Listen to the following excerpt from a talk about innovation, and fill the gaps in the summary below.
Are we getting overwhelmed with an always-connected, ______-______ lifestyle, and is that going to lead to less ______ thoughts as we move away from the slower, deeper, contemplative state of reading?
The great ______ of scientific and technological innovation has been the historic increase in ______, and our ability to reach out and exchange ideas with other people, and to borrow other people’s ______ and combine them with our ______ and turn them into something new. That has been the primary ______ of creativity and innovation over the last 600 or 700 years.
It’s true we’re more ______, but what has happened that is really miraculous and marvelous over the last 15 years is that we have so many new ways to ______ and find other people who have that ______ piece that will complete the idea we’re working on.
multi- tasking
sotiphicated
drivers
connectivity
-
-
engineering
distracted
connect
missing
Posted by: kiwi | May 05, 2015 at 09:35
multi-tasking
sophisticated
driver
connectivity
hunches
hunches
engine
distracted
connect
missing
Posted by: Jing | May 05, 2015 at 09:36
multi-tasking
sophiscated
driver
hunches
hunches
connectivity
engine
distracted
connect
missing
Posted by: Van Truong | May 05, 2015 at 09:42
1. multi-tasking,
2. sophisticated,
3. driver,
4. hunches,
5. hunches,
6. engine,
7. disracted,
8. connect,
9. missing
Posted by: Advocate | May 05, 2015 at 10:11
multi-tasking
sophisticated
driver
connectivity
hunches
hunches
engine
distracted
connect
missing
Posted by: .. | May 05, 2015 at 10:26
1. multi-tasking
2. sophisticated
3. driver
4. connectivity
5. conscious
6. hunches
7. engine
8. distracted
9. connect
10. missing
Posted by: Beb_1216 | May 05, 2015 at 10:26
1. multi-tasking
2. sophisticated
3. driver
4. connectivity
5. conscious
6. conscious
7. engine
8. distracted
9. connect
10.missing
Posted by: Claire | May 05, 2015 at 13:15
1.multi-tasking
2.sophisticated
3.driver
4.connectivity
5.hunches
6.hunches
7.engine
8.distracted
9.connect
10.missing
Posted by: huongtran | May 05, 2015 at 13:34
multi-tasking
sophisticated
driver
connectivity
engine
destructive
connect
missing.
Posted by: Jibby Robert | May 05, 2015 at 13:39
Multi-tasks
Sophisticated
Driver
Connectivity
Hanshes
Hanshes
Energy
Distracted
Connect
Missing
Posted by: Nadia | May 05, 2015 at 13:58
multi-tasking
sophisticated
driver
hunches
hunches
connectivity
engine
distracted
connect
missing
Posted by: Phuong | May 05, 2015 at 14:30
Hi ,
Multi- tasking
sophisticated
Driver
Connectivity
Hunches
Hunches
Engine
Distracted
Connect
Missing
There are many good vocabulary/ collocations:
Always- connected, multi- tasking, getting overwhelmed, contemplative state of reading, exchange ideas with, the primary engine for creativity and innovation, miraculous, marvelous, having that missing piece, we 're more distracted.
