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B1 Intermediate English 5:20 687 words Animation

Would you eat a ghost pepper for a prize? - Dan Kwartler

TED-Ed · 363,694 views · Added 2 months ago

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This video uses a fun game-show format to explain how age affects risk-taking behavior, covering concepts from developmental psychology and neuroscience. Learners will develop vocabulary related to decision-making, brain development, and behavioral science, including terms like 'reward sensitivity,' 'cognitive control,' 'uncertain rewards,' and 'peer influence.' The playful narrative combined with scientific explanations makes it an engaging resource for building English related to psychology and human behavior.

Learning Stats

B1

CEFR Level

687

Total Words

359

Unique Words

5/10

Difficulty

Vocabulary Diversity 52%

Subtitles (41 segments)

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00:08

Welcome to Risky Business, the game where we find out how far you’ll go to win a mystery prize!

00:15

I’m your host, Will Baywontbay, and today’s contestants are 21-year-old Imani, 16-year-old Johann, and 12-year-old Rachel.

00:25

Our first challenge is simple: will you eat the cookie on your podium?

00:31

Two of you have sugar cookies, but one was made with painfully spicy ghost peppers.

00:37

As a reminder, our players aren’t influenced by seeking audience approval since Risky Business never gets televised!

00:45

And that’s risky. Now let’s see what Predicto-Bot 9000 thinks our contestants will do.

00:53

Like most daily choices, this challenge involves weighing risks against rewards.

00:57

But since our grand prize is a mystery, the contestants don’t know half of this equation.

01:02

People are usually opposed to taking risks for uncertain rewards.

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Key Vocabulary (17)

you A1 pronoun

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

people A1 noun

People refers to a group of human beings or the general public. It is the standard plural form of the word 'person'.

less A1 adverb

Less is an adverb used to indicate a smaller amount, degree, or extent of something. It is most frequently used to modify adjectives or verbs in comparative sentences to show that something is not as much as it was before or as much as something else.

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