Work in groups. Which of the following do you think is more influenced by modern technology? Tick (✓) your choice(s).
- ways of communicating 
- traditional food and drink 
- ways of learning 
Listen to the conversation and tick (✓) T (True) or F (False).
| T | F | |
| 1. When Mai was studying online, the power went off. | ||
| 2. Chris likes studying online as it's convenient. | ||
| 3. Mai says it's easy to concentrate when learning online. | ||
| 4. Chris disagrees that technology improves friendship. | ||
| 5. Mai thinks technology is changing our way of learning and working. |
Thảo luận (3)Hướng dẫn giải
Listen again and choose the correct answer to each question.
1. The talk is generally about _______.
A. the impact of modern technology
B. the good points of online learning
C. the weak points of online learning
2. Both Mai and Chris think that modern technology is _______.
A. changing greatly
B. changing our lifestyle
C. entertaining us
3. Mai wants to go to class because _______.
A. online learning doesn't work for her
B. she likes to get up early
C. she wants to interact with her teachers and friends
4. Which of the following is true?
A. Mai and Chris are classmates.
B. Mai and Chris have similar ideas about online learning.
C. Mai thinks online learning has some weak points.
Thảo luận (3)Hướng dẫn giải
Look at the list below. Put the ideas about online learning in the correct columns.
- convenient
- comfortable
- difficult to concentrate
- more freedom
- no real interaction
- independent
- harmful to our eyes
- expensive equipment
Thảo luận (2)Hướng dẫn giảiTham khảo
(Trả lời bởi Nguyễn Việt Dũng)
Advantages
(Ưu điểm)
Disadvantages
(Khuyết điểm)
convenient: tiện lợi
comfortable: thoải mái
more freedom: tự do hơn
independent: độc lập
difficult to concentrate: khó tập trung
no real interaction: không có tương tác thực tế
harmful to our eyes: hại cho mắt
expensive equipment: dụng cụ đắt tiền
Write a paragraph (80 – 100 words) about the advantages OR disadvantages of online learning. You can refer to the listening and the ideas in 4.
Thảo luận (2)Hướng dẫn giảiTham khảo
(Trả lời bởi Nguyễn Việt Dũng)
I think that online learning has so many disadvantages. To begin with, online learning is more difficult to concentrate on the lesson than classroom classroom learning as there are so many distraction from other things like phones or family member. Additionally, there will be no real interaction between the teacher and the students. And the teachers can easily get depressed because they are the only one who is speaking and hardly receive any responses from the students. Moreover, spending too much time looking at the screen during online classes can be harmful to your eyes. This can lead to short-sightedness, and you have to wear glasses. Finally, the cost of money for preparing equipment for online classes are great.