TED talks: Julian Treasure: 5 ways to listen better vocabulary

Watch out! This slope is very __________.

• slipper

• slippery

• slip

• still

We ______ just 25 percent of what we hear.

• remember

• recall

• retain

• remain

Let's define listening as making meaning from sound. It's a ___________ process.

• mental

• mind

• brain

• psychological

Unfortunately, people may ________ short of being honest.

• drop

• cease

• fail

• fall

And sound places us in time as well, because sound always has time ______ in it.

• put

• inserted

• engraved

• embedded

You can always take refuge ______ your father's house.

• on

• in

• at

• of

Can't say that I exercise _____ a daily basis, but I try.

• on

• in

• at

• onto

When you pay attention to your inner voice, you become more ___________.

• aware

• attractive

• conscious

• unconscious

That pastry had a delicious, _______ taste. It was neither too sweet nor too spicy.

• sugary

• subtle

• savoury

• secular

Choose synonym to watch

• consider

• contribute

• commemorate

• contemplate