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 托福口說 Task 5 (1)

(1) 聽力對話

Listen to a conversation between two students.      

Women  :  Hey, Steve, are you ready for classes to start?      

Man : Not really. There’s still a big conflict in my course schedule.      

Women  :  What’s wrong?       

Man : This is my last semester and I’ ve still got two required courses left to take in order to finish my literature degree.  

Women  :  Ok?      

Man : I have to take both History of the Novel and Shakespeare or I can’t graduate! Problem is the two courses meet at the same time!      

Women  :  Uh, oh. What are you gonna do?      

Man : Well, I talked to the professor who’s gonna teach Shakespeare, he said I could do an independent study to fulfill that requirement.      

Women  :  How would that work?      

Man : I’d read the assigned text on my own, do all the same assignments, and meet with him when I need to, if I had an y questions.      

Women  :  Well, that sounds a good way to fulfill the requirement.      

Man : Yeah, plus it’d be nice to have one-on-one discussions with the professor. It’s just that, well, working o n my own like that, I’m kind of concerned I won’t be able to motivate myself to get the work done on time. It’s easy to put things off when it’s not an actual class, you know?      

Women  :  Yeah, are there other options?      

Man : Um, yeah, I found out that the Shakespeare class is being offered at another university about a half an hour from here. That university has a really great literature program and our university will accept their credits, so…      

Women  :  That’s an idea!      

Man : Yeah, I’m sure it’ll be a good class. And it’d fulfill the requirement. Only thing is, you know, I’d have to drive a half an hour to get to the class and then half an hour to come back, three times a week! That’s a lot of time and gas money. 

(2) 問題

Briefly summarize the problem the speakers are discussing. Then state which solution you would recommend. Explain the reasons for your recommendation.