Topic 1: Increasing travels between countries enable people to learn different cultures or to increase tension between people from different countries

disorganised, futile 
and fragmentary. They will over time develop bad study habits and 
lag behind 
their 
peers. 
The second weakness of distance  learning is its over-dependence on media. Media have  a myriad of 
contents  that  are  likely  to  divert  students'  attention  from  their  study.  Online  games  and  browsing 
webpages,  for  example,  consume  much  of  young  learners'  time.  In  addition,  sitting  in  front  of  the 
computer for several hours in 
succession 
might cause boredom, fatigue, or other physical problems. The 
university'  campus,  in  contrast,  leaves  no  chance  for  this  kind  of  problems,  because  students  are 
supervised  and  monitored  by  faculty  members.  Meanwhile,  their  interactions  with  classmates  are 
constant. It is beneficial for learners to organise teamwork and develop interpersonal relationships. 
As indicated above, under no circumstance distance learning  can be taken as a qualified substitute for 
traditional methods of learning. Learners' low motivation and commitment, inadequate interaction with 
teachers and some other inherent problems have made it nearly impossible to replace a traditional class 
with a virtual class. 
1.
 
keep abreast of = stay up-to-date with = stay aware of 
2.
 
state-of-the-art = modern = up-to-date 
3.
 
currency = popularity = support = prevalence 
4.
 
self-directed = independent = self-ruling 
5.
 
self-control = self-discipline = restraint = willpower 
6.
 
disorganised = muddled = unsystematic 
7.
 
futile = useless = vain = ineffectual = fruitless 
8.
 
lag behind = drop back = drop behind-fall back-fall behind 
9.
 
in succession = consecutively = successively = in a row 

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