Vocabulary
1.force (verb)
/foʊrs/ to make a person or thing do something
Eg: You should never force someone to drink.
2. guideline (n)
/ˈgaɪdˌlaɪn/ a rule, instruction, etc. about how something should be done
Eg: The plans provide clear guidelines for the project.
3.remotely (adverb)
/rɪˈməʊtli/ from a distance
Eg:I've been working remotely for about 4 years now
4.horrifying (adj)
/ˈhɔːrɪfaɪɪŋ/ making a person feel shocked or frightened
Eg:It's horrifying to see how prisoners are treated here.
5.exempt (adj)
/ɪgˈzɛmpt/ not having to follow or be affected by a rule, obligation, etc.
Eg:No passengers are exempt from passing through customs.
6.authority (n)
/əˈθɔːrɪtiː/ the power to make decisions and to tell people to do things
Eg:She has the authority to make important decisions in the office
Reading
International students will be forced to leave the US or find a different college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall.
The new guidelines from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) put more pressure on universities to reopen despite concerns about the spread of COVID-19 among young adults.
Colleges were told the new rules on the day that many, including Harvard University, announced that all classes will be offered remotely.
Under the new rules, international students must take at least some of their classes in person. And new visas will not be given to students who want to study at schools that are entirely online.
The American Council on Education said the guidelines are "horrifying" and will result in confusion as schools look for ways to reopen safely.
One big concern is that students won’t be exempt from the rules even if an outbreak forces their school to go entirely online. It’s not clear what would happen to a student in that situation if they couldn’t travel to their home country either, said Terry Hartle, the council's senior vice president.
The international education group NAFSA criticized the rules and said schools should be given the authority to make decisions that are right for their own students. It said the guidelines are "harmful to international students" and that they "put the health and well-being ... of the entire higher education community at risk.”
President Donald Trump wants schools and colleges to return to in-person classes as soon as possible. Soon after the guidelines were released, Trump repeated on Twitter that schools must reopen, adding that Democrats want to keep schools closed "for political reasons, not for health reasons."
"They think it will help them in November. Wrong, the people get it!" Trump wrote, referring to the upcoming US presidential elections.
1.What are your thoughts on ICE's new guidelines for international students?
2.Do many young people from your country go to study in the US? Why do you think that is?
3.Did you meet many international students when you were at school or college?
4. Do you know many people who are studying or working remotely because of COVID-19?
5.Do you think remote work and study will become more common in the future?
Discussion
1.What do you like most about taking classes online?
2.
What would you say are the main advantages of in-person classes compared to online lessons?
3.
What do you imagine would be the hardest thing about teaching online? Why?
4.
If you had children, would you encourage them to study abroad? Why? Why not?
5.
What do you think you'd miss most about your country if you moved overseas?
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