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Apps are taking the place of teachers as technology plays a bigger role in language education.
Ma Ruining has been studying English for a long time, but her teachers are not in the classroom — they’re in the palms(手掌) of her hands. Ma has several English learning apps. They are often for users who want to improve their English, from listening to speaking.
Although she’s tired from eight hours’ office work, she does not spend her free time just relaxing by watching TV dramas as she did before.
She takes out her mobile phone and begins to practice her spoken English with an app called Liulishuo (“speaking fluently” in English), which offers ways to people looking to improve their spoken English.
A 10-second audio clip(音频) by native speakers is then played on the app as Ma starts her lesson. After that, the app asks her to imitate(模仿) the piece. The app then scores her performance on a scale (数值范围) from 1 to 100 and gives advice on how to make improvements.
“If you score more than 90, it means your pronunciation is good,” says Ma, who has been practicing English every day on the phone for the past six months.
“At first, I usually only get a score of 70 as I often mispronounce,” adds Ma, 26. “I graduated two years ago, but I wanted to improve my spoken English to study or travel abroad some day in the future.”
English learning apps make it convenient for people to study English. So what English learning apps are you using now?
1.According to the passage, who often uses English learning apps?
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2.How did Ma Ruining spend her free time relaxing?
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3.Will the app called Liulishuo provide users with suggestions?
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4.How often does Ma practice English on the phone?
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5.Why did Ma want to improve her spoken English?
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Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. 1. But unluckily, most students don’t know how to take notes.
★Write down key facts. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on(关注) lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down. 2. You have to listen for the key information and write it down as quickly as possible. Drawing mind maps may be a good choice at this time.
★3. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class.
★Compare. Comparing your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.
★Organize(组织). Note-taking also needs organization. 4. And you can find everything easily when a test comes.
★Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV. In this way, you’ll have time in the coming test.
A.It can make it easy for you to review what you learned.
B.Ask your teacher to repeat what you miss.
C.Keep notes for each subject in one notebook.
D.But they may say something important again and again.
E.And they will send all the notes to you.
How many of you have unfriended(拉黑) someone on Facebook because they said something bad about politics, childcare or food? And how many of you ever hide from someone just because you don’t want to talk to them?
In order to have a polite conversation, we used to follow the advice — make our conversation go around the weather and your health. But these days, with climate change and vaccine (疫苗) problems, those subjects — are not safe, either. Every conversation may lead to a fight.
Pew Research did a study of 10,000 American adults, and they found at this moment, we are less likely(可能) to listen to each other. Depending on what we already believe, we make decisions about where to live, who to marry and even who our friends are going to be. A conversation needs a balance(平衡) between talking and listening, and somewhere along the way, we lost that balance.
Now, part of that is because of technology, such as the smartphones. They are either in your hands or close enough for you to get quickly. According to the Pew Research, about one third American teenagers send more than a hundred texts(信息) a day. And many of them, almost most of them, are more likely to text their friends than they are to talk to them face to face.
There’s a great piece in The Atlantic. It was written by a high school teacher named Paul Barnwell. He gave a communication project to teach students how to speak on a special topic. But he failed to make it and said: “I realize kids spend hours each day connecting with ideas and each other through screens, but they hardly discover their communication skills. It might sound like a funny question, but we have to ask ourselves. Are there any 21st-century skills more important than being able to make a real conversation?
1.It used to be safe to talk about________in a polite conversation.
A.health B.childcare C.food
2.What can we learn from the study of Pew Research?
A.People make their own decisions by listening to others.
B.We probably like talking with friends face to face better.
C.There isn’t a balance between talking and listening now.
3.About 30% American teenagers send ________ texts a day.
A.more than 1000 B.about 500 C.Over 100
4.The last paragraph mainly talks about ________.
A.some communication skills
B.a project by Paul Barnwell
C.a magazine called The Atlantic
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A.Why not have a conversation now?
B.How can we speak politely?
C.What can we do with smart phones?
Two more American universities, Adelphi University in New York, and Louisiana State University, have begun accepting scores from China’s national college entrance exam, or gaokao, in order to attract more Chinese students.
This means Chinese students no longer need to take the SAT, ACT or TOEFL. However, Chinese students must find ways to show their English skills. If they want to take part in Adelphi's international program and Louisiana State University’s global program, they must first finish eight weeks of English-language lessons, starting in October. After passing the exam, they can start their first year at one of the universities.
Since 2015, US universities have more accepted gaokao scores as part of the application(申请) process for Chinese students, but they still need either a basic English test score or to pass an interview.
“Chinese students at the university have achieved better grades than their US classmates, and that’s why we prefer students from China,” Shawn O’Riley, leader of the College said. “We have around 300 Chinese students and plan to increase the number. We also offer scholarship, from $5,000 to $15,000 depending on their gaokao score.”
Todd Ellwein, the director of Louisiana State University’s global program, said students who get high scores in the gaokao are not only the best students in China but also the world. The gaokao is a good way of choosing good students, and a high score in the exam means good basic knowledge, patience and a strong ability to deal with high pressure and compete with others.
Shi Yan, from Chivast Education International, said many universities in Hong Kong, Europe, Australia and Canada, have already made the gaokao an admission criterion(录取标准), too.
1.When do the English-language lessons in these two universities begin?
A.In October. B.In November. C.In September.
2.Why do some US universities like Chinese students better?
A.Because they are usually smarter in the universities.
B.Because their grades are better than the US classmates’.
C.Because they find ways to show their English skills.
3.What does the underlined word “scholarship” mean in Chinese?
A.学者 B.学业 C.奖学金
4.According to the passage, a high score means a lot EXCEPT ________.
A.high pressure B.good basic knowledge C.much patience
5.The purpose of the passage is________.
A.to introduce China’s national college entrance exam, gaokao
B.to encourage more young people to enter American universities
C.to tell people the growing popularity of gaokao around the world
Foreign Teachers Wanted
Age: 31-40
From: America, England & Australia
√Careful, active, outgoing and friendly
√Good at spoken and written English
√Strong in holding different English activities
√Free from Monday to Friday
Please call Miss Li at 8590-1355 or e-mail at YLSY7X2012@163.com before Oct 15.2018. Our location is No. 23, Zengjiawan Lane, Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan Province
We will provide free housing, lunch and dinner.
1.What can we learn from it?
A.An active English lady at the age of 26 may get the job.
B.The foreign teacher can enjoy free breakfast and lunch.
C.The foreign teacher has to work for five days a week.
2.If a foreigner wants to interview, what could he do?
A.Call Miss Li at 8950-1355.
B.Come to the office of Mrs. Li.
C.E-mail on the date of Oct. 14th.
3.We may read it from ________.
A.a novel B.a newspaper C.a dictionary
INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEM |
TEST REPORT FORM ACADEMIC |
Center Number: CN001 Date: 25/AUG/2007 Candidate Number: 034391 |
Candidate Details Family Name: Liu First Name: Jialing Candidate ID: 420606198807278528 |
Date of Birth 27/07/1988 Sex: F Scheme Code: Private Candidate Country: PRC First Language: Chinese |
Test Results: Listening: 7.5 Reading: 7.0 Writing: 6.0 Speaking: 6.5 Overall Band Score: 7.0 |
1.When was the candidate(应试者) born?
A.25 August 2007 B.27 July 1988 C.03 April 1991
2.Which of the following is true according to the report card?
A.The highest score comes from reading.
B.The writing score is higher than that of speaking.
C.The candidate got 7.0 at overall band score.
