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learning

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second

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smallest

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you

have

any

experience

of

online

learning?Do

you

prefer

classroom

learning

or

onlinelearning?Wha

t

are

the

benefits

and

challenges

of

onlinelearning?1.

W:

I

saw

an

ad

on

the

Internet

about

onlinelanguage

studies.M:

Me

too.

I

saw

an

ad

for

,

“Click

Here

forLanguage

Learning.”Q:

What

do

the

man

and

the

woman

have

incommon?2.M:

You

have

to

be

18

years

old

to

enter

someonline

language

classes.W:

Really?

I

had

no

idea

that

there

was

aminimum

age

required

for

some

classes.Q:

What

did

the

woman

NOT

know

aboutonline

language

classes

before?3.

M:

Unlike

regular

classes,

online

classes

can

betaken

at

your

home.W:

That’s

exactly

why

I

decided

to

beginstudying

online.Q:

Why

did

the

woman

decide

to

study

online?4.

W:

I

keep

on

making

new

fr

iends

as

I

studyonline.M:

So

do

I!There

are

so

many

people

online,and

I

want

to

meet

them

all!Q:

What

is

one

benefit

of

studying

online?5.

M:

My

online

teacher

asked

the

class

forsuggestions

to

make

the

class

better.W:

That’s

great!

I

always

like

it

when

a

teacherdoes

that.Q:

What

did

the

man’s

teacher

want

to

do?6.

M:

I

had

no

idea

that

online

language

learningcould

be

so

effective!W:

It

sure

has

helped

me

practice

my

languageskills!Q:

What

is

it

about

online

language

learningthat

surprised

the

man?7.

M:

My

classmates

and

I

help

each

other

solvehomework

problems

online.W:

It

sounds

like

you’r

e

using

the

Internet

in

auseful

way.Q:

What

does

the

man

do

online?8.M:

Online

learning

is

ideal

for

anyone

whodoesn’t

have

time

to

travel

to

school.W:

Yes,

but

it

also

has

its

own

challenges.Q:

What

does

the

woman

have

to

say

aboutonline

learning?9.M:

Virtual

classrooms

are

changing

howstudents

study!W:

They

sure

are!

And

I,

for

one,

am

veryexcited

about

it.Q:

According

to

the

man,

what

is

happening

tostudents

because

of

vir

tual

classrooms?10.M:

What

advice

did

your

professor

give

you?W:

He

said

that

taking

an

online

class

wouldhelp

me

learn.Q:

What

did

the

woman’s

professor

suggest?Unde

r

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sign

up:

join

a

club,

enroll

on

a

course,

etc

e.g.sign

up

for

a

secretarial

course注册参加秘书课程

Questions

1.

Which

of

the

following

is

NOT

true

aboutBill?

2.

According

to

Bill,

why

are

other

studentsNOT

a

concern

in

an

online

class?

3.

Why

did

Susan

NOT

like

to

participate

inclass?

4.

When

could

Susan

start

studying

online?

5.

Why

did

Susan

NOT

make

up

her

mind

tojoin

online

class?W:

How’s

your

new

online

class,

Bill?

Is

it

everythingyou

had

hoped

for?M:

It’s

everything

and

more,

Susan.

You

should

give

it

atry!W:

Oh,

really?

What’s

the

best

thing

about

it?M:

In

an

online

class,

you

talk

with

others

over

theInternet.

Since

they

are

not

right

next

to

you,

they

don’t

bother

you

so

much.W:

That

sounds

great!

I

took

a

class

with

someone

whowould

make

me

feel

small

whenever

I

made

a

mistake.He

would

tell

me

how

stupid

I

was

and

intimidate

me

sothat

I

never

wanted

to

participate.M:

Not

a

problem

in

the

vir

tual

classroom.

Howwould

you

like

to

sign

up?

I

think

that

you

couldstart

on

the

third

of

next

month.W:

I

don’t

know,

Bill.

You

know

all

those

problemsabout

having

difficult

people

in

the

classroom?M:

Yeah?W:

We

don’t

really

have

them

anymore

since

you

left.Que

s

t

ionsWho

are

likely

to

worry

about

their

activevocabulary?Wha

t

is

“a

ctive

vocabulary”a

ccording

to

theprofessor?Wha

t

do

many

English

learners

want

to

do?Wha

t

does

the

professor

say

about

vocabulary

inone’s

native

language?Wha

t

does

the

professor

want

to

tell

Winnie?

M:

All

r

ight,

everyone.

Good

work.

That’s

all

fortoday’s

class.

Does

anyone

have

any

questions?

W:

Excuse

me,

Professor.

I

have

a

question.

I’mworried

about

my

English

skills.

