Pick the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Pick the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
Choose the option that best completes the sentences.
Pick the word which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence.
Pick the word which is OPPOSITE In meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Rewrite the following sentences with the given beginnings in such a way that the meanings stay unchanged.
Write the correct form of the given words.
Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
THE FUTURE OF ONLINE LEARNING
The coronavirus pandemic brought big changes into our lives, especially in the education system. As the pandemic lightened, many schools and universities predicted that e-learning would still be very beneficial in the future. Post-pandemic, we are now entering a new era — the revolution of online education.
At the start of the pandemic, teachers and lecturers moved their lessons from in-person to virtual classrooms, teaching over platforms such as Zoom. Now, educational institutions can move beyond this. They will build more useful e-learning platforms that will meet the needs of students across the world to have more flexibility in their tertiary education. Students will be able to attend lessons at different times and in different formats that will suit their particular lifestyles. Many young learners and teenagers will have the option to learn new skills or a difficult school subject. Students will learn in their own time and at their own pace.
Not only is e-learning more accessible, but it is more affordable. Students only need to pay for their course. There are no added expenses such as transport costs, materials or stationery.
However, there are groups of people who can’t make use of this form of education. First, those who are in underdeveloped areas may have difficulty learning online. This can be due to the lack of technological devices to support computerized learning. Second, students pursuing top-notch university programs are likely to opt for the traditional form because the range of online courses for official Bachelor’s degrees can be limited.
While e-learning certainly cannot fully replace traditional classroom learning, it is an excellent option for children and adults wanting to further their skills and knowledge without going anywhere.
Read the following prediction and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
I know that we can’t really predict what will happen in the future, but I still think it is ___(46)___ ____ to try! I think that schools will be very different from what they are now. I think that there will be robot teachers in every classroom and for every subject. There will even be robot students, but the real human students won’t be able to tell who is a robot and who isn’t. The robot students will act as spies to make sure that the human students are studying in class, and not playing around. If a human student tries to ___(47)___ ____in a test, the robot student will sound an alarm!
Okay, maybe it won’t be that extreme. Actually, I don’t think that schooling in the future ___(48)___ ____that different. I do think that there is going to be lots of technology used in schools, though. We already have an ___(49)___ ____in our classroom, which is basically just a big touch screen attached to the teacher’s computer.
I think that there will be more online classes so that schools don’t have to spend money on physical classrooms. That would be great! Then I could wear my pajamas to class every day. Then again, I do like seeing my friends at school… and ___(50)___ ____could get quite boring.
Thinking about it, I suppose I am happy with the way school is right now!
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following sentences.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following sentences.
Listen to a presentation about an application to learn languages. Decide if the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).