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Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 39 to 43
The typical way of talking to a baby – high-pitched, exaggerated and repetitious – is a source of fascination for linguists who hope to understand how ‘baby talk’ impacts on learning. Most babies start developing their hearing while still in the womb, prompting some hopeful parents to play classical music to their pregnant bellies. Some research even suggests that infants are listening to adult speech as early as 10 weeks before being born, gathering the basic building blocks of their family’s native tongue.
Early language exposure seems to have benefits to the brain – for instance, studies suggest that babies raised in bilingual homes are better at learning how to mentally prioritize information. So how does the sweet if sometimes absurd sound of infant-directed speech influence a baby’s development? Here are some recent studies that explore the science behind baby talk.
Scientists from the University of Washington and the University of Connecticut collected thousands of 30-second conversations between parents and their babies, fitting 26 children with audio-recording vests that captured language and sound during a typical eight-hour day. The study found that the more baby talk parents used, the more their youngsters began to babble. And when researchers saw the same babies at age two, they found that frequent baby talk had dramatically boosted vocabulary, regardless of socioeconomic status. “Those children who listened to a lot of baby talk were talking more than the babies that listened to more adult talk or standard speech,” says Nairán Ramirez-Esparza of the University of Connecticut. “We also found that it really matters whether you use baby talk in a one-on-one context,” she adds. ‘The more parents use baby talk one-on-one, the more babies babble, and the more they babble, the more words they produce later in life.’
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (39) is...
A. A baby’s development
B. 30-second conversations between parents and their babies
C. Baby talk and their ability to hear classical music
D. How baby talk gives infant brains a boost
The typical way of talking to a baby – high-pitched, exaggerated and repetitious – is a source of fascination for linguists who hope to understand how ‘baby talk’ impacts on learning. Most babies start developing their hearing while still in the womb, prompting some hopeful parents to play classical music to their pregnant bellies. Some research even suggests that infants are listening to adult speech as early as 10 weeks before being born, gathering the basic building blocks of their family’s native tongue.
Early language exposure seems to have benefits to the brain – for instance, studies suggest that babies raised in bilingual homes are better at learning how to mentally prioritize information. So how does the sweet if sometimes absurd sound of infant-directed speech influence a baby’s development? Here are some recent studies that explore the science behind baby talk.
Scientists from the University of Washington and the University of Connecticut collected thousands of 30-second conversations between parents and their babies, fitting 26 children with audio-recording vests that captured language and sound during a typical eight-hour day. The study found that the more baby talk parents used, the more their youngsters began to babble. And when researchers saw the same babies at age two, they found that frequent baby talk had dramatically boosted vocabulary, regardless of socioeconomic status. “Those children who listened to a lot of baby talk were talking more than the babies that listened to more adult talk or standard speech,” says Nairán Ramirez-Esparza of the University of Connecticut. “We also found that it really matters whether you use baby talk in a one-on-one context,” she adds. ‘The more parents use baby talk one-on-one, the more babies babble, and the more they babble, the more words they produce later in life.’
(Adapted from Cambridge IELTS 13 Reading – Test 03)
Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?The word or phrase which best fits the gap (39) is...
A. A baby’s development
B. 30-second conversations between parents and their babies
C. Baby talk and their ability to hear classical music
D. How baby talk gives infant brains a boost
Ý chính của tác giả trong đoạn văn là gì?
A. Sự phát triển của trẻ. Sai vì thông tin này chung chung
B. Những cuộc trò chuyện dài 30 giây giữa cha mẹ và bé. Sai, vì những cuộc trò chuyện kéo dài 30 giây chỉ đề cập ở đoạn 3, là ví dụ về 1 cuộc nghiên cứu.
C. Việc trò chuyện với trẻ và khả năng nghe nhạc cổ điển của trẻ. Sai vì thông tin chỉ nhắc ở đoạn 1
D. Làm thế nào để việc nói chuyện với trẻ kích thích não bộ trẻ sơ sinh. Đúng
Căn cứ vào: Vì toàn bài nói về việc nói chuyện với trẻ sẽ có lợi cho não của trẻ, từ đó trẻ phát triển ngôn ngữ tốt hơn.
A. Sự phát triển của trẻ. Sai vì thông tin này chung chung
B. Những cuộc trò chuyện dài 30 giây giữa cha mẹ và bé. Sai, vì những cuộc trò chuyện kéo dài 30 giây chỉ đề cập ở đoạn 3, là ví dụ về 1 cuộc nghiên cứu.
C. Việc trò chuyện với trẻ và khả năng nghe nhạc cổ điển của trẻ. Sai vì thông tin chỉ nhắc ở đoạn 1
D. Làm thế nào để việc nói chuyện với trẻ kích thích não bộ trẻ sơ sinh. Đúng
Căn cứ vào: Vì toàn bài nói về việc nói chuyện với trẻ sẽ có lợi cho não của trẻ, từ đó trẻ phát triển ngôn ngữ tốt hơn.
Đáp án D.