- •Міністерство освіти і науки, молоді та спорту україни
- •Contents
- •Foreword
- •Unit 1: University.
- •The National Technical University of Ukraine
- •In small groups or pairs discuss the following questions.
- •Essential help
- •Unit 2:Imperial English: the Language of Science.
- •English language − around the world
- •If you have any difficulties, see Appendix 7.
- •Imperial english: the language of science?
- •What is the nature of Artificial Languages?
- •Unit 3: The Mind Machine?
- •The mind machine?
- •In pairs ask and answer questions based on the text "How to boost your memory" (Further Reading, unit 3).
- •Сша створюють комп'ютер з мозком людини Компанія ibm оголосила про початок роботи над комп'ютером, що працює за принципом людського мозку. Дослідження фінансується з державного бюджету сша.
- •Unit 4: iq testing
- •In pairs or small groups, try to find the answers to the following brain boosters.
- •Interesting facts about iq tests
- •Rational intelligence
- •Emotional intelligence
- •Financial intelligence
- •Unit 5: The Principal Elements of the Nature of Science: Dispelling the Myths.
- •The principal elements of the nature of science: dispelling the myths
- •In pairs ask and answer questions based on the text "Sir Isaac Newton" (Further Reading to unit 5).
- •Unit 6: Beauty in Science.
- •In the article below, find 3 adjectives, 3 adverbs, an adjective in the superlative degree, 3 irregular verbs and 3 prepositions.
- •A thing of beauty
- •Unit 7: Mathematics − the Language of Science.
- •Who invented math?
- •Mathematics − the language of science
- •П'єр Ферма
- •Unit 8: Recreational Mathematics.
- •Quadramagicology
- •1. Building on the Elbe in Hamburg-Altona, Germany
- •3. Crooked house, Sopot, Poland
- •Unit 9: The Dawn of Atomic Physics.
- •The dawn of atomic physics
- •Imagine that you are a great scientist working in a certain field of physics. You are invited to the university to tell students about your research or discovery.
- •In pairs ask and answer questions based on the text "The Famous Work of Ernest Rutherford" (Further Reading, unit 9).
- •Appendix 1: Further Reading unit 1 From the History of the National Technical University of Ukraine
- •The British Higher Education
- •Americans and Higher Education
- •Unit 2 Later Lingua Franca
- •Language and Science
- •Most Frequently Viewed Questions about English What is the Oxford Comma?
- •What is the difference between Street and Road?
- •Is there An Official Committee which regulates the English language, like the Académie française does for French?
- •Unit 3 How to Boost your Memory
- •Unit 4 Parts of an iq Test
- •Verbal Intelligence
- •Mathematical Ability
- •Spatial Reasoning Skills
- •Visual/Perceptual Skills
- •Darwin's Flowers
- •The First Vaccination
- •Unit 7 Who Created the Quadratic Formula?
- •Mathematical Problems
- •Who Created the Quadratic Formula?
- •The Formula Moves to Europe
- •The Importance of the Formula
- •Unit 8 a Brief History of Magic Squares
- •Unit 9 The Famous Work of Ernest Rutherford
- •Top 10 Breakthroughs in Physics for 2011
- •1St place: Shifting the morals of quantum measurement
- •2Nd place: Measuring the wavefunction
- •3Rd place: Cloaking in space and time
- •4Th place: Measuring the universe using black holes
- •5Th place: Turning darkness into light
- •6Th place: Taking the temperature of the early universe
- •7Th place: Catching the flavour of a neutrino oscillation
- •8Th place: Living laser brought to life
- •9Th place: Complete quantum computer made on a single chip
- •10Th place: Seeing pure relics from the Big Bang
- •Appendix 2: Mini-Grammar the verb “to be”
- •The verb “to have”
- •Present form of have got
- •Present form of have
- •The active voice
- •We use present forms
- •Time expressions for present forms
- •We use past forms
- •Time expressions for past forms
- •We use future forms
- •Numerals
- •Articles
- •The possessive case присвійний відмінок
- •The Common Case The Possessive Case
- •Appendix 3: Irregular Verbs
- •Irregular verbs
- •Irregular verbs
- •Irregular verbs
- •Irregular verbs
- •Irregular verbs
- •Irregular verbs
- •Appendix 4: Abbreviations and Shortenings
- •Appendix 5: Mathematical Symbols and Expressions
- •Appendix 6: Measurement
- •America
- •Australia and oceania
- •Mini-Dictionary unit 1 University
- •The National Technical University of Ukraine
- •Imperial English: the Language of Science
- •Unit 3 The Mind Machine?
- •Iq Testing
- •Unit 5 The Principal Elements of the Nature of Science: Dispelling the Myths
- •Unit 6 Beauty in Science
- •Unit 7 Mathematics − the Language of Science
- •Unit 8 Recreational Mathematics
- •Unit 9 The Dawn of Atomic Physics
- •Possible Phrases for Conversational Practice
- •Problem-Solving
- •Unit 3 What's your brain power?
- •Unit 5 a famous puzzler's logic
- •If you took three apples from a basket that held 13 apples, how many apples would you have?
