Write a paragraph(about 7 lines) of how you use your personal electronic devices to learn and improve your English learning
ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS :
1. Can you name some personal electronic devices?
2. What electronic devices do you have? How do you often use it? For studying more or entertaining more?
3. What are disadvantages of using electronic devies in class?
4. How children in your local area use mobile/electronic devices?
Talk about how you use electronic devices (laptop or smartphone) to study during the outbreak of Covid-19? Do you think this new way of learning can replace the traditional classroom? Why/ Why not?
I. Prepositions and phrasal verbs.
1. I’m preparing ______a class discussion on personal electronic devices.
A. to B. for C. on D. with
2. A tablet with WiFi has Internet access and is great tool for looking ______ information.
A. at B. in C. up D. for
3. Students use smartphones to record their phone calls, which they later share ______the class.
A. with B. for C. about D. to
4. In the age of technology, you can take advantage ______ new applications which are very useful for learning English.
A. from B. with C. on D. of
5. Learning new vocabulary by translating slows ______ your learning process.
A. down B. by C. with D. from
Vocabulary and collocations.
1. Personal electronic ________ can be very useful for you since they can help you search for needed information.
A. smartphones B. chargers C. earbuds D. devices
2. Triple “E” means : ________.
A. Easy Effective English B. Easy Electronic English
C. Effective Easy English D. English Easy Effective
3. “Take advantage of” something means ________.
A. search for B. make use of C. access D. look up
4. Phong thinks a tablet with ________ is a great tool for looking up information.
A. a screen B. a digital pen C. WiFi D. desktop
5. Many students think that smartphones can be used to ________ their phone calls, which they later share with the class.
A. use B. talk about C. learn D. record
6. New technology opens new ________ to learn.
A. ways B. result C. lessons D. recording
7. Smartphones can be used to ________ photos or record students’work.
A. make B. share C. take D. touch
8. In the age of technology, you can ________ new applications which are very useful for learning English.
A. access B. take advantage of C. learn D. choose
9. Progammes and materials downloaded from the Internet can help people ________ their knowledge.
A. use B. take C. look up D. widen
10. Many people think that the students never ________ things like books, blackboards, cassettes and CD players.
A. get tired of B. get used to C. take notes of D. take advantage of
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentence:
1) Having a college degree is a huge_____when it comes to getting a job.
A. advantage B. disadvantage C. efficiency D. inefficiency
2) The system has the_____to run more than one program at the same time.
A. knowledge B. recognition C. access D. ability
3) This is not really suitable reading_____for a young child.
A. material B. effect C. knowledge D. device
4) Swimming is a very____way of staying in shape.
A. portable B. enjoyable C. qualified D. high-status
5) Learning new vocabulary by translating slows____your learning process.
A. down B. by C. with D. from
6) I'm looking____some new applications to learn English more effectively.
A. for B. up C. in D. at
7) A____can be used to take notes with a digital pen on a touch screen.
A. smartphone B. laptop C. tablet D. computer
8) The ring____Linda is wearing is very expensive.
A. which B. that C. √ D. All are correct
II. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:
1/ People use smartphones mostly for communicate.
A. communicate B. use C. for D. mostly
2/ My mum and dad, who they got married fifteen years ago, met over thirty years ago.
A. they B. married C. met D. over
3/ What is the name of the boy his father is the president of the School Parents Association?
A. What B. his C. of D. Parents
4/ Students are more excited to study when they work with differently types of apps.
A. with B. apps C. excited D. differently
There are several advantages of bringing in a smart interactive whiteboard into a classroom setting.
Interactive whiteboards allow many different forms of media - including photos, illustrations, maps, graphs, games, and video, to be (16)___________. In addition, smart boards
makes learning to be more dynamic owing to the different forms of presenting information.
Smart boards provide new ways for teachers to teach, and student to learn. These tools (17) ________ a wide variety of learning styles. Tor instance, visual learners can (18) ________ as their tutors use the whiteboards to project visual elements, whereas audio learners can listen and have discussions. On the other hand, the boards (19) __________ with touchscreen capabilities that allow tactile learners to touch and interact with the board.
The interactive nature of smart boards (20) _________ learners an opportunity to share and participate in the instructional process. Interactivity provides a platform for students to
demonstrate their grasp of the subject through (21)______ , drawing, and writing.
Smart boards allow learners to easily (22) _______ a rich database of online
resources. Teachers can use the wide variety of online information sources such as knowledge databases, online video and news items to reinforce their lessons.
Interactive boards are also environmentally friendly. They offer teachers an entirely different way of (23) _________ information to students, which removes the need for writing, printing or photocopying, which helps to (24) __________ waste and pollution, from over-utilization of paper and ink.
Overall, including smart boards to the classroom environment is likely to change the way teachers pass knowledge to students and at the same time (25) __________ the learning process for students.
Fill in each blank with the correct article: a, an, the or zero article Ø.
26. In Brazil, it is bad luck to let your wallet or purse touch ______ floor, and if it happens, ____________ belief is that you will become ________ poor man.
27. Some people in Italy are said to fear Friday _______ 17th because _______ Roman numeral XVII can be arranged to make _______ word "VIXI" which means "my life is over" in ________ Latin.
28. In Viet Nam, when giving gifts for brides and grooms on their wedding day, avoid giving _______ single item because it is believed that it will cause bad luck that ________ marriage is
not expected to last long.
29. In Japan, it is believed that if _______ beggar ever comes to your doorstep, you're supposed _________ throw ______ salt to your entry way where ________ beggar has been.
30. _________ French believe that handling _________ loaf of bread upside-down or placing it upside-down on ______ table will brings hunger and bad luck to both ________ giver and _______ recipient.
Part I. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in position the of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. digitalB. personalC. excellentD. electric
2. A. similarB. symbolicC. effectiveD. eternal
3. A. successfulB. cognitiveC. differentD. wonderful
4. A. efficientB. excitingC. distractingD. portable
5. A. convenientB. permanentC. attractiveD. important
6. A. modernizeB. organizeC. indicateD. continue
7. A. graduateB. developC. considerD. enable
8. A. concentrateB. benefitC. understandD. mobilize
9. A. introduceB. stimulateC. recognizeD. emphasize
10. A. exerciseB. volunteerC. calculateD. interview
