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• A pauta aqui é INGLÊS-UNIVERSIDADES PARTICULARES.
➧NESTE POST: PROVA de INGLÊS da PUC-RIO-2013-VESTIBULAR-GRUPO 1,3 e 4, Prova aplicada em 14/10/2012.
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• TEXTO:
Are You A Digital Native or A Digital Immigrant?
1
We all know that we are living in an increasingly
technologically driven world. Living here in the heart
of Silicon Valley I certainly feel it every day. In fact, I
don’t think I know a single couple in my neighborhood,
other than my wife and I, who don’t work in the
technology field in some capacity. Our local companies
are Facebook, Apple, Google, Yahoo, and so many
venture capital firms that I can’t keep them straight.
But you don’t have to live in Silicon Valley to feel
that the world is getting more and more technology
centered, focused, and driven. We can debate the
pros and cons of this reality but we can’t deny that
the world has changed very quickly in head spinning
ways. Two recent comments led me to finally enter
the 21st century by getting a smart phone this week,
kicking and screaming.2
First, I mentioned to one of my undergraduate classes at Santa Clara University that I didn’t have a smart phone, but rather I had a dumb phone. My phone can make and receive phone calls and that’s about it. No email, internet, and so forth. So one of my students looked at me in an odd and curious way, like she was talking to someone from another planet, and stated in a matter of fact manner, “Professor Plante, even 2nd graders have smart phones.” Ouch!
3
Second, I was talking with a producer at the PBS NewsHour who wanted me to do a live interview within a few hours of his call regarding some late breaking news about clergy sexual abuse, which is my specialty. I was out of the office and driving my car when he called and in a matter of fact manner he said that he wanted to send me some important information to my smart phone to best prepare me for the upcoming interview. When I told him that I couldn’t receive anything since I had a dumb phone and not a smart phone, there was a long silence. He then said he’d have to just read it to me over the phone as a Plan B. He wasn’t happy ... neither was I.
4
In case you haven’t noticed, the 21st century is really upon us and to live in it one really does need to be connected in my view. Although I often consider myself a 19th or 20th century guy trapped in the 21st century we really do need to adapt. For most of us we are just living in a new world that really demands comfort with and access to technology.
5
This notion of digital native vs. digital immigrant makes a great deal of sense to me. Young people in our society are digital natives. They seem to be very comfortable with everything from iPhones to TV remotes. Digital immigrants, like me, just never feel that comfortable with these technologies. Sure we may learn to adapt by using email, mobile phones, smart ones or dumb ones, Facebook, and so forth but it just doesn’t and perhaps will never be very natural for us. It is like learning a second language ... you can communicate but with some struggle.
6
This has perhaps always been true. I remember when I was in graduate school in the 1980s trying to convince my grandparents that buying a telephone answering machine as well as a clothes dryer would be a good idea. They looked at me like I was talking in another language or that I was from another planet.
7
Perhaps we have a critical period in our lives for technology just like we do for language. When we are young we soak up language so quickly but find it so much harder to learn a new language when we are older. The same seems to be true for technology.
8
So, this week I bought my first smart phone and am just learning to use it. When questions arise, I turn to my very patient teenage son for answers. And when he’s not around, I just look to the youngest person around for help.
9
So, what about you? Are you a digital native or a digital immigrant and how does it impact your life?
Adapted from “Digital Native vs Digital Immigrant? Which are you?”
Published on July 24, 2012 by Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D., ABPP in
Do the Right Thing
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/do-the-right-thing/201207/
digital-native-vs-digital-immigrant-which-are-you
retrieved on July 28, 2012
11. The text suggests that nowadays the world is divided into
two groups of people(A) those who work in the technology field and those who are against it.
(B) the ones who live in Silicon Valley and those who live in the fields.
(C) the smart phone users and the wireless phone addicts.
(D) those who work for Apple and those who work for Facebook.
(E) the technological natives and the technological foreigners.
R E S P O S T A : E |
• O texto sugere que hoje em dia o mundo está dividido em dois grupos de pessoas
(A) aqueles que trabalham no campo da tecnologia e aqueles que são contra.
(B) quem mora no Vale do Silício e quem mora no campo.
(C) os usuários de smartphones e os viciados em telefones sem fio.
(D) aqueles que trabalham para a Apple e aqueles que trabalham para o Facebook.
(E) os nativos tecnológicos e os estrangeiros tecnológicos.
12. The main purpose of the text is
(A) to compare the new smart phones to old conventional devices.
(B) to argue that people should adopt simple dumb phones for their daily activities.
(C) to highlight that young people are usually technologically driven and centered.
(D) to analyze the characteristics and the advantages of smart phones.
(E) to prove that old people cannot learn how to use electronic instruments.
(A) aqueles que trabalham no campo da tecnologia e aqueles que são contra.
(B) quem mora no Vale do Silício e quem mora no campo.
