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Joy English · Level B2 · Psychologyjoy-english.com

First impressions

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Follow claims and explanations in a lecture.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

impression
An idea or feeling about someone.
expression
The look on someone’s face.
aware
Knowing about something.

Answer key

  1. People form first impressions of others within seconds.“Within seconds” means in a very short time.
  2. These quick opinions are based on things like facial expression and voice.“Facial” means connected with the face.
  3. Surprisingly, they are often hard to change later.The stress in “surprisingly” is on the second syllable: “sur-PRIS-ing-ly”.
  4. This is partly because we notice information that supports our first view.“Partly” means not completely.
  5. Being aware of this effect can help us judge people more fairly.“Effect” is the noun; “affect” is the verb.

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