Module5NewspapersandMagazines牵手课堂第一课时课件（外研必修2）.ppt

Module 5　Newspapers and Magazines 报刊杂志;Math A-grades for nine-year-old twins 伦敦一对九岁的龙凤胎在剑桥大学高等数学基础考试中取得第一名。;London—Two nine-year-old twins，Peter and Paula Imafidon got the highest grade in the University of Cambridge’s Foundations of Advanced Mathematics paper—a strict exam sat by the top 20% of the country’s 17-and 18-year-olds.They are the youngest twins to get the highest grade in the same sitting.;The two children from east London first hit the headlines at the age of six，when they became the youngest twins to pass their math GCSEs. The following year，aged seven，the so-called “wonder twins” were the youngest to pass math A level.;After receiving his results today，Peter said，“I scored full marks during the practice exams and should have scored the same during the real exams.I guess it’s the last few questions that let me down.” His sister said，“I am very happy with the grade because I thought my calculator (计算器) was broken at the beginning of the paper.I managed to use my head until it started working again.”;“This shows that boys are not better than girls.” The twins are students with an Excellence in Education programme that works with residents (居民) and students from the city centre.They have received all their education in a state school and have had no private tuition (学费)．;Their proud father Chris Imafidon said，“Every lecturer，teacher and parent must realize that there is a genius in every child.No matter what his social class，or background，every child will perform to their best ability and talent if given the right environment.”;The twins come from a family of prodigies (神童) that includes an older sister，Samantha，who was six years old，became the youngest pupil to pass double GCSEs in math，and their eldest sister Anne-Marie,20，who recently became the youngest student to graduate from the University of Oxford with a master’s degree (硕士学位) in math and computer science.;This autumn Peter and Paula will become the youngest twins to b