江苏省职业学校文化课教材 英语 ENGLISH 第四册

Are IQ Tests Intelligent? Unit 5 Are IQ Tests Intelligent?

In this unit, you will learn to: Students will learn some new words and expressions. Students will get to know some intelligent people. Students will know how to make excuses.

Warm-up 1. Match the famous people with their names. Hawking Zhang Heng Newton Einstein Confucius Darwin

2. Look at the following qualities 2. Look at the following qualities. Tick (√) the one(s) that you think will help people become more intelligent. □ Being able to adapt to changes. □ Being able to learn things quickly. □ Being able to think and reason independently. □ Being able to understand relationships. □ Being able to find specific information effectively. □ Being able to have original and productive thoughts. □ Being able to ask for help. □ Being able to get on well with others.

Listening & Speaking A. He’s a Total Airhead. 1.mp3 1. Listen to the conversation and tick (√) the best representation of Mart.

2. Listen again and categorize the following expressions as approval and disapproval. 1.mp3 He’s a total airhead. That guy is so dense! Matt was always considered a gifted child. He’d go far. He’s not all there.

3. Listen again and tick (√) true or false.  1.mp3 1. Andre and Matt are lab partners.   2. Andre’s mum believes that Matt is a smart kid.   3. Andre agrees that Matt is gifted.   4.Andre’s mum believes Andre cannot do well without Matt.

Listening & Speaking B. I’d love to, But... 2.mp3 4. Listen to the conversations and find out what excuse is given in each one. Conversation 1: ______________ Conversation 2: ______________ Conversation 3: ______________ There was a traffic accident. There was a flood in the speaker’s apartment. The speaker forgot to bring her research. The speaker had to help his roommate.

5. Complete the conversations with the sentences in the box 5. Complete the conversations with the sentences in the box. Listen and check the answer. Then practice the conversations with a partner. A: They’re giving free intelligence tests in the student lounge. Do you want to come? B: _______________________________________ He broke his leg last week and it’s hard for him to get around without me. I’d love to, but I have to help my room-mate.

B: Oh no! Is everything all right? A: Amy, I’ve been waiting for you all morning. I thought you were going to bring me your research about how brain size affects intelligence. B: I’m so sorry, Professor. ___________________ But I promise I’ll remember to bring it tomorrow. A: Hi! Sorry I’m so late. ______________ There was a flood in my apartment! B: Oh no! Is everything all right? A: Yeah, now it is! But I forgot how crazy it is during rush hour. On the way here, ______________________ I completely forgot to bring it today. I had an emergency. I got stuck in traffic.

6. Work with a partner. Role-play the following situations 6. Work with a partner. Role-play the following situations. Use the conversation strategy in Activity 5. Situation 1: Your friend invites you to a movie, but you can’t go. Speak with your friend and make an excuse. Situation 2: You’re late for a job interview. You have to explain to the interview why you’re late.

Homework Exercises on exercise book Oral work about how to make excuses.