Discussion - Technology and cognitive development
Exam Reading Skills - Paper 1, Part 5
Key synonyms in this task: remember, retain, memorise
Vocabulary
break down (phrasal verb) breakdown (noun)
The car broke down on the way to work.
to be up to date
to put something to (good) use
Homework
Find an article of similar length (500 - 900 words) on any topic. Texts in the exam can be both factual or fiction so you might want to choose a short story. Print it off and bring it in next week when we will prepare our own part 5 reading task
Going Further
Why the modern world is bad for your brain.
VOCABULARY SKILLS
PHRASAL VERBS
To keep up, catch up on
WORD COMPLEMENTATION
To stay on task
COLLOCATION
Match an item from A with an item from B to make a collocation:
A: Answer, Send,Twitter, Check, Look up something, Facebook
B: Feed, update, the phone, an sms, your email, on the internet
FIXED PHRASES:
Stay in touch, take a break, some sort of
IDIOMS
Scramble your brain, take its toll, wreck havoc
LEXICAL PRECISION
dollop, glob, bit, mass, piece, portion.
How are each of these different?
READING
Now read the article from the Observer. http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/18/modern-world-bad-for-brain-daniel-j-levitin-organized-mind-information-overload
Do you agree with the points raised by Levitin?
How much does your experience concur with his findings? Did anything surprise you?
FOLLOW UP
Once you have read the article and thought about the arguments presented, scan the text for more examples to put in the six vocabulary categories above.
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