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CHAPTER 10

CHAPTER 10. Out with the Old, In with the New?. Class Survey. Did 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.

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CHAPTER 10

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

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

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

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

  5. PRE-READING

  6. Match the Definitions with the Words. d as compared with, as opposed to

  7. as compared with, as opposed to versus

  8. the use of a computer and certain software to write

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

  10. the Chinese character for “life”

  11. the Chinese character for “life”

  12. people who work together

  13. people who work together co-workers

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

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

  16. FAST READING

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

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

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

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

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

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

  23. VOCABULARY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  33. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  39. CAREFUL READING

  40. 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………… *.................................................................*……………………………………………….

  41. Example Answers: • 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

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

  43. 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

  44. 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.

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

  46. 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.

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

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

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

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

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