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YOUNG KEEP IT SIMPLE IN HIGH-TECH WORLD LONDON

LONDON (Reuters) - While young people embrace the Web with real or virtual friends and their cell phone is never far away, relatively few like technology and those that do tend to be in Brazil, India and China, according to a survey.

Only a handful think of technology as a concept, and just 16 percent use terms like “social networking,” said two combined surveys covering 8- to 24-year-olds published on July 24 by Microsoft and Viacom units MTV Networks and Nickelodeon.

“Young people don’t see ‘tech’ as a separate entity – it’s an organic part of their lives,” said Andrew Davidson, vice president of MTV’s VBS International Insight unit. “Talking to them about the role of technology in their lifestyle would be like talking to kids in the 1980s about the role the park swing or the telephone played in their social lives – it’s invisible.”

The surveys involved 18,000 young people in 16 countries including the UK, U.S., China, Japan, Canada and Mexico.

Terms most frequently used by the young when talking about technology related to accessing content for free, notably “download” and “burn”.

The surveyors found the average Chinese computer user has 37 online friends they have never met, Indian youth are most likely to see cell phones as a status symbol, while one-in-three UK and U.S. teenagers say they cannot live without games consoles. “The way each technology is adopted and adapted throughout the world depends as much on local cultural and social factors as on the technology itself,” said Davidson. For example, the key digital device for Japan’s young is the cell phone because of the privacy and portability it offers those who live in small homes with limited privacy. According to the survey, Japanese children aged eight to 14 have only one online friend they have not met, compared to a global average of five. Some 93 percent of Chinese computer users aged 8-14 have more than one friend online they have never met. In Davidson’s view this was encouraging those aged 8-14 in China to select online over television – a trend not seen in any other market in that age group.

The changes in how the youth market engages with technology are keenly followed by advertisers and content firms. “Traditional youth marketing considered opinion formers and influencers to be a small elite, but these days the elite has become much larger,” said the VBS’s vice president.

For parents worried about what their children are getting up to amid the wave of gadgets, little has changed in a generation. The surveyors found the most popular activities the under-14s enjoy were watching TV, listening to music and being with friends. The rankings for those older was similar although listening to music was top.

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/

idUSL236796320070724

July 24, 2007

11. The purpose of this article is to:
(A) criticize the excessive use of technology by modern teenagers worldwide.
(B) report on the results of recent studies on the use of technology by the youth.
(C) analyze the role of technology in promoting practices of social networking.
(D) advertise the launching of a new generation of gadgets designed to attract the young.
(E) justify why so few adolescents enjoy using technological devices in their daily routines.

R E S P O S T A :   B

• O objetivo deste artigo é:

(A) criticize the excessive use of technology by modern teenagers worldwide.

• criticar o uso excessivo de tecnologia por adolescentes modernos em todo o mundo.
(B) report on the results of recent studies on the use of technology by the youth.

• relatar os resultados de estudos recentes sobre o uso da tecnologia pelos jovens.
(C) analyze the role of technology in promoting practices of social networking.

• analisar o papel da tecnologia na promoção de práticas de redes sociais.
(D) advertise the launching of a new generation of gadgets designed to attract the young.

• anunciar o lançamento de uma nova geração de gadgets(aparelhos) projetados para atrair os jovens.
(E) justify why so few adolescents enjoy using technological devices in their daily routines.

• justificar por que tão poucos adolescentes gostam de usar dispositivos tecnológicos em suas rotinas diárias.
12. The sentence "Young people don't see 'tech' as a separate entity – it’s an organic part of their lives," (lines 11-12) means that:
(A) teens are so used to technology that they refuse to discuss it.
(B) youngsters seem to ignore the role of technology in their lives.
(C) technological advances appear to be something alien to teens.
(D) technology is so natural for teenagers that they don't even notice it.
(E) modern youth’s social life depends on high-tech gadgets such as cell phones.

R E S P O S T A :   D

•  A frase "Os jovens não vêem a 'tecnologia' como uma entidade separada - é uma parte orgânica de suas vidas" (linhas 11-12) significa que:
(A) os adolescentes estão tão acostumados com a tecnologia que se recusam a discuti-la.
(B) os jovens parecem ignorar o papel da tecnologia em suas vidas.
(C) os avanços tecnológicos parecem ser algo estranho para os adolescentes.
(D) a tecnologia é tão natural para os adolescentes que eles nem percebem.
(E) a vida social da juventude moderna depende de aparelhos de alta tecnologia, como telefones celulares.
13. Check the only option in which the underlined pronoun DOES NOT refer to the words “young people”.
(A) “relatively few like technology and those that do tend to be in Brazil, India and China,” (lines 3-4).
(B) “it’s an organic part of their lives,” (line 12).
(C) “Talking to them about…” (line 14).
(D) “… the role of technology in their lifestyle…” (line 14).
(E) “…the role the park swing or the telephone played in their social lives” (lines 15-16).