Posted by: la violette | May 05, 2015 at 16:06
multi-tasking
sophisticated
driver
connectivity
hunches
hunches
engine
distractive
connect
missing
Posted by: Dung | May 05, 2015 at 16:25
1-multi tasking
2-sophisticated
3-driver
4-connectivity
5-conscious
6-hunches
7-engine
8-distracted
9-connect
10-missing
Posted by: Safa Awoor | May 05, 2015 at 16:54
Multi-tasking
Sophisticated
Driver
Connectivity
Hunches
Hunches
Engine
Distracted
Connect
Missing
Posted by: lightmoon9 | May 05, 2015 at 17:11
Listening is not only listening but also reading. Reading keywords in limited time.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Posted by: monir | May 05, 2015 at 17:35
multi-tasking
-
driver
connectivity
hunches
hunches
engine
distracted
missing
Posted by: Ghi Dinh | May 05, 2015 at 17:48
1-multi tasking
2-sophisticated
3-driver
4-connectivity
5-conscious
6-hunches
7-engineering
8-distracted
9-connect
10-missing
Posted by: Fahad Rais | May 06, 2015 at 01:02
1-multi tasking
2-
3-driver
4-connectivity
5-chances
6-chances
7-innovation
8-restrictive
9-connect
10-missing
Posted by: Bishoy | May 06, 2015 at 01:12
1. multi-tasking
2. sophisticated
3. driver
4. connectivity
5. hunches
6. hunches
7. engine
8. distracted
9. connect
10. missing
Posted by: Surf | May 06, 2015 at 02:12
multi-tasking
sophisticated
driver
connectivity
hunches
hunches
engine
distracted
connect missing
Posted by: Sharlene | May 06, 2015 at 03:15
multi-tasking
sophisticated
driver
connectivity
hunches
hunches
distracted
engine
connect
missing
Posted by: Phyophyo eihlaing | May 06, 2015 at 06:03
Multi-tasking
sophisticated
driver
connecting
hunches
hunches
engine
distracting
connect
missing
Posted by: Sultan | May 06, 2015 at 10:20
Multitasking
Sophisticated
Deiver
Connectivity
Hunches
Hunches
Engine
Distracted
Connect
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Posted by: Manjeet | May 06, 2015 at 14:22
multi-tasking
sophisticated
driver
connectivity
conscious
conscious
engine
distracted
connect
missing
Posted by: Sathish | May 06, 2015 at 22:33
multi tasking
sophisticated
driver
connectivity
hunches
hunches
engine
distracted
connect
missing
Posted by: Ning | May 07, 2015 at 01:11
I have the same answers with most people here. but interestingly, the word "hunches" I just wrote it down as I listened without any ackowledge of its meaning.
Posted by: Natasha Nguyen | May 07, 2015 at 03:32
multi-tasking
driver
conner activity
energy
distracted
connect
missing
Posted by: Lindy.ng | May 07, 2015 at 04:55
Multi-tasking
sophisticated
driver
connecting
hunches
hunches
engine
distracting
connect
missing
Posted by: Enes | May 07, 2015 at 07:08
multi-tasking
sophisticated
driver
connectivity
hunches
hunches
engine
distracted
connect
missing
Posted by: Gayong shin | May 07, 2015 at 09:54
multi-tasking
sophiscated
driver
hunches
hunches
connectivity
engine
distracted
connect
missing
My greetings simon
Posted by: Mohamed | May 08, 2015 at 00:58
CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:
1. multi-tasking
2. sophisticated
3. driver
4. connectivity
5. hunches
6. hunches
7. engine
8. distracted
9. connect
10. missing
Note:
A "hunch" is a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than fact.
Posted by: Simon | May 08, 2015 at 10:19
1.Multi- tasking
2.sophisticated
3.Driver
4.connectivity
5.hunches
6.hunches
7.engine
8.distracted
9.connect
10.missing
Posted by: fatima | May 08, 2015 at 12:03
1.Multi- tasking
2.sophisticated
3.Driver
4.connectivity
5.hunches
6.hunches
7.engine
8.distracted
9.connect
10.missing
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Posted by: Manpreet kaur | May 17, 2015 at 08:38
Multi – tasking
Sophisticated
Driver
Connectivity
Hunches
Hunches
Engine
Distracted
Connect
Missing
Posted by: Victory | May 18, 2015 at 17:09
1.multi-tasking
2. sophisticated
3. driver
4.connectivity
5. hunches
6. hunches
7. creativity
8. distracted
9. connect
10. missing
Posted by: Minh Nghia | May 27, 2015 at 14:11
multi-tasking
sophisticated
driver
connectivity
hunches
hunches
engine
distracted
connect
missing
Posted by: HB | May 28, 2015 at 06:09
mutli-tasking
sophisticated
drive
connectivity
hunches
hunches
engine
distracted
connect
missing
Posted by: Sadi | June 04, 2015 at 07:35
1) Multitasking
2)
3)Driver
4)Connectivty
5)Hunches
6)
7)Destructuve
8)Connect
9)Missing
Posted by: viju | July 21, 2015 at 17:19