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Hello-Hello, a creative mobile language learning company, announced the launch of Hello-Hello
World, a free application for the iPad that helps people learn a new language by connecting them with
native speakers through social networking.
The application lets users complete language lessons and connect with Hello-Hello's global community of language learners with members in almost 100 countries to help each other in the learning process.
Hello-Hello World is available in 11 different languages and allows users to submit both oral and writing
exercises for their friends and Hello-Hello's language experts to review. Users are also able to provide
written feedback on their friend's exercises directly from their mobile devices.
"The most effective way to learn a new language is through total immersion (沉浸),"said Sarah Gontijo, founder and CEO of Hello-Hello. "However, not everyone has the opportunity to live in another country. Hello-Hello World brings the convenience of connecting with native speakers anytime, from anywhere.
This can help users not only learn the language but also understand the culture."
Hello-Hello World lets users synchronize (使同步) their information with the Hello-Hello Cloud and
then access the content from any mobile device or computer. The application is first being released for the
ipad and will become available on a variety of platforms, including the iPhone, Android and Blackberry.
The application arrives at a time when tablet (平板电脑) computing is driving the creation of new
educational tools, such as Hell-Hello World. Many schools and colleges are finding ways to adapt mobile
technology for classroom learning. "The market is hot for such pioneering in education and social
networking," said Gontijo. "Hell-Hello promises to be the invention that will set the ball rolling and bring
innovation to an industry that has seen little change over the years."
Technology research firm Gartner predicts that app-store downloads worldwide will double to $17.7
billion as the year closes, and that app-income will hit $15.1 billion, tripling the impact of last year's sales. App-downloads are expected to continue to jump to 185 billion by 2014, at which point worldwide
tablet sales are projected to surpass (超过) 208 million units.
1. With the launch of Hello-Hello world, users can .
A. talk to any foreigners in the world
B. speak any foreign languages fluently
C. practice pronouncing words correctly
D. communicate with native speakers anytime
2. Which mobile device is Hello-Hello World being released for now?
A. The iPhone.
B. The ipad.
C. Android.
D. Blackberry.
3. What does Sarah Gontijo think it takes to learn a new language effectively?
A. Hard work and practice.
B. Cultural understanding.
C. A language learning environment.
D. Modern mobile technology.
4. It is implied in the passage that .
A. there is a potential market for this mobile technology
B. mobile technology is being used for classroom learning
C. students do not know how mobile technology can be used
D. it is difficult for Hello-Hello to change the mobile industry
