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PassageThree ThestateofCaliforniahadtoturnofftheelectricitytoalmosttwomillionhomesandbusinesses.Thestateranoutofpower. Nooneknewwhenthepowerwouldbeturnedoff.Peoplegottrappedbetweenfloorsinanelevator.Firefightershadtosavethem.TheseblackoutsmovedaroundtheSanFranciscoarea.Turningofftrafficlightscouldcauseaccidents. RollingpoweroutagesshutdownsectionsofcommunitiesacrossmuchofnorthernCaliforniaanhourandahalfatatime. Peoplefoundoutitishardtoworkwithoutpower.Computersdon’twork.Lockeddoorsdon’topenfromadistance. Therehasbeenapowercrisisforthepasttwomonths.Theamountofpowerisn’tenoughtokeepupwithdemand.Debt-riddenutilitiescouldn’tgetsupplierstosellthemelectricityoncredit. Thursday’scrisiswasblamedinpartonalackofwaterforhydropowerinthePacificNorthwest. NowCaliforniaistryingtolegislateasolutionwithadozenemergencybillsmakingtheirwaythroughthestatelegislature.Thestatewouldbuypoweratlongtermlowratesandsellitatcosttoutilities. NotallCaliforniansaresurethatthepowercrisisisreal.Theythinkthatpowercompanieswanttogetmoremoney. Politicalleadersaresurethey’llhavealegislativefixbyFebruary.Stillthecrisiswon’treallybeoveruntilnewpowerplantsareworking. InCaliforniathenumberofhomesandbusinessesthathavelostpowerare
Itisimportantforeveryone______learnEnglish.
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PassageThree ThestateofCaliforniahadtoturnofftheelectricitytoalmosttwomillionhomesandbusinesses.Thestateranoutofpower. Nooneknewwhenthepowerwouldbeturnedoff.Peoplegottrappedbetweenfloorsinanelevator.Firefightershadtosavethem.TheseblackoutsmovedaroundtheSanFranciscoarea.Turningofftrafficlightscouldcauseaccidents. RollingpoweroutagesshutdownsectionsofcommunitiesacrossmuchofnorthernCaliforniaanhourandahalfatatime. Peoplefoundoutitishardtoworkwithoutpower.Computersdon’twork.Lockeddoorsdon’topenfromadistance. Therehasbeenapowercrisisforthepasttwomonths.Theamountofpowerisn’tenoughtokeepupwithdemand.Debt-riddenutilitiescouldn’tgetsupplierstosellthemelectricityoncredit. Thursday’scrisiswasblamedinpartonalackofwaterforhydropowerinthePacificNorthwest. NowCaliforniaistryingtolegislateasolutionwithadozenemergencybillsmakingtheirwaythroughthestatelegislature.Thestatewouldbuypoweratlongtermlowratesandsellitatcosttoutilities. NotallCaliforniansaresurethatthepowercrisisisreal.Theythinkthatpowercompanieswanttogetmoremoney. Politicalleadersaresurethey’llhavealegislativefixbyFebruary.Stillthecrisiswon’treallybeoveruntilnewpowerplantsareworking. Thestateistryingtosolvetheproblemby
A.Iusuallybakesomething B.SoamI C.Icanplaytennis D.I’dlikeatableforone E.Howdoyouwantyoureggs F.youbeendoingthesepastfewweeks G.Atyourservice H.HowmayIhelpyou Carol:takingabiteofsomecakeThisisdelicious!DoyoubakeallofyourowncakesMartha:Yes______attheweekend.Ilikehavingsweetsinthehouse.
