It happens sometimes that we have the right words, but we are unable to formulate itcorrect idea. For example, we would like to say a sentence that begins with the word "Deal", but we are unable to formulate it, giving it the meaning we would like with the best words, contenting ourselves with inserting generic words (thing, thing, etc.) or making interlocutions (e.g. instead of saying "fork", we say "that thing used to take food").
We are at the twentieth episode of the column "Mental gymnastics" for a "winning brain”, the result of the collaboration of FIRST online with the professor Giuseppe Alfredo Iannoccari, neuropsychologist, professor at the State University of Milan and president of Assomensana, the association for the development and enhancement of mental activities. Every Sunday A mental gymnastics exercise that stimulates a different mental ability is proposed on FIRSTonline. In the banner on the right of our home page or , here all the exercises already published are grouped together, which have stimulated a different ability of our brain each time.
Let's remember the basic rules
For each exercise you will be shown:
- which cognitive functions it stimulates
- what purpose does it serve in everyday life
- delivery to carry out the exercise
- how long should the execution time be?
- how to calculate the score
- the finish line for an optimal score
- how to make it more empowering
- which variations to adopt to continue doing so
Mental gymnastics exercise number 20: The “Alphabetical Tautogram”
This week for the column la Mental gymnastics for the Winning Brain, we propose an exercise that develops and strengthens the following mental skills: language, planning, creativity and mental associations.
To train the ability to formulate clear, efficient and compelling sentences, I propose to try your hand at “alphabetic tautogram”. The word tautogram refers to a phrase made up of words that all begin with the same letter, for example: Generous Young Carousel Players Like to Play etc. The alphabetical variant invented by the undersigned allows you to form a tautogram composed of words that begin with each letter of the alphabet, for example: Alba Benefica Colora Di Ebano etc.
Delivery: form a short piece of complete sense using words that begin with the first 10 letters of the alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L. Articles, prepositions can be inserted between the words and conjunctions. Example: Friend, Drink a Cup of Elixir etc.
Execution time: 150 seconds.
Score: 10 points for each word.
Traguardo: Score at least 100 points in 150 seconds.
Strengthening: 1) Construct a sentence without using articles, prepositions and conjunctions. 2) Compose a short song with the 21 letters of the alphabet in the given time.
variants. Form new sentences: 1- using the other 11 letters, from M to Z. 2- also proceed in the reverse direction, from Z to A.
Call. Write the sentences you formulated in the comments
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