[originaltext] We often hear that computers are cold or inhuman, but in fact

We often hear that computers are cold or inhuman, but in fact many people are more comfortable with a computer than with another person. Computers are patient and do not judge the people who use them. They are fast and reliable. Many students who would be embarrassed to show a teacher that they do not understand something are happy to ask a computer questions. Some patients would rather explain their health problems to a computer than to a doctor. The intimate relationship between a person and a computer meets no bounds.

Hello everybody. Welcome to the American Language Center. I’m Carry Brown, your academic advisor. You can all just call me Carry. I know today is your first day at our school, so you’re probably a little nervous and maybe a ’little shy, too. So, I want to tell you right at the beginning. Listen very carefully because we’re going to give you a lot of important information—information that will make your experience here enjoyable and useful. Later, you’ll meet in small groups, with a teacher, for an orientation. This orientation meeting will be about important things you need to know, like where to buy your books, what type of classes you’ll have, how to find a roommate, things like that.