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I. Pair Work. Here are some possible main ideas for the text. Decide which main idea is suitable
for each paragraph.

a. There are several reasons on the declining number of male students.
b. Despite having some majors dominated by men, some universities still try to recruit
more men.
c. Male students dominated universities.
d. The practice of recruiting more male students gets legal challenges from women.
e. Women dominate the student composition in the US universities.
f. Sommer explains the drop in male enrollment.
g. The increasing number of female students brings some changes in the college.
h Male students’ interest in attending college is declining over years.

1. Main idea of paragraph 1: _____________________________________________________

2. Main idea of paragraph 2: _____________________________________________________

3. Main idea of paragraph 3: _____________________________________________________

4. Main idea of paragraph 4: _____________________________________________________

5. Main idea of paragraph 5: _____________________________________________________

6. Main idea of paragraph 6: _____________________________________________________

J. Small Group Discussion. Make a group of three or four students and then discuss what colleges
might do to attract more male students without being sued by female students.

Listening

A. Listen to the audio carefully. Then, choose the best answer.

1. How did Shawn feel when he realized he was the only guy?
a. Nervous
b. Happy
c. Disappointed

2. What was the ratio of women to men?
a. 58 to 1
b. 48 to 1
c. 38 to 1

3. How is class easier for him?
a. He can talk to anybody
b. He has to do less work
c. He is smarter than the women

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