首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
Teach the Kid How to Talk to Improve Speech Children will have lessons on how to speak proper English in formal settings, un
Teach the Kid How to Talk to Improve Speech Children will have lessons on how to speak proper English in formal settings, un
admin
2013-05-04
76
问题
Teach the Kid How to Talk to Improve Speech
Children will have lessons on how to speak proper English in formal settings, under an overhaul of the curriculum for 7 to 11-year-olds. The proposals, from Sir Jim Rose, a former head of Ofsted, place a strong emphasis on teaching children to "recognize when to use formal language, including standard spoken English". They include how to moderate tone of voice and use appropriate hand gestures and eye contact.
The reforms come in response to concern that an increasing number of children suffer from "word poverty" and are unable to string together a coherent sentence by the time that they start school. A government-backed report by the Conservative MP John Bercow found in 2008 that in some areas up to 50 percent of the school-age population had speech and language difficulties.
There are also growing demands from employers for schools to emphasize skills in spoken English, amid evidence that some school-leavers lack confidence in basic tasks such as speaking confidently on the telephone to a stranger. Primary children are expected to learn to adjust what they say according to the formality of the context and the needs of their audience. Sir Jim has been appointed by ministers to overhaul the primary curriculum in response to concerns that it was overly prescriptive and " cluttered". He said that schools should pay serious attention to speaking and listening as subjects "in their own right". This would help children from poor homes, who may start school already having to catch up because they do not have the right vocabulary. This in turn can have severe effects on their ability to learn and make friends.
There’s more and more evidence coming from research and practice to establish the need for support for the children from certain backgrounds that don’t offer the right kind of development of speaking and listening. It needs to be put right. Jim said that his recommendations will build on the £ 40 million Every Child a Talker program to provide intensive language support for nursery-age children. Anna Wright, director of Children’s Services at Reading Council, which has introduced intensive language support in its primary schools, said: " Children from poor homes have smaller vocabularies, which don’t contain many abstract ideas. This makes it more difficult for them to make connections between words and to move to abstract concepts and to higher-order thinking about causes, effects and consequences."
What is the general tone of the article?
选项
A、Ironic.
B、Humorous.
C、Passionate.
D、Serious.
答案
D
解析
主观态度题。从作者的遣词造句来看,整篇文章的语气是严肃认真的,[D]是正确答案。文章开篇就指出越来越多的学龄前儿童,特别是来自贫困家庭的孩子们,他们词汇贫乏,无法讲出思路连贯的语句,作者认为这样的情况确实堪忧。其他[A]“讽刺的”,[B]“幽默的”,[C]“热情的”,都不符合原文的语气和作者的态度。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/93d4777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
YouhadawonderfulweekendwithFrank’sfamilyatFragrantHillVilla.WritealettertoFrankinwhichyoushould:1)expr
Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorismainlyconcernedwith______.Whichofthefollowingistheleastdesirabletoajournalis
ThetwodirectlyoppositeidealsofphotographydifferprimarilyintheThetextstatesallofthefollowingaboutphotographs
GregFocker,playedbyBenStiller,representsagenerationofAmericankids(1)_____inthe1980sonthephilosophythatanyac
GregFocker,playedbyBenStiller,representsagenerationofAmericankids(1)_____inthe1980sonthephilosophythatanyac
ImagineyouareastudentwhowantstoapplyfortheNewStarscholarshipofferedbyyouruniversity.Writealettertothepers
YouaresupposedtoinviteDr.Kingtomakeaspeechaboutthefuturedevelopmentofcomputerscienceattheannualconferenceo
CillianShepardistoannounceareviewofexaminationstandardstodayascontroversysurroundinguniversityentranceprocedures
Thinkingaboutnuclearterrorism.Therealisticthreatssettleintotwobroadcategories.(46)Thelesslikelybutfarmoreruino
[A]Anti-virussoftwareoftenbouncesawarningbacktothesenderofaninfectede-mail,sayingthatthee-mailinquestioncan
随机试题
在人力资源的管理中,以如何激励人、调动人的积极性最为关键。()
人们的物质生活方面,不仅是生活条件,更重要的是生活方式的向往和追求是
患者,男性,67岁。因“心悸伴呼吸费力2天”入院。查体:心率120次/分,心房颤动,血压110/60mmHg,各瓣膜区未闻及杂音,双肺底可闻及细小湿啰音,双下肢轻度水肿。患者经强心、利尿治疗,呼吸费力未见缓解,为了解心脏功能情况,最合适的检查指标是
A.火焰灭菌B.辐射灭菌C.流通蒸汽灭菌D.热压灭菌E.甲醛溶液加热熏蒸医疗容器灭菌
(2017年真题)下列选项中,属于我国现行宪法规定的公民政治权利的是()。
管道支架安装时应按照测绘放线的位置来进行,安装位置应准确、间距合理、()。
下列关于可转换公司债券股份转换与偿还的说法中,正确的是()。Ⅰ.上市公司发行的可转换公司债券在发行结束6个月后,方可转换为公司股票Ⅱ.可转换公司债券持有人对转换股票或不转换股票有选择权Ⅲ.上市公司应当在可转换公司债券期
招聘过程评估的信度,不包括()
规范性法律文件具有普遍约束力,这里的“规范性”是指:
Theyear1972wasmarkedbypublicationofacontroversialbook,TheLimitstoGrowth.Thisstudyoftheworld’sfuture,doneby
最新回复
(
0
)