Unit 8 The Art of Smart Guessing
Unit 8 The Art of Smart Guessing
Pre-reading activities 1)Do you often make guesses?Are all your guesses "wild"ones or are they sometimes based on estimations? 2)You may not have heard of Enrico Fermi Please look extensively for information about Enrico Fermi,such as who he is and for what contribution he was awarded the Noble Prize for physics
Pre-reading activities 1) Do you often make guesses? Are all your guesses "wild" ones or are they sometimes based on estimations? 2) You may not have heard of Enrico Fermi. Please look extensively for information about Enrico Fermi, such as who he is and for what contribution he was awarded the Noble Prize for physics
Structure of the Text Part I.(para.1-Para.5) Part Il.(Para.6-Para.18) Part Ill.(Para.19-Para.20)
Structure of the Text Part I. (para. 1-Para. 5) Part II. (Para. 6-Para. 18) Part III. (Para.19-Para. 20)
Discussion of Paras.1-5 1.Why and for what purpose did the writer decide on the one-question quiz? Several years before,interviewing candidates for a job,the writer had grown tired asking "what experience do you have?" Therefore,he decided on the one-question quiz to find out how resourceful a thinker the new hire might be
Discussion of Paras. 1-5 1.Why and for what purpose did the writer decide on the one-question quiz? Several years before, interviewing candidates for a job, the writer had grown tired asking "what experience do you have?" Therefore, he decided on the one-question quiz to find out how resourceful a thinker the new hire might be
2.What do you think of the one-question quiz? Though it includes only one question,the quiz is absolutely challenging.That was why most of the candidates simply made a wild guess,and rarely did somebody have the courage-approximation. To get the right answer,you have to know how deep the Mariana Trench is and how fast a cannonball might fall through the water,and then hazard a guesstimate.This is really the scope of the knowledge of most people.Only those who are highly intelligent,knowledgeable,and resourceful are likely to solve the problem.Therefore,this one-question quiz is really a helpful way to find talented and resourceful candidates
2. What do you think of the one-question quiz? Though it includes only one question, the quiz is absolutely challenging. That was why most of the candidates simply made a wild guess, and rarely did somebody have the courage - approximation. To get the right answer, you have to know how deep the Mariana Trench is and how fast a cannonball might fall through the water, and then hazard a guesstimate. This is really the scope of the knowledge of most people. Only those who are highly intelligent, knowledgeable, and resourceful are likely to solve the problem. Therefore, this one-question quiz is really a helpful way to find talented and resourceful candidates
Language work a one-question quiz:a quiz which consists of one question only;a competition during which one question is asked and answered resourceful:adj.clever at finding ways of doing things e.g.: (1)The senator is a keen,resourceful politician. (2)He is the most resourceful and well-supplied cook in the town. (3)A resourceful man is clever and quick at finding ways of doing things
Language work a one-question quiz: a quiz which consists of one question only; a competition during which one question is asked and answered resourceful: adj. clever at finding ways of doing things e.g.: (1)The senator is a keen, resourceful politician. (2) He is the most resourceful and well-supplied cook in the town. (3) A resourceful man is clever and quick at finding ways of doing things
trench:n.a long,narrow usu.deep ditch;this kind of ditch dug by troops to stand in and be sheltered from enemy fire;a long narrow deep depression in the ocean bed e.g.: (1)The villagers dug a chest-high irrigation trench. (2)The Mariana Trench is the deepest depression in the bed of the Pacific Ocean. cannonball:n.a large metal ball fired from a cannon
trench: n. a long, narrow usu. deep ditch; this kind of ditch dug by troops to stand in and be sheltered from enemy fire; a long narrow deep depression in the ocean bed e.g.: (1)The villagers dug a chest-high irrigation trench. (2) The Mariana Trench is the deepest depression in the bed of the Pacific Ocean. cannonball: n. a large metal ball fired from a cannon
a wild quess:a foolish or unreasonable guess;guess which is not carefully aimed or planned. e.g.: (1)How could you believe him?His answer was only a wild guess. bog sth.down:(usu.passive)to cause sth.to sink into mud or wet ground,;(fig.)cause sth.To become stuck and unable to make progress e.g.: (1)The truck got bogged down in the mud. (2)Our discussions got bogged down in irrelevant details
a wild guess: a foolish or unreasonable guess; guess which is not carefully aimed or planned. e.g.: (1) How could you believe him? His answer was only a wild guess. bog sth. down: (usu. passive) to cause sth. to sink into mud or wet ground; (fig.) cause sth. To become stuck and unable to make progress e.g.: (1) The truck got bogged down in the mud. (2) Our discussions got bogged down in irrelevant details
zero in on sb./sth.:to aim guns,etc.at or find the range of a particular target;fix attention on sb or sth.;focus on sb.or sth. e.g. (1)The female spy zeroed in on the speaker and found a few bullets and finished her job. (2)After making a few preliminary remarks, the chairman zeroed in on the key issues
zero in on sb./sth.: to aim guns, etc. at or find the range of a particular target; fix attention on sb. or sth.; focus on sb. or sth. e.g.: (1) The female spy zeroed in on the speaker and found a few bullets and finished her job. (2) After making a few preliminary remarks, the chairman zeroed in on the key issues
to risk an approximation:to risk or hazard an estimate that is not exactly right but nearly so e.g.: (1)In the face of our cross-questioning of how much was to be spent on his new project,he risked an approximation of 500,000. approximation:n.an amount or estimate that is not exactly right but nearly so e.g.: (1)That is a close approximation to the truth
to risk an approximation: to risk or hazard an estimate that is not exactly right but nearly so e.g.: (1) In the face of our cross-questioning of how much was to be spent on his new project, he risked an approximation of $ 500,000. approximation: n. an amount or estimate that is not exactly right but nearly so e.g.: (1)That is a close approximation to the truth