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Texto 03 – Questões 21 a 23
VIDEOCONFERENCING
In this technological age, you no longer need to spend long hours in the car or waiting around at airports just to attend routine meetings, classes and lectures. […] You could, instead, hold a videoconference. It uses a system that incorporates a remote control mini-camera and microphone, a screen and loudspeakers for easy two-way communication. […] At its most sophisticated, it provides transmission of full-motion video images and high-quality audio between multiple locations.
There are many ways you can use this technology. […] They include weekly sales meeting, customer presentations, sales and service training, staff announcements and financial reviews. In education, it provides students with the opportunity to learn by participating in two-way communication forums. […] Furthermore, teachers and lecturers worldwide can be brought to remote or otherwise isolated educational facilities and students from diverse communities and backgrounds can come together to learn about one another, although languages barriers will continue to persist.
In this case, such students are able to explore, communicate, analyze and share information and ideas with one another, visit places and museums. […] Such virtual field trips can provide enriched learning opportunities to them, especially those in geographically isolated locations, and to the economically disadvantaged. Therefore, small schools can use these technologies to provide resources and courses, such as in foreign languages, which could not otherwise be offered.
(Adapted text from https://www.business2community.com.November 2019)
On the second paragraph, the sentence: “There are many ways you can use this technology”. This verb indicates: