1 regulatory A activities

2 Looks after B distributed

3 affairs C watches
4 issued D At the moment
5 proficiently E controlling
6 tailored F guarantee
7 ensure G personalized
8 currently H ability
Exercise 1. Match the words from the left column with the words from the right column.

Exercise 2. Fill out the gaps with the words from the right column.
A regulatory body in the (1) UK that looks after student affairs has warned universities to UK
be (2) Honest about online lessons. The Office for Students issued a request to higher
coronavirus
education providers not to make (3) Promises that lessons from September will be in-
person or face-to-face. Currently, thousands of institutions worldwide are delivering University
lessons online because of the (4) Coronavirus pandemic. The quality of these lessons
quite often depends on the proficiency of teachers to successfully exploit video platforms
conferencing (5) Platforms to replicate a classroom experience. The body said: "Tailored 2021
support needs to be put in place." Cambridge (6) University has announced all of its
lessons will be online until the summer of (7) 2021. promises
honest

The Office for Students chief executive, Nicola Dandridge, warned universities and happening
colleges to be "as clear as they can" when informing (8) Students of what kind of teaching
said
situation they will receive. She said: "None of us knows exactly what is going to be (9)
Happening in the autumn. What we don't want to see is promises that it's all going to be outcomes
back to usual with an on-campus experience, when that is not the (10) case She added:
"The point here is absolute clarity to students so they know what they are getting in case
advance to accept [university] offers." She (11) Said that, "every reasonable effort" should students
be made to ensure that students, "receive good (12) outcomes and that the quality of
their teaching is robust"
Exercise 3. Read the statements and Select True (T), False (F) or Not Mentioned (NM)

1. A teachers' union has warned universities to be honest.     T / F / NM

 In the text mencing a “regulatory body” no “teachers union)

2. A regulatory body told universities not to make promises they can't keep.  T / F / NM
3. Lesson quality varies because of teacher-proficiency in technology.     T / F / NM
4. Online lessons are better than Face-to-Face lessons. T / F / NM
5. Cambridge University will start face-to-face lessons this September.     T / F / NM

 In the text NEVER mencing “Cambridge”

6. A chief executive stressed to colleges that clarity was important.     T / F / NM

7. The executive said we all know what will happen in the autumn.      T / F / NM
8. The article said many students are refusing university offers.     T / F / NM
 9. A chief executive said teaching quality should be robust.     T / F / NM
10. The universities are happy with the online teachings T / F / NM

Exercise 4. Respond to the following questions and make an audio with your answers.
a) What are some advantages of studying online? And why?
b) When do you think the UTP would teach face-to-face classes again?
c) What are some advantages of studying face-to-face classes?