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Here is your first activity to practise English at home.
You are going to read and listen to an article called "Boost your Brainpower". What do you think the article is about? Write three things you think you will read and hear in the article.
information about intelligence / the brain
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Go to the site, and first only listen to the article, don't read yet!
click play to listen
use the right button on the mouse, or the … symbol on your phone, to select 0.5 speed if the speaking is too fast.
Here is the website - remember, only listen first! Did you hear about the three things you wrote down? Come back to this page when you have finished listening.
Now read the text on the left of the page, and answer the 9 questions on the right. Come back to this page when you have finished.
Were there any words in the text of the questions which you didn't understand? Try to work them out:
What kind of word is it? a verb (action), a noun (thing), an adjective (description)?
look at the context - what is the sentence about?
check in a dictionary - https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/ Type the word at the top, and click to listen to the pronunciation, read the definition and examples.
Write down new words with the definition and an example sentence. You can add notes on pronunciation and translate to your language too.
Now do the vocabulary questions here:
Did you learn anything about how to boost your brainpower? Write down three tips to help you study.
a.
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c.
Well done, you have finished the activity!
You can listen or read again for more practice, or look for more activities
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