PassageFive Languageisawaytocommunicatewitheachother.Westartedtolearnlanguagewhenwewereborn.Howeverpeopleareusedtospeakingtheirnativelanguagesoimmigrantsarehavingmanyproblemsbetweenthefirstgenerationandthesecondgenerationbecausetheydon’thavethesamenativelanguage.Alsothesecondgenerationislosingtheiridentity.EspeciallyinAmericatherearemanyimmigrantsthatcamefromdifferentcountriestosucceedintheStates.BecausetheysufferinlotsofareassuchasgettingajobandtryingtospeakEnglishtheywanttheirchildrentospeakEnglishnotonlyatschoolbutalsoathomeinordertobemoresuccessful.BecauseofthissituationtheirchildrenarelosingtheirethnicidentityandevenmoretheyareignoringtheirparentswhoseEnglishisnotverygood. ForexamplemyauntwhohasbeenlivinginChicagoforfifteenyearshasthreechildrenandtheywereallbornintheStates.Theeighteen-year-olddaughterspeaksEnglishasanativelanguageandshespeaksKoreanverywelltoo.Shehasnoproblemstalkingwithherparentsbutshestilldoesn’tunderstandKoreanjokesandtherearesometimesmisunderstandings.Theseconddaughterisfourteenyearsoldandshedoesn’twanttospeakKorean.MyauntoftengetsupsetwithherbecausesheisveryAmericanizedandtheycannotunderstandeachother.Evenwhenmyauntpunishesherthisdaughterdoesnotunderstandwhatmyauntistalkingabout.Ifeltsympathyformyauntwhenevermyfourteen-year-oldCousinsaid"Momwhatisyourproblem"Thethirdchildisatwelve-year-oldson.HespeaksEnglishtohisparentsandmyauntspeaksKoreantohimasshedoestotheseconddaughter.Healsohasaproblemcommunicatingwithhisparents.MyauntistryingtoteachhimtospeakbothlanguagesverywellbutitisveryhardforhimbecausehespeaksEnglishalldayanddoesnotunderstandwhyheshouldlearntospeakKorean. Ithinkmostimmigrantsaretryingtopreservetheirnativelanguageintheirnewcountrybutthisdoesn’thelpverymuchingettingagoodjob.Myauntdidn’tteachKoreantoherchildreninordertohelpthemsucceedintheU.S.;shedidsohopefullytohelpthemestablishaKoreanidentity.Thoughthesecondgenerationisborninthenewcountrytheoftengetconfusedabouttheiridentitybecausetheylookdifferentfromothersandalsoiftheyvisittheirparent’scountrytheywillprobablyfeeldifferentfromotherpeopletheretoo.MycousinstoldmethatwhentheyvisitedKoreaafewyearsagotheyfeltdifferentfromotherKoreans.Theycouldevenfeelitjuststrollingaroundthestreetbecausetheyworedifferentclothesandwalkeddifferently. Wemustrealizethatlanguageisimportantandvaluableformanyreasons.Immigrantsshouldmakeaneffortnottobeignoredbytheirchildrenandtomaketheirchildrenunder-standtheirheritagebyteachingthemtheparents’language.Thisisveryimportantnotonlyfortheharmonyofthefamilybutalsoinhelpingthesecondgenerationestablishtheiridentity. Whichofthefollowingisclosesttothemainideaofthisarticle