I

get

good

marks

ontests,

but

I

don't

feel

that

I’m

learning

a

lot.

M:

Not

exactly

a

question

is

it,

Winnie?

But

it’s

a

goodconcern.

Many

advanced

English

learners

have

a

large“pa

ssive

vocabulary”,

but

they

worry

about

their

“a

ctivevocabulary”.

They

can

understand

many

difficultEnglish

words

when

reading

orlistening,

but

they

don'tuse

most

of

them

when

speaking

or

writing

in

English.They

feel

this

is

a

problem.

They

would

like

to

use

allthe

difficult

words

that

they

know.

W:

Do

you

think

that

I

use

too

few

words?

M:

That’s

not

what

I’m

saying

atall.

Actually,

I’m

saying

the

opposite

thing.

W:

I’m

afraid

I

don't

understand.

M:

In

your

native

language,

there

are

also

thousandsof

words

that

you

understand

but

you

don't

use.

Soyour

active

vocabulary

in

your

native

language

is

muchsmaller

than

your

passive

vocabulary.

And

I

guess

thatyou

are

not

worried

about

that.

W:

No,

I’m

not.

But

I

would

like

to

use

the

newwords

that

I

learn

in

my

English

classes.

How

else

amI

going

to

remember

them?

M:

Now

that’s

a

good

question.

W:

I

was

hoping

that

you

had

an

answer

to

thisquestion.

M:

Winne,

you

don't

need

to

worry

about

using

“too

few”E

nglish

words.

As

your

needs

for

differentthings

grow,

you

will

be

able

to

use

your

new

wordsmore

and

more.

I

think

you'd

be

surprised

by

howmuch

you

know.

W:

So

your

advice

to

me

is

“Don’t

worry.”?

Now

I’m

worried

that

I’m

paying

too

much

for

school.Unde

r

s

t

a

nding

Pa

s

s

a

ge

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where

important

public

issues

canbe

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t

was

the

first

requirement

of

online

class?Wha

t

was

strange

about

the

beginning

of

theonline

class?How

were

the

other

students

different

than

thespeaker?Wha

t

did

the

speaker

notice?Why

did

the

teacher

NOT

make

herself

known

tothe

class

at

first?The

first

requirement

for

my

online

languageclass

was

to

meet

in

an

online

forum.

I

entered

theforum

early

and

saw

students

appear

on

the

screenone

after

another.

Strangely

enough,

when

it

wastime

to

begin,

the

teacher

still

hadn’t

shown

up.However,

we

began

sharing

information

andtalking

about

the

new

class.

Unlike

me,

all

of

theother

students

were

new

to

the

online

class.

I

toldthem

about

my

experiences

and

my

thoughts.

ThenI

noticed

something.

There

were

27

people

in

theforum.

This

was

strange

because

I

know

there

wereonly

26

people

in

the

class.“Hey,”I

wrote,

“which

one

of

you

is

theteacher?

”The

teacher

made

herself

known

at

last.

Shesaid

that

she

wanted

to

get

our

honest

opinionsabout

the

online

class.

Also,

she

wanted

to

havea

little

fun

with

us.

“Humor

will

be

importantin

my

class,”she

said.Que

s

t

ionsWha

t

is

the

biggest

problem

that

many

English

learnershave?Why

do

some

English

learners

NOT

speak

English

atall?Wha

t

is

the

best

way

to

learn

English

according

to

thespeaker?Wha

t

is

the

best

way

to

learn

English

through

music?How

can

you

benefit

from

watching

English

movies?

The

biggest

problem

most

people

face

in

learningEnglish

is

their

own

fear.

They

worry

that

they

won’t

say

things

correctly

so

they

don’t

speak

English

at

all.Don't

do

this.

Don't

let

a

little

fear

stop

you

fromgetting

what

you

want.

The

best

way

to

learn

English

is

to

surroundyourself

with

it.

The

more

English

material

you

havearound

you,

the

faster

you

will

learn

and

the

morelikely

you

will

begin

thinking

in

English.

Music

can

be

a

very

effective

tool

to

learningEnglish.

The

best

way

is

to

use

the

lyrics

and

try

toread

them

as

the

artist

sings.

This

way

you

canpractice

your

listening

and

reading

at

the

sametime.

Watching

English

movies

is

not

only

fun

but

alsovery

effective.

By

watching

English

movies,

you

canexpand

your

vocabulary

and

learn

the

natural

flowsof

speech

from

actors.Unde

r

s

t

a

ndinga

Movie

S

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e

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respect

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passion:

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strong

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hate,

love

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caused

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offend:

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offender:

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offence:

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offensive:

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sport)

attacking

team

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section;

methodof

attack

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