(C) os usuários de smartphones e os viciados em telefones sem fio.
(D) aqueles que trabalham para a Apple e aqueles que trabalham para o Facebook.
(E) os nativos tecnológicos e os estrangeiros tecnológicos.
12. The main purpose of the text is
(A) to compare the new smart phones to old conventional devices.
(B) to argue that people should adopt simple dumb phones for their daily activities.
(C) to highlight that young people are usually technologically driven and centered.
(D) to analyze the characteristics and the advantages of smart phones.
(E) to prove that old people cannot learn how to use electronic instruments.
R E S P O S T A : C |
(A) para comparar os novos telefones inteligentes com os dispositivos convencionais antigos.
(B) argumentar que as pessoas devem adotar telefones simples e burros para suas atividades diárias.
(C) para destacar que os jovens geralmente são orientados e centrados tecnologicamente.
(D) para analisar as características e as vantagens dos telefones inteligentes.
(E) para provar que os idosos não podem aprender a usar instrumentos eletrônicos.
13. In paragraphs 2 and 3, the author reports two incidents he experienced to
(A) declare he has contact with foreign people through his work.
(B) criticize his students’ behaviour towards him and his work methods.
(C) tell the reason why he finally adopted a smart phone.
(D) illustrate the negative effects brought by the increasing use of smart phones.
(E) argue against the indiscriminate use of technology in classrooms.
R E S P O S T A : C |
14. In the sentence, “He then said he’d have to just read it to me over the phone as a Plan B.” (. 36-38), the underlined pronoun refers to
(A) the author´s dumb phone.
(B) the information needed for the interview.
(C) the author’s smart phone.
(D) the upcoming interview.
(E) the conversation the author had with the TV producer.
R E S P O S T A : B |
15. Mark the CORRECT statement concerning the meanings of the words extracted from the text.
(A) “kicking and screaming” in “... by getting a smart phone this week kicking and screaming.” (.15-16) means “revolutionary”
(B) “odd” in “So one of my students looked at me in an odd and curious way, ...” (. 21-22) means “respectful”.
(C) “late breaking news” in “I was talking with a producer (...) some late breaking news” (. 26-29) means “tragic news”.
(D) “a critical period” in “Perhaps we have a critical period in our life for technology”. (. 63-64) means “a threatening moment”
(E) “soak up” in “When we are young we soak up language so quickly (...)” (. 64-65) means “absorb”.
R E S P O S T A : E |
16. Paraphrasing the sentence “In case you haven’t noticed, the 21st century is really upon us and to live it one really does need to be connected in my view” (. 39-41), we can say that
(A) the future is here and we must be connected to the world.
(B) the present century has come to make things more difficult for people.
(C) everybody understands that technology is necessary to survive on Earth.
(D) people should try to escape the new century’s negative effects.
(E) digital natives have not noticed that they need to be connected.
R E S P O S T A : A |
17. The author explains the expression “dumb phone” (. 19) as
(A) a phone used by those who are digital natives. (B) a phone which does not have internet access.
(C) a phone that can communicate with people from another planet.
(D) a phone specially designed for second graders.
(E) a phone designed for those who have hearing problems.
R E S P O S T A : B |
18. “We can’t deny” in “...we can’t deny that the world has changed very quickly...” (. 12-13) and “My phone can make” in “My phone can make and receive phone calls...” (. 19-20) express the ideas of, respectively:
(A) probability – duty.
(B) condition – ability.
(C) obligation – assumption.
(D) possibility – obligation.
(E) impossibility – ability.
R E S P O S T A : E |
19. The author uses the expression “a matter of fact manner” (. 24 and . 31) twice in the text. Inferring from the context in which it is used, “a matter of fact manner” is
(A) a way of saying that something is expected.
(B) like saying things very loudly.
(C) a manner of affirming that someone is wrong.
(D) equivalent to saying things politely.
(E) a way of declaring that one thing is absurd.
R E S P O S T A : A |
20. Mark the INCORRECT option concerning the statements
(A) The author’s resistance to using a smart phone is comparable to his grandparents’ resistance to using a clothes dryer.
(B) In the author’s opinion we can’t avoid dealing with technology in the 21st century.
(C) Teenagers are much more familiar to the digital world than adults are.
(D) When he bought a smart phone, the author immediately got adapted to using it.
(E) The author has recently faced some problems for not using a smart phone.
R E S P O S T A : D |
(A) A resistência do autor ao uso de um telefone inteligente é comparável à resistência de seus avós ao uso de uma secadora de roupas.
(B) Na opinião do autor, não podemos evitar lidar com a tecnologia no século XXI.
(C) Os adolescentes são muito mais familiares ao mundo digital do que os adultos.
(D) Quando ele comprou um telefone inteligente, o autor imediatamente se adaptou ao uso.
(E) O autor enfrentou recentemente alguns problemas por não usar um telefone inteligente.
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