Mostmenandwomenpass21lifewithouteverconsideringorcriticizing22theirownconditionsorthoseoftheworldatlarge.Theyfindthemselvesbornintoacertainplaceinsocietyandtheyacceptwhateachday23withoutanythoughtbeyondwhattheimmediatepresentrequires.Theyseekthesatisfactionoftheneedsofthemomentwithoutmuchforethoughtandwithoutthinkingthatbysufficientefforttheconditionsoftheirlives24bechanged.Acertainpercentageguidedbypersonalambitionmaketheeffortofthoughtandwillwhichisnecessarytoplacethemselvesamongthemore25membersofthecommunity;butveryfewamongtheseareseriouslyconcernedtosecureforalltheadvantageswhichtheyseekfor26.Onlyafewrareandexceptionalmenhavethatkindoflovetowardmankindatlargethatmakesthemunabletoendurepatientlythegeneralmassofevilandsuffering27ofanyrelationitmayhavetotheirownlives.Thesefewdrivenbysympatheticpainwillseekforsomenewsystemofsocietybywhichlifemaybecomerichermorefullof28andlessfullofpreventableevils29itisatpresent.Butinthepastsuchmenhaveasarulefailedtointeresttheveryvictimsoftheinjustices30theywishedtoremedy. 29
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PassageOne Skillsaretheactivitiesthatapersondoeswell.WhatthingsareyougoodatdoingEveryonehasmanyskills.Sometimesitisdifficulttorecognizetheskillsthatyouhave. Jobskillsareabilitiesyouneedforaspecificjob.Forexampleachefneedstoknowhowtocookandbake.Ataxidriverneedstoknowhowtodriveacarandreadsigns.Asecretaryneedstoknowhowtotypeandtakemessages. Transferableskillsareskillsyoucanuseinmanydifferentjobs.Youcantakeskillsfromonejobandusetheminaverydifferentjob.SpeakingEnglishwellforinstanceisaskillyoucanuseinalmostanyjob.Someexamplesoftransferableskillsareteachingotherpeoplesolvingproblemsacceptingresponsibilityorganizingprojectsmakingdecisionsandcreatingnewideas.Employerswanttoselectemployeeswhohaveorwhocanlearntheskillsnecessarytodothejob. areactivitiesapersondoeswell.
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PassageFour StanleyWilliams"Tookie"hasbeeninprisonfor20years.HeisonDeathRowformurder.HehelpedstarttheCripsganginLosAngelesbeforehewenttoprison.Nowhewantstohelpyoungpeoplestayawayfromgangsandprison.HeandBarbaraBecnelhavewrittenmanybooksforyoungpeopleaboutgangsandprison. AmanfromSwitzerlandhasnominatedWilliamsforaNobelPeaceprize.TheNobelPrizeisgiventopeoplewhohavedonethegreatestgoodforpeopleoftheworld.Williamsdoesnotbelievehewillwinbutheisproudthathewasnominated.Williamswantstomakeupforhisroleingangsandmurderbydoinggood.Williams’mostrecentbookiscalled"LifeInPrison".Williamstalksabouttheviolenceinprisonandhowprisonlifecanmakepeoplecrazy. PrisonofficialssaythatWilliamshasbeenintroubleinprison.Hespent6.5yearsinsolitaryconfinementkeptinhiscellformostofevery24hoursinthe1980’s.Theysayheisstillinvolvedingangs.Hedeniesit.HishistoryBecnelsaidonlymakesWilliams’messagestronger."Hemaynotbethemessengerthatmanyadultswantbuthehasthemessagethatmanykidsneed.Soarewegoingtothrowawayaneffectivemessagebecausewedon’tlikethemessenger"asksBecnel. WhywasWilliamsnominatedforaNobelPrize
