Who talks more - men or women? Most people believe that women talk more. However, linguist Deborah Tannen, who has the studied the communication style of men and women, says that this is a stereotype. According to Tannen, women are more verbal - talk more - in private situations, where they use conversation as the “glue’ to hold relationships together. But, she says, men talk more in public situations, where they use conversation to exchange information and gain status. Tannen points out that we can see these difference even in children. Little girls often play with one ‘best friend’ and their play includes a lot of conversation. Little boys often play games in groups, their play usually involves more doing than talking. In school, girls are often better at verbal skills, while boys are often better at mathematics.

   A recent study at Emory University helps to shed light on the roots of this difference. Researchers studied conversation between children aged 3-6 and their parents. They found evidence that parents talk very differently to their sons than they do to their daughters. The startling conclusion was that parents use more language with their girls. Specifically, when parents talk with their daughters, they use more descriptive language and more details. There is also far more talk about emotions, especially with daughters than with sons.

The word “they” refers to___________.

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• We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because ..................

• The purpose of copyright law is most comparable with the purpose of which of the following?

• It can be inferred from the passage that limestone deposits serve as the basis of .................

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• According to the passage, people respond to loud noises in the same way that they respond to ___.

• The word "assigned" in the fourth paragraph mostly means ......

• In the first paragraph, the word "elements" is closest in meaning to .............

• According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voice may be an indication of a person’s ____________.

• Throughout the passage, the author implies that the Mandans _____.

• Why did John Mills fly in an aeroplane?

• How many different forms of communication are mentioned here?

• Which of the following can be inferred from the first paragraph?

• Is it difficult to learn how to apologize somebody?

• Which of the following can be inferred about the order in which Kentucky, Tennessee, and Vermont joined the Union?

• Nowadays, there are ............

• What is the main reason that people developed methods of refrigeration?

• What does the word “they” in paragraph 2 refer to?

• It can be inferred from the passage that limestone deposits serve as the basis of ...........

• It can be inferred from the passage that a person’s learning style ..............

• Although women think men should share the housework, those who don't have paid job agree to share ........... of the chores.

• It is ............ to write the rules that tell exactly when we should apologize.