Question

Después de leer atentamente el texto y las cuestiones siguientes, el alumno deberá responder en INGLÉS a las cuestiones proporcionadas.

TEXTO

Courses Online
For those students who struggle to leave their beds for a 9 a.m. lecture, the idea
of studying online wherever and whenever you want – including under the
duvet with a laptop – may seem like a dream come true. Soon some students
will be able to do just that, as will anybody with a computer and internet
connection, because a number of universities are planning to offer some of their
courses online. Not only will these offer greater flexibility to online learners
around the world, they will also be free.

EdX, an online platform founded by Harvard, Berkeley and the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, has already attracted 800,000 students from 192
countries since it started in autumn 2012. Significantly, the platform has
developed an examination process, which means that online learners can
graduate from an EdX course with a certificate and a grade.

However, it seems unlikely, for the time being, that online higher education will
supersede traditional on-campus university degrees. It is well-known that many
leading institutions, including Oxford and Cambridge, are absent from a list of
17 universities that have signed up to give away their course content online.

An obstacle preventing online courses from being taken seriously is the fact that
many have a high drop-out rate. For instance, although 155,000 students
registered online to take MIT’s courses on electronics on EdX, only 7,200
students completed them. With no tutors or lecturers to help you in person, selfmotivation
and discipline are required in abundance to see a course through to
the end.

QUESTIONS


4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets
when given.

a) I graduated years ago. If my university _____ (offer) courses online, I _____
(take) them.

b) Professor Nelson is not interested _____ laptop lectures. He prefers traditional
education _____ virtual platforms.

c) Students who _____ (admit) in MIT are aware that they won’t succeed _____
they work hard.

d) Complete the following sentence to report what was said.

“What would you like to do when you finish High School?” Mary asked her son.
Mary asked her son __________________________________
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Prueba de selectividad para la comunidad de Madrid. Convocatoria Jun 2013-2014. Inglés.

Answer 1

4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets when given.

a) I graduated years ago. If my university __offered___ (offer) courses online, I would take__ (take) them.

b) Professor Nelson is not interested ___in__ laptop lectures. He prefers traditional education __to ___ virtual platforms.

c) Students who ___were admitted__ (admit) in MIT are aware that they won’t succeed _if they don’t work hard.

d) Complete the following sentence to report what was said. “What would you like to do when you finish High School?” Mary asked her son. Mary asked her son __what he would like to do when he finished high school_____


Prueba de selectivdad para la comunidad de Madrid. Convocatoria Jun 2013-2014. Inglés.