Mostmenandwomenpass21lifewithouteverconsideringorcriticizing22theirownconditionsorthoseoftheworldatlarge.Theyfindthemselvesbornintoacertainplaceinsocietyandtheyacceptwhateachday23withoutanythoughtbeyondwhattheimmediatepresentrequires.Theyseekthesatisfactionoftheneedsofthemomentwithoutmuchforethoughtandwithoutthinkingthatbysufficientefforttheconditionsoftheirlives24bechanged.Acertainpercentageguidedbypersonalambitionmaketheeffortofthoughtandwillwhichisnecessarytoplacethemselvesamongthemore25membersofthecommunity;butveryfewamongtheseareseriouslyconcernedtosecureforalltheadvantageswhichtheyseekfor26.Onlyafewrareandexceptionalmenhavethatkindoflovetowardmankindatlargethatmakesthemunabletoendurepatientlythegeneralmassofevilandsuffering27ofanyrelationitmayhavetotheirownlives.Thesefewdrivenbysympatheticpainwillseekforsomenewsystemofsocietybywhichlifemaybecomerichermorefullof28andlessfullofpreventableevils29itisatpresent.Butinthepastsuchmenhaveasarulefailedtointeresttheveryvictimsoftheinjustices30theywishedtoremedy. 21
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PassageFour StanleyWilliams"Tookie"hasbeeninprisonfor20years.HeisonDeathRowformurder.HehelpedstarttheCripsganginLosAngelesbeforehewenttoprison.Nowhewantstohelpyoungpeoplestayawayfromgangsandprison.HeandBarbaraBecnelhavewrittenmanybooksforyoungpeopleaboutgangsandprison. AmanfromSwitzerlandhasnominatedWilliamsforaNobelPeaceprize.TheNobelPrizeisgiventopeoplewhohavedonethegreatestgoodforpeopleoftheworld.Williamsdoesnotbelievehewillwinbutheisproudthathewasnominated.Williamswantstomakeupforhisroleingangsandmurderbydoinggood.Williams’mostrecentbookiscalled"LifeInPrison".Williamstalksabouttheviolenceinprisonandhowprisonlifecanmakepeoplecrazy. PrisonofficialssaythatWilliamshasbeenintroubleinprison.Hespent6.5yearsinsolitaryconfinementkeptinhiscellformostofevery24hoursinthe1980’s.Theysayheisstillinvolvedingangs.Hedeniesit.HishistoryBecnelsaidonlymakesWilliams’messagestronger."Hemaynotbethemessengerthatmanyadultswantbuthehasthemessagethatmanykidsneed.Soarewegoingtothrowawayaneffectivemessagebecausewedon’tlikethemessenger"asksBecnel. WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWilliams'feelingsaboutprison
A.Iusuallybakesomething B.SoamI C.Icanplaytennis D.I’dlikeatableforone E.Howdoyouwantyoureggs F.youbeendoingthesepastfewweeks G.Atyourservice H.HowmayIhelpyou Ken:Whathave.ThelasttimeIsawyouwerelookingforanewjob.David:Wellthat’snotexactlytrue.Iwasthinkingaboutchangingjobs.Luckilythatwasalltakencareofwhentheyofferedmeanewpositionintheaccountsdepartment.
PassageOne Skillsaretheactivitiesthatapersondoeswell.WhatthingsareyougoodatdoingEveryonehasmanyskills.Sometimesitisdifficulttorecognizetheskillsthatyouhave. Jobskillsareabilitiesyouneedforaspecificjob.Forexampleachefneedstoknowhowtocookandbake.Ataxidriverneedstoknowhowtodriveacarandreadsigns.Asecretaryneedstoknowhowtotypeandtakemessages. Transferableskillsareskillsyoucanuseinmanydifferentjobs.Youcantakeskillsfromonejobandusetheminaverydifferentjob.SpeakingEnglishwellforinstanceisaskillyoucanuseinalmostanyjob.Someexamplesoftransferableskillsareteachingotherpeoplesolvingproblemsacceptingresponsibilityorganizingprojectsmakingdecisionsandcreatingnewideas.Employerswanttoselectemployeeswhohaveorwhocanlearntheskillsnecessarytodothejob. Jobskillsareyouneedforaspecificjob.
