Brainology™/7

Brainology®

www.mindsetworks.com

WHEN YOU LEARN YOU LITERALLY BUILD UP YOUR BRAIN

MAKING IT SMARTER AND STRONGER

Hi Guys!

We are now APPRENTICES! We overcame* our First Level Challenge*.

We did such a great job so far*! Congrats to you!

During our last Brainology® class we also revised* what we’ve learned about our brain.

As homework, we had to explain 4 things that the brain does for us.

Here are some of the answers we gave:

• it is in charge of* all of our voluntary activities, such as -for example- speak or move
• it is also in charge of* functions such as breathing* and heartbeat*
• it receives and interprets the information from all our senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste –see Brainology®/6 for details)
• it allows* us to make decisions and choices*, understand other people’s behavior* and plan the future

We also recalled* some “brain power foods” that help our brain perform well:

• Eggs
• Nuts and pecans
• Fish

Finally, some of us recommended the following things to help us concentrate and learn new information:

• Sleep for an adequate* amount of time (about 8 hours per night)

• Eat healthy and “brain power” food
• Turn off distractions while studying (music, television, mobile phones…): with no distractions our brain can really focus on what we are trying to learn.
• Try to use as many senses as possible to learn one thing
• Draw pictures of something you are reading about
• Discuss issues and problems with someone: your classmates, your teacher, your friends…

The homework for next Tuesday is: “Give John some useful advice* to pass his next history test”.

See you soon!

Bye ;)

GLOSSARY

to overcome: superare

challenge: sfida

so far: fino ad ora

to revise: rivedere, ripassare

to be in charge of: essere responsabile di

breathing: respiro

heartbeat: battito cardiaco

choices: scelte

to allow: consentire

behavior: comportamento

to recall: ricordare, ripensare a

adequate: adeguato

useful advice: consiglio utile

For any further reference, please go to: https://www.mindsetworks.com/account/myresources.aspx