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UNIT 8 - NEW WAYS TO LEARN A. PRONUNCIATION I. Underline the stressed words in the sentences. 1. Some subjects could be taken online. 2. Many students find it interesting to learn from home. 3. Virtual sessions should be encouraged to develop. 4. They have been assigned some large classrooms. 5. You can download many applications from the store. 6. The headmaster didn’t ask the teachers to work at home. 7. Blended courses have a time split with traditional courses. 8. Staff had to wear a mask at work during the pandemic. 9. Attendance is mandatory while students are working from home. 10. Does online learning have more advantages than disadvantages? II. Put a main stress for the bold words in the sentences. 1. She can keep with her classmates well. 2. We spoke of the old days on the campus. 3. They don’t allow eating in the classrooms. 4. With their strategies students will be safe. 5. All offices and classrooms were cleaned nightly. 6. Teachers checked temperatures throughout the day. 7. Online learning would continue in the new semester. 8. Teachers and students can go to school on certain days. 9. They were required to wear a mask on school campus. 10. The students will be completing the online assignments. B. VOCABULARY I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. materials connection blended teamwork workshop face-to-face traditional prepared strategy online 1. __________ education refers to the conventional learning process that takes place physically in classrooms. 2. The headmaster and the teachers discussed establishing a wireless Internet __________ in the classrooms. 3. __________ learning is education that takes place over the Internet, which is often referred to as ‘e-learning’. 4. They have drawn up a __________ for higher education, which outlines the plan for the next two decades. 5. __________ skills mean the ways to make people get their work done not just individually, but as a unit.
6. Supplementary __________ for learners such as books, handouts, audio-lingual, AV files, apps, etc. are found in a school’s self-access centre. 7. __________ learning is a combination of learning at a distance and the traditional on- campus learning. 8. A forum was held during the __________ to share and discuss ongoing applications of e- learning projects. 9. If you stay on top of your readings and assignments, you’ll be much better __________ for your final exams. 10. __________ learning is when teachers and students meet and have a class together in the same place and at the same time. II. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. 1. (Traditional/ Blended) learning is a mixture of classroom teaching and online learning. 2. Online courses offer many benefits, such as reduced costs and increased flexibility, but there are also some (advantages/ disadvantages). 3. Traditional classroom (methods/ ways) include discussion and lecture, student presentations, videotapes, and group discussion. 4. Did they approve our teacher’s request to (take/ do) research this semester instead of teaching? 5. A (combined/ designed) or split class refers to a class that is made up of students from two or more grades. 6. A solid base of study skills and tips is even more (useful/ harmful) after you leave school, when you continue learning on your own. 7. Students may be bothered by audio (distractions/ attentions) such as alerts, music, and conversations when studying online at home. 8. My mother started her degree five years ago when she (found/ searched) a way to finish it without sacrificing her working time. 9. For students who aren’t able to attend classes in-person, the hybrid learning environment allows them to learn (directly/ remotely) from home. 10. You should manually (log in/ log out) to disconnect your browser from your study account. III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. 1. Online education offers access for students facing geospatial barriers to traditional _______. A. schedules B. lessons C. materials D. classrooms 2. _______ Internet access has provided teachers and students with valuable learning resources that they didn’t have before. A. High-tech B. High-speed C. Low-speed D. Connected 3. Did you _______ on the ‘Submit’ button for grading when finishing the online test? A. type B. enter C. click D. input 4. In _______ learning, students work with the instructor through both an online platform and a physical classroom.
A. blended B. offline C. traditional D. distancing 5. As you take _______ in class, you will be engaging your mind in identifying and organizing the main ideas. A. notes B. videos C. audios D. files 6. Distributing copies of books from the school library is one way to support at home, _______ learning. A. teamwork B. modern C. group D. offline 7. The learning _______ of the preschool include a variety of hands-on educational toys for kids of all ages. A. resources B. experiences C. tips D. results 8. When students spend a lot of time on their computers to do their schoolwork, it’s easy to _______ distracted by other stuff they find online. A. take B. get C. make D. do 9. Social _______ is the way students interact with each other, with their teachers, the environment they study in, and their materials. A. instruction B. distraction C. interaction D. communication 10. Online learning provides you with more options and flexibility to learn at your own _______, so you’re no longer tied down by the rigorous timeline of an academic calendar. A. strategy B. method C. pace D. way IV. Supply the correct form of the word in the brackets. 1. In ______________, hybrid or blended learning reduces the time students spend on site. (educate) 2. ______________ in a traditional classroom has fewer distractions than learning online. (Learn) 3. Many ______________ students have to wear glasses for reading. (short-sight) 4. What is the ______________ advantage of pursuing online learning in the next decade? (technology) 5. It’s possible to connect teachers and ______________ all around the world with online courses. (learn) 6. There are common technical problems during online teaching - from weak Internet ______________ to lack of resources. (connect) 7. Some training programs allow certificate-seekers to start a course ______________. (immediate) 8. Game-based learning ______________ decision making and improves memory through practical learning. (courage) 9. ______________ planning in education has aligned the broader community around better studying outcomes. (Strategy) 10. The new media ______________allows students to upload their media from a mobile device onto assignment websites. (upload)
C. GRAMMAR I. Decide whether the following sentences hove a defining clause (DC) or non-defining clause (NDC). 1. Children whose parents are actively involved in their studies usually do better in school. _____ 2. University students, who are happily independent, could log in learning websites from their own homes. __________ 3. Are there tips to select the blended learning model that best fits my training needs? 4. Whether home or in the building the curriculum which was built according to the days of attendance are on time with that schedule. __________ 5. Students who are performing well in math but not in reading may have face-to-face time with their teachers for reading skills. __________ 6. Our teachers or third-party providers, whose services we have added to our websites, may set school facilities for online teaching. __________ 7. In-person and online classes, and also hybrid flexible ones, which are called HyFlex, will be offered by the school’s partners. __________ 8. Materials can be found at home, which would eliminate budget constraints of the school. __________ 9. Learners are required to follow a fixed schedule that alternates between different training methods. __________ 10. Many education companies, who utilize e-learning tools and strategies, have the potential to boost teaching productivity. __________ II. Complete the sentences with who, which, whose, or that. Do not use that to replace other relative pronouns. 1. Live stream classes are designed for students __________ parents aren’t comfortable sending them back to school. 2. Tutors Care is a tutoring company, __________ provides educational services for all ages. 3. Parents of K-12 students receiving only in-person instruction are more satisfied than those __________ children are learning online. 4. The first exam is by far the easiest exam __________ you will have then things get harder from there. 5. Their training program uses different learning modalities, one of __________ is online learning. 6. How will your organisation provide support for students __________ need help with technology? 7. Educational therapists recognize that kids __________ have been falling behind in school are often discouraged and anxious. 8. Will I have to give the second school my record of the first semester __________ I dropped out?