Look up “Gordon Brown Speeches” online (or something similar). Your task is to listen to just ten minutes of a speech by the previous UK prime minister and try to note where your attention first wanders. Then answer the following questions: What is the Internet address of the speech you listed to?
At what point did you notice yourself first thinking of something else or “zoning out”?
What is Gordon Brown saying in the first ten minutes of his speech and how much of it do you remember?
Why do you think your attention wandered?

3. what differences do you see in the statistics between the two cities? what factors might account for the differences you see?

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?

Read this excerpt from the lady of shalott by alfred, lord tennyson. in which three lines does the poet reveal the monotomy of the lady’s existence