Learn what it is to suffer from misophonia.
A) Have you got any idea what these words mean?
to have a hunch =
to provide solace =
acme =
reams (of paper) =
her/his lot in life =
to get the hell out of Dodge =
a palaver =
a gannet (referring to a person) =
diminution =
something that is double edged =
B) See if you can answer the questions below about the article →
to have a hunch =
to provide solace =
acme =
reams (of paper) =
her/his lot in life =
to get the hell out of Dodge =
a palaver =
a gannet (referring to a person) =
diminution =
something that is double edged =
B) See if you can answer the questions below about the article →
1. I 'can't bear it' means this thing annoys me. What does the headline tell us?
2. What does the report confirm?
3. What is misophonia and how did it affect the author of the article?
4. What was the effect of serving food at dinner time?
5. How have things changed now that the twins are in their twenties?
6. Who is Dr Kumar?
7. What was Dr Kumar's first study and was it a success?
8. What were the emotional 'triggers' for the participants of the studies?
9. Which two places mentioned are difficult places for acute sufferers of misophonia to visit?
10. What's the medical explanation of their condition?
11. How could 'gannets' take advantage of the Dr Kumar's results?
C) Finally, can you summarise the following conditions from the article?
Paris syndrome =
Alien hand syndrome =
Alice in Wonderland (Todd's) syndrome =
Jerusalem syndrome =
Glass delusion =
Foreign accent syndrome =
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2. What does the report confirm?
3. What is misophonia and how did it affect the author of the article?
4. What was the effect of serving food at dinner time?
5. How have things changed now that the twins are in their twenties?
6. Who is Dr Kumar?
7. What was Dr Kumar's first study and was it a success?
8. What were the emotional 'triggers' for the participants of the studies?
9. Which two places mentioned are difficult places for acute sufferers of misophonia to visit?
10. What's the medical explanation of their condition?
11. How could 'gannets' take advantage of the Dr Kumar's results?
C) Finally, can you summarise the following conditions from the article?
Paris syndrome =
Alien hand syndrome =
Alice in Wonderland (Todd's) syndrome =
Jerusalem syndrome =
Glass delusion =
Foreign accent syndrome =
Send you comments to [email protected]