TOEFL Speaking Task 2 Practice 028

Narrator:Now listen to two students discussing the letter.

Man:So, Jane, what do you think of Eric's proposal?

Woman:I'm all for it.

Man:So you think it's true? What he says about the problems with the way it's been done?

Woman:Well, yeah, I do. Take his first reason. Like, I know you don't drive, but I do drive here every day, so I need a place to park my car. And remember last year when they decided to repair some of the parking lots?

Man:Oh, yeah, I remember that. There was a lot of work going on, wasn't there? Starting in December. Woman: Right. At least four lots were closed, and that meant there weren't enough parking spots for students' and professors' cars. I usually had to circle around, looking for parking on one of the streets and then walk from the street all the way to my classes.

Man:That's annoying.

Woman:Yeah, and it happened to a lot of other people in my classes too. People were always arriving late because of all the trouble they had parking. Sometimes even my professors were late.

Man:Yeah.

Woman:And also his second point. That makes sense, too. I mean, for instance, part of the reason those parking lot repairs last year took so long was because of the big snow storms. They had to keep stopping, sometimes for a week or two at a time, because of snow and ice on the ground.

Man:Yeah, I remember that, we had a bunch of big snowstorms right in a row last year.

Woman:Yeah, so with all that starting and stopping 'cause of the weather, the job took them a lot longer to finish.