R E S P O S T A :   E

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14. "...accessing content for free"(acessar conteúdo na Internet gratuitamente) significa:
(A) create it freely.
(B) retrieve it illegally.
(C) obtain it without charge.
(D) make it available for a fee.
(E) require permission to copy it.

R E S P O S T A :   C

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(A) cria-lo livremente.
(B) recuperá-lo ilegalmente.
(C) obtê-lo gratuitamente(sem ônus ou despesa).
(D) disponibilizá-lo mediante uma taxa.
(E) solicitar permissão para copiá-lo.
15. Mark the only correct statement about the surveys mentioned in the sixth paragraph.
(A) Chinese kids aged 8-14 seem to enjoy communicating with online friends better than watching TV shows.
(B) One third of British and American adolescents are unhappy because they don’t have consoles to play games.
(C) In Japan, 8- to 14-year-olds have as many unknown online friends as kids their age in other parts of the world.
(D) Cell phones are considered a key symbol of status by Indian and Japanese teenagers, who generally live in small homes.
(E) A few Chinese pre-teens and teens who are fond of computers have at least one friend online they have never seen face to face.

R E S P O S T A :   A

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A) Crianças chinesas de 8 a 14 anos parecem gostar de se comunicar com amigos on-line melhor do que assistir a programas de TV.
(B) Um terço dos adolescentes britânicos e americanos estão descontentes porque não têm consoles para jogar.
(C) No Japão, crianças de 8 a 14 anos têm tantos amigos online desconhecidos quanto crianças de sua idade em outras partes do mundo.
(D) Os telefones celulares são considerados um símbolo chave de status pelos adolescentes indianos e japoneses, que geralmente moram em pequenas casas.
(E) Alguns pré-adolescentes e adolescentes chineses que gostam de computadores têm pelo menos um amigo online que nunca viram cara a cara.

16. Check the sentence in which “while” has the same meaning as in “While young people embrace the Web … according to a survey.” (lines 1-5).

(A) Where have you been all this while?
(B) I knew all the while I had nothing to fear.
(C) While I understand what you say, I can’t agree with you.
(D) Most of the good students got a job while still at the university.
(E) Roses grow in profusion in her garden, while carnations are less common.

R E S P O S T A :   E

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(A) Onde você esteve esse tempo todo?
(B) Eu sabia o tempo todo que não tinha nada a temer.
(C) Enquanto eu entendo o que você diz, não posso concordar com você.
(D) A maioria dos bons alunos conseguiu um emprego enquanto ainda estava na universidade.
(E) As rosas crescem em profusão em seu jardim, enquanto os cravos são menos comuns.
17. Mark the correct statement concerning vocabulary.
(A) “A handful” (line 6) means “a lot”.
(B) “Surveyors” (line 24) and “researchers” are antonyms.
(C) “Trend” (line 41) does not mean the same as “tendency”.
(D) “Keenly” (line 43) and “anxiously” are synonymous.
(E) “Worried about” (line 48) and “concerned with” have opposite meanings.

R E S P O S T A :   D

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(A) “A handful” (line 6) means “a lot”.
(B) “Surveyors” (line 24) and “researchers” are antonyms.
(C) “Trend” (line 41) does not mean the same as “tendency”.
(D) “Keenly” (line 43) and “anxiously” are synonymous.
(E) “Worried about” (line 48) and “concerned with” have opposite meanings.
18. Check the item in which the boldfaced word or phrase introduces a reason.
(A) “Talking to them about the role of technology in their lifestyle would be like talking to kids in the 1980s…” (lines 14-15)
(B) “For example, the key digital device for Japan’s young is the cell phone…” (lines 31-32)
(C) “…because of the privacy and portability it offers those who live in small homes with limited privacy.” (lines 33-34)
(D) “ For parents worried about what their children are getting up to...” (lines 48-49)
(E) “The rankings for those older was similar although listening to music was top.” (lines 52-53)

R E S P O S T A :   C

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19. According to the last paragraph, the most popular activity for teens from 14 up is:
(A) watching TV.
(B) being with friends.
(C) listening to music.
(D) playing with gadgets.
(E) chatting with online mates.

R E S P O S T A :   C

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20. The text as a whole is:
(A) objective and informative.
(B) hopeful and enthusiastic.
(C) descriptive and pessimistic.
(D) persuasive and alarming.
(E) argumentative and critical.

R E S P O S T A :   A

• O texto como um todo é:

(A) objective and informative.

• objetivo e informativo.

(B) hopeful and enthusiastic.

• esperançoso e entusiasmado.
(C) descriptive and pessimistic.

• descritivo e pessimista.
(D) persuasive and alarming.

• persuasivo e alarmante.
(E) argumentative and critical.

• argumentativo e crítico.