Tricks

Questions

1. Have you ever been tricked?
2. How can you avoid being tricked?
3. Why do some people try to trick others?
4. Where are you more likely to be tricked in a city?
5. Have you ever fallen into a tourist trap?
6. What trick do you know to study better?
7. Is trick or treat popular in your country?
8. IS there a trick to waking up early?

Videos

They say that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks — but that saying might not be as trustworthy as you’d think.
Hosted by: Olivia Gordon

Category:  Nature & Environment
Keywords: Age | Dogs | Learning | Tricks
Puzzle through a set of hypothetical health studies and headlines and see if you can spot what’s misleading about the headline.

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In medicine, there’s often a disconnect between news headlines and the scientific research they cover. While headlines are designed to catch attention, many studies produce meaningful results when they focus on a narrow, specific question. So how can you figure out what’s a genuine health concern and what’s less conclusive? Jeff Leek and Lucy McGowan explain how to read past the headline.

Lesson by Jeff Leek and Lucy McGowan, directed by Zedem Media.

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Category:  Education & Language
Keywords: News | Tricks

How an Ames Room works. This is a perspective illusion that makes people appear to grow and shrink.

Category:  Art
Keywords: Reading | Tricks

Vocabulary:
cove
secluded
float
shore
anchor
lighthouse
greenhouse
handsaw
hammer
power tool
nail
board (noun)
ton
land sick
biomass
canoe
paddle
real estate
prosper
fulfilled

Expressions:
subsistence living
hon

Vocabulary:
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
word
word

Expressions:
expression
expression
expression
expression

Vocabulary:
prestigious
involuntary
swindler
fraudulence
unwarranted
concern
unfounded
impostor
syndrome
faculty
pervasive
prevalent
disproportionately
underrepresented
downplay
abnormality
self-esteem
spiral
accolade
threshold
susceptible
voice (verb)
peer
dismiss
excel
ease
mentor
competence
banish
frank

Expressions:
nagging doubt
shake a feeling
put something to rest
surefire way

Vocabulary:
filmmaker
principle
handcuff
clown
distill
underdog
aspect
familiar
unfamiliar
chopsticks
keyboard
organic
grounded
clarity
stuntman
steady
gag
perfectionist
rhythm
distinct
continuity
elbow
bunch
flail around
unlike
invincible
impressive
humanize
asset
payoff
relentlessness
finale

Expressions:
kick ass
going above and beyond
get smacked in the face
sell a joke

Vocabulary:
explosion
smoke (noun)
engine
unique
pilot
route
unemotional
terror
instant
reach out (to someone)
postpone
urgency
purpose
regret
humanity
ego
reflect
eliminate
frame (verb)
artistic
talent
bawl
miracle

Expressions:
bucket list
brace for impact
mend fences
make sense
connecting dots