Boosting Brain Power through the Arts

Unit 9

Boosting Brain Power through the Arts

In this unit we talked about brain boosters to increase your brain power. Faster learning, better memory, sharper thinking, out-of-the-box problem solving, more efficiency and enhanced creativity are just a few of the benefits of boosting your brain power. Some scientists have suggested that listening to classical music, particularly music composed by Mozart, may improve our ability to perform certain tasks.  

Vocabulary

   1)     Enhance: to better, to improve

   2)     Proficiency: ability ir skills.

3)     Abstract reasoning: ability to understand general concepts that can not be immediately seen or felt.

4)     Self-esteem: confidance.

5)     Underscoring: emphasizing.

6)     Neurological: releted to nerves.

7)     Hallmark: outstanding feature.

8)     Sequential: in a particular order

9)     Interventions: special activities to prevent bad results

10)    Curriculum: list of subjects taugh

11)    Well- rounded: complete and varied

12)    Building blocks: parts; pieces

Grammar

The Passive Voice and the Passive Causative

The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action. In other words, the most important thing or person becomes the subject of the sentence.

EXAMPLES

• The passive voice is used frequently. (= we are interested in the passive voice, not in who uses it.)
• The house was built in 1654. (= we are interested in the house, not in who built it.)
• The road is being repaired. ( we are interested in the road, not in the people who are doing the repairs.)

Sometimes we use the passive voice because we don't know or do not want to express who performed the action.

EXAMPLES

• I noticed that a window had been left open.
• Every year thousands of people are killed on our roads.
• All the cookies have been eaten.

The passive causative

Causative verbs (have, let, make) are used when one person is causing another to do something. The passive is used when the focus is on the thing instead of the person. When you combine them together, you are essentially saying someone caused something to be done (by someone).

EXAMPLE:

Ms. Diaz is organizing an art exhibition of her students work. With special funds collected for this purpose, she had the painting mounted on special paper. She also had the Works framed. Finally, she got the school lobby cleaned and set up.