What The Duck – The 10,000 Hours Rules – By Aaron Johnson

Test Your Understanding

Box 1: “Are you familiar with the 10,000 hours rule?” If you are familiar with something, it means …

 that you need it very badly.

 that you know it well.

 that you are supposed to learn it.

 that you like it.

Box 2: “It’s the estimated amount of practice time it takes to become professional in a lot of fields.” If you estimate something, …

 guess the cost, size, or value of something.

 exaggerate the cost, size, or value of something.

 underestimate the cost, size, or value of something.

 overestimate the cost, size, or value of something.

Box 2: “It’s the estimated amount of practice time it takes to become professional in a lot of fields.”

Below are some definitions of the word field. Choose the definition(s) that would apply to the meaning of the word in this context.

 an area of activity or interest (= Area of study)

 an area of grass where you play a sport

 an area of land containing gas or oil

 an area affected by a particular physical force

 (as a verb) to try to catch or stop a ball after it has been hit in a game such as cricket or baseball

This comic strip is making fun of the fact that …

 many people waste a lot of time trying to become good in a particular field.

 many people believe that you only need to have an expensive camera to become a good photographer.

 many people don’t want to buy expensive cameras.

 many people don’t respect photographers.

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Transcript

• Box 1: Are you familiar with the 10,000 hours rule?
• Box 1: No.
• Box 2: It’s the estimated amount of practice time it takes to become professional in a lot of fields.
• Box 2: Except in photography.
• Box 3: It’s the $10,000 rule.

Vocabulary

• If you are familiar with (adj. /fəˈmɪl.i.ər/) something, you know it well.
• Estimate (v.) /ˈes.tɪ.meɪt/ to guess the cost, size, or value of something.
• field (n.) /fiːld/ an area of activity or interest

Context

• This cartoon is making fun of the fact that many people believe that you only need to have an expensive camera to become a good photographer.