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News briefs appearing on the Internet 3 ^ often summaries of the important information contained in the full news articles . 4 Look at the news brief below and work out what kind of information is missing . Then read the full article and complete the news brief in your notebook . Add an opening sentence that introduces the topic of the news brief . [ Opening sentence ... . ] The researchers conducted a study on the connection between qeaturlnq and thinking . Results showed that people who ... while they explained a problem , could . .. . The results suggest that it may not be so bad . .. . Gesturing Helps Thinking University of Chicago researchers have a new theory about why many people seem unable to keep their hands still when they are talking . "Using gestures , talking with our hands , may actuall y make thinking easier , " says Susan Goldin-Meadow , Professor in the Department 01 Psychology . In a study conducted by Goldin-Meadow and other researchers , people were asked to remember a list of letters or words and to explain how they solved a math problem . In the experiment , the participants were asked to explain their answers to the math problems under two experimental conditions : " gesturing permitted" and " gesturing not permitted . " The results showed that the people who gestured while explaining their answers later remembered at least 20 percent more than those who did not gesture . The findings suggest that gesturing helps us to remember . The researchers have an interesting explanation for this . It appears that when we gesture , we are creating visual , spatial , or motor representations in our mind rather than just verbal representations . The impact of the findings could mean the beginning of a change in manners . "Your grandmother may have been wrong . It may not only be okay to move your hands while talking , it may actually be good for you , " says Goldin-Meadow . Closer Reading 1 What was the purpose of the experiment described in the article above ? 2 What were the main findings of the experiment ? 3 Why may the findings of the experiment lead to a change in manners ? 4 Give three examples of facts that were new to you from the news briefs and article on pages 8 and 9 .

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