1. Letter in the Centerville College NewsThe administration has plans to acquire a new sculpture for campus. We should all oppose this pla n. The university‟s poor financial condition led it to increase the price for campus housing and tuit ion by 15% this past year. Surely then it is no financial position to purchase such an expensive scu lpture. Moreover, just look at the sculpture: several 60-foot ling steel plates, jutting out of the earth at odd angles! It‟s so large, it‟ll take up all the green space in front of the campus center! This is p ublic space that should be reserved for students to use.Explain why the woman disagrees with the reasons expressed in the letter.2. Bus Service Elimination PlannedThe university has decided to discontinue its free bus service for students. The reason given for thi s decision is that few students ride the buses and the buses are expensive to operate. Currently, the buses run from the center of campus past university buildings and through some of the neighborho ods surrounding the campus. The money saved by eliminating the bus service will be used to expa nd the overcrowded student parking lots.The man expresses his opinion of the university‟s plan to eliminate the bus service. State his opini on and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.3. Hot Breakfasts EliminatedBeginning next month, Dining Services will no longer serve hot breakfast foods at university dinin g halls. Instead, students will be offered a wide assortment of cold breakfast items in the morning. These cold breakfast foods, such as breads, fruit, and yogurt, are healthier than many of the hot br eakfast items that we will stop serving, so health-conscious students should welcome this change. Students will benefit in another way as well, because limiting the breakfast selection to cold food i tems will save money and allow us to keep our meal plans affordable.The woman expresses her opinion of the change that has been announced. State her opinion and e xplain her reasons for holding that opinion.4. Evening Computer Classes May Be AddedThe computer department is considering offering evening classes in the fall. The proposal to add t he classes is a response to student complaints that daytime computer classes have become increasi ngly overcrowded and there are no longer enough computers available. The department has decide d that despite some added expense, the most cost-effective way of addressing this problem is by a dding computer classes in the evening. It is hoped that this change will decrease the number of stu dents enrolled in day classes and thus guarantee individual access to computers for all students in computer classes.The computer department is considering a scheduling change. Explain the man's opinion of the ch ange and the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.5. Campus Dining Club AnnouncedStarting this year, the university dining hall will be transformed into The Campus Dining Club for one week at the end of each semester. During the last week of each semester, the dining hall will f eature special meals prepared by the university's culinary arts students. The school feels that this w ill give students who are studying cooking and food preparation valuable experience that will help them later, when they pursue careers. The university has announced that it will charge a small addi tional fee for these dinners in order to pay for the special gourmet food ingredients that will be req uired.The man expresses his opinion about the university's plan. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.6. History Seminars Should Be ShorterCurrently, 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. Firs t, most students just cannot concentrate for three hours straight. I myself have taken these three-ho ur seminars and found them tiring and sometimes boring. Also, when a seminar lasts that long, peo ple stop concentrating and stop learning, so the third hour of a three-hour seminar is a waste of eve ryone…s time. Two-hour seminars would be much more efficient.The woman expresses her opinion about the proposal that her friend Tim made in his letter to the n ewspaper. State her opinion about his proposal and explain the reasons she gives for her opinion.7. History Seminars Should Be ShorterCurrently, 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. Firs t, most students just cannot concentrate for three hours straight. I myself have taken these three-ho ur seminars and found them tiring and sometimes boring. Also, when a seminar lasts that long, peo ple stop concentrating and stop learning, so the third hour of a three-hour seminar is a waste of eve ryone…s time. Two-hour seminars would be much more efficient.The woman expresses her opinion about the proposal that her friend Tim made in his letter to the n ewspaper. State her opinion about his proposal and explain the reasons she gives for her opinion.8. Music Coming to CafeteriasMary Dixon, Director of the Student Life Committee, announced yesterday that beginning next se mester university cafeterias will broadcast classical music during mealtimes. “Music will foster a more relaxed atmosphere.” said Dixon, "Students' lives are hectic, and mealtimes provide import ant opportunities to take a break and catch up with friends before moving on to the next class or as signment." Added Dixon. "We're also hoping that, if we provide the music, students will unplug th eir personal music devices—their walkmans and mp3 players or whatever—and will spend more ti me talking to each other. When students have their headphones on. they're not connecting with eac h other."The man expresses his opinion of the university…s plan. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.9. Required Work ExperienceThe business studies department at State University will now require all students enrolled in its pr ogram to complete one semester of work experience in a local corporation or small business. It is f elt that students will benefit from this work experience by developing leadership and organization al skills that would not normally be learned in a classroom or campus setting. Furthermore, the rel ationships that students establish with the company that they work for may help them to secure per manent employment with that company once they have completed the program and graduated. The woman expresses her opinion of the university's new policy. