Lectures were used in the past with many students.

With modern
technology available for education, there is no justification for this
way of teaching. Do you agree or disagree with this point of view?

DISAGREE

Benefits of traditional lectures Drawbacks of distance learning

Communication
- Face-to-face interaction
- Improve social skills
- Students can interact with
teachers and discuss
together
- strengthen the relationship
with friends
- avoid technical malfunction
- avoid distractions
Eg:
Physical education - not
effective – direct instructions
from the trainers/ practice
Chemistry, biology -> need to
do some experiments in labs
Military Education -> direct
instructions and supervision
(safety procedures) from the
- Health issues (physical and
mental health): optic
problems / isolation,
depression
- Poor children do not have
technological devices/ Not
all people can afford
teachnology
- Weak connection -> hard to
study
- More cheating/ Lack of
honesty/ lack of
concentration
 Students need to be self-
motivated, self-oriented,
self-scheduled,
independent, self-
disciplined.
 If youngsters have
difficulty in working/
studying independently,
they might find
themselves in troubles in
an online programme.
 trainers/ equipment like guns,
grenade, etc.

BRICK PRODUCTION
Fill in the missing words
The given diagram illustrates different stages in the production of bricks
for the building industries.

In general, brick production …..……….. 7 steps, ………….……. from the

digging stages and ………….…… at the delivery stage.

As can be seen, the first step of brick manufacturing is

…………………………with a large digger. This clay is then …………… and
processed in a roller machine and then mixed with…………………………
In the third stage, the mixture is either kept in a ………… or cut in a
………………….to make the raw shape of the bricks. In the next step, the
shaped raw bricks are dried for ..…... to ….... hours in a drying oven.

After that, the dried raw bricks are kept in a ………, both in …………………
and high ……………………., up to ………….. degree centigrade and then
placed in a …………………………….. for about 48 to 72 hours. This process
makes the brick to be ………………….and ……………………in the final two
steps.