WIB · Listening — August 6, 2026

1. What is the main topic of this programme?

How to become a professional football player What happens inside footballers' brains and how brain training may help The history of the World Cup How to kick a football accurately

2. What did scientists discover about Neymar's brain?

It was more active than normal when he moved his ankle It was less active than his peers' brains when he moved his right ankle It was the same as other players' brains He could not rotate his ankle

3. According to the programme, what can affect a football player's performance?

Only physical strength Brain training and emotional state The size of the football pitch The colour of the team's kit

1. To be the best of the best, some football clubs have started looking beyond the body, to the ____.

2. That reduction in activity in Neymar's cortex reflects that he has absolute ____ in moving his feet.

3. A lot of performance is also driven by your emotional ____.

4. If you don't focus right in those moments, and let's say mentally you're all over the ____, then it becomes more difficult to have an accurate corner.

5. I asked you which part of the brain is best known for its role in processing ____.

expertise — a high level of skill or knowledge gained through experience (专门技能；专业知识)
conscious — done with awareness, not by accident (有意识的；刻意的)
margin — a measure of difference or gap (差距；差额；余地)
all over the place — disorganised, chaotic or confused (混乱的；杂乱无章的)

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