| TOEFL - Speaking Question 3 |
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Directions: In this question, you will read a short announcement and then
listen to a dialogue on the same topic. You will then answer a question
about them. After you hear the question, you will have 30 seconds to prepare
your response and 60 seconds to speak.
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Narrator: The Board of Trustees has selected a new university president. Read the announcement about the selection. You will have 45 seconds to read the announcement. Begin reading now.
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New President Selected
by Board
The Board is pleased to
announce the selection of the 23rd
president of State University. Matt Tallent has been a
part of the State community for years as a
business owner and contributor to the
university. He will succeed Tom MacMaster
who is stepping down as president this year.
Tallent has recently given over his CEO
title of his chain of Kwik Foodz restaurants
to his son. The board cited Tallent’s
experience as the head of a multi-million
dollar corporation as well as his experience
with running several charities as the
primary reason for selecting him as
president. |
Narrator:
Listen to two students as they
discuss the announcement.
Student 1(female):
Who is this guy and why
is he our new president at the university?
Student 2(male):
You haven’t heard of Matt
Tallent before? He’s kinda like a local celebrity.
Student 1:
No, I’ve never heard of him. But, I
did hear that he never even graduated from college. Why would the board
select a president to run a university who has never even graduated?
Student 2:
Do you know that his chain of
restaurants started out only 40 years ago in the local mall? He’s built it
up to a nation-wide chain that has earned millions of dollars. He also runs
several very huge charities.
Student 1:
But what does he know about
universities? What does all that have to do with running a university?
Student 2:
Well, you know, universities are
becoming more and more like businesses. Maybe he can help our school earn
more money for more improvements. Also, if he can run so many successful
charities, maybe he can get people to donate money to our university for
scholarships.
Student 1:
He does seem to be rather
business-savvy. Maybe it will be good for our university.
Narrator:
Now get ready to answer the
question.
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The man seems to think that the decision the board of trustees made to select Matt Tallent as the new university president was a good one. The man thinks that even though the new president of the university has never graduated from college, he would still make an excellent president. The new president turned a local restaurant into a nationally recognized chain of restaurants that now makes millions of dollars. The new president also runs many successful charities. The man thinks that universities are becoming more and more like businesses, so who is better to run a business than an incredibly successful businessman? If the new president can get lots of people to donate money to charities, the man thinks that maybe the president can get lots of people to donate money to the college. Overall, the man thinks that it would be good to have a person who is good with money become the president of the university.