Can students learn English Language outside the classroom?

Some saying part II 1. Walk up every morning with the thought that something wonderful is about to happen. 2. A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion (Grantland Rice). 3. Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty (Sicilian proverb). 4. Failing to plan is planning to fail. 5. Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. Problems are not stopping signs, they are guidelines. 6. There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination and wonder (Ronald Reagan). 7. Life is so much better when you stop caring about what everyone thinks, and start to actually live for yourself. 8.   Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names (John F. Kennedy). 9. Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, and more than honor to the persons who possess it (Henry Ward Beecher). 10. Success comes when people act together, failure t...

Instruction: Dear students, you are going to read a magazine article about technological advances. Before you read it, do the pre-reading activity below by answering those questions individually. In addition, there are other activities about the same text under while reading and post reading activities. You will find the rest of those activities on separate pages on this blog. Make sure you do all the three activities by attempting all the questions under each activity as explained by your teacher.   After completing your tasks, publish them on my blog address where I can access them. Pre-reading activity Answer these questions before you read the passage. Later, you will read the text and be able to check how many you got right. 1. Write some technological words you know. 2. Make three things about the future uses of technology. 3. What can happen if someone uses a computer for long time?

Read the text below about technological Advances and answer the questions from the text We have entered the digital age. Scarcely no corner of the globe has been left untouched by its influence and we all, young people especially, love technology.   Those who have the money rush to get hold of the latest games or gadgets as soon as they come out. However, are we thinking carefully about this revolution in our lives, or just letting it happen? Years hence , will we regret our embrace of digital technology? Even if, in principle , you enjoy the benefits of technology, there are many problems associated with its use. To begin with, it is expensive, particularly for people in developing countries. If you set up an office today, you have to spend millions of birr on computers, printers and photocopiers. Worse, it is not just a one-off payment. They have built in obsolescence , which means they are not designed to last more than a few years. As soon as the guarantee has run out ...

While reading activities I. Answer the following questions from the above reading passage 1. Are there diseases that can affect computers? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of technology now and in the future? 3. Can continuous use of computers de-cultured and de-humanize children? II. Fill the blank spaces by using the words found in the wordbank below:   viruses                         gadgets                                games                 computers               new machines     de-cultures           digital technology   ...

Post reading activity Since you have read the text, answer the following questions 1. Mention at least two facts and two opinions of the writer found in the text. 2. Summarize the text you read and try to use your own words as much as possible. 3. Rewrite at least 6 technological words you may know.

There are two reasons for reading:        A. Instrumental reading: It refers to large amount of reading that helps to achieve an aim. Example reading a road sign in order to find out where to go. Reading instruction of a machine that could be operated. Some kind of readings take place because people have some instrumental purpose in their minds (Hammer J, ) It can also be pleasurable reading when you read history text books or other subjects that interesting us.        B.  Pleasurable reading: Is mainly a kind of reading for pleasure. For example reading magazines, poetry, and illustrated cartoon or photo stories. Of these five kinds of reading activit i es, the first three, survey reading, skimming, and superficial reading are sometimes grouped together and called extensive reading . The object of such reading is to cover the greatest possible amount of text in the shortest possible time. The remaining tw...