Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Parentese, the exaggerated, drawn-out form of speech that people use to communicate with babies, apparently is universal and plays a vital role in helping infants to analyse and absorb the phonetic elements of their parents' language. An international study shows that infants are so good at analysing this speech that by the age of 20 weeks they are beginning to produce the three vowel sounds common to all human languages - "ee", "ah" and "uu"."Parentese has a melody to it. And inside this melody is a tutorial for the baby that contains exceptionally well-formed versions of the building blocks of language", explains Patricia Kuhl, a University of Washington neuroscientist.The new study examined differences in how American, Russian and Swedish mothers speak to their infants and to other adults. The study shows that parentese is characterised by over-articulation that exaggerates the sounds contained in words. Mothers in the study were, in effect, sounding out "super-vowels" to help their infants learn the phonetic elements of language."In normal, everyday speech adults generally race along at a very fast pace", Kuhl says. But we know it is easier to understand a speaker when they stretch out sounds. That's why we tend to speak more slowly and carefully to increase understanding when we teach in the classroom or talk to strangers. We also do this unconsciously with babies, giving them an improved verbal signal they can capitalise on by slowing down and over articulating.
Câu 1: Which of the following best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Parentese and Standard Speech.
B. Parentese - A New Discovery in the field of Language.
C. Parentese - A Style of Speech for Babies.
D. How to Boost Babies' Language Development.
Câu 2: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one thing parents tend to do when they talk with their babies?
A. stretching out sounds.
B. teaching phonetic elements.
C. speaking more slowly and carefully.
D. exaggerating sounds.
Câu 3: The word "capitalise on" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. catch up with
B. take the advantage of
C. get hold of
D. get the hang of
Câu 4: As mentioned in the passage, talking with babies using parentese can help them _____.
A. articulate better consonant sounds
B. absorb faster speech
C. analyse and absorb everyday speech
D. pronounce certain vowel sounds earlier
Câu 5: Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Parents use parentese to help their babies learn new vocabulary.
B. Parents use parentese with their babies without realising that they do.
C. Parentese is different in different countries.
D. Parentese is also used in the classroom and with strangers.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Câu 1: Which of the following best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Parentese and Standard Speech.
B. Parentese - A New Discovery in the field of Language.
C. Parentese - A Style of Speech for Babies.
D. How to Boost Babies' Language Development.
Câu 2: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one thing parents tend to do when they talk with their babies?
A. stretching out sounds.
B. teaching phonetic elements.
C. speaking more slowly and carefully.
D. exaggerating sounds.
Câu 3: The word "capitalise on" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. catch up with
B. take the advantage of
C. get hold of
D. get the hang of
Câu 4: As mentioned in the passage, talking with babies using parentese can help them _____.
A. articulate better consonant sounds
B. absorb faster speech
C. analyse and absorb everyday speech
D. pronounce certain vowel sounds earlier
Câu 5: Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Parents use parentese to help their babies learn new vocabulary.
B. Parents use parentese with their babies without realising that they do.
C. Parentese is different in different countries.
D. Parentese is also used in the classroom and with strangers.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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