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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 Public Safety Department of Central State University has posted a notice about parking. Read the announcement about the new parking policy. You will have 45 seconds to read the announcement. Begin reading now.
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A Notice
from Public Safety
A new parking policy is
being instituted starting next year.
Previously, faculty and staff were given
first preference of parking passes, then
commuting students, then the remaining
passes were given out on a
first-come-first-serve basis. This new
policy is intended to more fairly and
orderly distribute the passes. The
university will now give out parking passes
by means of a lottery. To sign up for the
lottery and for questions and information,
please log on to the Public Safety webpage. |
Narrator:
Listen to two students as they
discuss the change in policy.
Student 1(female):
Why did they have to
change the policy?
Student 2(male):
I think the new system
will work out much better. It’s a lot fairer and everyone has an equal shot
at getting a pass now.
Student 1:
But, not everyone should have a fair
shot at a parking pass. Why should a student who lives on campus have a
parking pass, and a student who lives 30 miles away not have one?
Student 2:
Aww, I don’t think it will be so
bad. My friend at another school said they changed their parking policy like
this also. He said a lot of people didn’t even bother to register for the
lottery.
Student 1:
I still think some people should get
special preferences, especially the teachers! I think most of the teachers
have to commute several hours to get here. Now, if they don’t have a parking
pass, they’ll have to either leave much earlier or spend 30 minutes driving
around to find a parking spot somewhere just off campus. It will be
especially bad for the early morning classes.
Student 2:
Maybe you’re right. Does a student
who lives two minutes from class deserve a pass as much as a teacher who
lives two hours away?
Narrator:
Now get ready to answer the
question.
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The woman thinks the new parking policy is horrible. She thinks that Public Safety should not have changed it at all. She thinks that some people deserve a parking pass more than others. It should not be a random process, but people should get parking passes on a needs-based system. Those who need the passes the most should have priority. The woman thinks that it is not fair that a student who commutes to school and lives 30 miles away should have the same chances of getting a parking pass as a student who lives on campus in a dorm that is only a minute or two from class. The students who live on campus don’t need passes because they can walk to class. Teachers who live far away deserve the passes more than students. The woman also thinks that teachers are more important than students. Many of the teachers live far away from campus as well, and it will be a lot of trouble for them in the morning if they don’t have a parking pass.