ListenandRespondTaskOneFocusingontheMainIdeasChoosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingstatementsaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.1)Onlinelearningisgoodinthat________.A)itiseasytoconductB)itisconvenientandflexibleC)itprovidesmoredegreesD)itteachesmoreskills2)Beforeyoustartonlinelearning,youshouldknowthefollowingEXCEPT________.A)whatskillsyouneedB)wheretofindacourseorprogramC)whenthecoursestartsandwhowillteachyouD)whattypeofcoursedeliveryformatwillworkbestforyou3)Youarereadytostartonlinelearningonceyoufeelconfidentaboutyour________.A)coursedeliverymethodsB)readingcomprehensionC)writingtechniquesD)technicalskills4)YoucansearchforcourseprovidersontheInternetby________.A)usingsearchenginesB)typingyourquestionsC)enteringtherightpasswordD)makingInternetphonecalls5)Thepassageismainlyabout________.A)thebenefitsofonlinelearningB)theimportanceofonlinelearningC)thewaysofconductingonlinelearningD)thereasonswhyonlinelearningisconvenientTaskTwoZoomingInontheDetailsListentotherecordingagainandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.1)Onlinelearningisanewwaytoearnyourdegreeormasternewskills.2)Youmusthavethebasiccomputerskills.Attheveryminimum,youshouldbeabletosendandreceiveemailcomfortably,searchtheInternet,andtypereasonablyfastandaccurately.3)Perhapsthebestwaytofindtherightonlinecourseformatistoconsideryoureducationneedsandlearningstyle.4)Typeintothesearchenginesthekeywordsandyoucaneasilygetwhatyouwant.Beforeyouknowit,yourfingerswillbeflyingandyouronlinelearningadventurewillhavebegun.ReadandExploreTaskOneDiscoveringtheMainIdeas1AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.1)Whatdisasterdidtheauthorencounterearlierinhiscareer?Heencounteredastudentwhochallengedthecurriculumwhichrequiredapharmacystudenttostudyliterature.2)WhatarethedifferencesbetweenthecertificatethatreadsQualifiedPill-GrindingTechnicianandtheonethatreadsBachelorofScience?Theformermeansthatthegraduatehascompletedthetrainingofprofessionalskillsinpharmacywhilethelatter,besidesprofessionaltraining,alsoinvolveseducationintheideasmankindhasgeneratedwithinitshistory.3)Howdidtheauthorcommunicatethesignificanceofstudyingtheliteralartsincollegetothepharmacystudent?Heexplainedtothestudentthatthetimeofaperson’slifecouldbedividedintothreeparts:oneisforsleep,thesecondisforworkwhichinvolvesprofessionalskills,andthethirdpartisforlifeafterworkinwhicheducationinliberalarts—philosophy,arts,music,literature,history,etc.—playsavitalpart.4)Whatisthebusinessofcollegeeducationaccordingtotheauthor?Thebusinessofcollegeeducationisnotmerelytotrainstudents,buttocivilizethemwiththebesthumanthoughtsinhistory.Inotherwordstheauthordrawsacleardistinctionbetweentrainingandeducation.Theformerprovidesonewithskillsforajoborcareerwhilethelatterenablesonetobecomeacivilizedpersonbycomingintocontactwiththebestmindsinhistory.5)Howcanapersonbecomecivilizedaccordingtothetext?Apersonhastoenterthepastandfamiliarizehimself/herselfwithboththetechnicalandspiritualresourcescreatedbymankind,sothathe/shecouldbecomecivilizedandplayhis/herroleincivilization.6)Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthemissionundertakenbythefacultiesofauniversity?Howcantheyaccomplishthismission?Thefacultiesofliberalartscollegesaswellasofspecializedschoolsareentrustedwiththemissiontoputstudentsinclosecontactwiththebesthumanmindsinhistory.Theyshouldturnthemse...