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Mostmenandwomenpass21lifewithouteverconsideringorcriticizing22theirownconditionsorthoseoftheworldatlarge.Theyfindthemselvesbornintoacertainplaceinsocietyandtheyacceptwhateachday23withoutanythoughtbeyondwhattheimmediatepresentrequires.Theyseekthesatisfactionoftheneedsofthemomentwithoutmuchforethoughtandwithoutthinkingthatbysufficientefforttheconditionsoftheirlives24bechanged.Acertainpercentageguidedbypersonalambitionmaketheeffortofthoughtandwillwhichisnecessarytoplacethemselvesamongthemore25membersofthecommunity;butveryfewamongtheseareseriouslyconcernedtosecureforalltheadvantageswhichtheyseekfor26.Onlyafewrareandexceptionalmenhavethatkindoflovetowardmankindatlargethatmakesthemunabletoendurepatientlythegeneralmassofevilandsuffering27ofanyrelationitmayhavetotheirownlives.Thesefewdrivenbysympatheticpainwillseekforsomenewsystemofsocietybywhichlifemaybecomerichermorefullof28andlessfullofpreventableevils29itisatpresent.Butinthepastsuchmenhaveasarulefailedtointeresttheveryvictimsoftheinjustices30theywishedtoremedy. 27
Mostmenandwomenpass21lifewithouteverconsideringorcriticizing22theirownconditionsorthoseoftheworldatlarge.Theyfindthemselvesbornintoacertainplaceinsocietyandtheyacceptwhateachday23withoutanythoughtbeyondwhattheimmediatepresentrequires.Theyseekthesatisfactionoftheneedsofthemomentwithoutmuchforethoughtandwithoutthinkingthatbysufficientefforttheconditionsoftheirlives24bechanged.Acertainpercentageguidedbypersonalambitionmaketheeffortofthoughtandwillwhichisnecessarytoplacethemselvesamongthemore25membersofthecommunity;butveryfewamongtheseareseriouslyconcernedtosecureforalltheadvantageswhichtheyseekfor26.Onlyafewrareandexceptionalmenhavethatkindoflovetowardmankindatlargethatmakesthemunabletoendurepatientlythegeneralmassofevilandsuffering27ofanyrelationitmayhavetotheirownlives.Thesefewdrivenbysympatheticpainwillseekforsomenewsystemofsocietybywhichlifemaybecomerichermorefullof28andlessfullofpreventableevils29itisatpresent.Butinthepastsuchmenhaveasarulefailedtointeresttheveryvictimsoftheinjustices30theywishedtoremedy. 25
Mostmenandwomenpass21lifewithouteverconsideringorcriticizing22theirownconditionsorthoseoftheworldatlarge.Theyfindthemselvesbornintoacertainplaceinsocietyandtheyacceptwhateachday23withoutanythoughtbeyondwhattheimmediatepresentrequires.Theyseekthesatisfactionoftheneedsofthemomentwithoutmuchforethoughtandwithoutthinkingthatbysufficientefforttheconditionsoftheirlives24bechanged.Acertainpercentageguidedbypersonalambitionmaketheeffortofthoughtandwillwhichisnecessarytoplacethemselvesamongthemore25membersofthecommunity;butveryfewamongtheseareseriouslyconcernedtosecureforalltheadvantageswhichtheyseekfor26.Onlyafewrareandexceptionalmenhavethatkindoflovetowardmankindatlargethatmakesthemunabletoendurepatientlythegeneralmassofevilandsuffering27ofanyrelationitmayhavetotheirownlives.Thesefewdrivenbysympatheticpainwillseekforsomenewsystemofsocietybywhichlifemaybecomerichermorefullof28andlessfullofpreventableevils29itisatpresent.Butinthepastsuchmenhaveasarulefailedtointeresttheveryvictimsoftheinjustices30theywishedtoremedy. 23
