2. Read the text and choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
Etalk is a company that makes learning software in England. Their Onebillion project has recently become popular, especially since their maths learning app was able to improve children's maths knowledge in Malawi in just eight weeks.
“Onebilion” gets its name from “the aim of reaching one billion children”. This is almost the number of children who don't have the chance to go to school, according to the founder of Etalk. Primary education was not free in Malawi until 1994, and the sudden increase in student registration has put much pressure on the country's education system. There are many great benefits of educating children in developing countries. For example, women tend to have fewer and healthier kids, and have more chance to become part of the economy if they learn the basic skills right at primary level. In Malawi, women with no education have almost seven children while women with secondary education have fewer than four children and can send them all to school.
In the Onebillion project, children are divided into groups of 25 or even 50. They are then taken to a special classroom called Oneclass where they spend half an hour every other day with the device. Each day ten or twelve children can use one tablet. An international volunteer controls the Oneclass and there is an online teacher who guides the children through the app. Participating in Oneclass, all children can learn at their own pace and make good progress in their studies.
1. The project of Etalk has helped children in Malawi become better at ________.
- A. language
- B. maths
- C. software
2. “Onebillion” got its name from the number of children ________.
- A. who have participated in the project up to now
- B. who are currently participating in the project
- C. expected to participate in the project
3. There is a lot of pressure on the education system in Malawi because of ________.
- A. fewer and healthier kids
- B. the lack of teaching resources
- C. the increase in student numbers
4. Giving girls some basic skills at primary schools means ________.
- A. they might be able to find a job
- B. they are less likely tobecome part of the economy
- C. they are healthier and have more children
5. In the Onebillion project, a class consists of ________.
- A. over 50 students
- B. about 25 to 50 students
- C. less than 25 students
6. The children in Oneclass ________.
- A. study in their usual classroom
- B. work for 30 minutes every day
- C. are guided by an online teacher
7. This learning app gives children in Malawi an opportunity to ________.
- A. learn at their own time and schedule
- B. speed up the learning process
- C. meet an online teacher
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