BookI
    Lesson1:
    Excuseme!
    Excuseme!
    Yes?
    Isthisyourhandbag?
    Pardon?
    Isthisyourhandbag?
    Yes,itis.
    Thankyouverymuch.
    BookILesson3:
    Sorrysir.
    Mycoatandmyumbrellaplease.
    Hereismyticket.
    Thankyousir.
    Numberfive.
    Hereisyourumbrellaandyourcoat.
    Thisisnotmyumbrella.
    Sorrysir.
    Isthisyourumbrella?
    No,itisn't.
    Isthisit?
    Yes,itis.
    Thankyouverymuch.
    BookILesson5:
    Nicetomeetyou.
    Goodmorning.
    Goodmorning,Mr.Blake.
    ThisisMissSophieDupont.
    Sophieisanewstudent.
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    Narrowlyacademicexaminationsandtestswerefelt,quiterightly,tobeheavilyweightedinfavourofchildrenwhohadhadtheadvantageofhighly-academicprimaryschoolsandacademicallybiasedhomes.
    Intelligencetestsweredevisedtocounteractthisnarrowspecialization,byintroducingproblemswhichwerenotbasedonspecificallyscholastically-acquiredknowledge.
    Theintelligencetestisanattempttoassessthegeneralabilityofanychildtothink,reason,judge,analyseandsynthesizebypresentinghimwithsituations,bothverbalandpractical,whicharewithinhisrangeofcompetenceandunderstanding.
    BookIVLesson18
    Twofactorsweighheavilyagainsttheeffectivenessofscientificinindustry.
    Oneisthegeneralatmosphereofsecrecyinwhichitiscarriedout,theotherthelackoffreedomoftheindividualresearchworker.
    Insofarasanyinquiryisasecretone,itnaturallylimitsallthoseengagedincarryingitoutfromeffectivecontactwiththeirfellowscientistseitherinothercountriesorinuniversities,oreven,oftenenough,inotherdepartmentsofthesamefirm.
    Thedegreeofsecrecynaturallyvariesconsiderably.
    Someofthebiggerfirmsareengagedinresearcheswhichareofsuchgeneralandfundamentalnaturethatitis'itiveadvantagetothemnottokeepthemsecret.
    Yetagreatmanyprocessesdependingonsuchresearcharesoughtforwithcompletesecrecyuntilthestageatwhichpatentscanbetakenout.
    Evenmoreprocessesareneverpatentedatallbutkeptassecretprocesses.
    Thisappliesparticularlytochemicalindustries,wherechancediscoveriesplayamuchlargerpartthantheydoinphysicalandmechanicalindustries.
    Sometimesthesecrecygoestosuchanextentthatthewholenatureoftheresearchcannotbementioned.
    Manyfirms,forinstance,havegreatdifficultyinobtainingtechnicalorscientificbooksfromlibrariesbecausetheyareun