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TOEFL Speaking Task 2 Practice 020
TOEFL Speaking Task 2 Practice #020
Reading passage
Proposal for a Ride-sharing Program
Many students who live off-campus drive to campus individually. I suggest the university implement a ride-sharing program, where students living in the same area can team up and carpool to campus together. This program would provide both financial and environmental benefits. Students would save money by sharing a ride, reducing transportation costs. Additionally, fewer cars on the road would help reduce the campus's environmental impact, benefiting everyone in the long run.
Sincerely,
Virginia Norwood
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Listening transcript
Narrator:Now listen to two students discussing the letter.
Man:Ellen, you drive to campus right? Did you see this letter in the paper today?
Woman:Yeah, I did. I think it makes a lot of sense, so it would be great if the university starts something like that.
Man:OK.
Woman:Well, now I drive to campus all by myself and buy gas now and then, It isn't much each time I fill the tank, but it adds up.
Man:I'm sure.
Woman:So, a program like that would really help students. They'd spend less on gas, and it's not just gas either. It's also the wear and tear on the car. I mean, the more you use a car, going back and forth all the time, the more you have to do maintenance and repairs.
Man:Right. But do you think the program would have that other benefit?
Woman:I do. Because there have been a lot more people coming into the city, so there's much more traffic now than before, and all the carbon dioxide that comes from all those cars on the road is polluting the environment more and more.
Man:So with this program.
Woman:Right. There'd be less carbon dioxide pouring out into the air, and this would reduce environmental pollution, and the air quality would certainly improve.
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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