1. 初中基础 (2262 期 20150605) 8 版 The three-year-old child genius

2. Pre-reading 1. Try to find the answer.

3. 2. In your opinion, what kind of person can be regarded as a genius?

4. While reading Answer the following questions. 1. What do ordinary three-year-old kids do in the shopping center? 2. What can Michael do for his mother when they shop together? 3. How many languages has Michael taught himself? 4. Is Michael a strange boy with an IQ of 145? Why? They try finding their favorite toy or chocolate bar. He can add up his mother’s shopping bill and calculate how much change she could get. Four. No, he isn’t. Because he also enjoys cycling and swimming like many other boys.

5. Language study Match the words with their correct meanings. 1. genius 2. calculate 3. favorite 4. special 5. bill a. a person who is unusually intelligent or artistic b. liked more than others of the same kind c. a piece of paper that shows how much you owe someone for goods or services d. to use numbers to find out a total amount, distance, etc. e. not ordinary or usual; different from what is normal

6. Word usage add … to … 把 …… 加到 …… add up 加起来 add up to 总计为，合计达 Translate the following sentences. 1. 超过一半的三岁儿童不会正确地做加法。 2. 如果你喜欢吃辣，可以在面里加辣酱。 3. 两次欧洲旅行的费用总计达三万元。 More than half of three-year-olds cannot add correctly. If you like eating spicy food, you can add hot sauce to the noodles. The expense of the two trips to Europe added up to thirty thousand yuan.

7. After reading Surf the Internet and learn more about other child geniuses. Introduce one of them to your classmates.