Holding Classes Outside
I think the university should encourage professors to occasionally hold classes outside during the warmer months of the year, when the weather is nice. I think a change of scenery would help students focus and learn more, because it gets boring being in the same classroom day after day. Also, the university recently installed some benches and seats on part of the main lawn, and this area of the lawn would be a nice place to sit and listen to a lecture or have a class discussion.
Sincerely,
Laura Andrews
听力材料:
Did you see this letter of Laura’s in the paper Tim? Yeah I just read it. But, I don’t agree with her. I think it would have the opposite effect of what she’s saying. Really? Yeah, because there’d be a lot of distractions. A lot more to look at. Like people might see friends walking by, they might wanna wave to them and say hello, or there might even be birds singing nearby. It would be hard to concentrate. Right. In a classroom you can shut the door and keep out those kinds of things. But this way people wouldn’t be able to do that. True. But would her suggestion about the new area make a difference? Not at all. In fact, there aren’t enough places there for an entire class. So most people would end up having to sit on the ground. Yeah. I guess that would be a little uncomfortable. And harder to take notes too. A lot of students nowadays use computers in class. You - you know, to take notes on their laptops. And it’s hard to type when your laptop’s on the ground! Hmm… I see what you mean.
Question:
The man
expresses his opinion about the proposal described in the letter. Briefly
summarize the proposal. Then state his opinion about the proposal and explain
the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.