PassageTwo ThereStudentthieveslookout.StudentscaneasilygetmanyresearchpapersofftheInternet.AnewWebsitecouldhelpteacherscatchcopiers. Somestudentsresearchandwritetheirtermpapers.OthershoweverjustcopythemofftheInternetandturntheminastheirwork. TwograduatestudentsattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyhavewrittenaprogramtocatchthestudentswhocopy.Itcomparesastudent’spaperwitheveryothertermpaperontheWeb. AhundredmillionWebpagesontheInternetaresearched.Thetop20searchenginesareusedforthesearch.Thisservicecanbefoundatwww.plagiarismcom.Theyalsohavealocaldatabaseoftermpapers. Teacherswhosignupcansendtheirstudents’paperstotheWebsite.Within24hourstheyknowifthestudentdidthework. Everysentencethatwasaword-for-wordmatchwithanothersentenceeitherfoundontheInternetorwithinourdatabaseiscoded. AU.C.Berkeleyprofessortoldhisclasshewouldusetheprogram.Stillsomestudentscopiedpapers.All300paperswentthroughtheprogram.In45papersor15percentofstudentshadcutandpastedlargeamountsofmaterialfromdifferentWorldWideWebsites. Studentsthatsaytheydidn’tcopycandefendthemselves.Theycanshowtheinstructorswheretheygottheirmaterial.Studentsatuniversitiestryhardtogetgoodgrades.SomestudentswelcometheInternetresearchwatchdogbecausetheysayitisfairtoall.Theythinkcopyingiswrong. Outof300paperscheckedforfakes
PassageOne Skillsaretheactivitiesthatapersondoeswell.WhatthingsareyougoodatdoingEveryonehasmanyskills.Sometimesitisdifficulttorecognizetheskillsthatyouhave. Jobskillsareabilitiesyouneedforaspecificjob.Forexampleachefneedstoknowhowtocookandbake.Ataxidriverneedstoknowhowtodriveacarandreadsigns.Asecretaryneedstoknowhowtotypeandtakemessages. Transferableskillsareskillsyoucanuseinmanydifferentjobs.Youcantakeskillsfromonejobandusetheminaverydifferentjob.SpeakingEnglishwellforinstanceisaskillyoucanuseinalmostanyjob.Someexamplesoftransferableskillsareteachingotherpeoplesolvingproblemsacceptingresponsibilityorganizingprojectsmakingdecisionsandcreatingnewideas.Employerswanttoselectemployeeswhohaveorwhocanlearntheskillsnecessarytodothejob. skillsareskillsyoucanuseinmanydifferentjobs.
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PassageTwo ThereStudentthieveslookout.StudentscaneasilygetmanyresearchpapersofftheInternet.AnewWebsitecouldhelpteacherscatchcopiers. Somestudentsresearchandwritetheirtermpapers.OthershoweverjustcopythemofftheInternetandturntheminastheirwork. TwograduatestudentsattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyhavewrittenaprogramtocatchthestudentswhocopy.Itcomparesastudent’spaperwitheveryothertermpaperontheWeb. AhundredmillionWebpagesontheInternetaresearched.Thetop20searchenginesareusedforthesearch.Thisservicecanbefoundatwww.plagiarismcom.Theyalsohavealocaldatabaseoftermpapers. Teacherswhosignupcansendtheirstudents’paperstotheWebsite.Within24hourstheyknowifthestudentdidthework. Everysentencethatwasaword-for-wordmatchwithanothersentenceeitherfoundontheInternetorwithinourdatabaseiscoded. AU.C.Berkeleyprofessortoldhisclasshewouldusetheprogram.Stillsomestudentscopiedpapers.All300paperswentthroughtheprogram.In45papersor15percentofstudentshadcutandpastedlargeamountsofmaterialfromdifferentWorldWideWebsites. Studentsthatsaytheydidn’tcopycandefendthemselves.Theycanshowtheinstructorswheretheygottheirmaterial.Studentsatuniversitiestryhardtogetgoodgrades.SomestudentswelcometheInternetresearchwatchdogbecausetheysayitisfairtoall.Theythinkcopyingiswrong. UsingtheprogramdevelopedatUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleythepapersarecheckedbyusing
