TPO22口语Task3题目:
University Announces Change in Campus Tour Guides
Traditionally, staff members from the admissions office have led the campus tours for secondary-school students who are considering attending the university. Beginningnext semester, however, current students will lead these guided walks around the campus instead. “The staff of the admissions office no longer have time to lead the campus tours. We need to focus our resources on our other responsibilities,” explain Christine Tanner, the director of admissions.“Furthermore, we feel that current students will offer unique and valuable insight to our visitors during these campus tours.”
Conversation
Now listen to two students discussing the article.
Man: So, what do you think of this?
Woman: Well, I think it’s a good idea, necessary, too.
Man: Why is that?
Woman: Well, you know, I’ve actually been up to the admissions office a couple of times, like, to pick up some information for a friend, you know, and every time I’ve ever been there, wow, you can tell they’re really busy.
Man: Oh, really.
Woman: Yeah, those staff members are running around like crazy, on the phone, doing interviews, dealing with tons of paper work, so I can totally believe what they are saying about the time factor, seems like having one less thing to worry about will be a good thing.
Man: Sounds like it.
Woman: Yep, oh, and about the other point,
Man: The, uh, the different perspective thing?
Woman: Uh hum, I think people like us will be really good at this. Unlike, you know, I remember when I was first shown around the campus, the guide leading was, well, he was super nice, but there were some questions that he couldn’t really answer from experience.
Man: Like what?
Woman: Well, practical things, which are the noisier dorms? Or which ones are quietest? Which student cafeteria would he recommend? Stuff he didn't have first-hand knowledge about, I mean, how could he?
Man: I see. Our point of view might be more helpful.
Question
The woman expresses her opinion about the university’s plan. Briefly summarize the plan.Then state her opinion about the plan and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
Key Points1. too busy
TPO22口语Task3参考答案(范文模板):
The woman endorses the school’s plan to have the students conduct the student tours instead of the school’s staff members. According to the school, the staff members don’t have time to lead the tours for students anymore and need to worry about other things instead, and the woman reckons it’s true saying that every time she goes to their offices, they’re always running around and doing a bunch of other things so she thinks having one less thing to worry about will be good for them. The school also notes that students will have a better insight about life on campus that they can portray to visitors on the tour and the woman adds that when she took the campus tour, the man running the tour couldn’t answer a lot of her questions about life on campus cos he wasn’t a student.