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Key to Exercises 1. Comprehension questions 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 didn’t giving the lecture Fowkes had missed, but gave the next one in the sequence. In the 13th Century books were so rare and expensive that few students could afford them. In paragraphs 5-7, the author uses an imaginary class to show us the inadequacy of the lecture system; The way the professor lectures: He is just reading from a stack of his very old notes. 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 Active learning: Students write essays, do experiments and then have their work evaluated by their instructors. Passive learning: Attending lectures They can cram a lot more students into a lecture hall than into a discussion class. Most students learn best by engaging in frequent and even heated debate. Juniors and seniors. 2. Structure and style I. Introduction (Paragraphs 1-2) A true story told by Robert A. Fowkes about how a professor taught a class. II. Disadvantages of lectures and why they exist (Paragraphs 3-14) American colleges and universities are criticized from many sides. (Paragraph 3) For example: College graduates lack both basic skills and general culture. 2) The root of the problem (Paragraph 4): the lecture system 3) Mary’s example (Paragraphs 5-7) to show the inadequacy of the lecture system The size of the class: at first 100 or more students; then becomes very small The professor: never takes attendance; reads from his old notes; gives no quizzes; asks no questions Students: get bored; ask no questions; drop out of college Mary: reads no assignment; memorizes facts and dates before the final exam and forgets them immedia