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6. LISTEN AGAIN TO PART OF THE PASSAGE. THEN ANSWER THE QUESTION. 
 (Professor) 
Continuing our discussion of different genres of American literature, 
today we’ll be discussing historical fiction. 
WHY DOES THE PROFESSOR BEGIN THE LECTURE IN THIS WAY? 
7. HOW IS THE INFORMATION IN THE LECTURE PRESENTED? 
8. HOW IS THE LITTLE HOUSE SERIES CLASSIFIED? 
9. WHAT THREE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE ABOUT LAURA WILDER’S 
LITTLE HOUSE SERIES? 
10. WHAT EVENT DID LAURA OMIT FROM HER BOOKS?
11. CAN THESE CONCLUSIONS BE DRAWN FROM THE LECTURE? 
 
SPEAKING 
 
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Question 2. 
Now listen to the conversation.
(Student 1) 
This film assignment for history class looks pretty interesting. 
(Student 2) 
Oh, yeah. It’s kind of cool that we get credit for watching films. But I 
wish they were still being graded the old way 
(Student 1) 
Why? It says that it wasn’t working out very well that way. 

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(Student 2) 
Well, it says that at the end of the semester there was a big rush of 
people who had procrastinated trying to get a hold of the films. I don’t 
usually put off my work though, and I wouldn’t be one of those people 
trying to cram it in at the end. 
(Student 1) 
Well, sometimes I procrastinate on things I don’t want to do, but I agree.
I probably wouldn’t put off watching films until the end of the semester 
either. It’s all pretty easy. 
(Student 2) 
Exactly. And the other thing is that you just had to write a report before, 
summarizing the film. You could do that whenever you wanted. But now 
you have to sign up for a discussion and show up at the time they tell you 
to. 
(Student 1) 
Oh, I see. Yeah, I suppose there’s less flexibility this way. 
(Student 2) 
Less flexibility, and now I have to make sure that I say something during 
the discussions. I just hope I have something to say. 
(Student 1) 
I wouldn’t worry about that. Even if all you have to say is a few questions 
I’m sure that will be enough. Anyway, the discussions might bring out 
some important points. I think you’ll understand the films better than if 
you just wrote a report all alone without any input from anyone else. 
(Student 2) 
I suppose I see your point, but I would still prefer to have it the old way 
where you could watch the films and write the reports whenever you 
wanted.