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Listening B1: An introduction to a lecture – preparation
so interested in something that you do not notice anything else
the way you understand or think about something
the process of giving all of your attention to something
someone who studies the human mind
the physical or mental condition of a person at a specific time
Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the first lecture of our new course in Positive Psychology. While some people may associate psychology with looking at what’s wrong with us, and at what problems we have, there is much more to psychology than that. Positive psychology, for example, looks at how to help people become happier.
Now, I’m going to give you one possible answer. A happy life is a life in which you are completely absorbed in what you do. Now, how does this compare with what you and your partner said?
Csikszentmihalyi got the inspiration for this theory when he noticed how artists worked in a studio. They completely lost track of time, they didn’t notice they were hungry or tired, and they could work for hours, even days, without stopping. Anyone I have spoken to who has experienced this state of concentration has said it’s difficult to explain. The best way to explain it is that it is like being in a river and the flow of the water carries you away.
For the rest of this lecture, I will explore this theory of flow in more detail. First we will look at Csikszentmihalyi’s life, and how it influenced his ideas. Then we will look at the conditions that go with a state of flow. What creates flow, exactly? Finally, we will look at activities that can help us achieve flow in our everyday lives. Will this course make you happy for life? Well, maybe. Maybe.
Right, let’s get started. If you look at the next slide …
Listening B1: An introduction to a lecture – 1
write the number of the topics in the order they are mentioned.
1.- What makes a happy life
2.- Examples of flow
3.- The difference between psychology and positive psychology
4.- Csikszentmihalyi and his work
5.- One definition of a happy life
6.- An outline of the rest of the lecture
1. Positive psychology focuses on people's problems.
2. The teacher asks the students to define a happy life.
3. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi believes that external events are the main things that make us happy or sad.
4. Csikszentmihalyi believes that a happy life means being very focused on
5. Csikszentmihalyi studied depression, and from there learned about happiness.
6. Flow means being completely absorbed in what you are doing.
7. Csikszentmihalyi was influenced by watching creative people.
8. The rest of the lecture will look at what other psychologists think of this theory.
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