Unit Seven Grouping the Gifted Pro

Unit Seven Text I Grouping the Gifted: Pro

IQ: abbreviation of ―Intelligence Quotient. IQ scores Description 130 or more Very superior 120 – 129 Superior 110 – 119 Bright normal 90 – 109 Average 80 – 89 Dull normal 70 – 79 Borderline 69 or lower Mentally defective

Organization of the Test II. Definition of giftedness para1—para2 II. Definition of grouping para3---para4 III. Question of creating a caste para 5---para9 teacher’s attitudes are more decisive. IV. Issue of achievement para10---para18 how to measure growth? Unreliable? author’s own experiment V. Conclusion

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innate: (of a quality) which someone was born with 先天的，天生的 /inborn an inborn talent for `music /a natural leader identify: prove something because of a particular quality (as in the case of the text, prove that gifted children have innate ability because they show it)

Paragraph 1E.g.: Can you identify (认出) whose handwriting this is? The machine identifies (鉴定) the owner of the credit card by his fingerprint pattern. manifest: This is a formal word meaning ―show clearly.‖

Paragraph 1E.g.: What she did manifested her lack of confidence in herself. The illness first manifests itself in splitting headaches. How is Mott’s definition of the gifted different from the commonly held one?

PURSUITSC usu pl 通常作复数] thing to which one gives one's time, energy, etc; occupation or activity.花时间﹑ 精力等做的事; 职业 artistic, literary, scientific pursuits * pursuits such as swimming and tennis be engaged in/devote oneself to worthwhile pursuits

Exceptional and Excel1. unusually good = outstanding Richard is an exceptional student. 2. unusual and likely not to happen often This is an exceptional case Excel: ~ in/at sth be exceptionally good at sth 擅长: excel in foreign languages 擅长外 语

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to grow to the fullest extent of their abilities and capacities: to grow as much as their abilities and capacities allow them extent: scale, range, degree To some extent, to a large extent, and to a certain extent are used to indicate that something is ―partly true,‖ ―quite true,‖ and ―true to a certain degree‖ respectively.

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heterogeneously grouped: grouped according to different levels of ability The antonym of heterogeneous is homogeneous, which means ―having the same parts or members.‖ Criteria pl. of criterion (standard) criterions

caste: any of the hereditary Hindu social classes of a formerly segregated system of India (which are Brahman 婆罗门, Kshatriya 刹帝利, Sudra 首陀罗, and Vaisya 吠舍) according to the religious law of Brahmanism (婆罗门教) 种姓；种姓 制度；等级制度

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snob: one who despises those considered inferior to him in terms of social st

atus, income, etc.a caste of intellectual snobs: a group of students who consider themselves superior to others because of their outstanding ability and achievement, and special treatment they receive from the teacher.

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these fears are groundless (毫无理由的): They have no reason or argument to fear … The common element ground in the following two examples means ―a base for argument.‖

Paragraph 6E.g.: What grounds have you to say that child is an underachiever? He declined the invitation to a game of tennis on the grounds that he was not well / on grounds of ill health. varsity: team representing a university, college or school, especially in sports competitions

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to the extent of my observation: as far as I can see from what I have noticed / observed.

instill: put (ideas, feelings, etc.) into somebody’s mind gradually but firmly by a continuous effort E.g.: instill a sense of responsibility (in / into one’s children

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lie with: lie with sb (to do sth) (fml 文) be sb's duty or responsibility 是某人的义务或责任: The decision on whether to proceed lies with the Minister. 是否进行取决於部长. * It lies with you to accept or reject the proposal. 对该建议是接受 还是拒绝由你作主. fault/blame/responsibility lies with sb Part of the blame must lie with social services.

the problem/answer etc lies in sth The difficulty lies in providing sufficient evidence. The strength of the book lies in the fact that the material is from classroom experience.

Paragraph 9if they challenge and spark interests in young people: if they call upon young people to engage in a contest of skill and encourage or stimulate them into greater activity challenge: test the abilities of E.g.: The difficult situation challenged us to find a suitable solution.