Complete the text with the given words
An Educational Marathon
- submitted
- far-fetched
- crash
- achieve
- refresh
- filled in
- Boost
- graded
- Loads
- competent
- assignments
- mark
- certificate
Last year I had a very interesting learning experience. I [ ] a form to take part in an educational marathon.
As online education has become widespread nowadays, the idea of being a member of an online marathon won't seem [ ]. This marathon was something like a [ ] course where you need to work hard to [ ] some goal within a limited amount of time.
I was really motivated to [ ] my skills and learn something new. So I [ ] the questionnaire with my personal information, left some details about my previous learning experience and was waiting for the day to start my new student's life.
The marathon was called "[ ] your English!". So, you can imagine what I, along with the other 50 so-called students, was doing there. Every week we were given different tasks on different topics. Every task was [ ] with some points. We needed to read texts, write essays, watch video lectures and listen to podcasts. [ ] of material!
The supervisors were [ ] enough to answer all our questions and checked all our home [ ]. The pass [ ] of the week was 70 %.
When the marathon finished, I got a [ ] of attendance and active participation. Have I boosted my English skills? Well, I didn't get the first place, but it certainly was the best online learning experience ever!