1 . 近两年来，由于疫情的影响，网课成为一种新的教学方式并走入我们的日常。请你以Pros and Cons of Online Classes为题，结合自己的亲身体会写一篇短文，讨论网课的利弊以及你的看法。
注意：
1．词数不少于80；
2．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯、有理有据。

Pros and Cons of Online Classes

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2 . 学校英语角将举行“如何提高线上听课效率”的讨论。请你结合自己的经历和思考，以“Online Learning”为题， 写一篇英文稿。要点如下：
1.线上学习的优势；
2.线上学习的不足；
3.你的优化方法及相关建议。
注意：
1.写作词数为100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.文章第一段已为你写好，不计入总词数

Online Learning

Teachers nowadays often move their classes online under the negative influence of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is good for students’ and teachers’ health.

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8 . As with most teaching methods, online learning also has its own negatives. Understanding them will help create strategies for more efficiently delivering the lessons, ensuring a good learning journey for students. So, what are the disadvantages of online learning?

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For many students, one of the biggest challenges of online learning is the struggle with focusing on the screen for long periods of time. There’s a great chance for students to be easily attracted by social media or other sites. Therefore, it is vital for the teachers to keep their online classes interesting and interactive. It will help students stay focused on the lesson.

Technology issues

    2     While Internet coverage has grown over the past few years, in smaller cities and towns, a consistent connection with great speed is a problem. Without a consistent Internet connection for students or teachers, there can be a lack of continuity in learning for the child. This is harmful to the education process.

Sense of isolation

Students can learn a lot from being in the company of their peers.     3     This often results in a sense of isolation for the students. In this situation, it is important that the school should allow for other forms of communication between students and teachers.     4    

Teacher training

Online learning requires teachers to have a basic understanding of using digital forms of learning.     5     Very often, teachers have a very basic understanding of technology. Sometimes, they don’t even have the necessary resources or tools to conduct online classes. To solve this, it is important for schools to invest in training teachers with the latest technology updates.

A．Screen time management

B．Inability to focus on screens

C．Yet this is not always the case.

D．This increase in screen time is one of the biggest concerns.

E．However, in an online class, there is little physical interaction.

F．Another key challenge of online classes is Internet connectivity.

G．This can include online messages, emails and video conferencing.

9 . After schools moved online a year ago because of COVID-19, Jonte Lee, a teacher in Washington, DC. was determined to make his chemistry labs interactive and accessible. He figured the way to do so was to connect to the students on social platforms.

As a result, Lee has been livestreaming (网络直播) his lessons on Instagram and Facebook, inspiring students to follow along at home. Lee’s principal suggested he livestream a lab last April. “Our thought behind it was students know how to use Instagram and Facebook,” Lee said,

Realizing that most of his students would not have access to lab equipment when they had online lessons, Lee largely uses items that can be found in most kitchens. “And if there’s something a student doesn’t have, I don’t mind shipping it to the student,” he said.

Since beginning his lessons, Lee has heard from viewers across the country about how his classes have improved their experience of attending online school. One woman told Lee she had been worried about supervising her grandchildren’s classes at home. “She was like, ‘I know nothing about science, what’s going to happen?’ and then she came across my page,” said Lee. “Stories like that really touch my heart.”

Lee also has bought and delivered backpacks, school supplies, and even Amazon Fire tablets to each of his students. Lee poured his summer school teaching salary into the endeavor, calling is an “incredible experience”. Lee’s favorite lesson described how to make ice cream in three different ways, because of how engaged his students were even after the livestream ended.

Lee plans to continue posting videos even after students go back to school in person. “As a public school teacher, I have no intention to be famous or make money. I simply want to give back to all the taxpayers that fund my salary,” said Lee. “This allowed me to be a community teacher, and not a teacher that is bound by the four walls in my classroom.”

1. What can we learn about Jonte Lee?

A．He didn’t know how to make his online classes interesting.

B．His idea was not supported by the principle in his school.

C．He mostly chose items found in kitchen for his online lessons.

D．He guided students to use Instagram and Facebook.

2. What does the underlined word “supervising” probably mean in Para.4?

A．managing

B．skipping

C．teaching

D．attending

3. What can we conclude from the last two paragraphs?

A．Lee’s classes have a negative effect on people.

B．Lee’s students show no interest in his classes at all.

C．Lee plans to continue posting videos to earn money.

D．Lee’s purpose is to pay back to society as a teacher.

4. Which word can best describe Jonte Lee?

A．Cautious.

B．Determined.

C．Humorous.

D．Awkward.