| isolate identify function allow front abundance scarcely scientists psychiatrists | ˈaɪsəleɪt aɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ ˈfʌnŋkʃən əˈlaʊ frʌnt əˈbʌndəns ˈskeəsli ˈsaɪəntɪsts saɪˈkaɪətrɪsts |
Translate the words of the same root (underlined words).
gift, to give
highly-trained, high, to train, training, trainer, trainee
musician, music, musical
associated, to associate (, ), association
scientist, scientific, science fiction
measure, to measure, measurement
19. Read the article and answer the questions:
1. What is called a relative pitch?
2. What experiment was made by the US researchers?
3. What was a really interesting finding?
4. What have psychiatrists found out?
Give the general idea of the article.
Make the summary of the text in seven sentences.
UNIT IV
ATTENTION
Listen, read and learn new words.
Vocabulary
| to pay attention perception to perceive objects involuntary, voluntary, post-voluntary attention will to maintain for a long period of time objective aim, goal connected with an objective target targeted selection of a new goal conscious activity to make an attempt to focus attention without effort mental activity change of motivation attention span ability to switch attention distribution attention selectivity to require concentration attention depth ability to work in unfavorable conditions due to to switch attention divided attention, multi-tasking to perform several tasks simultaneously distribute attention state physical and emotional state to cope with work ability to sort objects background | tuː peɪ əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n pəˈsɛpʃən tuː pəˈsiːv ˈɒbʤɪkts ɪnˈvɒləntəri, ˈvɒləntəri, pəʊst-ˈvɒləntəri əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n wɪl tuː meɪnˈteɪn fɔːr ə lɒŋ ˈpɪərɪəd ɒv taɪm əbˈʤɛktɪv eɪm, gəʊl kəˈnɛktɪd wɪð ən əbˈʤɛktɪv ˈtɑːgɪt ˈtɑːgɪtɪd sɪˈlɛkʃən ɒv ə njuː gəʊl ˈkɒnʃəs ækˈtɪvɪti tuː meɪk ən əˈtɛmpt tuː ˈfəʊkəs əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n wɪˈðaʊt ˈɛfət ˈmɛntl ækˈtɪvɪti ʧeɪnʤ ɒv ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃən. əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n spæn, əˈbɪlɪti tuː swɪʧ, əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvɪti tuː rɪˈkwaɪə ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃən. əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n dɛpθ əˈbɪlɪti tuː wɜːk ɪn ʌnˈfeɪvərəbl kənˈdɪʃənz djuː tuː tuː swɪʧ əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n dɪˈvaɪdɪd əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n, ˈmʌltɪ-ˈtɑːskɪŋ pəˈfɔːm ˈsɛvrəl tɑːsks ˌsɪməlˈteɪnjəsli dɪsˈtrɪbju(ː)t əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n steɪt ˈfɪzɪkəl ænd ɪˈməʊʃənl steɪt tuː kəʊp wɪð wɜːk əˈbɪlɪti tuː sɔːt ˈɒbʤɪkts, ˈbækgraʊnd | , , , , , - -., -. , |
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What Is Attention?
What Is Attention? - Attention is a directed perception of objects, phenomena, and actions.
