Here's another short talk from ted.com. If you find it interesting, watch it through to the end. If not, just try the quick vocabulary exercise that I've made below.
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Complete the phrases that the speaker uses in the first minute of the talk.
- pay _____ to something = take notice of something
- my mind _____ = I lost concentration
- take _____ = go to sleep for a short time
- drift off into a _____ = start thinking about something unrelated
- have the _____ to do something = feel a strong desire to do something
1 attention
2 wandered
3 naps
4 a daydream
5 urge
Posted by: Do Thi Lan Anh | September 03, 2019 at 09:24
attention
wandered
naps
daydream
urge
Posted by: atiti | September 03, 2019 at 10:15
1. attention
2. wandered
3. nap
4. dream
5. urge
Posted by: Mark | September 03, 2019 at 11:48
1- attention
2- wandered
3- naps
4- daydream
i didn't know the meaning of 'urge' before this video, thanks Simon!
Posted by: gece | September 03, 2019 at 11:57
ATTENTION
WANDERED
NAPS
DAYDREAM
URGE
Dear simon
This is a great video and has very useful knowledge in it i must say
Ted talk is always been my favourite. it is packed with loads of vocabulary.
thanks for your immense help and support.
Posted by: fareen ali | September 03, 2019 at 12:16
Hi, Simon!
I got my results just now.
7.5 overall.
I'm sooooo excited. Really appreciate it! Your website is so helpful. Thank you sincerely!
Posted by: Yedil | September 03, 2019 at 13:05
1. Attention
2. wandered
3. naps
4. daydream
5. urge
Posted by: Jou | September 03, 2019 at 15:14
1 – Attention
2 – Wandered
3 – Naps
4 – Daydream
5 – Urge
Posted by: Matt | September 03, 2019 at 18:00
1 attention
2 wandered
3 naps
4 daydream
5 urge
Posted by: Majid | September 03, 2019 at 19:14
1 attention
2 wandered
3 naps
4 daydream
5 urge
thanks
Posted by: Haithem | September 03, 2019 at 20:06
Congratulations Yedil. Great score!
Posted by: Simon | September 03, 2019 at 20:20
1 attention
2 wondered
3 naps
4 daydream
5 urge
Posted by: Jim | September 03, 2019 at 22:31
Hi Simon,
I was listening through to this talk and it "stuck me that?" or "it occurred to me that?" the idea was exactly what I told my students in class yesterday. Did I use both correctly? Or which one is more appropriate?
Can I also say "I was immediately struck by the idea delivered, which was exactly what I told my students yesterday?"
Thank you.!
Posted by: HYS | September 07, 2019 at 09:24
attention
wandered
a nap
day dream
urge
Posted by: LauraNguyen | September 08, 2019 at 14:18
takes 3 times..
1. attention
2. wandered
3. naps
4. daydream
5. urge
Posted by: Neo | September 09, 2019 at 03:00
CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:
1. attention
2. wandered
3. naps
4. daydream
5. urge
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HYS,
Yes, "it struck me that" means "it occured to me that". Both are equally good phrases.
"I was immediately struck by the idea" is a good sentence. It's not wrong to put "delivered" on the end, but I probably wouldn't say this myself - it's more natural to say something like "I was immediately struck by the speaker's idea(s)".
Posted by: Simon | September 10, 2019 at 15:00