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

3. Class Survey / Did you use a calculator in school when you were young? Yes No / Did you use a calculator in school when you were young? Yes No

4. / Did you spend much time in school practicing your handwriting when you were a child? Yes No / Did you spend much time in school practicing your handwriting when you were a child? Yes No

5. / Which statement is most true for you? I prefer to write by hand. I prefer to write on a computer. / Which statement is most true for you? I prefer to write by hand. I prefer to write on a computer.

6. PRE-READING

7. Match the Definitions with the Words. d as compared with, as opposed to d as compared with, as opposed to prescriptionCo-workersWord- processing versus

8. as compared with, as opposed to versus

9. PrescriptionCo-workersWord- processing versus the use of a computer and certain software to write

10. the use of a computer and certain software to write word-processing

11. PrescriptionCo-workersWord- processing Versus the Chinese character for “life”

13. ProcessingCo-workersWord- processing Versus people who work together

14. people who work together co-workers

15. PrescriptionCo-workersWord- processing Versus a doctor’s written order for a particular medicine for a sick person

16. a doctor’s written order for a particular medicine for a sick person prescription a doctor’s written order for a particular medicine for a sick person prescription

17. FAST READING

18. QUICK COMPREHENSION CHECK / Some people worry about losing the old ways, and some do not. True False / Some people worry about losing the old ways, and some do not. True False

19. / All the people described in the reading feel the same way about technology. True False / All the people described in the reading feel the same way about technology. True False

20. / Some people think the use of calculators hurts children’s math skills. True False / Some people think the use of calculators hurts children’s math skills. True False

21. / According to the reading, handwriting does not matter anymore. True False / According to the reading, handwriting does not matter anymore. True False

22. / Some writers in China are forgetting how to write Chinese characters with a pen. True False / Some writers in China are forgetting how to write Chinese characters with a pen. True False

23. / A study was done in Canada on the math skills of college students. True False / A study was done in Canada on the math skills of college students. True False

24. VOCABULARY

25. complex (adj) having many parts related to each other in ways that may be difficult to understand You must understand ……….. tasks of the police. having many parts related to each other in ways that may be difficult to understand You must understand ……….. tasks of the police.

26. annoyed (adj) upset and a little angry He gave me an …………. look and left without speaking. upset and a little angry He gave me an …………. look and left without speaking.

27. subtract (v) to take a number or amount away from another number or amount You can use a calculator to …………. to take a number or amount away from another number or amount You can use a calculator to ………….

28. multiply (v) to add a number to itself a particular number of times If you ………….. 7 by 15, you get 105. to add a number to itself a particular number of times If you ………….. 7 by 15, you get 105.

29. make fun of (v) to be unkind to someone and laugh at or cause others to laugh at the person You’re always ……………………. me! to be unkind to someone and laugh at or cause others to laugh at the person You’re always ……………………. me!

30. blame (v) to make someone or something responsible for something You can’t ……….. the government for all your troubles. to make someone or something responsible for something You can’t ……….. the government for all your troubles.

31. improve (v) to get better, or to make something better Her grades have …………….. greatly this semester. to get better, or to make something better Her grades have …………….. greatly this semester.

32. matter (v) to be important "What did you say?" "Oh, it doesn’t …………….." to be important "What did you say?" "Oh, it doesn’t …………….."

33. fill out (v) to give written information, esp. by completing a form I got the membership form and ………….. it …………. to give written information, esp. by completing a form I got the membership form and ………….. it ………….

34. loss (n) the action or state of not having or keeping something any more The company’s …………. over the last few years have been too much. the action or state of not having or keeping something any more The company’s …………. over the last few years have been too much.

35. deserve (v) to have earned something or be given something because of your actions or qualities These charities ……………. your support. to have earned something or be given something because of your actions or qualities These charities ……………. your support.

36. valuable (adj) important, useful, or beneficial They perform …………….. services for poor, rural women. important, useful, or beneficial They perform …………….. services for poor, rural women.

37. rob (v) to take money or property from a person or place illegally Two men ……………. the store last night. to take money or property from a person or place illegally Two men ……………. the store last night.

38. conflict (n) an active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs ……………. between parents and children become more frequent when the children become teenagers. an active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs ……………. between parents and children become more frequent when the children become teenagers.

39. vary (v) to change in some way, or to cause similar things to differ The value of stocks will ………… from month to month. to change in some way, or to cause similar things to differ The value of stocks will ………… from month to month.

40. CAREFUL READING

41. Comparing and Contrasting (pg 125) 1. The Canadian Study The first group Both groups The second group *grew up in Canada *used………………. ……………………… ……………………… *grew up in………… *................................................................. *……………………… ……………………….

42. Example Answers: 1. The first group: (used) calculators in school growing up The second group: *(grew up in) China *didn’t often use calculators *can do math problems quickly 1. The first group: (used) calculators in school growing up The second group: *(grew up in) China *didn’t often use calculators *can do math problems quickly

43. 2. Li You and Ye Zi Li You Both Ye Zi * thinks………….. …………………… …………………… …………………… *thinks……………… ……………………… ……………………… ………………………

44. 2. 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 loss 2. 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 loss

45. Understanding Inference (Pg 126) Sometimes the answers to questions about a reading aren’t directly written in the reading. You can’t scan it to find the answers. You must put ideas from the reading together with what you already know. You must make inferences.

46. These are inference questions. The answers aren’t given in the reading. 1. What does Jack’s teacher believe about calculators?

47. Jack’s teacher believes that using a calculator can make students lose simple math skills so the can’t do math in their heads or on paper.

48. 2. What does Kate Gladstone want schools to do?

49. Kate Gladstone wants schools to spend more time on teaching handwriting skills.

50. 3. What would Ye Zi probably want his children to learn in school?

51. Ye zi would probably want his children to learn to write Chinese both by hand and on a computer.