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8.  Others  form  study  groups.





                         LISTEN  &  WRITE.

                         Listen  to  the  conversation  about  MOOCs.  Circle  T  for  frue  or  F  for  false.
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                         1.  Sarah  explains  what  the  letters  M-O-O-C  stand  for.   T     F

                         2.  Sarah  tells  her  friend  the  subject  of  the  course  she  is  taking.   T   F

                         3.  Sarah  says  there  are  a  lot  of  requirements  for  the  course.   T   F

                         4.  Sarah  will  never  sign  up  for  another  MOOC.          T      F

                         Listen  again.  Match  each  sentence  in  Column  A  with  the  correct  sentence  in  Column  B
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                         according  to  the  conversation.
                         Column  A                                         Column  B

                                                                     b
                         1.  Students  comment  on  each  other's  essays.       a.  Anyone  can  register  fora  MOOC.
                         2.  Sarah  didn’t  get  college  credit.  ___    ¥.  They  get  a  lot  of  feedback  on  their  writing.

                         3.  There  were  lectures,  readings,  and        c.  She  plans  to  sign  up  for  another  MOOC.
                            discussion  questions.

                         4.  The  subject  of  the  course  was  interesting.  ___   d.  She  got  a  certificate  of  completion.

                         5.  Sarah  enjoyed  the  course.  —__             e.  The  lectures  were  great.

                         6.  Students  do  not  have  to  take  a  test  before   f.  There  were  no  final  exams.
                            signing  up.  —__


                         In  your  notebook,  write  six  sentences  to  connect  the  information  in  exercise  B.  Use  as  a  result,
                         however,  in  addition,  moreover,  nevertheless,  and  therefore.



                         APPLY.

                         Check  ()  the  things  you  have  used  as  learning  tools.

                         ____  Apps  ____  MOOCs  ____  Tablets  ___  Digital  textbooks      Social  media  ____  Other

                         Work  in  a  group.  Discuss  these  questions  about  the  learning  tools  in  exercise  A.

                            What  is  the  most  effective  learning  tool  you  have  ever  used?
                            How  did  it  help  you?  How  could  it  have  worked  better?
                            What  new  learning  tool  would  you  like  to  try?
                            How  would  you  use  it?
                            How  do  you  think  it  could  help  you?

                         In  your  notebook,  write  five  sentences  about  two  or  more  of  the  questions  you  discussed  in
                         exercise  B.  Connect  your  ideas  with  transition  words  where  appropriate.

                         The  most  effective  learning  tool  I've  ever  used  is  YouTube.  There  are  a  lot  of  free
                         lectures  on  it.  As  a  result,  I've  learned  about  some  very  interesting  topics...


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