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Answers will vary.
Your mind seems to see something that really is not there or is not happening
1. It seems like the boy on the red stool is much closer and therefore larger than the man on the left.
2. The way the room is painted gives this impression.
Picture 1: The center red dot in the left seems larger than the one on the right.
Picture 2: Black dots seem to appear and disappear in the white circles.
Picture 3: You can see either a white vase or two black faces.
Lesson 7AClick here to enlarge the passage
Vocabulary
Lesson 7A
error
(n.) a mistake
relation
(n.) the connection that exists between two things
vision
(n.) the ability to see clearly with your eyes
personal
(adj.) belonging or relating to a particular person
compare
(v.) to examine things for the differences and similarities
size
(n.) how small or large something is
therefore
(adv.) as a result, in conclusion
mind
(n.) all your thoughts and the way you think about things
choose
(v.) to decide which things you want out of several choices
straightforward
(adj.) easy, direct
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larger
sizethere
see
vasefaces
understand
thereforesize
minds
related
compared
choose
thought
emotion
memory
sensationperception
1. three
2. What these dreams mean about our lives and emotions
Lesson 7BClick here to enlarge the passage
Vocabulary
Lesson 7B
contain
(v.) to have or include something within it
emotion
(n.) a feeling like happiness, anger, or sadness
stage
(n.) a part of an activity or process
depend (on)
(v.) to need someone or something in order to happen
individual
(n.) one person or thing rather than a group
event
(n.) something that happens, a planned occasion
period
(n.) a length of time
pressure
(n.) stress, a state of worry when someone is demanding
major
(adj.) important, serious
prepare
(v.) to get ready to do something
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b, d
c
a, e
major
stages
periodsindividuals
pressure
emotions
preparecontains
Events
major
individuals
prepare
depend
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major
period
stages
mind
individuals
Therefore
events
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For More Information
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/brain-article
Key Words for Internet Research
dreams optical illusions Sensation
emotion parasomnia sleep
identical twins perception thought
memory Rapid Eye Movement
Reading SkillsReading Skills
Understanding the Main Idea
• Once we've determined the text type of a passage, and what it's generally about, we usually then read on to understand the main idea of the passage. In other words: What is the writer basically telling us? Or, What is the writer's main message? Understanding the main idea of a text means being able to identify the most important point or information in the passage.
Identifying Details• Identifying details in a text to answer specific
questions (eg: who, what, when, where, why) is often achieved through a strategy known as ‘Scanning’ for details. This is actually a technique often used in daily life when looking up a word in the telephone book or dictionary. Also when you read a newspaper, you're probably not reading it word-by-word, instead you're scanning the text for important information of interest.
Understanding Reference
• Understanding reference in a text is an important reading skill which involves focusing on specific meaning of ‘pronoun references’ used throughout a passage (eg: this, those, their, it). This is an important skill to help develop full comprehension of significant details of a section of a passage which refer back to previous statements made.
Paraphrasing
• Paraphrasing involves the skill of identifying a restatement of a section in a passage that retains the basic meaning while changing the words, often explained in a more simplified form. A paraphrase often clarifies a more ambiguous original statement in the text by putting it into alternative words that are often more easily understood.
Understanding the Main Idea
• Once we've determined the text type of a passage, and what it's generally about, we usually then read on to understand the main idea of the passage. In other words: What is the writer basically telling us? Or, What is the writer's main message? Understanding the main idea of a text means being able to identify the most important point or information in the passage.
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