Dialogue:

M: You see the list of books for this course?

W: Yes, Dr. Downs said he expects us to have the first five on the list. He is going to discuss them in detail.

M: Are you going to buy them?

W: I don't know. These books are expensive. And I don't have a lot of money on me.

M: How about sharing them with me?

W: Sounds good.

M: Let's do this. I will buy three and you buy two of them.

W: I would rather do it this way: we pay fifty-fifty for the books now. And at the end of the course you can take the books you find more interesting and I will take the ones I like.

M: What if we both like the same books?

W: Come on, we are not going to argue over that, are we?

M: I was just joking. It's definitely a better idea.

W: Then let's get the books as soon as possible.

Question: Why does Dr Downs want his students to have these five books? 

- These books are not expensive.

- He wants his students to read more.

- He wants to discuss them in detail.


He wants to discuss them in detail.