Упр.10 Unit 4 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ English Михеева 9 класс
10. Read the text and choose the right item to complete the statements N after it. A New Study Claims that You Are Not as Bright as Your Parents!
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10. Read the text and choose the right item to complete the statements N after it.
A New Study Claims that You Are Not as Bright as Your Parents!
Bright teenagers are a disappearing breed. The new study has revealed this alarming result. It also shows that the intellectual ability of Britain’s cleverest youngsters has declined radically. The explanation is clear — almost certainly it is due to the rise of TV and computer games and over-testing in schools. If we compare the high-level thinking skills of modern 14-year-olds, we can say they are more or less equal to those of 12-year-olds in 1976. The test that was offered to the young people did not require any knowledge of science at all. It looked at how pupils could deal with complex information and sort it out for themselves.
The poor results can be explained by the fact that schools nowadays concentrate on drilling children for tests. Some scientists believe the decline in brainpower is also linked to changes in children’s leisure activities. Young boys and girls are encouraged to watch TV or play computer games instead of playing with tools, gadgets and other mechanisms. There is also a shift away from art and craft skills in both schools and the home.
Practical activities such as building models and sandcastles, using tools playing with building blocks, knitting, sewing and woodwork are being neglected. Yet they helped develop vital skills such as understanding dimension, volume and density.
Inspectors said teachers were increasingly drilling pupils to pass exams instead of encouraging them to understand crucial concepts. It is necessary to return to traditional open-ended questions.
1) Nowadays you can meet fewer bright teenagers than before.
a) fewer
b) a few
c) few
2) The intellectual ability of Britain’s youngsters has become lower
a) is the same as it used to be
b) has increased
c) has become lower
3) It is clear how to explain the poor results.
a) It is impossible
b) It is difficult
c) It is clear how
4) These days schools spend too much time on preparing students for their future tests and exams.
a) preparing students for leisure activities
b) preparing students for their future tests and exams
c) developing pupils’ vital skills
5) The decline in the intellectual ability of Britain’s young people can be also explained by their passive way of spending leisure time.
a) their passive way of spending leisure time
b) their overusage of gadgets and other mechanisms
c) their intensive developing of art and craft skills
6) Though practical activities are extremely important, teenagers tend to ignore them.
a) develop their skills by playing computer games
b) ignore them
c) invent other activities