TPO6口语Task3题目： Passage History Seminars Should Be Shorter Currently, all of the seminar classes in the history department are three hours long. I would like to propose that history seminars be shortened to two hours. I make this proposal for two reasons. First, most students just cannot concentrate for three hours straight. I myself have taken these threehour seminars and found them tiring and sometimes boring. Also, when a seminar lasts that long, people stop concentrating and stop learning, so the third hour of a threehour seminar is a waste of every one's time. Twohour seminars would be much more efficient. Conversation Now listen to two students discussing the letter. Woman: I totally disagree with Tim’s proposal. Man: Why? Woman: Well, look, Tim’s my friend but he’s not your typical student. He stays up late partying every night, week nights, too. Man: If he parties every night no wonder he can’t pay attention. Woman: Yes, and most students aren’t like that. They come to class prepared and rested and they can concentrate. Man: So, you’re saying that problem is really Tim. Woman: Yes. He was in one of my classes last year and whenever I looked at him he was actually sleeping. Man: I guess if he was sleeping, he can’t really know what’s happening, what other people in class are doing. Woman: Right! And you want to know wha
