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1. The passage discusses recent discoveries about brain development in infants during the first year of life.
2. Scientists can now confirm early theories about how an infant's brain develops and learns from interactions with language and social experiences.
3. Studies have found that exposure to language from a variety of sources in this critical first year promotes brain growth and the ability to understand speech patterns and grammar.
1. The passage discusses recent discoveries about brain development in infants during the first year of life.
2. Scientists can now confirm early theories about how an infant's brain develops and learns from interactions with language and social experiences.
3. Studies have found that exposure to language from a variety of sources in this critical first year promotes brain growth and the ability to understand speech patterns and grammar.
1. The passage discusses recent discoveries about brain development in infants during the first year of life.
2. Scientists can now confirm early theories about how an infant's brain develops and learns from interactions with language and social experiences.
3. Studies have found that exposure to language from a variety of sources in this critical first year promotes brain growth and the ability to understand speech patterns and grammar.
1 According to the article ... 6 Which statement is implied by the second
a current theories about child paragraph? development are incorrect. a Babys brains use the same b scientists are now able to confirm mechanisms as machines. their ideas about the development of b Scientists are close to understanding a babys brain. how a childs brain learns. c we are only just starting to c The ability to invent an imaginary understand clearly how babies brains friend is an indicator of brain develop. development.
2 According to the article, which statement 7 Which statement is true?
is true? a Audio processing is not well a Babies who interact with technology developed in newborn babies. develop more quickly. b Babies brains recognise different b Information technology is useful for a sound patterns. childs brain development. c Judit Gervain discovered the region of c Technology is an important tool for the brain used to process speech. brain research. 8 Why is Judit Gervains study interesting? 3 Which statement is supported by the a It demonstrates that babies article? understand different words. a Babies brains are programmed to b It show that babies can begin to develop in the same way. understand grammar. b Early exposure to language promotes c It suggests that word order is relevant brain development. to meaning. c We can influence the way a childs brain develops. 9 What did Patricia Kuhls study focus on? a the effect of social interaction on 4 According to the first paragraph ... learning a in recent years, we have been able to b the importance of exposing babies to discover the size of a newborns language from many sources brain. c the way different languages are b todays babies develop more quickly processed by babies than in previous millennia. c until a few years ago, the link 10 What is the main conclusion from Kuhls between experiences and brain study? growth wasnt known. a Babies shouldnt watch a lot of television. 5 A newborn babys brain ... b Brain development is improved from a has a similar number of neurons to an interacting with people. adults. c Foreign languages help a babys brain b has far fewer neurons than an adults. develop. c has many more neurons than an adults.