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TeachingProcedures:
I.Pre-readingActivities
1.Backgroundinformation:
author,intelligencetest,I.Q.,aptitudetest
2.Introductoryremarks:
ItishardtoanswerthequestionraisedbyAsimov.Therecanbequiteafewdifferentanswerstoit.Asweknow,somebodywhoscoreshighonpapertestsmightworkpoorlywithhishands.Someonewhomaynotbeatopstudentatschoolsucceedsinacareerafterschool.Heisnotintelligentbutsmart.Theauthorofthisarticleishighlyeducated.Butishereallyintelligent?
Let'
sseewhathisinterpretationis.
3.Warm-upquestions
(1)Whatisanintelligencetest?
(2)SomepeoplemaintainthatIQtestsarejustforfun.Othersarguethattheyareindeedtestingman’sintelligence.What’syouropinion?
(3)Doyouagreethatthemoreeducationonereceives,themoreintelligenthebecomes?
(4)WhatotherfactorsbesidesIQdoyouthinkareequallyorevenmoreimportantforapersontobesuccessful?
Giveyourreasons.
4.Keywordsandexpressions:
1)aptitude:
naturalabilityorskill
Example:
Shehasanaptitudefordealingwithpeople.
Makethestudentsnoticethespellingformoffollowingthreewords:
aptitude;
altitude;
attitude
2)figure:
a)number,symbolforanumber,esp.0to9
Shegotastartingsalaryofsixfigures.
b)shapeoroutlineofsb.orsth.
1sawafigure20feetawayfrommeinthedimstreetlight.
c)importantperson
Theyoungstudentsarguedoverwhowasthemostinfluential
figureinthe20thcentury.
d)humanform
Thefashionmodelexercisesdailytokeepherfigure.
e)diagram;
drawingtoillustratesth.
Thefiguresinthebookwillhelpyouunderstandthetheoriesbetter.
3)register:
a)v.writeinalistorrecord
Theoldchurchhooksregisteredallthebirths,marriagesanddeathsinthissmalltown.
b)n.recordorlist
YoumightfindsomeChinesenamesontheUSimmigration
registerofthe19lhcentury.
4)highly:
inortoahighdegree
Itishighlyprobablethathechangedhisnametoavoidbeing
trackeddownbythepolice.
5)worthyof:
deserving
Examples:
aworthyenemyaworthycause
Heisapoetworthyofthename.
Theplaceisworthyofavisit.
6)explore:
a)searchorexaminethoroughly
Towritehisgraduationpaperthesociologystudentexploredallthemajorlibrariesinthecity.
b)travelintoorthrougharegionforthepurposeoflearningaboutit
ArobotwasrecentlysenttoexplorethesurfaceofMars.
7)suppose:
Isuggest;
if
Supposeweputoffthemeetingtillnextweek.
8)foiston:
imposeuponbycoercionortrickery
Storesshouldnotfoistdefectivegoodsoncustomers.
9)whereupon:
uponthat;
immediatelyfollowingthat
Theunsuspectingteacherpulledoutthedrawer;
whereupon,a
dozenfrogsleapedout.
10)forsure:
withoutdoubt;
forcertain,surelyorcertainly
Ididnotknowforsurewhichbustotake.
E.g.Ialsoheardthathewasinvolvedinthematterbutdoyouknowitforsure?
b)<
setphrases>
sureenoughtobesuremakesure
E.g.Sureenough,hewontherace.
He'
snotbright,tobesure,buthealwaysworkshard.
Tomakesurethattheletterwasdeliveredtotheaddress,Iregisteredit.
11.normal:
a)(n.)theusualstateorlevel
E.g.SamwasscoldedbecausehehotascorebelownormalintheEnglishmid-termexam.
b)(adj.)usual,regular
E.g.Hisbehaviorsdonotseemnormaltome.
12.simply:
adv.a)only,merely
E.g.Itookthatjobsimplybecausetheofficeisnearmyhome.
b)inaplainmanner
E.g.Theoldmanlivessimplyandisdressedsimply.
c)completely,absolutely
E.g.Isimplycan'
tunderstandyou.
13.estimate
a)(n.)judgmentoropinionabouthowmuch,howmany,howgood,etc.
E.g.Theyheldtotallydifferentestimatesofhercharacter.
b)(v.)formajudgmentabout
E.g.Thewriteestimatedthatshewouldneedthreemoremonthstofinishhernovel.
c)<
setphrase>
byone'
sestimate
E.g.Bymyestimate,yourplanwillnotwork.
14.grant:
v.a)agreetogive,allow(sb.)tohave(sth.)
E.g.Thegovernmentgrantedlandtothosewhowerewillingtofarmit.
b)agree(thatsth.istrue)
E.g.Igrantthatheisintelligent.
takeforgranted:
regarditastrueorascertain
E.g.Georgetookforgrantedallthathisparentsdidforhim.
