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Why it is awesome that your brain can experience awe
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Why it is awesome that your brain can experience awe
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Man & Society
CEFR C1
Advanced
warm up
- What does ‘awe’ mean?
- Can you think of some situations or events that can induce awe?
- What do you think are the benefits of experiencing awe?
reading
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The Memory Palace. Can You Do It?
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The Power of Stories
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The Power of Stories
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Better
Communicator
CEFR B1
Intermediate
warm up
- Are you reading any book at the moment?
- What is your favourite book or story?
- What makes stories for popular?
key language
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COMPREHENSION
- How do you understand the proverb; “The one who tells the story rules the world”?
- What is “assimilation” and have you ever assimilated any qualities of a fictional character?
- What is “transportation” and what is the best book or story that does that to you?
- How does “identification” work and who is your favourite hero?
- What does brain research tell us about the action of reading?
- What are mirror neurons?
- How can reading help beat loneliness?
- What book will you read next? 🙂
POLL
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The Power of Stories
COMMENTS
Practise writing short stories and using narrative tenses. Post your story here.