PassageThree ThestateofCaliforniahadtoturnofftheelectricitytoalmosttwomillionhomesandbusinesses.Thestateranoutofpower. Nooneknewwhenthepowerwouldbeturnedoff.Peoplegottrappedbetweenfloorsinanelevator.Firefightershadtosavethem.TheseblackoutsmovedaroundtheSanFranciscoarea.Turningofftrafficlightscouldcauseaccidents. RollingpoweroutagesshutdownsectionsofcommunitiesacrossmuchofnorthernCaliforniaanhourandahalfatatime. Peoplefoundoutitishardtoworkwithoutpower.Computersdon’twork.Lockeddoorsdon’topenfromadistance. Therehasbeenapowercrisisforthepasttwomonths.Theamountofpowerisn’tenoughtokeepupwithdemand.Debt-riddenutilitiescouldn’tgetsupplierstosellthemelectricityoncredit. Thursday’scrisiswasblamedinpartonalackofwaterforhydropowerinthePacificNorthwest. NowCaliforniaistryingtolegislateasolutionwithadozenemergencybillsmakingtheirwaythroughthestatelegislature.Thestatewouldbuypoweratlongtermlowratesandsellitatcosttoutilities. NotallCaliforniansaresurethatthepowercrisisisreal.Theythinkthatpowercompanieswanttogetmoremoney. Politicalleadersaresurethey’llhavealegislativefixbyFebruary.Stillthecrisiswon’treallybeoveruntilnewpowerplantsareworking. Californiautilitiescouldn'tgetsupplierstosellthempowerbecause
PassageFive Languageisawaytocommunicatewitheachother.Westartedtolearnlanguagewhenwewereborn.Howeverpeopleareusedtospeakingtheirnativelanguagesoimmigrantsarehavingmanyproblemsbetweenthefirstgenerationandthesecondgenerationbecausetheydon’thavethesamenativelanguage.Alsothesecondgenerationislosingtheiridentity.EspeciallyinAmericatherearemanyimmigrantsthatcamefromdifferentcountriestosucceedintheStates.BecausetheysufferinlotsofareassuchasgettingajobandtryingtospeakEnglishtheywanttheirchildrentospeakEnglishnotonlyatschoolbutalsoathomeinordertobemoresuccessful.BecauseofthissituationtheirchildrenarelosingtheirethnicidentityandevenmoretheyareignoringtheirparentswhoseEnglishisnotverygood. ForexamplemyauntwhohasbeenlivinginChicagoforfifteenyearshasthreechildrenandtheywereallbornintheStates.Theeighteen-year-olddaughterspeaksEnglishasanativelanguageandshespeaksKoreanverywelltoo.Shehasnoproblemstalkingwithherparentsbutshestilldoesn’tunderstandKoreanjokesandtherearesometimesmisunderstandings.Theseconddaughterisfourteenyearsoldandshedoesn’twanttospeakKorean.MyauntoftengetsupsetwithherbecausesheisveryAmericanizedandtheycannotunderstandeachother.Evenwhenmyauntpunishesherthisdaughterdoesnotunderstandwhatmyauntistalkingabout.Ifeltsympathyformyauntwhenevermyfourteen-year-oldCousinsaid"Momwhatisyourproblem"Thethirdchildisatwelve-year-oldson.HespeaksEnglishtohisparentsandmyauntspeaksKoreantohimasshedoestotheseconddaughter.Healsohasaproblemcommunicatingwithhisparents.MyauntistryingtoteachhimtospeakbothlanguagesverywellbutitisveryhardforhimbecausehespeaksEnglishalldayanddoesnotunderstandwhyheshouldlearntospeakKorean. Ithinkmostimmigrantsaretryingtopreservetheirnativelanguageintheirnewcountrybutthisdoesn’thelpverymuchingettingagoodjob.Myauntdidn’tteachKoreantoherchildreninordertohelpthemsucceedintheU.S.;shedidsohopefullytohelpthemestablishaKoreanidentity.Thoughthesecondgenerationisborninthenewcountrytheoftengetconfusedabouttheiridentitybecausetheylookdifferentfromothersandalsoiftheyvisittheirparent’scountrytheywillprobablyfeeldifferentfromotherpeopletheretoo.MycousinstoldmethatwhentheyvisitedKoreaafewyearsagotheyfeltdifferentfromotherKoreans.Theycouldevenfeelitjuststrollingaroundthestreetbecausetheyworedifferentclothesandwalkeddifferently. Wemustrealizethatlanguageisimportantandvaluableformanyreasons.Immigrantsshouldmakeaneffortnottobeignoredbytheirchildrenandtomaketheirchildrenunder-standtheirheritagebyteachingthemtheparents’language.Thisisveryimportantnotonlyfortheharmonyofthefamilybutalsoinhelpingthesecondgenerationestablishtheiridentity. WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonthatsecondgenerationimmigrantsmaygetconfusedabouttheiridentity
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