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Sam
OK, Neil, let’s recap the
vocabulary from this programme, starting with
child
prodigy - a young child,
like Mozart, with a great talent in something.
Neil
Processing describes how your brain makes sense of the information it receives.
Sam
The
gist of something is a general understanding of it, without the details.
Neil
Tips are useful pieces of advice about how to do something better.
Sam
If you are
blown away, you are very impressed or surprised by something.
Neil
And finally,
trainable means
able to be trained or taught, in American English.
Sam
Once again, our six minutes are up. It’s goodbye for now!
Neil
Goodbye!
6 Minute English
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bbclearningenglish.com
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VOCABULARY
child prodigy
a young child with very great talent and ability in something
processing
making sense of the information your brain receives
about the external world
gist
general, overall understanding of something,
without the detail
tips
useful pieces of advice about how to do something
blown away
(informal) very impressed or pleasantly
surprised by something
trainable
(US) capable of being taught or trained
