iBT_Q5_10

Directions: For this task, you will listen to a dialogue. You will hear a question about it. You will then have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.

 

 

Narrator:  Listen to a conversation between two students.

Student 1(female): Brad, I need some advice.

Student 2(male):  How can I help, June?

Student 1:  Hmmm. Here’s the deal. I canfinish all my major classes and graduate next semester, but I want to take a French class before I graduate. If I try to fit that French class in next semester, I would be taking more classes  than I’ve ever had in one semester. I don’t know if I could manage all that studying. I don’t want to get bad grades my last semester.

Student 2:   Well, you could just graduate one semester later, couldn’t you? Is it that big of a deal?

Student 1:  I had really hoped to graduate in four years. All my plans up until now have been on schedule, but now I want to take that extra class.

Student 2:  If you do decide to graduate one semester later, you could actually manage to take French 101 next semester and then French 102 the following semester when you graduate. And you’d actually be taking less classes each of those two semesters.

Student 1: Yeah, but I’d still be graduating a semester late. I don’t know if my parents would approve of that. It would also cost a little more to take one extra semester.

Student 2: A semester’s tuition isn’t cheap.

Student 1:  I know, but whatever I do, I’ve already decided to take French. 

 

 

Narrator:  Now get ready to answer the question. 

 

 

Narrator:  The students discuss two possible solutions to the woman’s problems. Describe the problem. Then state which solution you prefer and explain why. 

 

 

 

iBT_Q5_09

Directions: For this task, you will listen to a dialogue. You will hear a question about it. You will then have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak. 

 

 

Narrator: Listen to a conversation between two students.

Student 1(female): Hey, Steve, what’s wrong?

Student 2(male): Hey, Jen. I have a problem.  I want to be two places at one time.

Student 1: Uh, I don’t think I can help you with that.

Student 2:  Well, listen. You know I am graduating soon, so I have to find a job quickly. I got a job interview with a big company next Monday afternoon at 2:00. But, there is a lecture I really want to attend on campus at the same time. I can’t go to both.

Student 1: Steve, if you are graduating soon, why would you still bother going to a school related lecture?  Wouldn’t a job interview be more important than a lecture? I think you should go to the interview.

Student 2:  You’re right, but the thing is, a very famous biology professor is coming to give the lecture, and I heard he is looking for students to help him in his next research project.

Student 1: Hey, you’re a biology major. Are you thinking you could work with him?

Student 2: Yes, I hope so. A job related to my major would be a lot more enjoyable than a boring desk job at just another big company. And maybe, if I get the job with the professor, I could use him as a reference to get into graduate school.

Student 1: I don’t know. That doesn’t sound very likely to happen.

 

 Narrator:  Now get ready to answer the question. 

 

 

Narrator:  The students discuss two possible solutions to the man’s problems. Describe the problem. Then state which solution you prefer and explain why. 

 

 

 

iBT_Q5_08

Directions: For this task, you will listen to a dialogue. You will hear a question about it. You will then have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak. 

 

 

 

Narrator: Listen to a conversation between two students.

Student 1(female): Hey, Barry. How’s your study group going?

Student 2(male): Not so good. I don’t know if you can really call it a study group. We never study.

Student 1: What do you mean?

Student 2: Well, when we meet after class to study, all my group-mates do is talk about who likes who, what movies they want to go see, what parties they went to over the weekend. We never even mention our Physics class.

Student 1:  Oh yeah, aren’t all the other members of your study group roommates? They all know each other and hang-out outside of class too.

Student 2:  Yeah. I didn’t do very well on the last exam because we didn’t study so much.

Student 1: Why don’t you talk to your group-mates and see if you can get

them to actually study? Maybe they didn’t do so well on the last exam too.

Student 2: That’s an idea. But I don’t want to sound like a parent, “You all

need to stop talking so much and study!”

Student 1: How about you talk to your professor and see if he will let you change your group?

Student 2: Hmmm, I don’t know. I think I heard that last semester somebody wanted to switch study groups in the middle of the semester, and he told them it was too late.

Student 1: Well, if you don’t want to fail another exam, you’d better think of something. 

 

 

Narrator: Now get ready to answer the question. 

 

 

Narrator: The students discuss two possible solutions to the man’s problem. 

Describe the problem. Then state which of the two solutions you prefer and explain why. 

 

 

 

iBT_Q5_07

Directions: For this task, you will listen to a dialogue. You will hear a question about it. You will then have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak. 

 

 

Narrator: Listen to a conversation between two students.

Student 1(female):  Hi, Ted. What’s up?

Student 2(male):  Oh, hi, June. I’m just studying as usual. I haven’t had time for anything else recently, and the near future is looking about the same.

Student 1: Is something the matter?

Student 2: It’s all this homework and test s that are coming up. I have five tests within two days of each other, and I also have several presentations and research papers to write, and they are all due within a couple of days of each other.

Student 1: Wow, that explains why I haven’t seen you around lately. Don’t you also have to work?

Student 2: Yeah, every night this week. I really don’t know what I’m going

to do. I don’t think there are enough hours in the week to finish all this stuff.

Student 1:  Well, maybe you could talk to some of your professors about this. I know, sometimes professors give extensions on papers. And some will even let you reschedule a test. Maybe if you tell them your situation they will be more lenient with you.

