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A Curious Science

A Curious Science. The Warehouse Madrid Advanced Course. A. Ordinary people and their lives Study of dishonest or anti-social behavior One group more likely to push boundaries Women van drivers Secretly monitored a supermarket’s “ten items or fewer”

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A Curious Science

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  1. A CuriousScience The Warehouse Madrid Advanced Course

  2. A • Ordinary people and their lives • Study of dishonest or anti-social behavior • One group more likely to push boundaries • Women van drivers • Secretly monitored a supermarket’s “ten items or fewer” • Some cunningly placed their items in groups of ten and paid for each group separately • More women than men break the speed limit

  3. B • Most people unaware of the reasons for behaving as they do • Mind Exercise • Imagine the mindset of a typical university professor • Imagine the mindset of a typical football hooligan • The group that thought of the professor got 14% more answers correct • Body Exercise • Old, wrinkled, grey • Words unrelated to old age • Recorded the time it took them to walk down the long hallway

  4. C • Two cows in a field • Moo • I was going to say that • Different animals different noises • Some words funnier than others • K sound or hard “c” • Funny • Facial phenomenon

  5. A big difference USING THAN USING AS Nowhere near as scary as Twice as hard as Not nearly as big as • A great deal more than • Considerably better than • Far smaller than

  6. A small difference USING THAN USING AS Almost as difficult as Nearly as beautiful as Not quite as clever as • Slightly more willing than • Slightly bigger than • Slightly less comfortable than

  7. No difference USING THAN USING AS Just as helpful as • No longer than • Not any more expensive than

  8. #4 • Teenagers are way more selfish than elderly people. • Eating at home is loads less fun than eating in a restaurant. • Going to work is way more tiring than going to school. • Being married is a tiny bit better for your self than being single. • Having a bath is miles more relaxing than having a shower.

  9. crawl

  10. A hedge

  11. Chicken wire

  12. glamorously

  13. patrol

  14. A stuffed toy

  15. A pebble

  16. Wind up

  17. #5 C Friend Martina 2 rabbits Habit of taking them everywhere Afternoon at friend’s house People looking for rabbits Chicken wire over bookcases First time I met here Long coat high heels and popping out of sweater were the two rabbits Guy on the train Starts at one end Patrols all the way up To the front of the train Until he finds the perfect seat I guess that’s what he’s looking for Does the same thing every day Trying to find best seat

  18. #5C Couple Get on at King’s Lynn All the way to Liverpool Street Extraordinary eyebrows painted on Toy animals Get them out, line them up The toys could look out of the window Daughter Collects pebbles Holes in pockets Help her with her coat It’s so heavy Collects them with her friends Week, on different color socks every morning

  19. #5C • Martina had to protect her books from the rabbits. • When the speaker first met Martina, the rabbits came out of her sweater. • Natalie talked about the man who always gets on at the back end of the train. • He always walks up and down looking for the perfect seat. • The couple on the train used to line up their toy animals at the window. The other passengers always ignored them. • Keith thinks his little girls collects pebbles so that she and her friends can compare them. • She prefers to wear oddsocks.

  20. Different Meanings, Same Word • Train (noun) a medium of transport • Train (verb) tolearn a skill • I commuteonthetraintoworkeveryday. • Shewantstotrainto be a psychologist.

  21. Different Meanings, Same Word • Fine (adj) • Fine (adj) • The weather’s fine today. • I’m feeling fine now.

  22. Different Meanings, Same Word • Odd (peculiar) • Odd (not matching) • She wanted to put on odd socks every day. • It was odd that he didn’t phone. • He’s an odd character.

  23. Different Meanings, Same Word • sweet (pleasant) • sweet (sugary) • My niece, Olivia is so sweet. She always tells me she loves me on the phone. • That watermelon was too sweet for my taste.

  24. Different Meanings, Same Word • Top (highest point or part in distance or quality) • Top (most successful) • He’s the top salesman in his company. His name is Dwight Schrute. • The tops of the trees are hard to see from down here.

  25. #7 • We had heavy snow here at the weekend. • I find flat shoes much more comfortable than heels. • I’d prefer a plaincarpet to a patterned one. • Where are you going for your summer break? • She has been made branch manager of a big insurance company. • The kitten was so sweet that we had to buy it.

  26. Unusual habits • Food • Routines • Superstitions • Clothing • Pets • travelling • My best friend… • My sister… • My coworker… • A friend of mine… • My mother… • I… • My partner…

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