Exercise 77
IELTS Reading: true, false, not given
Read the following text, then answer the questions below it.
John Dewey (1859 to 1952) was an American philosopher and psychologist who is perhaps
best known for his ideas in the field of education. He saw education and learning as social
and interactive processes, and the school itself as a social institution through which social
reform can and should take place. In addition, he believed that students thrive in an
environment where they are allowed to experience and interact with the curriculum, and
that all students should have the opportunity to take part in their own learning.
While many people at the time believed that education’s purpose was to train students for
work by providing them with a limited set of skills and information to do a particular job,
Dewey argued that the school and the classroom teacher have a wider responsibility to
produce psychological and social goods that will lead to both present and future social
progress. As Dewey noted, "The business of the teacher is to produce a higher standard of
intelligence in the community. Skill, ability to act wisely and effectively in a great variety of
occupations and situations, is a sign of the degree of civilization that a society has
reached.”
Are these statements TRUE, FALSE or NOT GIVEN?
1.
Dewey’s ideas about education have been highly influential in American society.
2. He disagreed with the narrow view of education of many of his contemporaries.
3. Dewey believed that teachers needed to be more intelligent.
Exercise 78
IELTS Reading: choose the best title
Read the following passage, then choose the best title from the list below it.
According to a new review of studies related to running and health, jogging for as few as
five or six miles per week could substantially improve someone’s health. “It seems like the
maximum benefits of running occur at quite low doses,” said Dr. Carl J. Lavie, medical
director of cardiac rehabilitation and prevention at the Ochsner Medical Center in New
Orleans. As little as “one to two runs per week, or three to six miles per week, and well less
than an hour per week” can be quite beneficial, he said.
However, there may be an upper limit to the desirable mileage if your primary goal is
improved health. Some evidence, he said, suggested that running strenuously for more
than about an hour every day could slightly increase someone’s risks for heart problems, as
well as for running-related injuries and disabilities.
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