Fascinating Insights from Readers Bank Level 4
Discover intriguing facts from Readers Bank Level 4, including how songbirds learn to sing, the impact of birth order on personality, and historical bathing habits of royalty. From bird behavior to human psychology and historical hygiene practices, this content offers a blend of curious and informative insights.
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16 / p. 56 Reader s Bank Level 4 Many songbirds learn to sing by listening to their fathers. (A) However, if they are taught the songs of another kind of bird, they learn them easily and even pass them on to their young. (B) So if they are separated from their fathers and are never taught to sing their own songs, they will only be able to make strange noises. (C) In one experiment, a baby bullfinch was raised by a canary. Surprisingly, the baby bird learned the canary s song easily. When it became an adult, it even taught its children to sing like canaries.
17 ? / p.58 Reader s Bank Level 4 Are you the oldest child or the youngest child in your family? Some psychologists say birth order can affect your personality. First-born children often want to be perfect. They want respect from their brothers and sisters. That s why they often become leaders. Many presidents were the oldest children in their families. Middle children usually make peace. They act as a bridge between the first-born and the youngest children. They hate fights and always try to stop them. That s why middle children have a lot of friends and often become diplomats. Youngest children always want to be the center of attention in their family. They are also creative and like to have fun. Many youngest children become artists.
18 ? _1 / p.60 Reader s Bank Level 4 How many times do you shower a day? Maybe you shower at least once or twice a day. But if 18th-century kings and queens heard our answers, they would be shocked. At that time, kings and queens didn t like to take showers or baths. Take Queen Isabella of Spain for example. ( ) She was proud that she had only bathed twice in her whole life. ( ) Louis XIV of France didn t bathe much, either. ( ) He bathed only three times in his life. ( ) Philip II of Spain even put people in jail for bathing. ( ) But this is nothing.
18 ? _2 / p.60 Reader s Bank Level 4 So what was their problem with bathing? All of them believed that warm water opens the pores or small holes in the body, and disease could flow into the body through the pores. That s why they were afraid of bathing.
