Handwriting has been _____ for about 6,000 years, just a small fraction of the time that humans have been on this earth, but its effects have been enormous.
around
Writing doesn't come naturally to us; _____ seeing and hearing, it must be taught.
unlike
It takes up a lot of teaching time that could otherwise be devoted _____ keyboard skills
to
Europeans were already using glass, for example to make windows and elaborate chandeliers, and were well aware of its ________.
properties
means
resources
aspects
So when Galileo decided he wanted a telescope, he had a ________ tradition of glassmaking and highly skilled glassmakers who he could call on to provide him with a lens.
fruitful
deep
plentiful
rich
However, _____ that computers have taken over our world, the need to write anything by hand is becoming redundant.
given
Over 400 years ago, the Italian inventor, Galileo, became the first person in history to use a telescope to ........ the night sky and see the solar system in all it's glory.
watch
notice
regard
recognise
Perhaps it's because we look through it, rather than at it, that glass fails to _______ to our emotions.
demand
appeal
claim
attract
It's hard to ______ the impact of this technology on those who up to that point could only see a blurred world.
overcome
overtake
overdo
overstate
Glass lenses were later ______ to many other uses, not least the invention of eye glasses
put
set
taken
turned
So, are we really ready to enter a world _____ the artistic flow of handwritten script might be about to disappear?
where
Many of us rebel _____ the radical idea of abandoning writing by hand because we think that our personal identity shines through in our handwriting.
against
Some educationalists are therefore questioning why schools should teach joined-up writing at _____
all
When we go to the top of a skyscraper we ______ the quality of the lipht but rarely the glass itself.
appreciate
approve
compliment
honour
But these experts admit that handwriting _____ indeed have a presence that is absent in typed prose.
does
The road to the west reveals the forest in all its______.
marvel
glory
triumph
magic
We are able to _______ on academic staff with a wide variety of expertise
call
catch
pick
hold
It allows self-expression to grow and is regarded by many _____ the mark of a civilised society.
as
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