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PartIIkeytoexercisesSectionAPre-readingactivities1．Traditionalclassroom:.Advantages:moredirectcommunicationbetweentheteacherandstudents;abetterlearningatmosphere..Disadvantages:littleinteractioneitheramongstudentsorbetweenstudentsandtheteacher;theteachertendingtodominatetheclass;writingonblackboardreducingefficiency.Multimedialearning:.Advantages:morevividteachingmaterials;.disadvantages:toomanydistractionswithtoomanypicturesandvideosinmultimediaclassrooms.Studyingonline:.advantages:beingabletochoosewhenandwhatyouwanttolearn;easyaccesstothewiderangeofonlineinformation..disadvantages:makingiteasierforstudentstocopyanswersfromtheInternet;lackofface-to-facecommunicationbetweentheteacherandstudents;thepossibilityforstudentstodevelopInternetaddiction.2..Ipreferthemultimediawayoflearning.Amultimediaclassroomisvividwithteachingmaterialspresentedindifferentways:slides,pictures,andevenmovies.Comparedwithatraditionalclassroom,amultimediaclassroomismoreinteresting..Tobefrank,Iprefertostudyonline.InthiswayIcanmanagemyowntime.Icanhavemyownprioritiesanddothingsatmyownpace.ItissimplywhatIwant.3..Yes.TheInternetisindispensableinteachingandlearningnowadays.ItishardtoimaginewhatitwouldbelikewithouttheInternet.Wewouldhavenoeasyorquickwaytolearnaboutthelatestdevelopmentofteachingandlearning.Wewouldmissthemanyinterestingonlinecourses;wecouldn’tcommunicateeffectivelywithteachersafterclass.Wejustcan’taffordtolosetheInternet..No.teachingandlearninghadbeencarriedoutlongbeforetheInternetcameintobeing.AndpeopledidjustaswellwithouttheInternetorthecomputer.ItistruethattheInternetmakesteachingandlearningmoreconvenientandmoreefficient,butitisbynomeansindispensable.I’msurewecanstillteachorlearnwithouttheInternet.ReadingcomprehensionUnderstandingthetext1.1.Afleetoflaptops,smartphonesandInternetconnectivity24hoursaday.2.wirelessInternetaccessanywhereandanytimeoncampus.3.becausesmartphonescoulddrawstudents’attentionandencouragesophisticatedthinking.4.becausetoomuchtimeonlinecanmeantoolittletimeIreal-lifestudyingorexercisingorvisitingwithfriends.Ifwespendtoomuchtimeonline,wewillbecutofffromtherealworld.5.theyusedthemoneytowiredormswithhigh-speedconnectionsandequiptheircampuseswithWi-Finetworks.6.Becausetheuniversitywasafraidthatit’stechnologywasnotasadvancedasthatofotheruniversities,itgaveawayfreeAppleiPadstocompensateforitsinferiorityinthisaspect.7.Ifauniversitycan’tkeepupwiththerestftheworld,orifitcan’tprovidehigh-bandwidthinformationasexpected,itwillbeatacompetitivedisadvantage.8.itismainlybecausetheywanttoprovidestudentswiththemostadvancedfreesystem.Criticalthinking21.Yes,Ithinkso.Internetaccessisamustoncampus.WestudentsneedtheInternettodoresearchforourstudy,toobtaininformationtobroadenourknowledgeoftheworld,tocommunicatewithfamilyandfriends,andtoenrichourlivesinoursparetime..No,Idon’tthinkso.TherearemanypotentialdisadvantagesifInternetaccessissoeasilyaccessibleoncampus.SomestudentsmaywastetoomuchtimeIplayingonlinegamesorchattingonline,betemptedtovisit“unhealthy”websites,orevenbecomeInternet-addictedandneglecttheirstudy.2.Itsoundslikeanawfulideatome.Obtainingknowledgeisonlypartoflearning.Learningnotonlygivesusawealthofknowledge,italsoprovidesuswithgreatvision,strongprinciples,socialabilities,goodmanners,interpersonalskillsandmanymorevaluableattributes.Thisobviouslycannotberealizedbylearningathomeonlywiththecomputer..IthinkitisagoodideathatstudentscanstudyathomeviatheInternetinthefuture.Learningwouldbecomemoreflexibleandaccessible.Thisway,collegeeducationcouldbecomeavailabletomanymorepeople,oldoryoung,nearorfar,healthyorhandicapped.3.TheInternetandsmartphoneshavebecomeanindispensablepartofourdailylifebecausetheydon’tcostmuchandtheymakecommunicationmuchmoreconvenient.Wecantalktopeople,orleavethemmessagesalmostanywhereandanytime.Andveryoftenwewillgetresponsesinnotime..WiththeInternetandsmartphonesbecomingmoreandmorepopular,weareforgettinghowtowritewithapenorhowtotalkwithpeoplefacetoface.ThemoreweusetheInternetandsmartphones,thelesswemeetourfriendsinreallife.Evenwhenfriendsmeetfacetoface,insteadoftalkingwitheachother,theyalllookattheirsmartphones,checkingemailorpostingsomethingonWeChat.4.LifewouldbeunimaginablewithouttheInternetorsmartphones.Idependonthemtodoeverything,fromstudytocommunication,fromshoppingtoentertaining.WithouttheInternet,thebackingsystems,thecommunicationssystems,infactallkeyaspectscloselyrelatedtopeoples’lifewillcollapse.LifewithouttheInternetwouldbeterribleandsimplyunimaginable..Actually,Iwouldn’tmindhavingalifewithouttheInternetorsmartphones.Withoutthem,Iwouldmeetmyfamilyandfriendsfacetofaceandspendmorequalitytimetogether.Imighttakeupsomeinterestinghobbiesortrysomethingnew.So,withoutthemlifemightbecomeevenmorecolorful.LanguagefocusWordsinuse31.competitive2.transform3.typical4.response5.adopted6.focused7.compensate8.analyze9.regulate10.estimatewordbuilding4Wordslearnednewwordsformed-rysceneryscenemachinery-ivedetectivedetectcomparecomparativeexplodeexplosiverepresentrepresentative-izeModernmodernizeCharactercharacterizeSpe