4.Listen again. Complete the sentences with the correct words.
(Nghe lại lần nữa.Sau đó hoàn thành các câu với các từ đúng.)
Ruth was born in Brighton.
1 As a child, Ruth didn’t go to .
2 Ruth’s taught her maths.
3 Ruth could do more maths work than other children at an early age.
4 Ruth was the student in the entrance exam to Oxford University.
5 Ruth was the student to get a degree from Oxford University in modern times.
6 She became a professor at an university when she was 22.
Phương pháp giải:
Hi Mia. How's that homework? You know, about child prodigies.
Well, it's quite interesting learning about prodigies. I'm writing about Ruth Lawrence, that woman, who was really amazing at maths when she was a girl.
Oh yeah. Hmm, math. I can't really do all those difficult maths exercises at school.
Oh, I can sometimes. That's why I wanted to write about this girl.
Say, what did you learn about her?
Well, she's British. She's from the UK and she was born in Brighton. Her parents were both computer programmers, but she didn't go to school, her father stopped working when she was five, so he could teach her at home.
Really?
Yeah. Her father taught her maths. She could do more difficult maths work than other children at an early age. You know? Really difficult maths.
Wow.
And she was soon a bit of a child prodigy.
Amazing.
I think from a young age, she wanted to be a mathematician. And when she was twelve, she passed the entrance exam to study maths at Oxford University.
You're kidding.
No. She was the best student in the entrance exam. Can you imagine that?
Wow.
So she started University at the age of twelve, and she was the youngest student to get a degree from Oxford University in modern times. She was only thirteen.
So what happened after that?
Well, she did work in universities, and she became a professor at America University of the age of twentytwo. And she's now an expert in a particular type of maths.
Wow. That’s good!
So which child prodigy are you writing about?
The artist Picasso.
Lời giải chi tiết:
Ruth was born in Brighton.
(Ruth sinh ra ở Brighton.)
1 As a child, Ruth didn’t go to school.
(Khi còn nhỏ, Ruth không đi học.)
Giải thích: but she didn't go to school
2 Ruth’s father taught her maths.
(Cha của Ruth đã dạy cô ấy toán học.)
Giải thích: her father stopped working when she was five, so he could teach her at home.
3 Ruth could do more difficult maths work than other children at an early age.
(Ruth có thể làm những bài toán khó hơn những đứa trẻ khác khi còn nhỏ.)
Giải thích: Yeah. Her father taught her maths. She could do more difficult maths work than other children at an early age.
4 Ruth was the beststudent in the entrance exam to Oxford University.
(Ruth là học sinh xuất sắc nhất trong kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào Đại học Oxford.)
Giải thích:No. She was the best student in the entrance exam. Can you imagine that?
5 Ruth was the youngeststudent to get a degree from Oxford University in modern times.
(Ruth là sinh viên trẻ nhất nhận được bằng của Đại học Oxford trong thời hiện đại.)
Giải thích: So she started University at the age of twelve, and she was the youngest student to get a degree from Oxford University in modern times
6 She became a professor at an Americauniversity when she was 22.
(Cô trở thành giáo sư tại một trường đại học ở Mỹ khi mới 22 tuổi.)
Giải thích: Well, she did work in universities, and she became a professor at America University of the age of twentytwo.
