▶ Your Answer : The reading passage contends that advantages of involving in study group far outweigh those of disadvantages. On the other hand, the lecturer brings up several points that contradict this argument. First, the speaker argues that when students study in groups, some of them will lost motivates. This is because some students do unreliable behaviors, such as uncomming study groups. It will degrade remnant student’s morale. In this sense, faithful students who participate in study group very well lost inspiration to prepare topic of their studies. This casts doubt on the reading passage’s claim that studying group will boost student’s motivate to study. Second, according to the lecturer, students can learn more when they alone. This is due to the fact that they will hard to know materials in distracted circumstances. That means students generally start chatting when they meet at once, and it will difficult to focus on studying only. It certainly seems that they do not gain any knowledge of subjects. This counters the reading passage’s argument that students get lots of knowledge by studying together. The final point made by the lecturer is that group study was often took too much time. This is attributed to the fact that in order to meeting other study group members, they always walk to the library. And after finishing their meeting, they also walk back to their dormitory. Eventually, these whole process of time exhausted lots of time, so it is detrimental for them over the long run. This refutes the reading passage’s assertion that studying in group save time for everyone who want study efficiently. |