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WAY TO IELTS SUCCESS – THE 30-DAY IELTS LISTENING MARATHON 2 
DAY 11 SCRIPTS AND KEYS 
TASK 1.1
A = Host, B = Dr. Lynette Han
A: Hello, and welcome to our show. Our guest today is Dr. Lynette Han, a psychologist who does research into 
happiness. She spends a lot of time studying people's level of enjoyment during various activities, and she's 
especially interested in something called "flow." Dr. Han, could you explain what flow is?
B: Yes, it's a concept described by a psychologist named Mihaly Csikszentrnihlayi. He talks about states of 
optimal experience, where people say they experience feelings of deep concentration and enjoyment during 
activities.
A: Can you give us an example?
B: Of course. Do you have an activity that you really enjoy?
A: Well I like a lot of ports and I love cooking.
B: OK, take cooking. Think about making a meal. If you ever get so absorbed in preparing the food that you
lose all awareness of time and other things around you-when you are concentrating so deeply that you 
completely forget all your problems-then you're probably experiencing flow.
A: Oh, I've had that happen, especially when I'm trying a new recipe.
B: Yes, you're more likely to experience flow with a new recipe because that challenges you. According to Dr. 
Csikszentmihlayi, one of the requirements for a state of optimal experience is that the activity has to be 
challenging and require skills. So, you would use your cooking skills in a new recipe rued it would be 
challenging because you hadn't done it before. Other requirements are deep concentration, a merging of action 
and awareness, a sense of control, clear goals, and immediate feedback.