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2Unit1LearningPart2ReadandAnswerPart3IndividualPresentationPart4FocusedDiscussionPart5FurtherPracticePart1WarmUp12345Unit1LearningPart1WarmUpMatchthepicturesbelowwiththeexpressionsA-D.Thenchooseonepicturetodescribe,tellingthelocationwherethelearningactivitytakesplace,thefacilitiesneededforlearning,andthesubjectorskillthatcouldbelearned.A.lecturingB.distancelearningC.groupdiscussionD.experimenting

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Picture3 Picture4Part1WarmUpChoosethemosteffectivewaysfromthesuggestionsprovidedintheboxtolearnthefollowingeightskills.Thencompareanddiscussyouranswersinsmallgroups.Speakingadialect:

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___________________________________________.Playingamusicalinstrument:__________________________________.Writingaresearchpaper:______________________________________.Cooking:___________________________________________________.Drivingacar:_______________________________________________.Keepingapet:_______________________________________________.Runningabusiness:___________________________________________.Part1WarmUp3Herearesomelearningmethodsforcollegestudents.Pleaseratethemas“Veryimportant”,“Important”,or“Notveryimportant”fromyourpointofview,andthenreportinclass.Part2ReadandAnswerReadthepassageonpages4-5andanswerthefollowingquestionsbyeitherreferringtothepassageprovidedordrawingonyourpersonalexperiences.Question1Whatislifelonglearning?Question2Whyislifelonglearningimportant?Question3Whattypesoflifelonglearninginitiativescouldyouengagein?Question4Inyouropinion,whataretheadvantagesoflifelonglearning?Part2ReadandAnswerQuestion1

Whatvaluablelessonsdidyoulearnduringyourchildhoodwhileplaying?Question2Whatareyourthoughtsonthesaying“Experienceisthebestteacher”?Question3Whataresomebarrierstolifelonglearning,andhowcantheybeovercome?Question4Howcaneducationalinstitutionsfosterandencouragelifelonglearning?Workwithyourpartnertoanswerthefollowingquestions.Trytoprovidedetailedinformationtosupportyourviews.Part3IndividualPresentationOnlineLearning:ProsandConsOverthelastdecade,onlinelearninghasexperiencedmassivegrowthastheintersectionoftheInternetandeducationofferspeopleadiversearrayofopportunitiestoacquirenewskills.Individualscanstudyvirtuallyanysubject,anywhere,andanytimeviatheweb.However,nosystemiswithoutitsdrawbacks.Whileonlinelearningscenariossuitsomepeopleperfectly,theyarenottheoptimalsolutionforeveryone.Let’sexploretheprosandconsofonlinelearning.Thebestpartofonlinelearningisthatit’snotlimitedtoaparticularspace,andyouneednotspendaheftysumonfacilitiesortravel.AdecentInternetconnectionisallyouneed,andyou’reallsettolearnfromanypartoftheworld.Onlinelearninghassavedstudentsfromthehassleoftravelinglongdistancestoschoolorwaitingminutesintheclassroomforthelecturetostart.Youcanlearnfromanywhere,anytime,atyourconvenience.

Readthefollowingpresentationcarefullyandidentifyitsmainpointsandoutline.Part3IndividualPresentationHowever,humansaresocialanimalsbynatureandhealthyphysicalinteractionisessentialforaperson’spersonalandprofessionalgrowth.Onlinelearninghasconfinedstudentstotheirhomes,thuslimitingtheirin-personpeer-to-peersocialinteraction.Onlinelearningdemandsthatyougraspandlearnthingsatafasterratethanthetraditionalclassroommodel.Sincethere’snoface-to-faceinteractionbetweenateacherandastudent,slowlearnersmayfinditdifficulttokeepupwiththepace.Studentsneedtoanalyzeboththeprosandconsofonlinelearningbeforemakinganinformeddecisionabouthowtoachievetheirlearninggoals.Readthefollowingpresentationcarefullyandidentifyitsmainpointsandoutline.Part3IndividualPresentationPreparingforaPresentationGivingapresentationinanEnglish-speakingtestwithlittlepreparationtimeissimilartodeliveringanimpromptuspeech.Thismayseemlikeachallengingtaskfromastudent’sperspective.However,byusingseveralstrategiestoreducenervousnessandstaycalm,youcanultimatelymakeacompellingpresentation.Herearestepsyoucanfollowtoefficientlypreparea1.5-minutepresentationinjustoneminute.?Understandthetopic:Quicklyfamiliarizeyourselfwiththetopicorquestionyouareexpectedtoaddress.Ensurethatyourunderstandingofthesubjectisbothclearandprecise.PresentationSkillsPart3IndividualPresentation?Igniteyourthoughts:Allowyourbraintofreelygeneratemanyideas.?Filterandselectideas:Identifyandselecttheideasthataremostrelevanttoyourtopic.?Organizeyourthoughts:Arrangeyourideasinalogicalsequenceandcreateanoutlinethathighlightsthekeypointsofyourpresentation.?Elaborateonyouroutline:Consideraddingexamples,details,anddatatostrengthenandsupportyourmainpoints.Giventhetimeconstraints,focusonjottingdownkeywords.PresentationSkillsPart3IndividualPresentation?Adjustyourvocaltone:Modifythevolumeandtoneofyourvoicetoensureitremainsengagingandvariedasnecessary.Aconversationaltonewillencourageyouraudiencetolistenmoreattentively,betterunderstandyourpoints,andremembertheinformationyoushare.Inthepreviouspresentation,thespeakerfirstgivesanintroductiontopresentthetopic.Fromthemanyideasconsidered,thespeakercarefullyselectstwopointsfortheprosandtwofortheconsofonlinelearning,placingtheprosbeforethecons.Thepresentationthenconcludessmoothly.PresentationSkillsPart3IndividualPresentationMakeapresentationonthefollowingtopic.Youcanusethepresentationskillsmentionedpreviously.Youwillhaveoneminutetoprepare,andoneandahalfminutestogiveyourpresentation.Part3IndividualPresentation3Shareyourunderstandingofthefollowingpolicyinitiativewithyourclassmates.Part4FocusedDiscussionW:M:So,Peter,youalsolearnedEnglishasaforeignlanguage,right?Yes,indeed.Howdidyoulearnit?That’sagoodquestion.Mylearningwasauniquecombinationofexperiences.IhadaninspiringEnglishteacherwhomotivatedmeinseveralways.Additionally,readingplayedasignificantrole.IimmersedmyselfinEnglishtexts.1..ThroughreadinginEnglish,Ieventuallynoticedanunconsciousexpansioninmyvocabularyandabetterunderstandingofcomplexlanguageelements.

KeysListentothefollowingdialoguecarefullyandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.IseewhatyoumeanW:W:M:M:2.!Myhomewasfilledwithbooks,andalargepercentageofthemwereinEnglish.EncounteringbooksthatIcouldn’tunderstandinitiallybotheredmegreatly.That’swhatpromptedmetostartreadingthem.W:M:So,itwasyourcuriosityaboutthoseunreadbooksthatspurredyourmotivation?Precisely,anditprovedtobeincrediblyrewarding.3.IsimplylovedEnglish.That’swhyIpursueditinmysparetime,notasachorebutasafunactivity.4..Furthermore,aftermeetingpeoplefromvariouscountries,myinterestinusingEnglishtocommunicategrew.KeysPart4FocusedDiscussionExactlyIseeyourpoint,butThat’savaluableperspectiveW:W:M:5.!Uponenteringuniversity,ImadefriendswithsomeEnglishspeakers.Theydidn’tknowanyotherlanguage,soIhadtocommunicateinEnglish.That,too,significantlyboostedmyskills.6.

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SituationslikethatmakelearningEnglishmeaningfulandenjoyable,don’tthey?Weengagewithitandlearnaswego.KeysPart4FocusedDiscussionIcanrelatetothatDefinitelyM:W:AgreeingandDisagreeing

Whenproducinglanguage,whetheritbeformalorinformal,oneofthemostimportantlanguagefunctionsisthatofagreeinganddisagreeing.Thislanguagefunctionisessentialbecauseitallowsspeakerstocollaborativelyconstructmeaningandreachamutualunderstandingwhilecommunicatingwithothers.?Agreeing.Toexpressthatyousharethesameopinion:A:Thelifelonglearningofallcitizensisanimportantguaranteeforenhancing

theoverallqualityofthepopulation.B:Absolutely!Italsoplaysapivotalroleinpromotinginnovationandsocialprogress.CommunicationskillsPart4FocusedDiscussionListentothedialogueagainandrole-playitwithyourpartner.?Disagreeing.Tovoiceadifferentoroppositeopinion:

A:Knowledgeexistssolelyinthehumanmind,whileanythingwrittenorstoredindatabasesismerelyinformation.B:Idisagreewiththisidea.Often,thesetwoconceptssignificantlyoverlap.?Partlyagreeing.Forinstanceswhenyoudon’tentirelyagreewiththeotherpersonorsomeoftheirviewsconflictwithyourown:

A:It’spossibletoachievesuccessinstudiesevenwithoutprofoundknowledgeofmath.B:Iagreetoacertainextent,yetmostothersciencesintrinsicallyrelyonmath.CommunicationskillsPart4FocusedDiscussionPart4FocusedDiscussionPart4FocusedDiscussionExpressyouragreementordisagreementwiththefollowingstatements,usingtheappropriateexpressionsgivenabove.1)A:Culturalinheritanceandinnovationhavebecomekeyfunctionsofuniversities.B:________________________________________________________________________2)A:Idon’tthinkstayingatthedormitoryiswise,soI’mlookingforquieterandmoreaffordableaccommodationoff-campus.B:________________________________________________________________________3)A:Studentsshouldn’tfrequentlyhangoutwithfriends;instead,theyshoulddedicatehalfoftheweekendstohomework.B:________________________________________________________________________Part4FocusedDiscussionExpressyouragreementordisagreementwiththefollowingstatements,usingtheappropriateexpressionsgivenabove.4)A:Yourlackofmotivationtolearnstemsfromnotrealizinghowmuchyoudon’tknow.B:________________________________________________________________________5)A:Computerscienceprogramsarehighlysought-afterworldwide,withgraduatedegreesinthisfieldoftenleadingtorewardingandlucrativecareersinIT.B:________________________________________________________________________1)Everyyear,somestudentsfromWesterncountrieschoosetopostponetheirtraditionalacademicpursuitstoexperienceagapyear.Agapyearisabreakfromacademicstudies,whichmaylastayear,asemester,orafewmonths.Itcanincludeactivitiessuchasworking,learningalanguage,traveling,orundertakinganindependentproject.Whilesomeseeitasanopportunitytopreventacademicburnout,othersworryitmayresultinwastedtime.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththepointsmentionedabove?Takeoneminutetoplanyourresponse,andmakenotesifnecessary.Part4FocusedDiscussion3Makedialogueswithyourpartnerbasedonthefollowingsituations,usingthecommunicationskillsmentionedpreviously.Youwillhavethreeminutestospeakforeachsituation.2)Yourcousinisabouttograduatefromhighschoolandisconsid