“Whencanwegotoschool?”FromNewYorkTimesGlobalonlinelearningAims1.Readformainideaofthearticle.2.Writeacompositionaboutonlinelearning.ReadingOnlyafewweeksago,Chinawastheonlycountrytosuspendclasses.ButthecoronavirushasspreadsoquicklythatbyWednesday,hundredsofcountriesannouncedschoolclosuresofvaryingdegrees.suspend:vt.toofficiallystopsthforatime暂停,中止Productionhasbeensuspendedwhilesafetychecksarecarriedout.ofvaryingdegrees不同程度的Thesebuildingssuffereddamagesofvaryingdegrees.Thespeedandscaleoftheeducationaltumult(动荡)—whichnowaffects990.5millionstudentsworldwide,theUnitedNationssays—haslittleparallelinmodernhistory,educatorsandeconomistsbelieve.Theeffectofclosingthemfordays,weeksandsometimesevenmonthscouldhaveuntoldconsequencesforchildrenandsocietiesatlarge(整个的,全部的).paralleladj.平行的;极相似的n.及其相似的人或者事Hisachievementhaslittleparallelinthehistory.Insomecountries,olderstudentshavemissedcrucialstudysessions(环节)forcollegeadmissionsexams,whileyoungeroneshaveriskedfallingbehindinreadingandmath.Parentshavelostwages,triedtoworkathomeorscrambledtofindchildcare.Somehavemovedchildrentonewschoolsinareasunaffectedbythecoronavirus.crucial:adj.extremelyimportantriskdoingsth/sth:冒着...的风险scrambletodo:todosthinahurrySchoolandgovernmentofficialshavesoughttokeepchildrenlearning—andoccupied—athome.TheItaliangovernmentcreatedawebpagetogiveteachersaccesstovideoconferencetoolsandready-madelessonplans.Iran’sgovernmenthasmadeallchildren’sinternetcontentfree.access:U1.thewaytosp.Theonlyaccesstothefarmhouseisacrossthefields.2.therightoropportunitytouseorgetsth.Studentsmusthaveaccesstogoodresources.Theofflinereality,though,ischallenging.Technologicalhurdles(障碍)andunavoidabledistractionspopupwhenchildrenandteenagersarelefttotheirowndevices—literally.literallyadv.usedtoemphasize,stressWhencanwegotoschool?文体&话题新闻类/教育话题P1.EventP2.BackgroundP3.DetailsP4.ExtendeddetailsP5.InfluencesChinasuspendedclasses,and100countriesannouncedclosuresofschoolsTheunparalleledeventcouldhaveunknownconsequencesforchildrenandsocieties.Olderstudentsmissedcrucialstudysessions;youngeronesriskfallingbehind;parentsstruggledbothathomeandchildcare.Schoolsandgovernmentofficialsmanagedtokeepstudentslearning.TherealityischallengingfrombothtechnologicalhurdlesanddistractionsExtendedreadingAlthoughtherearetechnologicalhurdlesanddistractions,Chinesestudentsaredoingwellinonlinelearning.Writing大国担当:用英语介绍自己在线学习经验假定你是李华,美国新冠肺炎患者确诊将近60万例,全国40多个州停课在线学习。你代表所在的北京国际学校全体学生,写一封英文慰问信,介绍中国在线学习的情况,以及你自己的在线学习体会。请你根据下列要点写一封信用于投稿。1.表达对美国中小学生在线学习表示同情;2.介绍国内在线学习经验;3.表达支持。参考词汇:流行病epidemic;疫情epidemicsituation;新型冠状病毒novelcoronavirus/covid-19;在线学习onlinelearning;distancelearningPossibleVersionDearschoolboysandgirlsinNewYork,I’mLiHua,astudentfromanInternationalschoolinBeijing.IhavebeentrackingtheoutbreakofCovid-19intheUSanddeeplyconcernedaboutyou.Onbehalfofmyfellowstudents,Iwillintroduceouronlinelearningexperience,hopingitinstructiveandbeneficialtoyou.Differentfromtraditionalface-to-facelearningmethodsinschoolsandclassrooms,weloginDingtalkwhereourteachersgiveuslivebroadcastlessons.Atthesametime,weclassmatescanhaveaheateddebateinthechattingroomonacertaintopic.Wecanalsohaveindividuallearningbasedonlearningresourcesuploadedbyourteachers.Foreachperiod,homeworkisalsofinishedandmarkedonline.Thoughsosadaboutyourcurrentsituations,Iamstillfeelconfidentthatyoucanexperienceawonderfulonlinelearningperiodandmakegreatprogressinthestudy.Yours,LiHuaThankyou