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.10. Student Art DisplayThe university currently considering possible locations on campus fir displaying paintings and oth er artwork by students. I think the lobby at the student center would be a great location. Since man y students pass through the Student center every day, artwork displayed in the lobby would be vie wed by hundreds of people. Also, because the whole front of the building is made of glass window, the lobby is filled with natural light. This makes it perfect for displaying artwork, which should h ave plenty of light to be seen and appreciated.Sincerely yours, Paul Sands. Briefly summarize the proposal in the student‟s letter. Then state her opinion about the proposal and explain the reason s she gives for holding that opinion.11. Housing Renovations PlannedOver the last ten years, the number of Central College students living on campus in dormitories ha s decreased by twenty percent. In an effort to counteract the trend, the college has announced a pla n to renovate its on-campus housing. The renovations will take two years, and they will include im provements to the bathrooms, lighting, and heating in the dormitories. "A lot of people are moving off campus because the dorms aren…t in great shape," explained the college president. "By renovat ing the dorms, we can make them more appealing than off-campus housing, and more students wil l choose to remain on campus."The woman expresses her opinion about the university' s plan. State her opinion and explain the re asons she gives for holding that opinion.12. College Radio Station to Undergo Major Changes?The university is considering making major changes to the college radio station. Changes would in clude an expansion of the station's broadcasting range, which would allow the radio's programmin g to reach nearby towns. One goal of the plan is to attract more students to apply to its communica tions program. Another goal is to provide the university with an extra source of revenue. Universit y officials expect the enhanced radio station to significantly increase the number of listeners, whic h will in turn encourage businesses to place commercials on the radio. The woman supports the pr oposal described in the article. Explain why she thinks it will achieve the university's goals.13. College Radio Station to Undergo Major Changes?The university is considering making major changes to the college radio station. Changes would in clude an expansion of the station's broadcasting range, which would allow the radio's programmin g to reach nearby towns. One goal of the plan is to attract more students to apply to its communica tions program. Another goal is to provide the university with an extra source of revenue. Universit y officials expect the enhanced radio station to significantly increase the number of listeners, whic h will in turn encourage businesses to place commercials on the radio. The woman supports the pr oposal described in the article. Explain why she thinks it will achieve the university's goals.14. University Should Allow Eating in ClassCurrently, there is a university-wide policy that prohibits eating in the classroom. I disagree with t his policy. I think students should be allowed to eat in class. This change would be good for two re asons. For one thing, students were permitted to eat, they would be able to concentrate better, beca use students often get hungry during long classes, and hunger makes it difficult to concentrate. Als o, if food were allowed in classrooms, it would be possible for us to have in-class parties on the la st day of class---with snack foods and beverages---to celebrate the end of each semester. The man expresses her opinion about the proposal in the newspaper. Briefly summarize the proposal. Then state her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.15. University Should Pave Running TrailsThe university has about three miles of unpaved dirt running trails that pass through the forest near campus. I think these trails should be paved with cement. One reason for paving the trails would b e to increase their safety. When it rains, the dirt turns to mud and becomes very slippery, so the run ners who use them can slip and fall. Pavement would solve this problem. Also, paving would make the trails look nicer, which would encourage students to use them. Bumps in trial would be smoo thed out and weeds would be paved over, making the trail more attractive to runners. Sincerely Sal ly JacobsThe man expresses his opinion about the proposal in the student‟s letter. Briefly summarize the pro posal. Then state her opinion about the proposal and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.16. Student Health Services Need ImprovementThe situation at the health center is unacceptable: you sit in a crowded waiting room for hours wai ting to get treatment for minor ailments. Then when it‟s your turn, you get about three minutes wit h an overworked doctor. I have two suggestions. First, the health center needs to hire more doctors so that each patient receives quality treatment. And as far as the wait time issue is concerned, the health center is currently open only Monday through Fridays, which means that people who get sic k over the weekend wait until the following week to get treatment. So, opening the health center o n weekends should solve that problem too.The man expresses her opinion about the student‟s suggestions that are made in the letter. Then sta te his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.17. New Library WorkspacesSay good-bye to the big, multi-person study tables in Turner Library. This summer, the tables will be exchanged for new personal study cubicles---small, one-person desks