Listen to the following recording on the subject of multitasking.
1. How does the first speaker describe multitasking? Choose ONE answer.
A) it is a myth
B) it is efficient but distracting
C) it reduces the time that tasks take
2. Which TWO statements are true according to the second speaker?
A) people who can multitask are more effective
B) people should always focus on one thing only
C) we need permission to get things done
D) the brain is less productive when we are distracted
E) organisations are unproductive if they are constantly on-line
1.A
2.D,E
Posted by: Rowanne | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 09:09
1.A
2.C,E
Posted by: Jack | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 09:19
1) A
2)C , E
Posted by: Sam | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 09:24
1) A
2) D,E
Posted by: James Z. | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 09:42
1.A
2.D,E
Posted by: Ramin | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 10:34
A
C E
Posted by: Lucy | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 10:47
A
D,E
Posted by: SUMME4R | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 11:11
1. A
2. A, E
Posted by: viet | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 11:29
1.A
2.C, E
Posted by: suri | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 11:36
1 A
2 A E
Posted by: lina | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 11:47
A
A E
Posted by: Jenny | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 11:49
A
B, C
Posted by: A.Kashif | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 11:58
A
B,C
Posted by: ASIF | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 12:01
A
BE
Posted by: Wei | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 12:25
A
D,E
Posted by: jenna | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 12:27
A
E
Posted by: Rama | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 12:31
A
C,E
Posted by: Thuong | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 12:34
A
D,E
Posted by: Zarni Win | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 12:37
(A) and D'E
Posted by: esha ali | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 12:40
A
C, E
Posted by: Harrysaynever | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 12:53
1. A
2. B,D
Posted by: Lex | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 12:57
1. A
2. B, E
Posted by: Vy Do | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 12:59
A
B,C
Posted by: KELLY MUÑOZ | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 13:01
A
DE
Posted by: Lena Chang | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 13:25
A
BE
Posted by: Lena Chang | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 13:28
A
DE
Posted by: Minh | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 13:38
A
AE
Posted by: Katrina | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 13:38
B
D, E
Posted by: Quynhanh | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 13:42
A
B.E
Posted by: Aria | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 13:42
A
B.E
Posted by: Giang | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 13:49
1:A
2:D, E
Posted by: Cud | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 13:51
1.A
2.C,E
Posted by: afg | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 14:33
A& DE
Posted by: marzia | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 14:39
1. A
2. C, E
Posted by: roshavbg | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 14:59
1. A
2. D, E
Posted by: Đỗ Thu Phương | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 15:09
I've tried to make a transcribe:
the fact is the multitasking is a myth. Our brain can't do it. You simply become less efficient and more distracted your error rate goes up fifty percent and it takes it twice as long to do a same task.
Listen what Tim Jakane has to say, he's a co-founder of point B, a leading business consulting firm.
Well, it's a fallacy out there, the folks can multitask are more effective, there is a time when it's just important to focus on one thing, I think we also need to get people permission to check out, the check out of the communications network temporarily to get things done, because when you're always on when you're always online, you're always distracted, right, and the brain mode's telling us that is very unproductive mode to be in. So the always online organisation is actually always unproductive organisation.
Posted by: GNP | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 15:20
A
D,E
Posted by: Raman | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 15:21
A
D.E
Posted by: bi | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 15:22
A
A,E
Posted by: Kimmie | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 15:24
A,
B, E
Posted by: Kimmie | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 15:26
A
D
E
Posted by: Jennifer | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 15:35
A
C E
Posted by: Mai | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 15:36
C
D,E
Posted by: Stas | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 15:59
1. A
2. C,E
Posted by: Win Win Latt | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 16:29
1.A
2.D.E
Posted by: Anh | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 16:57
1. A
2. D, E
Posted by: alexander | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 17:01
1. A
2. C E
Posted by: ANDRES | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 17:27
1.A
2.D,E
Posted by: Shiko | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 17:37
1. A
2. C D
Posted by: shahjahan | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 17:38
1-A
2-D E
Posted by: Thinley | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 17:52
1.A
2.C,E
Posted by: Jas | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 18:21
1-A
2-D,C
Posted by: JIJI | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 20:02
A
B , c
Posted by: Abod | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 20:24
1 A
2 D, E
Posted by: arshu | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 21:16
1. A
2. C, E
Posted by: auau | Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 22:57
1 a
2b.c
Posted by: manu | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 00:23
A
D,E
Posted by: Sudu | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 00:34
a, A
b, A, C
Posted by: phivan28 | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 00:55
Hi, I also tried to make a transcribe:
The fact is multitasking is a myth. Our brain can't do it. You simply become less efficient and more distracted. Your error rate goes up 50% and it takes you twice as long to do the same task. Listen to what Tim Jacon has to say. He's the co-founder Point - a living business consulting firm.
