Online Listening Course: Merits and Demerits In January this year, the coronavirus crisis descended on China. In order to fight the diseases, the government’s decided that the reopening of colleges remains postponed and will be set at a later date. So we as college students, keep studying online. I think online classes have many advantages. First of all, I have to say the class environment is much more pleasant and relaxed. Compared with we kept silent when we had a break, we are now more talkative. The teacher not only chatted with us but also played music and video for us. Also we can learn the playback whenever we want. It is a good way to digest language points and improve ourselves. Finally, we save a lot of trivial time, such as walking to the classroom, eating in the canteen and so on. Ever coin has two sides, online listening course is not an exception. It’s disadvantages are obvious. For one thing, some students who are not disciplined would not take classes seriously because teacher can’t see us in the computer. They were playing video games while taking the class without shame. So online class causes polarization: Self-disciplined students are getting better while bad students are getting worse. For another, after a long time watching e-books and the screen, everyone felt tired and had sore eyes. To some extent, online classes do harm to our health. I have to admit that online classes have many advantages, but personally, I still want to go back to school. I really miss the day when I walked to class with my friends arm-by-arm, whispered in class and went to the canteen with a large group of students. I sincerely hope that we can eliminate the disease so I can say to my teachers and friends:” I miss you”!