,Exercises,Reading Comprehension,Structure of the Text,Unit 1: Exercises,Vocabulary,Cloze,Translation,Unit 1: Reading comprehension,1. In paragraphs 1 and 2, the author tells a story about a professor in Robert A. Fowkess class. What was strange about the professor?,First, the professor said “ladies and gentlemen,” while there was only one student. Second, Robert A. Fowkes, the only student in class, missed one class, but the professor didnt give the lecture Fowkes had missed, but gave the next one in the sequence.,Reference,Ex. I, p.8,Unit 1: Reading comprehension,2. Why was the lecture system popular in the thirteenth century?,In the 13th Century books were so rare and expensive that few students could afford them.,Reference,Unit 1: Reading comprehension,3. In paragraphs 57, what does the author use an imaginary class to show us?,The author uses an imaginary class to show us the inadequacy of the lecture system.,Reference,Unit 1: Reading comprehension,4. In the imaginary class, what makes Mary and other students bored?,The way the professor lectures: He is just reading from a stack of his very old notes.,Reference,Unit 1: Reading comprehension,5. Why do Mary and her fellow students stick it out while some drop out of college?,Mary and some other students become resigned to the lecture system and wait to become juniors and seniors. Then, they will attend smaller classes and at last get the kind of personal attention that real learning requires.,Reference,Unit 1: Reading comprehension,6. In paragraph 10, the author discusses active learning and passive learning. Give some examples of both.,Active learning: Students write essays, do experiments and then have their work evaluated by their instructors. Passive learning: Attending lectures.,Reference,Unit 1: Reading comprehension,7. In what way do most students learn best?,Most students learn best by engaging in frequent and even heated debate.,Reference,Unit 1: Reading comprehension,8. According to paragraph 13, why do administrators love lectures?,They can cram a lot more students into a lecture hall than into a discussion class.,Reference,Unit 1: Reading comprehension,9. Why may smaller classes be exhausting to the teacher?,Smaller classes may require energy, imagination, and commitment from the teacher, which can be very exhausting.,Reference,Unit 1: Reading comprehension,10. According to the author, who should receive more lectures?,Juniors and seniors.,Reference,1. Introduction (Paras. 12),2. Body (Paras. 314),3. Conclusion (Para. 15),Text Outline,Unit 1: Structure of the text,Ex. II, pp.8-9,1. Introduction (Paras. 12),A true story told by Robert A. Fowkes about how a professor taught a class.,Text Outline,Unit 1: Structure of the text,Body (Paras. 314) Disadvantages of lectures and _.,1) American colleges and universities are criticized from many sides. (Para. 3) For example: College graduates _ _.,Text Outline,Unit 1: Structure of the text,2) The root of the problem: _. (Para. 4),why they exist,the lecture system,2. Body (Paras. 314),Text Outline,Unit 1: Structure of the text,The size of the class : _ _. The professor: _ _. Students: _. Mary: _ _ _.,the inadequacy of the lecture,get bored; ask no questions; drop out of college,system,2. Body (Paras. 314),4) _. (Paras. 812),Text Outline,Unit 1: Structure of the text,A. _. B. _. C. Eventually, the lecture system harms _.,Listening intelligently is hard work,Attending lectures is passive learning,Problems that the lecture system has brought about,Eventually, the lecture system harms professors as well,2. Body (Paras. 314),5) _ _. (Para. 13) For example: to faculty members,Text Outline,Unit 1: Structure of the text,A. _. B. pretend to teach by lecturing C. _.,easier on everyone than debates,offer some professors an irresistible forum for showing off,2. Body (Paras. 314),6) _. (Para. 14),Text Outline,Unit 1: Structure of the text,Advantages of small classes and discussion in class,Text Outline,Unit 1: Structure of the text,3. Conclusion (Para. 15),_ _ _ _.,Lectures will never entirely disapp