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• ☐ ☐ ☐ intensely [adv] - strongly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ enraged [adj] - very angry
• ☐ ☐ ☐ munching [n] - chewing, eating
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an abnormality [n] - something not normal
• ☐ ☐ ☐ trigger sounds [n] - sounds that cause an emotional response
• ☐ ☐ ☐ crsips [n] - potato chips
• ☐ ☐ ☐ wired up [adj] - connected
• ☐ ☐ ☐ heightened [adj] - increased
• ☐ ☐ ☐ set your teeth on edge [id] - makes you annoyed
• ☐ ☐ ☐ furious anger [n] - strong anger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dehabilitating [adj] - creating a disability
• ☐ ☐ ☐ panic attacks [n] - a sudden feeling of anxiety or fear
• ☐ ☐ ☐ aggravating [adj] - very annoying
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a carriage [adj] - a train car
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a diagnosis [n] - finding a health problem or disease
• ☐ ☐ ☐ coping mechanisms [n] - a way of dealing with a problem
• ☐ ☐ ☐ modulate [v] - control (neutral)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ manipulate [v] - control for selfish reasons (negative)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ prevalent [adj] - common
• ☐ ☐ ☐ gone bananas [id] - gone crazy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a blight [n] - a problem

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

1. Where was the research done?
   London
   Munich
   Newcastle University
   
   
2. What is James eating?
   crisps
   a banana
   an apple
   
   
3. What is the disease called?
   Misophonia
   Heightened
   Brain Disease
   
   
4. What is the anterior insular cortex?
   It is a part of the brain.
   It is your eyes and ears.
   It is a type of emotion.
   
   
5. What sound is this?
   clicking pens
   snoring
   munching
   slurping
   
   
6. What sound is this?
   clicking pens
   snoring
   munching
   slurping
   
   
7. What sound is this?
   clicking pens
   snoring
   munching
   slurping
   
   
8. What sound is this?
   clicking pens
   snoring
   munching
   slurping
   
   
9. What happens to people who are on a train who have this condition?
   They change seats.
   They use an electric current.
   They put in earplugs.
   
   
10. What coping mechanism does the man mention?
    using an electric current
    using earplugs
    wearing sexy science glasses
    
    
11. How many children may suffer from this condition?
    1000s
    10000s
    We don't know
    
    
12. Why did his twitter feed go bananas?
    He posted many annoying sounds.
    He is wearing sexy science glasses.
    Many people who have this condition saw his story.
    

1. Which sounds do you find annoying?
2. How do you react to annoying sounds?
3. Do you think we should spend money to research and solve this problem?