Unit 8: New Ways To Learn
Lesson 4 speaking

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Student be like

Technical
problems
Sự cố kĩ thuật
We may have technical problems.

Study
schedule
lịch học
We can organise our own study schedule

.

backache

/ˈbækeɪk/ (n)
: đau lưng

Gardening gives me such a backache.

S + can + V(inf) + O.
Example :
We can learn anytime and anywhere with an
Internet connection.
S + may / might + V-inf.
Example :
We may have technical problems.

Task 1 Put the advantages and disadvantages of
online learning from the box into suitable categories. 
• a. We can learn at our own pace.
• b. We may have technical problems.
• c. We sit in front of a computer for a long time.
• d. We can learn anytime and anywhere with an
Internet connection.
• e. We can organise our own study schedule.
• f. We can't discuss and talk to each other face
to face.

We can learn at our own pace.

Advantages

Disdvantages

We may have technical problems

Disdvantages

. We sit in front of a computer for a
long time

Advantages

Disdvantages

We can learn anytime and anywhere
with an Internet connection.

Advantages

Disdvantages

e. We can organise our own study
schedule.

Advantages

Disdvantages

f. We can't discuss and talk to each other face to face.

Advantages

Disdvantages

Advantages
FOR

Disadvantages
AGAINST

a, d, e

b, c, f

TASK 2: Work in groups. Each group chooses to be either For or
Against online learning. Discuss and provide explanations to
support your side. Use the table below to note your ideas

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Online learning
- learn anytime and anywhere
For
with an Internet connection
- have more control over
our own learning
Against

- harm our health
- have a lot of distractions

Examples / Evidence
- don't go to school and save time
- learning materials are available at all times
online
- can cause short-sightedness or backache
- chatting with friends online or using social
media apps and websites while learning

TASK 3: FILL IN THE TABLE
Work in groups. Each group chooses to be either For or Against online learning.
Discuss and provide explanations to support your side. Use the table below to
note your ideas.

• A: I think online learning has more advantages than disadvantages.
First, we can learn anytime and anywhere with an Internet
connection. So, we don't have to travel long distances to school.
We can stay at home to attend lessons.
• B: I don't agree with you. Online learning has more disadvantages
than advantages. Studying online means we have to sit in front of a
computer for many hours and this is not healthy for our eyes and
back.
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