15.hasten
a)(vi.)gofast,bequicktodoorsaysth.
E.g.Findinghewasalittlelate,hehastenedtotheoffice.
b)(vt.)causetomovewithspeed,causesth.tohappenquickly
E.g.Chemicalfertilizerhastenedthegrowthofplants.
derivative>
haste:
(n.)hurry
E.g.Theyleftingreathaste.
16.determine:
a)decide(on)
E.g.Ifoundithardtodeterminewhichsidewasrightjustbyhearingthemquarrel.
b)findoutprecisely
E.g.Theexplorerdeterminedhislocationbyusingthecompass.
c)makeupone'
smind
E.g.Hedeterminedtolearnhowtooperatethemachineintwodays'
time.
17.joke
a)(n.)sth.saidordonetocauseamusement
E.g.Don'
tplayjokesonhim.Hecan'
ttakethejoke.
b)(v.)makejokes
ttakeitseriously.Heisonlyjokingwithyou.
18.dumb:
adj.a)unabletospeak
E.g.Shewasdumbfrombirthandwasverykindtodumbanimals
b)temporarilysilent
E.g.Theaudiencewasstruckdumbwhenthemagicianatefire.
19.smart:
adj.a)clever
E.g.Thisisasmartanswer.
b)well-dressed,brightandfreshinappearance
E.g.Youlooksmartinthissuit.
20.makea(big/great)fussover/about:
treatwithgreatorexcessiveattention
E.g.Grandparentsusuallymakeagreatfussovertheirgrandson.
22.makeup
a)puttogether,prepare
E.g.Peoplemadeupparcelsofclothesandsentthemtotheflood-strickenareas.
b)form,constitute
E.g.Thecommitteeismadeupofsevenmembers.
c)invent
E.g.Bobmakesupstoriestoamusehislittlesister.
23.pickout:
select,chose
E.g.Ittookalongtimetopickupanewdressatthestore.
5.SynonymDiscrimination
worthyworthworthwhile
a)Allcanbeusedasanadj..ButOnly"
worthy"
and"
worthwhile"
canbeusedasattributive.
worthy:
deservingrespectorhonor
worthwhile:
usefulorinteresting;
worththetime,moneyoreffortspent
E.g.Heisaworthygentleman.
Certainly,therearemanyworthwhileprogramsonTV.
b):
Worth"
canbeusedaspredication.
worth+n./V-ing
worthy+ofn./ofbeingdone/tobedone
E.g.Shewasnotworthyofthehonorgiventoher.
Thisthingisworthytobedone.
Thisthingisworthyofbeingdone.
Thisthingisworthdoing.
Ⅱ.While-readingActivities
1.Sshavethesilentreadingonthetext(10mins)
2.Texplainsthetextindetail.
Lines1--5
1.LanguagePoints
Whatisintelligence,anyway?
a)anyway:
inanycase;
whatever
E.g.Thatwasn'
tmyfault,anyway.
Anywaywechoosewillinvolvedanger.
…againstanormalof100,…
a)against:
incontraryto/with
E.g.Wehavenow100machinesagainst20fiveyearsago.
2.QuestionsforDiscussion
(1)Whatisanaptitudetest?
---Aptitudetestisakindoftestusedtopredictthefutureperformanceofapersoninhisfieldofstudyorwork.
(2)WhataretheresponsibilitiesofaKP?
DoesaKPneedhighintelligence?
---INtheUSarmy,KPisforverylowrankingsoldiersorsometimesusedaspunishment.OneonKPhastopreparethefoodanddothewashinginthekitchen.
(3)Whydidtheauthormentionhisrankanddutyinthisparagraph?
---Hewastryingtoshowthataperson'
shigherscoreinintelligencetestdoesnotnecessarilymeanhehasahigherpositionorholdsmoreresponsibilitiesinthesociety.
Lines6--11
peoplewithintellectualbentssimilartomine?
a)bent:
naturaltendencyorinclination
E.g.Picassoshowedhiebentforartsataearlyage.
(1)Doyouthinkapersonwhoscoreshighinintelligencetestsishighlyintelligent?
Giveyourreason.
---Althoughtheanswersrequireintelligence,thescoresdonotreflecttherealabilitiesofaperson.
(2)Doweusuallyregardpeoplewhoscorehighinsuchtestsasbeingveryintelligent?
---Yes,andsomeofthemarereallyintelligentintheirdailyworkandtheiracademiclife。
(3)Whatkindofpeoplemakesuptheintelligencetest?
---Professors,experts,scholars,etc.
(4)Doyouagreewiththeauthorthathescoredhighinsuchtestbecausehisintellectualtendencywassimilartothosewhomadeupthetests?
Lines12--27
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