enclosed by walls. These new units will allow students to have privacy and work in isolation and will therefore eliminate no ise in the library so students can concentrate. Additionally, the cubicles will enable the library to a ccommodate the recent increase in the number of students attending our university. Although the c urrent tables seat six students each, they make poor use of the available floor space. The cubicles, on the other hand, are designed for maximum space efficiency, and the library can therefore add 5 0 new seats.The woman expresses her opinion about the upcoming change. State her opinion and explain the r easons she gives for holding that opinion18. New Library WorkspacesSay good-bye to the big, multi-person study tables in Turner Library. This summer, the tables will be exchanged for new personal study cubicles---small, one-person desks enclosed by walls. These new units will allow students to have privacy and work in isolation and will therefore eliminate no ise in the library so students can concentrate. Additionally, the cubicles will enable the library to a ccommodate the recent increase in the number of students attending our university. Although the c urrent tables seat six students each, they make poor use of the available floor space. The cubicles, on the other hand, are designed for maximum space efficiency, and the library can therefore add 5 0 new seats.The woman expresses her opinion about the upcoming change. State her opinion and explain the r easons she gives for holding that opinion19. Fee Increase for Recreation Center UseThe university administration today announced a $25 increase in the student fee for using the cam pus recreation center. The higher fee, which all students are required to pay, will provide funds to upgrade the facility and provide newer, more modern exercise equipment at the center. “We expect the improvements to increase student use of the facility.” explained David Smith, director of the st udent activities office. Mr. Smith also noted that the decision was approved because “We feel that$25 is a reasonable increase that will be affordable for individual students.” The man expresses his opinion about the university‟s plan. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.20. Energy costs reach sky-high levelsHeating prices, and the university …s heating bills, reached record-high levels this year. In an effort to reduce heating costs, the university plans to lower the temperature in all classroom building on weekends and on weekdays after five pm, when the day’s classes have officially ended. Because classes will not be in session at these times, the reduced h eat should have no negative impact on students and their studies. The university considers it essent ial that the cost-saving measures not interfere with student activities.The woman expresses her opinion about the plan described in the article. State her opinion and ex plain the reasons she gives for holding the opinion.21. Daily E-Mail with Campus ActivitiesThe university will now send all students a daily e-mail containing information about campus even ts and activities. Rather than getting information about activities once a week in the campus newsp aper, students will get the information every day, thus ensuring that it is always up-to-date. Accord ing to the university spokesperson who announced the plan, “For all of us now, e-mail is part of ou r daily lives. Students in particular have become used to relying on e-mail and the Internet for mos t communication, so this is a logical change that will benefit everyone.The woman expresses her opinion about the university‟s plan. Briefly summarize the plan. Then st ate her opinion about the plan and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.22. University Announces Change in Campus Tour GuidesTraditionally, staff members from the admissions office have led the campus tours for secondary-s chool students who are considering attending the university. Beginning next semester, however, cu rrent students will lead these guided walks around the campus instead. The staff of the admissions office no longer has time to lead the campus tours. We need to focus our resources on our other res ponsibilities? Explains Christine Tanner, the director of admissions. Furthermore, we feel that curr ent students will offer unique and valuable insight to our visitors during these campus tours. The woman expresses her opinion about the university‟s plan. Briefly summarize the plan. Then st ate her opinion about the plan and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.23. No more international newsFor the past few years, the daily campus newspaper has included a one-page international news se ction covering a few of the major stories in world news. Starting next month, the section will be el iminated. One of the reasons the newspaper editors gave for the decision to cut the section is that o ther news sources are better able to provide wider and more up-to-date international news coverag e. The editors also noted that the change would create space for a new calendar page that will list e vents and activities around campus.The woman expresses her opinion about the plan announced in the article. Briefly summarize the plan. Then state her opinion about the plan and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opini on.24. Close the Campus Coffee houseI propose that the university close the campus coffeehouse. Coffeehouses are great, if people actua lly use them, like to socialize with friends, while enjoying a cup of coffee and a snack. But student s are not using our campus coffeehouse. There are usually lots of empty tables when I pass by theplace It is just a waste of space that could be used for other things. Also, the food at the coffeehous e is not very good. The last time I was there, the cakes and muffins my friends and I ordered were dry and didn’t have much flavor. Sincerely, Greg SmithThe woman expresses her opinion about the student‟s proposal. State her opinion and explain the r easons she gives for holding that opinion.。
