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.
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