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托福口說Task 3範例 (二) 

托福Task 3 這類型的題目，在聽力部分其中一個很重要的關鍵是：主要在發表意見的學生的說話內容，因為這個學生會反應到考生在一開始閱讀到的短文的內容並且表示贊同或是反對的理由，因此要在聽力時就要分清楚回答關鍵到底在哪個聲音的學生中，才能當聽到這個學生的內容更要專心注意。

Reading Part:

Music Coming to Cafeterias

Mary Dixon, Director of the Student Life Committee, announced yesterday that beginning next semester, university cafeterias will broadcast classical music during mealtimes. "Music will foster a more relaxed atmosphere", said Dixon. “Students’ lives are hectic, and mealtimes provide important opportunities to take a break and catch up with friends before moving on to the next class or assignment.” Added Dixon, “We’re hoping that, if we provide the music, students will unplug their music devices their walkmans and mp3 players or whatever and will spend more time talking to each other. When students have their headphones on, they’re not connecting with each other.”
 

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Listening Part: 

Now listen to two students discussing the university’s plan. 

Man :  Have you read this article? Are they serious? 
Woman  : Yeah, I think so. Why? 
Man :  Well, first of all, a lot of kids aren’t looking for relaxing breaks at lunch time. They like to study while they, especially while they have exams coming up or some assignments they have to get done. 
Woman  : Yeah, that’s true. 
Man :  And now they won’t be able to concentrate. This is gonna be very distracting. 
Woman  : Hmmm. Ok, yeah, I see your point. 
Man :  And second, most students don’t like classical music.
Woman  : It’s certainly not what I listen to. 
Man :  So, are people going to stop listening to their own music? 
Woman  : No!
Man :  I think people are going to be even more likely to bring their mp3 player, you know, to play their own music and block out the classical stuff. 
Woman  : Yeah, that makes sense.
 

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Question:

The man expresses his opinion about the university’s plan. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.

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Reading key

(1.1) Announcement: school cafeteria to play classical music
(1.2) Reason 1: to give students a chance to relax during break
(1.3) Reason 2: encourage more face to face conversation between students
2. Listening key
(2.1) Man disagrees with it
(2.2) Reason 1: students are busy during lunch
(2.2.1) Details: students study while they eat; they are also working on upcoming exams or getting ready for the next class
(2.3) Reason 2: students don’t like classical music
(2.3.1) Details: classical music will encourage more people to bring their own music to school, even less people will talk to each other
 

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範文：
The school is planning to play classical music during lunch hour in the student cafeteria to give students a chance to relax and encourage more face to face conversations between students. In the conversation, the man disagrees with the school’s plan for the following reasons. First of all, students aren’t looking for a relaxing time during the break, they are either busy preparing for upcoming exams or working on assignments. Second, most students don’t even like classical music. If the school played this kind of music, that will encourage even more students to bring their MP3 players to school, therefore even fewer students will be talking to each other.