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Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. positive opportunity communicate continual reward minimum commitment favorite post virtual access benefit gap embarrass
1. The years he spent in the countryside proved to be a(n) ____ experience. rewarding
2. You can learn a lot from this online course. It is designed to help people ____ better through speech and writing. communicate
3. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no ____ to health service. access
4. Asking too many personal questions during an interview can lead to a(n) ____ situation. embarrassing
5. Don't just complain about what's wrong with it; suggest some ____ ways to solve the problem. positive
6. No one in the class could match John's hard work and ____ to study, which is why the professor liked him. commitment
7. The Web site allows you to take a(n) ____ tour of the well-known city which was there about 2,000 years ago. virtual
8. Those who dare not answer questions in traditional classroom can easily enjoy the ____ of online courses. benefits
9. He couldn't join the police because he was below the ____ height allowed by the rules. minimum
10. Many new ____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education. opportunities
11. Could you ____ Professor Li's lecture on the Web site? I would like to read it this evening if possible. post
12. The ____ between rich and poor countries has become even wider in recent years. gap
13. The story was a(n) ____ throughout the country among both children and adults. favorite/favourite
14. There have been ____ demands made by people wanting the police to put an end to crime in the city once and for all. continual
Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverb.
1. After twenty years as a chain smoker, Mr. Nathe has given ____ the habit. up
2. I hope that our talk has given you some insights ____ the kind of work that we've been doing. into
3. It was clear that much of what he said was far ____ the truth. Anyone with common sense would have a hard time believing it. from
4. You have to be patient ____ small children, since they cannot tell the difference between right and wrong. with
5. Hard as they tried, the newspaper reporters couldn't get access ____ the building where the murder had taken place two hours before. to
6. He was so ill that he was unable to keep ____ with what was going on. up
7. The time has come for us to reap the benefits ____ the strong foundations we laid in science and technology. of
8. He wished to have the opportunity to participate ____ the sports meet. in
9. Even though they are poor, they are against the plan to trade land ____ goods and money. for
10. I'm doing this to create circumstances under which we can communicate ____ each other easily. with
11. He decided to prepare for his lessons instead ____ going to the party. of
12. Every time you feel ____ smoking, remind yourself how much healthier you are now that you've stopped. like
13. I hear there is a big reward ____ catching the thief. for
14. Tommy, think this ____ before you make a decision. out
Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.
Good communication is the key to success when learning online. You should take the opportunity to get to know your teacher and classmates through email and by participating in Internet discussions. This will lead to a more positive and __1__ learning experience.
It's true that learning the technology needed to take part in a class can at times be __2__. For example, you may need to ask how to __3__ your assignment on the Web. But, don't worry! If you have a problem, ask for help. There's no such thing as a stupid question, so there is no need to be intimidated or __4__. Sharing __5__ and answers freely is what makes the Internet such a great medium for learning.
Online classroom teacher Mike Roberts was asked about what he thought the greatest __6__ of online learning is. \my lessons need further __7__. That's what is great about teaching and learning over the Internet. In an ordinary classroom, time is limited, so students seem to ask the __8__ amount of questions
possible. But in the __9__ classroom, students are always asking questions. They really seem to feel __10__ asking me for the information that they need. They also share a lot of valuable ideas with each other in a way that you don't usually see in a regular classroom.\
1. rewarding 2. frustrating 3. post
4. embarrassed 5. insights
6. benefit 7. explanation 8. minimum 9. virtual
10. comfortable
Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase to fill in each blank.
I, for one, am far from ready to use online courses for my learning. Don't get me (1)____. I am very happy about all the communication and learning opportunities the courses have given us. But for me those opportunities should not be used to replace classroom activities. In other words, they are only (2) ____ to help me learn what has already been (3) ____ in the classroom.
I love the classroom. I love having classmates. There are forty students in my class right now, and I think it's great. I even love having classmates who are better than me. And, let's (4) ____ forget the smell of ink on paper, the sound of chalk on a blackboard, the hardness of a wooden bench or the heat inside the classroom in early September. I love it all. But most of (5) ____, I love having a
teacher—a \in a way that has been proven to work. I am given insight not only (6) ____ a certain subject, but also into the world.
What makes having a classroom teacher so (7) ____? A good teacher pushes me to (8) ____. A good teacher rewards me with praise when I have done well and stays (9) ____ and gives me hope when I am down. I don't believe that a teacher using a virtual classroom can (10) ____ me in the same way. A teacher communicating (11) ____ the Internet cannot share the same type of (12) ____ a classroom teacher and student share.
I guess that I am lucky to have had (13) ____ to so many excellent classroom teachers. I will never forget the kindness and (14) ____ that those teachers have shown me. Their examples make it hard for me to accept a way of learning that (15) ____ include them. You can call me \as long as there is a classroom, that's where I will be learning.
1. wrong 2. tools 3. offered 4. not 5. all 6. into 7. special 8. succeed 9. positive
10. reach out to 11. through 12. relationship 13. access
14. commitment 15. does not
Translate the following sentences into English.
