English for Masters. Маркушевская Л.П - 23 стр.

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will think laterally and use a knife or coin instead. Computers can't do this. In fact, it is
claimed that when it comes to seeing, moving and reacting to stimuli, no computer can
compete with even the brain power of a fly.
Most of our mental processes are deeply formed habits. Challenging your brain to do
things differently helps it develop. Try changing routines as often as you can: take a bus
instead of going by car, sit in a different chair. An extreme but useful exercise is to
read something upside down - you can actually feel your brain at work.
Exercise more. Good health and fitness levels give you overall improved energy
which leads to better concentration.
Cooking is a good all-round mental exercise. It needs mathematical,
organizational and scientific skills as well as challenging memory and creative ability.
Use recipes at first and then learn to guess amounts, combinations reactions of ingredients
and timing. Do puzzles and play games. Teach yourself to work out codes and expand
your vocabulary at the same time.
Notes:
• visual-spatial – пространственное (мышление)
• screwdriver – отвертка
• removal - устранение, удаление; ликвидация; исключение
• cope (with) - справиться; выдержать, совладать
• anxiety - беспокойство, тревога, боязнь, страх
• compete - состязаться, соревноваться, конкурировать; соперничать
Task 1. Can you say “intelligent person” about someone who
• is good at passing exams?
• is imaginative?
• gets what she/he wants in life?
• understands new ideas quickly?
• has a good memory?
• deals with people well?
• is sensible?
• reads a lot?
• is good at crosswords?
Task 2. Give the explanation for the following words.
Brain, myth, IQ, addicted, mental, skull, glucose.
Task 3. Write comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives.
Heavy, high, skilled, good, large, quick, many.
Task 4. Topics for discussion:
• What do you mean by “intelligence”?
• How can we improve our brain power?
• What do you think if IQ reflects real intelligence?

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