Read the following passage and do the tasks below.

Look around your classroom. Do you see students sitting at desks? Are teachers writing on a board and giving lectures? At Southern Cross School, near the famous Kruger National Park in South Mrica, things are different. Here, nature is the classroom.

Both the park and the school are home to wild animals such as giraffes, impalas, and warthogs. Students at the school study the same subjects as other students in South Mrica. But at Southern Cross, the staff and students go out into the wild to learn.

In one lesson, students apply the principles of mathematics to the study of local wildlife. Younger students count how many kinds of animals drank at the nearby water troughs during the night. Older students measure the amount of water the animals drank, and calculate how much water the animals will need over weeks or months.

In language classes, a common topic is conservation. In one recent debate, students discussed an important question: should people give water to wild animals during a drought? Another project might consist of finding out how an animal died.

The director of the school is Ant de Boer. His aim is for students to learn the importance of caring for the environment. De Boer says, “When they leave school, we want them to be champions of the natural environment.” As the school motto says, Southern Cross aims to be a “School for the Planet.”

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1. Southern Cross is a special kind of school because its students_________.

Write a short paragraph (120-150 words) about how you use computer and the internet for learning purpose.

You can answer the following questions as cues:

* How do you use computer and Internet for learning purpose?

* What are the benefits of using them?

* How can you exploit their potentials?

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Talk about how electronic devices help in learning English.

You can answer the following questions as cues:

• What are the electronic devices?

• How do electronic devices help in learning English?

• What are the benefits when using electronic devices?

Useful languages:

Complete the notes:

Now you try!

Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.

1. hanks to the assistance of...

2. They help us...

3. ... bring about a huge source of information.

4. ...make ... much easier.

5. ... learn ... more effectively.                                     

Now you tick!

Did you ...

q answer all the questions in the task?

q give some details to each main point?

q speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation?

q use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic?

q use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately?

q pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?

Listen to the benefits off teaming online and choose the best option to answer each of the following questions.

1. Why has eLearning become more and more popular?

A. It’s harder to miss.          B. It has big courses.

C. It’s more convenient.      D. It’s more traditional.

2. Where can students engage with multimedia content?

A. in the campus                  B. during travelling

C. in the classroom             D. from their own home

3. What is the second reason for the popularity of online learning?

A. It’s more productive.      B. It’s cheaper.

C. It’s more interesting.      D. It’s easier.

4. Why is further training for employees a problem for corporations?

A. Corporations don’t have much money.

B. Employees are not interested In it.

C. Corporations don’t encourage them.

D. Further training courses are not easily accessible.

5. Why are many students changing to online learning courses?

A. They are serious students.

B. They think it’s a better way to learn.

C. They understand many things.

D. They want to work for large organisations after studying.

I/ can use/ it/ search/ any information/ easily and quickly.

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It/ require/ only some tabs/ screen/ have/ information I need.

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Which type of lesson goal is NOT mentioned?

I like the bike. My father gave me the bike.

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