Reading Analysis (p. 79—82) 1. a. 3 b. 2

2. b

3. a 1 b. It was boring. c. 3

4. a. 3 b. 1 c. 2

5. a. 3 b. 1

6. a. 2 b. His peers are other younger musicians who are child prodigies. c. 3 7. a. 1 b. 2

8. c

9. b

10. a.

11. a. negative b. 3

12. a. 1 b. 2 c. 1

13. Family life is totally focused on the child’s needs.

14. a.

15. a. 2 b. 1

16. c

Vocabulary Skills (p. 82—84) Part 1

1. intellect; intellectual

2. parents; parental

3. environmental; environment 4. causal; causes

5. natural; nature

Part 2

1. i.

2. a.

3. b.

4. g.

5. h.

1. grow up 2. relate to

6. c. 7. e. 8. d. 9. f. 10. j.

6. figure out 7. focus on

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3. fill in

4. tear away from 5. work on

8. lead to 9. put in 10. head in

Vocabulary in Context (p. 84—85)

1. expertise 2. frustrated 3. inborn

4. stimulation 5. slighted

6. trademark

7. disaffected

8. sentiment

9. obsession

10. contemporaries

 

The Glossary is down below: 

Glossary   Chapter 4   cause (n.) the source, origin child-centered (adj.) focused on a child contemporaries (n.) peers disaffected (adj.) dissatisfied and separate disengagement (n.) withdrawal documentary (n.) a film based on facts drive (v.) to push to do something enrich (adj.) enhanced environmental (n.) surrounding things or conditions exceptionality (adj.) uniqueness expertise (n.) skill flower (v.) grow frustrated (adj.) irritated genius (n.) great intelligence or ability inborn (adj.) genetic intellect (n.) the ability to think logically or remember knowledge natural (adj.) born with a particular ability not long after (phrase) a short time later obsession (n.) and idea or habit that controls the mind optimistic (adj.) the belief that the future will be good parent (n.) the mother or father of someone prestigious (adj.) highly respected sentiment (n.) feeling slighted (adj.) ignored stimulation (n.) encouragement trademark (n.) a unique characteristic