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Meanings
Read the following words/expressions found in today’s article.
1. chemotherapy (n.) [kee-moh-ther-uh-pee, kem-oh-] – a treatment that uses chemicals which kill cancer cells
Read the following words/expressions found in today’s article.
1. chemotherapy (n.) [kee-moh-ther-uh-pee, kem-oh-] – a treatment that uses chemicals which kill cancer cells
Example: Breast
cancer patients go through chemotherapy.
2. gesture (n.) [jes-cher] – the movement of head, face,
hands or body in order to express an idea or send a message
Example: His gesture means that I should be quiet.
3. malfunction (n.) [mal-fuhngk-shuhn] – to not work properly; to
break down
Example: The computer with hardware malfunctions was finally changed.
4. engage (v.) [en-geyj] – to catch the attention of
someone
Example: The
exciting movie engages many
teenagers.
Article
Read the text below.
A high school teacher in UK continues
to teach his class every day despite the pain he’s suffering from cancer.
James Kelly, an English teacher from
Mount St. Joseph High School, conducts his class using the free internet
program called Skype. Weakened by regular chemotherapy,
Kelly no longer has the energy to teach inside a classroom. Skype enables him
to teach virtually through a screen where his students can listen to his voice
and watch his gestures.
His students found it unusual at first,
but eventually, they adapted to this new way of teaching.
To make sure that his students behave
properly, Kelly asked the help of his assistant to monitor the students while
inside the classroom. Fortunately, Kelly’s students cooperate with him well.
There are times when there would be
computer right in the middle of
the class and whenever this happens the chairman of the school’s computer
department stands by to fix the problem.
Kelly says that Skype is as good as
being inside the classroom. Even if he is not physically present, he is able to engage his students so they can make progress
in class. However, Kelly still thinks it is important to be inside the
classroom every once in a while because it is still the best place where he can
make a real connection with his students.
Viewpoint
Discussion
Enjoy a discussion with your tutor.
Discussion A
Enjoy a discussion with your tutor.
Discussion A
·
Do
you think students can learn better if the teacher is around?
·
How
do you think can teachers engage their students in class even if they are not
around?
Discussion B
·
Do
you think it is possible to replace human teachers with a machine? Why or why
not?
·
What
can human teachers do that computers cannot?