1. 对于网络课程，学生不仅可以选择何时何地学习， 在回答问题之前他们还可以有时间思考答案。 (not only... but also...)
Not only can students choose when and where to learn for an online course, but they can also take time to think through answers before making a reply.
2. 网上学习的想法使她非常兴奋，而他认为网上学习毫无意义和用处。(while)
She is excited by the idea of online learning while he considers it meaningless and useless.
3. 与以英语为母语的人交谈是非常有益的体验，从中我们能学到许多东西。(communicate with) Communicating with native English speakers is a very rewarding experience from which we can learn a lot.
4. 如今，越来越多的人可以利用互联网查找他们需要的信息。(have access to)
Today, more and more people have access to the Internet through which they look for the information they need.
5. 他要她放弃工作在家照顾孩子，但是她觉得这个要求太过分了。(give up)
He wants her to give up working and stay home to look after the children. She feels, however, that this is too much for her.
6. 既然我们已经学完这门课程，就应该多做些复习。(now that)
Now that we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.
Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1. I'll never forget the teacher who showed me that learning a foreign language could be fun and rewarding. Were it not for him, I would not be able to speak English as well as I do now.
我永远都不会忘记那位老师，是他告诉我学外语是有趣的、有价值的。如果没有他，我的英语说得不会像现在这样好。
2. No other language lets you experience the cultures of the world like English. With a strong knowledge of the English language, you can have wonderful cultural adventures.
没有任何其他语言能像英语那样让你感受到多姿多彩的世界文化。有了过硬的英语知识，你就可以体验奇妙的文化之旅。
3. Instead of only writing compositions about the subjects that your teacher has given you, do something enjoyable, like writing emails to a friend.
写作不仅仅要写老师布置的话题, 而且要写自己感兴趣的东西，例如，用英语给朋友写电子邮件。
4. Distance learning courses are courses in which the instructor communicates with students using computer technology.
远程教学课程是指授课者与学生通过计算机通信技术进行交流的课程。
5. English is not only the most useful language in the world, but it is also one of the easiest languages to learn and to use.
英语不但是世界上最有用的语言，也是世界上最易学、易用的语言之一。
6. Distance learning courses give students greater freedom of time management, but these classes require more self-discipline than other classes.
远程教学课程在时间安排上给予学生更多的自由，但与其他课程相比，这些课程要求学生有更强的自律能力。
Guided Writing
Have a look at the sample of cause-and-effect paragraph based on the outline below: Topic: Da Li and Xiao Zhang getting into a fight
Cause: one doing homework/the other listening to music/one asking the other to turn down the music/the other not hearing/one turning off the radio Effect: making the other angry/a quarrel leading to a fight
Sample Paragraph
This morning two of my roommates, Da Li and Xiao Zhang, got into a fight. Da Li started it all. He was doing homework that he had to hand in in the afternoon. Meanwhile, Xiao Zhang was listening to his favorite music. The music was really bothering Da Li, so he asked Xiao Zhang to turn it down. Xiao Zhang didn't hear him because of the loud music, so Da Li turned the radio off himself. This made
Xiao Zhang very angry. He shouted loudly at Da Li, and Da Li shouted back. The two got into a bitter quarrel, which soon became a fight.
Write a cause-and-effect paragraph on one of the following topics. One topic has been given a detailed outline that you can follow. Topic: Succeeding in language learning
Cause: a lot of practice/carry a dictionary, a notebook/meet the standards of the course/finish assignments
Effect: reap the benefits of the hard work
More topics: Failing to pass an exam/Enjoying learning English online
Sample Writing:
I am proud to say that I succeeded in learning a foreign language. It was a real challenge and, needless to say, it took a lot of practice. I carried a small dictionary with me everywhere I went as well as a notebook in which I listed new words I came across. I also managed my time carefully so that I met the standards of the course and finished assignments on time. After years of persistence, I reaped the benefits of all my hard work.
U101B
Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. comment commit perspective effective unique remove community explicit reinforce hinder essential challenge arise expand
1. Let's hope that both younger and older members of our ____ follow Lisa's example and come forward to become volunteers to help the disabled in our district. community
2. Mary's use of color was not as ____ as she had hoped in making her room look bigger; it still looked small. effective
3. It was a(n) ____ achievement; no one has ever won the championship five times before. unique
4. When people of the town discovered that the rich man had ____ so much money to the poor, they no longer thought he was unkind. committed
5. Advertising can expand and ____ a company's image. reinforce
6. From my , Victor Hugo is the greatest writer the world has ever known. perspective
7. When you are writing directions, you've got to be direct and ____ to make everything rightly understood. explicit
8. The other team we played against today was not much of a ; we beat them easily. challenge
9. The project has been somewhat ____ from reaching greater success, and much remains undone. hindered
10. At a later stage, some new problems , which seemed more difficult to deal with. arose
11. We can and we must ____ all growing economic and cultural barriers that keep us from progressing.