1. GETTING A FIRST IDEA ABOUT THE ARTICLE
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· 5 B
· 2 C
· 4 D
· 6 E
2. WHILE YOU READ.
1. Highlight: “If success in adult second language is measured by how close the learner comes to the level of a native speaker, it is possible, and quite common, for adults to achieve a high degree of success in learning SL grammar and vocabulary. The same degree of success, though, is apparently unattainable in SL phonology; adult SL speakers who sound like native speakers are extremely rare.”
2. This phenomenon is that adults to achieve a high degree of success in learning second language grammar and vocabulary.
3. The critical period theory. The explanations are: “Proponents of this theory argue that the acquisition of native-speaker pronunciation in any language is biologically possible only until about the age of twelve.”
4. The cerebral lateralization is: “The process by which the two hemispheres of the brain increasingly specialize in particular functions.”
5. First way is: “learners who wish to acquire a native-speaker accent need to start on the task before their teens and older learners are unlikely ever to achieve that goal.” Second way is that: “the theory does not justify bringing to halt the teaching SL pronunciation.”
3. MAIN IDEA CHECK
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4. A CLOSER LOOK
l 1. A. The cerebral lateralization is the process by which the two hemispheres
of the brain increasingly specialize in particular functions.
B. Aphasia is a loss of language abilities associated with brain damage from
injury or disease.
C. Hemispherectomy is surgery to remove one hemisphere of the brain.
l 2. false
l 3. a b d
l 4. b c d
l 5. b c d
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5. VOCABULARY STUDY: SYNONYMS
l Conflicting
l Distinguish
l Accuracy
l Remarkable
l Proponents
l Lateralization
l Localized
l Conclusive
l Undergo
l Regain
l Permanent
l Implication
l Conclusion
l Reward
6. VOCABULARY REVIEW: SAME OR DIFFERENT
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l D
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