听力题 M: Hi, Helen, what do you think of our class in children''s literature? W: It looks pretty good. I was surprised to see you in there. Are you also majoring in elementary education? M: No, I''m not, but as a psychology major, I can use this to fulfill the requirement in developmental psychology. W: Have you finished the first assignment yet? M: Not yet. I just bought the books today. How about you? W: I started this afternoon. It''s great fun reading those wonderful children''s stories by Dr. Thews. M: Dr. Thews? I don''t remember seeing his name on the reading list. W: His full name is Theodore Thews Gaisle. That''s how it''s listed in the bibliography. Dr. Thews is his pen-name. M: I loved reading those stories as a child. It''ll be interesting to read them now from a different perspective. I guess it''ll give me a good idea how children think. W: Those stories are also great for classroom use. M: How is that? W: Well, take a typical Dr. Thews''s book like "The Cat and Hat". It has a controlled vocabulary of only 200 words. M: So that means the children get lots of practice in using a small number of words over and over. W: Exactly. In fact, "The Cat and Hat" was written primarily to show how a controlled vocabulary reader could also be interesting and fun. M: Well, it sounds that all these courses are also going to be interesting and fun. I think I''ll get started on this reading list tonight.