1. Match the sentences with the pictures. Write a – f in the boxes.
a she is looking down and to the left
b she is looking directly left
c she is looking up and to the left
d she is looking directly right
e she is looking up and to the right
f she is looking down and to the right
2. Listen and answer write T (Tricia) or M (Marty) for the sentences.
Who …
a tries to remember the face of a childhood friend? ___
b read an article about brain research and eye movement? ___
c says people’s eyes move in different directions when they think about different things? ___
d can’t stop looking into people’s eyes? ___
3. Listen again. Match the eye position from exercise 1 for the activities. Write 1 – 6 in the boxes.
a remembering an image ◻
b inventing an image ◻
c remembering a sound ◻
d imagining a sound ◻
e talking to yourself ◻
f having feelings ◻
4. According to Marty’s article, which way does it say you will look when you think about:
a a time when you felt scared? …………………………………………………
b the sound of a big dog barking? …………………………………………………
c the sound of your mother’s voice? …………………………………………………
d the face of a person you know? …………………………………………………
e a picture of a high mountain? …………………………………………………
f how you are going to solve a problem? …………………………………………………
Listen again to check.
Answers
1
1 c 2 f 3 e 4 d 5 a 6 d
2
a Tricia b Marty c Marty d Marty
3
a 1 b 3 c 2 d 4 e 5 f 2
4
a Down and to the right
b Directly to the right
c Directly to the left
d Up and to the left
e Up and to the right
f Down and to the left
Audioscripts
MARTY: Hey, Tricia, can you remember your best friend’s face from when you were a kid?
TRICIA: I think so. Ummm. Let me think, she was blond with blue eyes, she had fair … hey Marty, what are you doing? Why are you looking at me like that?
MARTY: Well it’s just – I’ve just read an article in a magazine. About the brain, and the way people move their eyes when they think. I just wanted to see if it was true.
TRICIA: I don’t understand. Explain.
MARTY: Well, when you see someone look up and to their left, they are remembering an image – seeing a picture of something.
TRICIA: Like this Marty? Up and to the left?
MARTY: Yes … so when I asked you to remember your friend’s face, you looked up and to the left.
TRICIA: Did I really? That’s cool. What else did the article say?
MARTY: Well, when you see someone look up and to the right, you know they are constructing an image, that is, they are inventing, making a picture in their head. Like, maybe the person is trying to see a picture of a peaceful lake in their mind.
TRICIA: Hmm ….
MARTY: Then, it said people usually look directly to the left – when they are remembering a sound, like the sound of someone’s voice.
TRICIA: So if you remember a sound, you look left?
MARTY: Yes. And they look directly to the right when they are constructing a sound in their mind – thinking about what a sound will be like.
TRICIA: Like imagining the sound of that dog barking when you look at a dog?
MARTY: Yep, just like that.
TRICIA: Interesting …
MARTY: Yes, it is. Isn’t it?
TRICIA: Anything else?
MARTY: People look down and to the left when they are having an internal dialogue, when they’re talking to themselves in their mind.
TRICIA: I talk to myself all the time. Do I look down and to the left?
MARTY: I haven’t noticed, but I’ll check.
TRICIA: What else?
MARTY: When you look down and to the right it means you are having feelings, like happiness or sadness, but in your mind – you’re thinking about feelings.
TRICIA: Wow! So if you just look at someone’s eyes you can tell what they are thinking.
MARTY: Yeah. It’s very useful. Try looking at someone’s eyes the next time you talk to them, Tricia. It’s really interesting.
TRICIA: OK, but can you stop looking at my eyes now, Marty, please! I don’t want you to know what I’m thinking all the time.
MARTY: I’ll try – but since I read that article, I just can’t help it!