30-day challenge listening comprehension 1 Why did he take on the 30-day challenge 2 years ago? 3 points 2 What is the simple idea? 3 points 3 What general things did he learn in doing the 30-day challenge? a) 3 points b) 3 points c) 3 points 4 What challenge is he really proud of? 3 points 5 What is the best advice he can give you? 2 points 1 Why did he take on the 30-day challenge 2 years ago? He was stuck in a rut. 2 What is the simple idea? Think about something you have always wanted to add to your life and try it. 3 What general things did he learn in doing the 30-day challenge? a) Time was much slower, more memorable b) With more and harder challenges, his confidence grew c) If you really want something badly enough, you can do it in 30 days. 4 What challenge is he really proud of? His novel written in 30 days 5 What is the best advice he can give you? When you make small, sustainable changes, they tend to stick. Big challenges are less likely to stick. A few years ago, I felt like I was *stuck* in a rut, so I decided to follow in the *footsteps* of the great American philosopher, Morgan Spurlock, and try something new for 30 days. The idea is actually pretty simple. Think about something you've always wanted to add to your life and try it for the next 30 days. It *turns* *out*, 30 days is just about the right amount of time to add a new *habit* or subtract a habit -- like *watching* the news -- from your life. There'sa few things I learned *while* doing these 30-day challenges. The first was, instead of the months *flying* by, forgotten, the time was much more *memorable*. This was part of a challenge I did to take a *picture* every day for a month. And I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing that day. I also noticed that as I started to do more and harder 30-day challenges, my *self-confidence* grew. I went from desk-dwelling computer nerd to the kind of guy who bikes to work -- for fun. Even last year, I ended up hiking up Mt. Kilimanjaro, the *highest* mountain in Africa. I would never have been that adventurous before I started my 30-day challenges. I also *figured out* that if you really want something badly enough, you can do anything for 30 days. Have you ever wanted to write a *novel*? Every November, tens of thousands of people try to write their *own* 50,000-word novel from scratch in 30 days. It turns out, all you have to do is write 1,667 words a day for a month. So I did. By the way, the secret is not to go to sleep *until* you've written your words for the day. You might be sleep-deprived, but you'll finish your novel. Now is my book the next great American novel? No. I wrote it in a month. It's *awful*. But for the rest of my life, if I meet John Hodgman at a TED *party*, I don't have to say, "I'm a computer scientist." No, no, if I want to, I can say, "I'm a novelist." So here's one last thing I'd like to mention. I learned that when I made small, *sustainable* changes, things I could keep doing, they were more likely to stick. There's nothing wrong with big, crazy challenges. In fact, they're a ton of fun. But they're less likely to stick. When I *gave up* sugar for 30 days, day 31 looked like this. (picture of a mountain of candy) So here's my question to you: What are you waiting for? I *guarantee* you the next 30 days are going to pass *whether* you like it or not, so why not think about something you have always wanted to try and give it a shot for the next 30 days. Zone de texte: awful. figured out flying footsteps gave up guarantee highest memorable. novel own party picture self-confidence stuck sustainable turns out until watching whether while Afew years ago, I felt like I was *??????_______________*in a rut, so I decided to follow in the *_______________*of the great American philosopher, Morgan Spurlock, and try something new for 30 days. The idea is actually pretty simple. Think about something you've always wanted to add to your life and try it for the next 30 days. It*_______________*, 30 days is just about the right amount of time to add a new *_______________*or subtract a habit -- like *_______________*the news -- from your life. There'sa few things I learned *_______________*doing these 30-day challenges. The first was, instead of the months *_______________*by, forgotten, the time was much more*_______________*. This was part of a challenge I did to take a *_______________*every day for a month. And I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing that day. I also noticed that as I started to do more and harder *30-day challenges*, my *_______________*grew. I went from desk-dwelling computer nerd to the kind of guy who bikes to work -- for fun. Even last year, I ended up hiking up Mt. Kilimanjaro, the *_______________*mountain in Africa. I would never have been that adventurous before I started my 30-day challenges. I also *_______________*that if you really want something badly enough, you can do anything for 30 days. Have you ever wanted to write a*_______________*? Every November, tens of thousands of people try to write their *_______________*50,000-word novel from scratch in 30 days. It turns out, all you have to do is write 1,667 words a day for a month. So I did. By the way, the secret is not to go to sleep *until* you've written your words for the day. You might be sleep-deprived, but you'll finish your novel. Now is my book the next great American novel? No. I wrote it in a month. It's*_______________*. But for the rest of my life, if I meet John Hodgman at a TED*_______________*, I don't have to say, "I'm a computer scientist." No, no, if I want to, I can say, "I'm a novelist." So here's one last thing I'd like to mention. I learned that when I made small, *_______________*changes, things I could keep doing, they were more likely to stick. There's nothing wrong with big, crazy challenges. In fact, they're a ton of fun. But they're less likely to stick. When I *_______________*sugar for 30 days, day 31 looked like this. (picture of a mountain of candy) So here's my question to you: What are you waiting for? I *_______________*you the next 30 days are going to pass *_______________*you like it or not, so why not think about something you have always wanted to try and give it a shot for the next 30 days. Thanks. Name: Class: Listening Comprehension test *30-day challenge* Challenge 1, maximum 10 points (text and words) Challenge 2 maximum 13 points (text no words) Challenge 3 minimum 7 points, maximum 20 points (questions, no text, no words)