新世纪高职高专英语(修订版)综合教程电子教案 NEW CENTURY ENGLISH INTEGRATED COURSE UNIT 2 Man and Woman 3)What influence does intelligence arise from? A Today, almost all scientists agree that intelligence arises from the influence of both genetic and environmental factors. Careful study is required in order to attribute any inf luence to either environment or heredity. For example, one measure commonly used to assess a child's home environment is the number of books in the home. But having many books in the home may be related to the parents'IQ. The childs intelligence may be due to the parents genes or to the number of books in the home. Further, parents may buy more books in response to their chi ld's genetically influenced intelligence. Which of these possibilities is correct cannot be determined without thorough studies of all the factors involved prev back Language Drills for Lead In Text Stud Consolidation Application PRETCO Test
3) What influence does intelligence arise from? Today, almost all scientists agree that intelligence arises from the influence of both genetic and environmental factors. Careful study is required in order to attribute any influence to either environment or heredity. For example, one measure commonly used to assess a child’s home environment is the number of books in the home. But having many books in the home may be related to the parents’ IQ. The child’s intelligence may be due to the parents’ genes or to the number of books in the home. Further, parents may buy more books in response to their child’s genetically influenced intelligence. Which of these possibilities is correct cannot be determined without thorough studies of all the factors involved
新世纪高职高专英语(修订版)综合教程电子教案 NEW CENTURY ENGLISH INTEGRATED COURSE UNIT 2 Man and Woman Questions and Answers Directions: Skim the paragraphs for answers to the following questions. Paragraph 1: Question: What makes it difficult to understand what boys and girls show while choosing subjects? Answer: Besides genetic differences, there are many other important factors that may influence their choices Paragraph 2: Question: What do the statistics and the report show Answer: Although girls are equal to boys in mathematics, they have not been encouraged to do so back next Language Drills for Lead In Text Stud Consolidation Application PRETCO Test
Although girls are equal to boys in mathematics, they have not been encouraged to do so. Questions and Answers Directions: Skim the paragraphs for answers to the following questions. Besides genetic differences, there are many other important factors that may influence their choices. Paragraph 1: Question: What makes it difficult to understand what boys and girls show while choosing subjects? Answer: Paragraph 2: Question: What do the statistics and the report show? Answer:
新世纪高职高专英语(修订版)综合教程电子教案 NEW CENTURY ENGLISH INTEGRATED COURSE UNIT 2 Man and Woman Paragraph 3 Question: What's the difference in nursery school? Answer: Only boys, not girls, are encouraged to work on their own and complete tasks Paragraph 4 Question: What does the further report reveal? Answer: The teachers seem to give more attention to boys than girls. Paragraph 5 Question: Why do girls avoid mathematics courses? Answer: Girls avoid mathematics courses mainly for social reasons rather than being afraid of the difficulty prev next Language Drills for Lead In Text Stud Consolidation Application PRETCO Test
Girls avoid mathematics courses mainly for social reasons rather than being afraid of the difficulty. Only boys, not girls, are encouraged to work on their own and complete tasks. Paragraph 3: What’s the difference in nursery school? Answer: Question: The teachers seem to give more attention to boys than girls. Paragraph 4: What does the further report reveal? Answer: Question: Paragraph 5: Why do girls avoid mathematics courses? Answer: Question:
新世纪高职高专英语(修订版)综合教程电子教案 NEW CENTURY ENGLISH INTEGRATED COURSE UNIT 2 Man and Woman Paragraph 6. Question: Why don't the teenage girls like to take mathematics and science up? Answer: Because girls regard mathematics and science as masculine"subjects, they are less likely to take them rev back Language Drills for Lead In Text Stud Consolidation Application PRETCO Test
Because girls regard mathematics and science as “masculine” subjects, they are less likely to take them up. Paragraph 6: Why don’t the teenage girls like to take mathematics and science up? Answer: Question:
新世纪高职高专英语(修订版)综合教程电子教案 NEW CENTURY ENGLISH INTEGRATED COURSE UNIT 2 Man and Woman Text Analysis Paragraphs Main ldeas The scientists have tried to explain the differences between men and women at science and maths Girls are equal to boys in mathematics. Girls only stop studying mathematics because of social attitudes The differences during teenage years result from educational attitudes in childhood The teachers seem to give more attention to boys than to girls Both boys and girls tend to regard subjects lik mathematics and science as difficult Mathematics and science are mainly masculine subjects, so the teenage girls are less likely to take th lem up. Language Drills for Lead In Text Stud Consolidation Application PRETCO Test
Text Analysis Main Ideas The scientists have tried to explain the differences between men and women at science and maths. Girls are equal to boys in mathematics. Girls only stop studying mathematics because of social attitudes. The differences during teenage years result from educational attitudes in childhood. The teachers seem to give more attention to boys than to girls. 1 2 3 4 Paragraphs Both boys and girls tend to regard subjects like mathematics and science as difficult. Mathematics and science are mainly masculine subjects, so the teenage girls are less likely to take them up. 5 6