Chapter 1 reading-right-brain_or_left_brain

UNIT 1CHAPTER 1

RIGHT BRAIN OR

LEFT BRAIN?

Are you right- handed or left- handed?

What are your favorites?

personality/ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti/(n.)

She has strong personality.

She is not only beautiful but she also has personality.

They are twin. They have a lot of things in common.

In common (phrase)/in 'kɔmən/

They look different but they have things in common. That’s why they get

married

In common (phrase) / 'kɔmən/

in the same way.have sth in common (with sb) (of people): to

have the same interests, ideas, etc. as sb elseEg: Jane and I have nothing in common. / I have

nothing in common with Jane.

exception (n) / ik'sep∫n/

a person or a thing that is not included in a general statement.

They are not the same as the others so they are exceptions .

exception(n.)

Logic (n) / 'lɔdʒik/

• sensible reasons for doing sth.Eg: • There is no logic to any of their explanation.

What do you think about this room?

mess, not tidy.

?

order (n) /'ɔ:də/• the state of being carefully and neatly arranged.• in order (phrase)If sth is in order, it is arranged in a right place.Order (v) ordered (a) ≠ disordered (a)

Every thing in this room is in order.

recognize (v) /'rekəgnaiz/~ sb/sth (by / from sth)

to know who sb is or what sth is when you see or hear them, because you have seen or heard them or it before

Eg:1. I recognize him because I have seen him on TV before.

punctual / 'pʌηkt∫uəl/ (a)

Eg: He is never late for work. He is a very punctual

person.

practical ['præktikl](adj.) : related to action, not theory

• E.g: Don’t buy flowers. I like something practical.

speaker/ˈspiːkə(r)/(n.)

lawyer /ˈlɔːjə(r)/(n.)

accountant /əˈkaʊntənt/(n.)

photographer /fəˈtɒɡrəfə(r)/(n.)

professor / prəˈfesə(r)/(n.)

salesperson/ˈseɪlzpɜːsn/(n.)

Listen and repeat

• personality/ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti/(n.)• in common in 'kɔmən/• exception / ik'sep∫n/(n.)• recognize /'rekəgnaiz/(v.)~ sb/sth (by / from

sth) • punctual / 'pʌηkt∫uəl/ (a)• logic / 'lɔdʒik/(n.)• order /'ɔ:də/(n.) in orderpractical ['præktikl](adj.)

• speaker/ˈspiːkə(r)/(n.)• lawyer /ˈlɔːjə(r)/(n.)• accountant /əˈkaʊntənt/(n.)• photographer /fəˈtɒɡrəfə(r)/(n.)• professor / prəˈfesə(r)/(n.)• salesperson/ˈseɪlzpɜːsn/(n.)

1._____ in common2.______population3.______logic4._____have things in

order5._______punctual6._______recognize7.______exceptions8.______ message

a. instruction or news sent to someone or something.

b. have things in their right place.

c. the same.d. number of people who live

in a place.e. remember having heard or

seen beforef. thinking that follows rulesg. on time, not lateh. people or things that do

not belong with the others.

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Vocabulary meaning1. Leonardo da Vinci and Julia Roberts have

something ___________. They are both left- handed.

2. About 15 percent of the_____________ is left- handed.

3. Each part of the body sends a _____________ to the brain.

4. Right- handed people may not do something because they feel like it. They may do it because there is__________ to it.

in common

population

message

logic

Vocabulary meaning5. A right-handed person may like to be neat and

________________6. A left-handed person may look at a face and

_________________ the person.7. A right-handed person doesn’t like to be late.

He or she is____________.8. We cannot say that all right-handers have

strong left brains and all left-handers have strong right brain. There are_____________

have things in order.

recognize

punctual

exceptions

ComprehensionChoose the suitable heading below for each

paragraph in your reading text.a. What happen when the right side dominates.b. The brain function affects left-handed and right-

handed people.c. The fact that the brain functions decide whether

you are left-handed or right-handed is not always true.

d. What happen when the left side dominates.e. Our brain: composition and functions.