Student 2: That sounds like a pretty good idea. But, it also might be embarrassing for me to ask just to have my teacher say to me, “Why should I give you special treatment and not the other students?” You know?

Student 1: Hmmm, maybe talk to your boss at work and ask for a few days off or something. Or maybe just call in sick. Ha-ha

Student 2:  I don’t know if my boss will give me time off. We’ve been pretty busy lately and he d oesn’t like me too much... 

 

 

 

Narrator:  Now get ready to answer the question. 

 

 

 

Narrator: The students discuss two possible solutions to the man’s problem. Describe the problem. Then state which of the two solutions you prefer and explain why. 

 

 

iBT_Q5_06

Directions: For this task, you will listen to a dialogue. You will hear a question about it. You will then have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak. 

 

Narrator:  Listen to a conversation between two students.

Student 1(female): Matt, I need your help.

Student 2(male): What do you need help with?

Student 1:  I need to talk with my advisor about my schedule for next semester, but he hasn’t been around lately. I don’t know what to do.

Student 2: Well, why don’t you just schedule an appointment with him? Student 1: I tried that several times, but he always misses them. Either his assistant tells me he just had to rush out the door for a meeting, or he’s out of town doing research.

Student 2:  How about you schedule an appointment with one of the other advisors, or find out when the walk-in appointment hours are for the office?

Student 1: One of the reasons I chose my current advisor is because he’s

a little famous, and he’s really really helpful with my classes. He’s also very knowledgeable about my major concentration.

Student 2: Well, it might be useless, but why don’t you try sending him an

e-mail explaining your situation, and note to him how many appointments he has missed with you?

Student 1: Yeah, I could try that.

Student 2: Another idea is finding out when he teaches class, and then show up right after his class to talk to him.

Student 1:  Hmmmm.

Student 2: And I know you might not want to think about it, but maybe you should just consider changing your advisor all-together to someone more  reliable and less famous. 

 

 

 

Narrator:  Now get ready to answer the question.

Narrator:  The students discuss several possible solutions to the woman’s problems. Describe the problem. Then state which solution you prefer and explain why. 

 

 

 

iBT_Q5_05

Directions: For this task, you will listen to a dialogue. You will hear a question about it. You will then have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak. 

 

 

 

Narrator:  Listen to a conversation between two students.

 

Student 1(female): Ryan, I’m thinking about dropping our Chinese class and going back to Spanish.

Student 2(male): What? Why? I thought you really enjoyed taking Chinese?

Student 1:  Well, I do. It’s really fun; it just takes so much extra time to study. I feel like I have to neglect my other classes so I can keep up with the work in Chinese, and I think my grades are starting to slip.

Student 2: That’s really horrible. You’ve already taken two semesters of  Chinese. It seems like a waste if you just quit now. Couldn’t you drop one of your other classes so that you’d have more time to study?

Student 1: Maybe, but I also hoped that someday I could be able to get a job where I could speak Chinese. I don’t know if I’ll ever be good enough for that.

Student 2:  Well, you’re fairly fluent in Spanish, aren’t you? Didn’t you even work at a Mexican restaurant?

Student 1: Yes, I studied Spanish for four years and got a job where I could speak Spanish.

Student 2: Have you considered studying abroad or taking some courses over the summer? Maybe working at a Chinese restaurant would help you too?

Student 1: Studying abroad can be expensive, and have you ever seen a white person working at a Chinese restaurant? I don’t know... 

 

 

 

Narrator: Now get ready to answer the question. 

 

 

Narrator: The students discuss several solutions to the woman’s problem. 

Describe the problem. Then state which of the solutions you prefer and why. 

 

 

 

iBT_Q5_04

Directions: For this task, you will listen to a dialogue. You will hear a question about it. You will then have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.

 

Narrator: Listen to a conversation between two students.

Student 1(male): Wow, I always get fired up and excited when I hear one of those political speeches by Senator Bill.

Student 2(female): Well, if you enjoy them so much, then why don’t you go  work on his campaign? I think they’re looking for people to help.

Student 1:  I really want to, but I already have a job, and lots of classes. I don’t think I’d be able to juggle two jobs, going to class, and studying.

Student 2:  Why don’t you quit your job and go work for the senator if you believe in him so much?

Student 1:  Well, I’ve been working at the bookstore for so long now. It’d feel like I was abandoning my boss. I really don’t make so much there, but after graduation, that reference will look really good on my résumé.

Student 2: Don’t you think a recommendation from a political candidate would be even better for a résumé then a local bookstore owner’s?

Student 1: Yeah, it would, but working at the bookstore is also a good job to  have while I’m in school. It’s usually pretty slow around there, so I can catch up on my homework while I’m at work. I think working on a campaign would be rather time consuming.

Student 2:  Well, I don’t think that would be a problem for you. It’s like you love to stay busy. Whenever I come get you to go to a party or to go out, you’re  always working or studying.  I think you enjoy being so busy. 

 

 

Narrator:  Now get ready to answer the question. 

 

Narrator:  The woman tries to persuade the man to do something. Say what she tries to persuade him to do . Then state which of the solutions you prefer and why.