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CHAPTER 10Out with the Old, In with the New?

Class SurveyDid you use a calculator in school when you were young? Yes

No

Did you spend much time in school practicing your handwriting when you were a child? Yes

No

Which statement is most true for you? I prefer to write by hand.

I prefer to write on a computer.

PRE-READINGMatch the Definitions with the Words. d

as compared with, as opposed to prescriptionCo-workersWord-processingversus

as compared with, as opposed to

versusPrescriptionCo-workersWord-processing

versus

the use of a computer and certain software to write

the use of a computer and certain software to write

word-processing

PrescriptionCo-workersWord-processingVersus

the Chinese character for life

the Chinese character for life

ProcessingCo-workersWord-processingVersus

people who work together

people who work together

co-workers

PrescriptionCo-workersWord-processingVersus

a doctors written order for a particular medicine for a sick person a doctors written order for a particular medicine for a sick person

prescription

FAST READING

QUICK COMPREHENSION CHECKSome people worry about losing the old ways, and some do not.

True False

All the people described in the reading feel the same way about technology.

True False

Some people think the use of calculators hurts childrens math skills.

True False

According to the reading, handwriting does not matter anymore.

True False

Some writers in China are forgetting how to write Chinese characters with a pen.

True False

A study was done in Canada on the math skills of college students.

True False

VOCABULARY

complex (adj)having many parts related to each other in ways that may be difficult to understand

You must understand .. tasks of the police.

annoyed (adj)upset and a little angry

He gave me an . look and left without speaking.

subtract (v)to take a number or amount away from another number or amount

You can use a calculator to .

multiply (v) to add a number to itself a particular number of times

If you .. 7 by 15, you get 105.

make fun of (v)to be unkind to someone andlaugh at or cause others to laugh at the person

Youre always . me!

blame (v)to make someone or something responsible for something

You cant .. the government for all your troubles.

improve (v)to get better, or to make something better

Her grades have .. greatly this semester.

matter (v)to be important

"What did you say?" "Oh, it doesnt . ."

fill out (v)to give written information, esp. by completing a form

I got the membership form and .. it .

loss (n)the action or state of not having or keeping something any more

The companys . over the last few years have been too much.

deserve (v)to have earned something or be given something because of your actions or qualities

These charities . your support.

valuable (adj)important, useful, or beneficial

They perform .. services for poor, rural women.

rob (v)to take money or property from a person or place illegally

Two men . the store last night.

conflict (n)an active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs

. between parents and children become more frequent when the children become teenagers.

vary (v)to change in some way, orto cause similar things to differ

The value of stocks will from month to month.

CAREFUL READING

Comparing and Contrasting (pg 125)1. The Canadian StudyThe first group Both groups The second group*grew up in Canada*used. *grew up in*.................................................................*.Example Answers:The first group: (used) calculators in school growing up The second group: *(grew up in) China *didnt often use calculators *can do math problems quickly2. Li You and Ye ZiLi You Both Ye Zi* thinks.. *thinks2. Li You: (thinks) the modern way of writing on computers is all that is needed Both: (can) type; write Chinese characters Ye Zi: (thinks) people forgetting how to write Chinese characters is a cultaral lossUnderstanding Inference (Pg 126)Sometimes the answers to questions about a reading arent directly written in the reading. You cant scan it to find the answers. You must put ideas from the reading together with what you already know. You must make inferences.These are inference questions. The answers arent given in the reading.1. What does Jacks teacher believe about calculators?

Jacks teacher believes that using a calculator can make students lose simple math skills so the cant do math in their heads or on paper.2. What does Kate Gladstone want schools to do?Kate Gladstone wants schools to spend more time on teaching handwriting skills.3. What would Ye Zi probably want his children to learn in school?Ye zi would probably want his children to learn to write Chinese both by hand and on a computer.