As my student Onur prepares for the academic IELTS in Istanbul, we listen to Scientific American 60-Second Mind 'Bouncy Gait Improves Mood' for a speed listening and note-taking challenge. First, listen to summarize the main idea. Secondly, listen for the specific answers to these questions:
Questions:
Questions:
- What word most closely means a 'style of walking'?
- What mood does an upbeat walk show?
- What mood does a downcast walk show?
- After walking with swinging arms, does the person remember positive or negative words?
- After walking with slumped shoulders, does the person remember positive or negative words?
- How may your gait impact your mood?
- How do you describe your gait?
- Do you ever have a bouncy gait? If so, when?
- Do you ever skip? When was the last time that you skipped or bounced along?
- What comes first, the style of walking or the feeling?
- gait
- happy mood
- anxious mood
- positive
- negative
- An upbeat gait recalls positive, happy words, and a downcast gait brings negative, anxious words.
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