Cultural+History+of+the+United+States+1

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 * Dr.Abbott || Dr.Becker ||
 * Didn’t need to memorize a lot of details || Memorize lot of details ||
 * Exams-essay || Exams- multiple choice ||
 * Interesting discussions || Really concentrates on the details ||

Topic: A university student needs to decide and choose between the two professors teaching the same course the Cultural History of the US course next quarter. In Dr.Abbott’s class, the students don’t need to memorize a lot of details. Moreover, there are interesting discussions. However, not all the students enjoy the essay exams. In Dr.Becker’s class, she really concentrates on the details .In addition the students need to memorize a lot of details. Moreover, the exams are multiple choice questions and there are no essays to be written. In conclusion, the student needs to think some more before making the decision.

SPEAKING EXERCISE 13 Page 225 1. Listen to the passage. On a piece of paper, take notes on the main points of the listening passage. Hey there, how are you doing? Oh, just fine, thanks. Listen, can I ask you a question? Sure. About what? About the course Cultural History of the United States. Oh, yeah, that's a great class. I took it last year. And you really enjoyed it? I did. I took it with Dr. Abbott. I really enjoyed his course. I'm glad. Listen, I saw that two different professors are teaching the course next quarter, and I was wondering if you could recommend one of them. It sounds like you enjoyed Dr. Abbott's course and would recommend him. I did enjoy Dr. Abbott's class, but ... well, it's not for everyone. What do you mean, that it's not for everyone? Oh, I really enjoyed it, but not everyone did. Why not? In Dr. Abbott's course, we didn't need to memorize a lot of details. That sounds good. And there was a lot of interesting discussion. That sounds good, too. Why were some of the students unhappy with the course? It was the exams. The exams were all essay exams. Some people didn't like that. Yeah, I probably wouldn't like that either. ... By the way, do you know anything about the other professor who teaches the same course, Dr. Becker? Do you know anything about Dr. Becker's course? Is it just like Dr. Abbott's course? I've heard it's really different. Dr. Becker's a lot more concerned about details; she really write down lots of stuff ... it all makes sense at the time. But then it's usually a few weeks until there's an exam, and when I go back to my notes from a few weeks earlier, the notes don't make any sense. That's why it takes so much time for me to review my notes. The notes from a few weeks ago, the ones that I thought were so good, just don't make sense after a few weeks, so it takes a lot of time to sort them out. You see what my problem is? I think I understand what your problem is, and, even better, I think I know what you could do to solve the problem. You do? What? I think the most important thing I do, right after I take notes during a lecture, is to go over the notes and reorganize them. Really? You do that? I do. I think that one of the most important things my high school adviser told me about university studies, and about lecture notes in particular, was to "never let them get cold." What she meant was that you shouldn't just take notes during class and forget about the notes for a while until the last minute before an exam. Instead, you should review the notes within a day or so, review them and organize them, if necessary concentrates on the details. Is that what you do? Do you know what her exams are like? Are they essay exams, like Dr. Abbott's? I've heard that her exams are all multiple choice; there aren't any essays. Yes,and it saves me so much time because it's much easier to prepare for exams this way. That part of it sounds good to me, but memorizing a lot of details doesn't. The lively discussion in Dr. Abbott's course also I guess it can't hurt me to give it a try with the lectures that are coming up, but right now I need to go prepare for the exam on Friday. sounds good, but the essay exams don't. So you can't go to the game? I've got to think about this some more before I make a decision, but thanks for I really do wish I could, but I can't. your help.