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

PRE-READING

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

as compared with, as opposed to versus

PrescriptionCo-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- processing Versus the Chinese character for “life”

ProcessingCo-workersWord- processing Versus people who work together

people who work together co-workers

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

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

FAST READING / Listen and read the text at the same time.

TOPIC?

/ Different opinions on technology

MAIN IDEA?

/ People have different opinions on technology.

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

/ 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

/ 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

/ According to the reading, handwriting does not matter anymore. 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 / 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 / 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. 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. 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 …………. 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 10, you get 70. to add a number to itself a particular number of times If you ………….. 7 by 10, you get 70.

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!

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

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.

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

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 ………….

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.

deserve (v) to have earned something or be given something because of your actions or qualities You are good students, and you …………… to pass. to have earned something or be given something because of your actions or qualities You are good students, and you …………… to pass.

valuable (adj) important, useful, or beneficial For a mother, her child is the most ……………… person in the world. important, useful, or beneficial For a mother, her child is the most ……………… person in the world.

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.

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

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

CAREFUL READING

READING SKILLS / Open your book p / Work in pairs. / Complete the diagrams. / Open your book p / Work in pairs. / Complete the diagrams.

1. The Canadian Study The 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 *didn’t often use calculators *can do math problems quickly 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

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

Example Answers: 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 cultural loss 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 cultural loss

Exploring Vocabulary-pp

Understanding Inference (p. 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.

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

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.

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.