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TheMariaMontessoriInstituteinLondon,whichrunsseveralschoolsandaMontessoriteachertrainingcentre,reportsthattherehasbeena65percentincreaseinparentssigningupforinformationabouttheirschoolscomparedtolastyear.ManyarecuriousabouttheMontessorimethod,whichfocusesontheindividualdevelopmentofeachchildratherthantestsandgrades.

ManypeoplearealsonowinterestedinbeingaMontessoriteacher.ThereisaspecifictrainingrequiredforteachersatMontessorischools.Therehasbeena45percentincreaseinpeoplelookingtoattendinformationsessionsforteachers.TheMariaMontessoriInstituteoffersanopenafternooneverysooftenwhenpeoplecangoandobservestudents,andthoseeventshavebeenfullybookedsincePrinceGeorgejoined.

1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

2.WhatdowelearnaboutMontessorischoolsfromthenewsreport?

LumosLabs,thecompanythatdevelopedthebraintrainingappLumosity,wasrecentlyfined$50millionbytheFederalTradeCommissionfordeceivingitscustomersaboutthebraintrainingbenefitsofitsprogrammes.However,thecompanycannotaffordtopayit,andwillonlypay$2milliontosettlethecharges.

Launchedin2005,Lumosityhasover70millionregisteredusersworldwide.Foramonthlyfeeof$14.95,membershaveaccesstoover50onlineand25mobilegames.Thegamestargetandtrainspecificareasofthebrain.Theyareclaimedtoimprovebrainhealth,helpyouperformbetteratworkandinschool,anddelaybraindeclineassociatedwithage,ifyouplaythemthreetofourtimesaweekfor15minuteseachtime.

However,thegovernmentfoundthatLumosLabscouldnotprovidescientificevidencetosupportitsclaimsthatitsgamescanimprovememory,attentionandfocus.The$2millionsettlementwillbeusedtopaybackusers.

2.WhatdowelearnaboutLumosityfromthenewsreport?

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UnitTest

SectionA

1.

M:

Sandra,howisyourphilosophyclassgoing?

W:

Alright,Iguess.We’vebeentalkingaboutPlatoatgreatlength,andarejustnowgettingtoSocrates.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansayshehasbeendoinginclass?

2.

Mybosshandedouttheneworganizationalvisionstatementtodayatwork.

Letmeguess–everyoneshouldassimilateandworkasoneunitforthebettermentofthewholecompany?

Yousaidit,thereisjustnoroomforindividualismthere.

Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

3.

Whatwasitliketomeetthepresident?

Oh,justtobeinhispresencewasoverwhelming.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.

Ican’tseemtofocusonanythingthelecturertalksaboutinclass.

Oh,no,whynot?

SheusessomuchtechnicallanguagethatIquicklygetconfused.

It’simportanttonotgetboggeddownindetails.Remembertokeepthetopicofthelectureinmindandlistenforthemostimportantinformation.

Whatdoesthemansayisimportantforthewomantodo?

5.

I’mhavingalotoftroublebeginningthisreport.Doyouhaveanyadvice?

Sure.Thefirstthingyouneedtodoisdeterminethethrustofyourargumentandsupportingevidenceyouwilluse.

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandofirst?

AnswerABDBC

SectionB

Hi,Steve,howwasyourdayatwork?

Interesting!

WetookaquestionnaireanditturnedoutthatI’mareflector.

Awhat?

Areflector.It’smylearningstyle.ItmeansthatIusuallygatherevidencebeforemakingadecisionorjudgmentaboutsomething.

Evidence?

Whatkindofevidence?

Well,likelisteningtootherpeople’sideasandpartakinginactivitiesthatallowfreedomtoobserveandreflectonthings.

Oh,Igetitnow.Youliketolistenandreflectonthingsbeforemakingadecision.,thatsoundslikeyou.

Itwasareallyaffectiveactivitytolearnaboutourselves.Iwonderwhatlearningstyleyouhave.

Idon’tknow.Idon’tthinkI’mareflectorthough.

Whynot?

It’stoopassive.Iliketoworktogetherwithotherpeople,focusontheproblemandworkoutthesolutiontodiscussionandexperimentation.

Ok.Icandefinitelyseethataboutyou.

Q6:

Howdidthemandiscoverhislearningstyle?

Q7:

Whichofthefollowingisthelikelycontextforthisconversation?

Q8:

Whichofthefollowingwouldthewomanlikelybe?

AnswerBCA

SectionC

Lastsummer,IhadtheopportunitytostudyabroadinBeijing.Itwasawonderfulexperience.Thehistoryandcultureofthecitywerefascinatingtome.

OneofthefirstthingsInoticed,however,wasthatChinesepeopleweren’tasdirectasthepeopleIknewbackhomeinCalifornia.Ifafriendathomewantedtoaskmeafavor,heorshewouldcomerightoutandask.InChina,peoplewouldhavealongconversation,askingquestionsandtellingstoriesbeforefinallyaskingthefavor.

Atfirst,IthoughteveryonewasjustbeingoverlypoliteinmypresencesinceIwasaforeignerandtheywantedtobehospitableormaybebecausetheywantedtopracticetheirEnglish.However,IsoonnoticedthatChinesepeoplehadsimilarconversationsamongthemselves.Veryfewpeopleweredirect.Itfeltlikemanypeopleweretalkingincirclesbeforetheyeventuallyarrivedattheirpoint.

I’mnotsurewhichmethodIprefer.SometimesAmericanscanbetoodirect,it’strue.ButitseemstomethatChinesearesometimestoocircular,wemustbeabletostrikeabalanceandfindahappymedium.

Q9:

Whatprobablyisthespeaker?

Q10:

Withwhichofthefollowingstatementswouldthespeakerprobablyagree?

Q11:

Whatcantheinformationpresentedbebestdescribedas?

AnswerBAC

SectionD

What’ssomethingyou’vealwayswantedtoaccomplishbutneverhave?

Whateveritis,itprobablyseemslikethereareinsurmountableobstaclesstandingbetweenyouandyourgoal.Butthetruthis,thesegoalsarecompletelyachievable—andinmostcases,youaretheonlyoneholdingyourselfback.

That’saccordingtoBernardRoth,aprofessoratStanfordUniversity.Roth’snewbook,TheAchievementHabit,outlineshowastrategycalled"

designthinking"

canhelpyoucreatemeaningfulchallengesinyourlife.“Designthinking”istypicallyusedtoimproveonaspecificproductorexperience.Yet“theachievementhabit”meanshowtheverysameprocesscanbeturnedinward,helpingindividualsbecomehappierandmoresuccessful.

Designthinkingisafive-stepprocess:

1.Empathize:

learnwhattheissuesare.

2.Definetheproblem:

identifyquestionyouaregoingtoanswer.

3.Ideate:

generatepossiblesolutions.

4.Prototype:

abandonperfectionandeitherbuildyourprojectordevelopaplan.

5.Testandgetfeedbackfromothers.

Rothsaystheindividualstepsaren’tasimportantassomeoftheguidingprinciplesbehind“designthinking”:

abiastowardactionandfearoffailure.Thepointof“designthinking”istochallengeyourautomaticthinkingandassumptions.

Q12:

Whatdoesthisnewsreportmainlytalkabout?

Q13:

WhatisthetitleofthebookwrittenbyBernardRoth?

Q14:

Whatisthekeypointofdesignthinking?

AnswerABC