Now listen to two students discussing the letter.
Man: Did you see this letter Molly?
Woman: Yeah, but I don't agree with him.
Man: Why not?
Woman: Well it might have some educational benefit for the people doing it, but overall for the other students who are actually taking the classes, it wouldn't be good.
Man: How come?
Woman: Because anyone who is taking the class for a grade, for credit, puts in a lot of time preparing for it, doing the reading and assignments; whereas people who aren’t, they might not be as well prepared. And that would have affected the quality of class discussion.
Man: You mean the discussions wouldn’t be on very high level?
Woman: Right. Because people who aren't taking the class for a grade would be asking really basic questions. They’ll be slowing down the class discussion by taking time to discuss basic stuff that is already covered in reading assignments.
Man: That’s a good point. I can see how that might happen.
Woman: Plus, he’s wrong about the work required about the professor.
Man: But it’s true that the professor doesn't need to grade anything.
Woman: Sure, but there are a lot of other little things that can add up to more work. Like they have to prepare for extra handouts for the class, learn extra names, and, well, possibly stay after class to answer those students’ questions.
Man: Yeah, I guess that’s extra work.
Woman: Absolutely. All these little things add up and require the professor’s attention.
The woman expresses her opinion about the letter writer's proposal. Briefly summarize the proposal. Then state her opinion about the proposal and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
Well, according to the proposal, the university should allow the students to audit classes, which means the students won't need to finish their assignments for some particular classes. However, the woman is against the proposal for two main reasons. First, she thinks that it is unfair for the students who are taking the classes for credits because those auditing students might slow down the classes by asking really basic questions that are covered in the reading assignments, which will affect the quantity of the class discussions. Secondly, the woman is worried about some trivial things that could distract the professors' attention. For example, if there were auditing students in the classes, the professors would have to prepare extra handouts and stay after class to answer some basic questions from them. So the woman disagrees with the proposal for the reasons stated above.
