store information we need to use immediately?
A. in our long-term memory
B. in our short-term memory
What is B. in our short-term memory?
A vocabulary word that refers to how the mind works and how it affects behavior.
What is psychological? (psychological)
In the novel, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the character ____ Tim is named because he is so small and sickly.
What is tiny? (tiny)
Our nervous system regulates our body's ____ like eating, sleeping, and so on.
What are functions? (functions)
Listen to the sentence below. Complete the sentence with linked words that you hear.
There _____ _____ girls on the team.
What is "are eight"?
BDNF is a chemical produced by the brain after _____.
What is exercise? (exercise)
Complete the sentence with the infinitive form of the missing verb.
I want _____ a vacation after the semester is over.
What is 'to take'? (to take)
Tourism ____ a lot of income for the local community.
What is generates? (generates)
When it is noisy, I have a hard time being able to ____. Therefore, when I need to study, I go to the library.
What is concentrate? (concentrate)
Listen to the description of steps in a process. Which of the following shows the correct order of the steps?
A.
1. Apply for a job. 2. Connect with people. 3. Upgrade knowledge and skills. 4. Set career goals. 5. Update your résumé.
B.
1. Set career goals. 2. Upgrade knowledge and skills. 3. Update your résumé. 4. Connect with people. 5. Apply for a job.
C.
1. Connect with people. 2. Upgrade knowledge and skills. 3. Apply for a job. 4. Update your résumé. 5. Set career goals.
What is B.?
1. Set career goals. 2. Upgrade knowledge and skills. 3. Update your résumé. 4. Connect with people. 5. Apply for a job.
This is the chemical that the brain produces when we are in love.
What is dopamine? (dopamine)
Listen to a short passage and choose the best phrase to complete the follow sentence.
Dr. Lichtman states that there is a large gap in humans understanding the brain because _____.
A. they are too complex
B. they are difficult to see
C. we don't actually know what they are made of
What is C. we don't actually know what they are made of?