- •If nine thousand, nine hundred and nine pounds is written as £9,909, how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred and twelve pounds be written?
- •Cats & Dogs
- •Unit 8 Numbers Quiz
- •Unit 9 Science Quiz: General Physics
- •Physics Quiz
- •Scripts
- •Studies and degrees in great britain
- •Lingua franca: many languages for many different roles
- •Human brain vs. The computer
- •History of intelligence testing
- •Nikola tesla the genius who lit the world
- •Primordial soup
- •Nasa inventions you might use every day
- •Mathematics
- •Hip to be square: rubik's cubes and sudoku
- •Physics
- •References
Interesting facts about iq tests
1. Studies show that there is a slight difference in men and women’s IQ test scores. Although males and females are virtually equal in terms of IQ, men tend to score higher on certain sections, like spatial awareness, whereas women tend to score higher in language development and emotional intelligence.
2. Breastfeeding has been linked to raising children’s IQs and improving their academic performance. In 2008, a study was conducted to measure the effect of breastfeeding on children’s cognitive development after following a group of children for 6.5 years. The children were given an IQ test to measure their academic performance and cognitive ability. Those who were breastfed had higher scores and better overall academic achievement.
3. For the most part, IQ tests are used to measure intelligence and career success, but it was once primarily used to diagnose mental retardation. An IQ score below 70 was considered the benchmark for mental retardation, according to the Binet-Simon’s test from the early 1900s. The IQ test helped separate mental retardation from mental illness, both of which were poorly understood in the 19th century.
4. The IQ test only measures certain intellectual abilities, such as analytical, mathematical and spatial skills. The test does not measure creativity, artistic, leadership, emotional and social skills or other abilities that also define one’s intelligence.
5. Nearly 100 years ago, psychologists used to compute a person’s IQ by using an IQ formula that divided the mental age by the actual age of the test taker, then multiplied this number by 100 to get a whole number for the final score. This formula proved to be inaccurate when comparing adults. Modern scoring compares a person’s performance by their age group.
6. One of the main criticisms of IQ tests is that they show bias against cultural and ethnic groups based on the questions asked in the test. The current IQ tests don’t take into consideration the different cognitive styles, communication skills and values that each culture and ethnic group possesses.
7. A person’s IQ can be affected by several different environmental factors, such as malnutrition, socio-economic status, stress, support structure and attitude. Scientists also find that the quality of education can have a major impact on IQ scores, as well.
8. A child’s intelligence is not determined by the order in which they were born, but is more likely to be affected by their personality, gender, age difference, family size and parental age.
9. IQ tests may have been designed to assess intelligence, but they aren’t an exact measure of intelligence, wealth or career success for everyone. Those who score higher than average on the IQ test may have greater reasoning abilities, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they will be more successful or make a higher income.
Work in pairs and see if you can remember the following words and phrases. Take turns to ask each other. Use the Mini-dictionary (UNIT 4) if necessary.
to show bias against sth
to take into consideration
malnutrition
to be affected by
to have a major impact on sth
income
reasoning abilities
cognitive style
to possess values
order
to score
spatial awareness
creativity
emotional intelligence
inaccurate
mental retardation
to multiply by
academic performance
to link
to conduct a study
benchmark
leadership
to divide by
to determine
personality
gender
Explain the meaning of the words and phrases.
a slight difference, emotional intelligence, cognitive development, a study, retardation, creativity, communication skills, malnutrition
Find the words in the text to which the following are the synonyms. The first letter is given to make the task easier.
prejudice (b); incompetently (p); standard (q); measure, criterion (b); undernourishment (m); approach, opinion (a); practically (v); help (s); associate, connect (l)
Match the words and phrases (1-7) from the text with their definitions (a-g).
spatial skills
a type of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one's own and others' emotions, to discriminate among them, and to use the information to guide thoughts and actions
academic performance
the mental faculty of knowing, which includes perceiving, recognizing, conceiving, judging, reasoning, and imagining
creativity
the ability to study and remember facts and being able to communicate your knowledge verbally or down on paper
cognitive ability
the act or process of drawing conclusions, forming inferences or judgments
emotional intelligence
the ability to locate objects in three dimensional world using sight or touch.
mental retardation
an intellectual functioning level that is well below average and significant limitations in daily living skills
reasoning
the ability to imagine and create through innovation and synthesis
Fill the gaps in the sentences with the correct word(s) (1-7) from the table above. You may need to change the form of the word. You won’t need all the words.
……. that are not used regularly tend to diminish over time but can also be improved at any age with regular practice.
It is very important to understand that ……. is not the opposite of intelligence, it is not the triumph of heart over head − it is the unique intersection of both.
…….. requires whole-brain thinking; right-brain imagination, artistry and intuition, plus left-brain logic and planning.
Transforming mental images is a(n) ……… that engineers and designers depend on.
Read about three types of intelligence. Fill the gaps with the words given below.
handle, abstract notions, empathy, determines, solve, securities, develop, skills, stress, generate, claims, loans, make, applications