Well, it's the fallacy out there, the folks that can multitask is more effective. There is time when it's just important to focus on one thing. I think we also need to get people commission to check out, to check out the communication's network temporarily to get things done. Because when you're always on, you're always online you are always distracted. All right? And the brain mode's telling us that is the very unproductive mode to be in.So the always online organization is actually always the unproductive organization.
Posted by: Trần Văn Phi | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 01:29
The fact is, multitasking is a myth. Our brains can't do it. You simply become less efficient and more distracted. Your error rate goes up 50% and it takes you twice as long to do the same task.
Listen to what Tim Jenkins has to say, he's the co-founder of Point B, a leading business consulting firm.
Well, I think there’s a fallacy out there that folks who can multitask are more effective. There are times when it's just as important to focus on one thing. I think we also need to get people permission to check out, to check out the communications network temporarily to get things done, because when you're always on, when you're always online, you're always distracted, right? And the brain will tell us that is a very unproductive mode to be in. So the always-on-line organization is actually always unproductive organization.
Posted by: emma li | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 02:00
1. A
2. D. E.
Posted by: emma li | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 02:05
1.A 2.C and E
Posted by: Hoai Sang | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 02:08
1-A
2-D E
Posted by: A3d_91 | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 02:40
1-A
2-B,E
Posted by: tmz | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 02:45
1. A
2. C, E
Posted by: Ruby | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 02:54
1-A
2-A, D
Posted by: samir | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 02:56
1-A; 2- B, C
Posted by: me | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 03:04
A
D E
Posted by: Lily | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 03:36
a
de
Posted by: jc | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 03:49
C
C
E
Posted by: TUCHIBA | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 03:52
A
AD
Posted by: niuxiufeng | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 03:57
1) A
2) D, E
Posted by: T sherpa | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 04:07
1. A
2. A, E
Posted by: Tinh | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 04:41
1. A
2. A, E
Posted by: tuan | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 05:05
1. A
2. A, E
Posted by: Loan TT | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 07:37
How can we get right answer...or key ?
Posted by: umer | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 08:26
1.A
2. D, E
Posted by: KJV | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 09:14
A, BD
Posted by: CHRIS | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 11:33
CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:
1. A
2. D, E
In question 2, why are the other answers wrong? I'll try to explain:
A - He describes this as a "fallacy" - a mistaken belief.
B - He says there are TIMES when it's important to focus on one thing (not ALWAYS).
C - He says that people need permission to "check out of the communications network" - in other words, people need to be allowed to escape from communications while they do their work. The permission is to "check out", not to get things done.
Listen to D and E, and try to understand why they are the correct answers.
Posted by: Simon | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 12:14
FROM SIMON:
A few people tried transcribing what they heard. This is a great way to do some 'deeper' listening practice. I'll do my own transcription for next Tuesday.
Posted by: Simon | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 12:20
Dear Simon, this is my transcription.
The fact is multitasking is a myth. Our brain can't do it. You simply become less efficient and more distracted. You error rate goes up 15% and it takes you twice as long to do the same task.
Listen what Tim Janson has to say. He's a co-founder of point B, a leading business consulting firm.
"Well, it is a fallacy out there, the folks that can multitask are more effective. There's a time when it's just important to focus on one thing. I think we also need to get people permission to check out, to check out the communications network, temporarily to get things done. Because when you're on , you're always online, you're also distracted. Right, and the brain will be telling us that it is a very unproductive mode to be in. And so, the online organisation is actually always unproductive organisation."
Posted by: Big Money | Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 08:57
1. A
2 , C D
Posted by: Lindy.Ng | Sunday, November 01, 2015 at 14:05
1.a
2.d,e
Posted by: sanjay kumar | Sunday, November 01, 2015 at 19:34
1. A
2. D&E
Posted by: Fiona | Monday, November 02, 2015 at 23:43
Here is my transcription:
The fact is multitasking is a myth, our brain can't do it. You simply become less efficient and more distracted, your error rate goes up to 50% and it takes you twice as long to do the sames tasks.
Listen to Tim Jacob has to say. He is the co-founder of Point B - a leading business consultant firm.
There's fallacy out there that folks can multitask are more effective. There are times when it's important to focus on one thing. I think we all need to get people permission to check out, to check out the communication network early to get things done. Because when you are always on, when you are always online, you're always distracted, right. And the brain will tell us that's is very unproductive mode to be in. So the always online organization is also an always unproductive organization.
Posted by: My | Tuesday, November 03, 2015 at 05:57
1. A
2. D. E.
Posted by: Elsie | Wednesday, November 04, 2015 at 00:20
1,A
2, D,E
Posted by: tian | Thursday, November 05, 2015 at 07:54
1.A
2.D,E
Posted by: Md.Nazmul Hossain | Sunday, November 08, 2015 at 08:23
1-A
2-D/E
Posted by: M.ELBIRA | Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 17:44
1-A
2- D-E
Posted by: Abdulrahman | Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 17:28
1-A
2-A-E
Posted by: mohammadreza | Monday, May 30, 2016 at 15:05
A
DE
Posted by: N | Friday, May 19, 2017 at 22:53