Advanced Listening

ADVANCED LISTENING

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.1

1. Write a paragraph about: “What do you think is more stressful; Being a teacher in elementary school or being ateacher in high school?” (150 words)

2. Listen to the lecture in the CD and Answer the following questions:

a. What is more powerful the mind or the body? Why?

b. What isthe meaning of PNI? Explain each of the words.

c. What are the main functions of the immune system?

3. Describe the experiment mentioned by the lecturer.

LEARNING ACTIVITY1.2

1. Write a report about the cardiovascular diseases in Ecuador. State the source and do not copy directly from the internet (150 words)

2. Listen to the lecture in the CDand answer the following questions:
* What are the risk factors for cardiovascular disease?

* What is peripheral vascular disease?

* What are the unalterable risk factorsfor cardiovascular disease?

* What do people with diabetes have a high risk to have cardiovascular disease?

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.3

1. In a paragraph describe what intelligenceis for you. (150 words)

2. Listen to the lecture in the CD and Answer the following questions
* State what IQ test scores predict and what they don’t predict.

* Who wasthe creator of the IQ test?

* What was the first objective of the IQ test?

3. Does IQ test measure success if life or school? Explain your answer.

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1.41. Write a paragraph with the next title: Is intelligence nurture or inherited? (150 words)

2. Listen to the lecture in the CD and answer the following questions:
* What is thatdetermine intelligence?

* Describe the experiment cited in the lecture.

* Describe the relation that twins have in their IQ and why?

3. Describe Tryon`s experiment?