Discuss the following questions in small groups or pairs. A.Do we inherit our IQ or is it the result of our environment and upbringing?

A. Do we inherit our IQ or is it the result of our environment and upbringing? How much effect does someone’s environment bear on their intelligence?

B. Does our IQ level change during lifetime?

C. Have IQ and intelligence got anything in common with creativity and genius? Is it possible to distinguish intelligence from imagination and common sense?

3. Do you agree or disagree with the quotations? Discuss them in pairs.

1. "There is no such thing as Intelligence; one has intelligence of this or that. One must have intelligence only for what one is doing." Edgar Degas

2. "If the aborigine drafted an IQ test, all of Western civilization would presumably flunk it." Stanley Garn

3. "The best intelligence test is what we do with our leisure." Laurence J. Peter

4. "Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven." Edward De Bono

5. "The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it." Frank M. Garafola

6. "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing." Abraham Lincoln