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TOEFL Speaking Task 2 Practice 013
TOEFL Speaking Task 2 Practice #013
Reading passage
No More Posters on the Student Center Walls
In the past, students have been allowed to display posters promoting events, clubs, and activities on the concrete wall outside the student center. Starting next semester, however, the university will implement a new policy prohibiting posters from being posted on the building's exterior. According to a university spokesperson, the decision is part of a broader initiative to improve the campus's visual appeal. "The posters on the wall detract from the building's appearance," the official said, "so we must take them down." Instead, students will be able to use the bulletin board in the dining hall for their posters, making the policy change less of an inconvenience for those wishing to advertise.
Sincerely,
Vera Nielsen
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Listening transcript
Narrator:Now listen to two students discussing the article.
Woman:It's really too bad about this new policy.
Man:Why do you say that?
Woman:Well, I mean you don't notice it so much now, but if you take a good look at that building, it's pretty boring, just your basic square building with grey concrete walls and no kind of ornamentation or anything to make it interesting.
Man:Yes, I guess that's true, now that I think about it.
Woman:Yeah, the stuff that goes up there now, a lot of it's artistic and colorful. It gives the building character and personality.
Man:True.
Woman:Plus, it's always changing, and that's cool too.
Man:Yeah, you're right.
Woman:So what's gonna to be left, a boring old concrete wall?
Man:Yeah, I guess it will be kind of plain.
Woman:Yeah, and the idea about the dining hall? Not everybody eats there. A lot of students eat at the snack bar or off campus. Some students bring lunch from home and eat outside, under the trees.
Man:That's true. I never eat in the dining hall. Woman: OK, see what I mean? So how are you going to see those announcements?
Man:I won't.
Woman:I rest my case.
Your speaking task
The speaker expresses an opinion about the proposal in the reading passage. Summarize the proposal, state the speaker's opinion, and explain the reasons given.
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