UNIT 4 LISTENING EXERCISE

DANGER AND DARING

Exercise 1 Listen to the flash news of Top 10 Dangerous World Records to answer the following
questions and complete the gap-filling sentences. (NOTE: Listen ONLY to the
NARRATOR’s VOICE)

1. Who is Thomas Lackey and what record did he break?

Thomas Lackey is an oldest windwalker being the oldest person to do the windwalking at
the age of 93.
2. Ashrita Furman is a phenomenon since he holds nearly 200 Guinness World Records
under his name.
3. Ashrita Furman became the only man who could catch 14 spears fired from a spear gun
underwater within one minute.
4. he’s death-defying actions were the inspiration for the 2015 filmed the walk which starred
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the fearless daredevil himself.
5. What was John Evan’s daily profession? What did he do to set his name on Guinness
World Record?
John is bricklayer and he bounce heavy things like car on the top of his head to set his
name of Guinness World Record. The peak of his talent is bouncing a 350 pounds car for
about 30 seconds.
6. Who was Evel Knievel? What happened to him in 1975? How long he could retain his
record? Who broke his record?
Evel Knievel is a stunt performer and he jumped over 13 park buses and about amount
later he added a bus for 14 vehicles.

Exercise 2 Making Outline

Listen to the flash news once again. Take notes using one of the two traditional formal
outlines or from one of the six alternatives as you have learnt from the previous strategy.

Your Notes The Outline

I. Introduction:
A. What does these people done?
1. They have done dangerous stunt.
1. Who is Thomas Lackey and what 2. They followed the safety
record did he break? regulation
Thomas Lackey is an oldest windwalker
being the oldest person to do the II. Discussion/ Body
windwalking at the age of 93. A. Stunts/ Challenges done.
2. Ashrita Furman is a phenomenon 1. Thomas Lackey
since he holds nearly 200 Guinness World a. Oldest windwalker
Records under his name. b. Done windwalking when he
3. Ashrita Furman became the only was 93
man who could catch 14 spears fired from a 2. Ashrita Furman
spear gun underwater within one minute. a. 200 guiness world record
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4. he’s death-defying actions were the b. Could catch 14 spears
inspiration for the 2015 filmed the walk underwater.
which starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the 3. John evans
fearless daredevil himself. a. A bricklayer.
5. What was John Evan’s daily b. Bounces a car on his head.
profession? What did he do to set his name 4. Evel Knievel
on Guinness World Record? a. Done dangerous stunt
John is bricklayer and he bounce heavy b. Jumped over 14 car.
things like car on the top of his head to set 5. Bulgarian man
his name of Guinness World Record. The a. Drinking too much alcohol
peak of his talent is bouncing a 350 pounds b. Almost died.
car for about 30 seconds. 6. Austrian skydiver
6. Who was Evel Knievel? What a. Jump on a speed of 80 miles
happened to him in 1975? How long he per hour.
could retain his record? Who broke his b. Jumped from a high place.
record? (135000 feet two years later.
Evel Knievel is a stunt performer and he 7. The space cowboy.
jumped over 13 park buses and about a. Swallowing sword.
amount later he added a bus for 14 vehicles. b. Allowing motorcycle to
drive on him.
8. Jackie baby
a. Texas snake man
b. Done reptile performance by
holding 13 rattlesnake at his
mouth.
III. Conclusion
These are too dangerous and risking life
if it is done by a non professional.

Exercise 3 Listen to the explanation about “How risk-taking changes a teenager's brain”. Answer the
following questions and fill in the blanks based on what you hear.

1. When I was 16, while ____frequently____ observing my __peers______ in person as

well as on social media, I began to wonder why so many teens took such crazy risks. It
seems like getting a certificate from DARE class in the fifth grade can’t stop them. What
as even more ____aligning____ to me was that the more they ___expose_____
themselves to these harmful risks, the easier it became for them to continue taking risks.
No this confused me, but it also made me incredibly ____curious____. So, as someone
with a name that _____literally___ means “to explore knowledge,” I started searching for
a scientific explanation.

Now, it’s no secret that teens ages 13 to 18 are more ____prone____ to risk-taking than
children or adults, but what makes them so ___daring_____? Do they suddenly become
_____reckless___, or is this just a natural ____phase____ that they’re going through?

2. “The teen brain is still in the process of maturation.” What is the effect of this condition?
This makes them poor at decision making

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3. What is “habituation”?
Habituation is how our brains adapts to our behaviors due to constant exposure.

4. What might be her next research idea?

By blunting negative emotion in risk by doing habituation towards fear of risk taking.

Exercise 4 Listen to the audio in exercise 3 again. Using the outline models which have been mentioned
in the strategy box, use one of them consistently to represent the whole content of the audio
you listen to. Please make sure you’re consistent with the numbering system (if it is formal)
and the graphic distribution (if it is informal).

I. Introduction: Risk taking in teens

A. Effects of risk taking in the teenage brain
B. Neurological change in teens
C. Impacts and consequences of risk taking.

II. Discussion/body
A. Restatement of main point A
1. Habituation
a. Reduced fear due to constant exposure
2. Teen brains are still maturing and developing.
a. Causes them to have a poor decision making
3. Thrill seeking
a. Make more harmful choices.
b. Try things that could have risk their life
B. Neurological effect of habituation
1. Specific detail
a. Natural fear and precaution become numb due to constant risk taking
C. Physical change in teen brain
1. lead to dangerous behavior.

III. Conclusion

Risk taking that is done by teens could be a good effect but sometimes it could harm their
lifes.

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