朗文英语听说教程一(4)

听说考试

Unit 6 too old to learn

P :Do you know What is critical period?

S:I kown. The c.p. is a theory that explains why it is easier for children to learn languages than for adults

P: that`s a time when animals or humans must learn something.

Animals

Songbirds

If you remove the baby bird from its parents so that it does not to hear the song the bird won’t learn to sing when

It is older

Cats

A kitten must learn to use its eyes in the first few weeks

if you remove all lights in the room so the cats won’t able to see well when the cat is an adult S:Humans

Language learning

The adolescents speak with a native accent well, however the adults speak with a foreign accent .

P: We can conclude that there is a cp when both animals and humans can learn certain things when they are still very young.

S：nowdays, many parents send there kids to training center,they don`t enjoy the wonderful childhood.

P: we absolutely hope our child to be the unique one . as a child ，He should feel happy everyday rather than pressure coming from the competition and society early

S：I don’t agree cultivate our child to be a talent and give child enough time for his playing toys game .Don`t force him learn some skill additional lesson against his willing

P：neither do I ,our unconfident education of children ,excessive development bound his personality and imagination like a robot