Listen and Respond
Task One Focusing on the Main Ideas
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following
statements according to the information contained in the listening passage.
1) Online learning is good in that ________.
B) it is convenient and flexible A) it is easy to conduct
C) it provides more degrees D) it teaches more skills
2) Before you start online learning, you should know the following EXCEPT
________.
A) what skills you need
B) where to find a course or program
C) when the course starts and who will teach you
D) what type of course delivery format will work best for you
3) You are ready to start online learning once you feel confident about your ________.
A) course delivery methods B) reading comprehension
D) technical skills C) writing techniques
4) You can search for course providers on the Internet by ________.
A) using search engines B) typing your questions
C) entering the right password D) making Internet phone calls
5) The passage is mainly about ________.
A) the benefits of online learning
B) the importance of online learning
C) the ways of conducting online learning
D) the reasons why online learning is convenient
Task Two Zooming In on the Details
Listen to the recording again and fill in the blanks according to what you have heard.
earn your degree master new skills .1) Online learning is a new way to or
minimum , you should 2) You must have the basic computer skills. At the very send receive email comfortably, search the Internet, and type be able to and fast accurately .and reasonably
3) Perhaps the best way to find the right online course format is to consider education needs learning style .your and
the search engines the key words and you can easily get what you 4) Type into
will be flying and your online learning
want. Before you know it, your fingers
adventure will have begun.
Read and Explore
Task One Discovering the Main Ideas
1 Answer the following questions with the information contained in
Text A.
1) What disaster did the author encounter earlier in his career?
He encountered a student who challenged the curriculum which required a
pharmacy student to study literature.
2) What are the differences between the certificate that reads Qualified
Pill-Grinding Technician and the one that reads Bachelor of Science?
The former means that the graduate has completed the training of professional
skills in pharmacy while the latter, besides professional training, also involves
education in the ideas mankind has generated within its history.
3) How did the author communicate the significance of studying the literal arts in college to the pharmacy student?
He explained to the student that the time of a person's life could be divided into
three parts: one is for sleep, the second is for work which involves professional skills, and the third part is for life after work in which education in liberal arts —
philosophy, arts, music, literature, history, etc. —plays a vital part.
4) What is the business of college education according to the author?
The business of college education is not merely to train students, but to civilize
them with the best human thoughts in history. In other words the author draws
a clear distinction between training and education. The former provides one
with skills for a job or career while the latter enables one to become a civilized
person by coming into contact with the best minds in history.
5) How can a person become civilized according to the text?
A person has to enter the past and familiarize himself/herself with both the
technical and spiritual resources created by mankind, so that he/she could
become civilized and play his/her role in civilization.
6) What does the author think of the mission undertaken by the faculties of a university? How can they accomplish this mission?
The faculties of liberal arts colleges as well as of specialized schools are
entrusted with the mission to put students in close contact with the best human
minds in history. They should turn themselves into some sort of storehouse of
