Task 1

Topic

Don’t allow students bring personal computers to school. What do you think?

Task 2

Topic

Taking classes or taking off during summer vacation, agree or disagree?

Task 3

Reading

Allow students parking on faculty's parking lots. Otherwise late for class. Faculty's parking lots not fully occupied

Listening

主角立场：不赞同

主角阐述：

1.    special reserved parking lots for students just 10 min walk from campus building

2. faculty parking lots occupied mid-day

Task 4

Definition

Frustration tolerance

Examples

Parents restrict their response to children's frustration after failure attempts. Professor's son got wood blocks to stack a tower. The son failed once asked for professor's help. Repeat this process. Professor waited a few minutes on each time. Son learned build tower by himself

Task 5

Problem

主角问题：

Woman promised man help with him tonight on chemistry test tomorrow morning 10am. Woman forgot had tickets for a school play with friends.

Solutions

解决方案：

1.    cancel play

2.    meet man tomorrow morning 8am

Task 6

Topic

动物群居

Animals living in groups

Content

Animals living in groups with 1) complex social bond 2) simple social bond

1．Elephants strong social bond, one sick others take after

2. Fish simple social bond, hardly recognize and distinguish

Task 1

Topic

American cargo ship found floating all crew members gone.

Reading

1) pirates captured crew members asked for ransoms

2) leaked barrels caused explosion crew members escaped by lifeboat

3) leaked water into ship crew members abandoned ship escaped to

island Santa Maria

Listening

1) no one asked for ransom

2) explosion must have smell. Sailors discovered the ship didn't report any smell after thoroughly examined

3) ship capable of traveling for a few days still floating while being discovered. Crew members skilled accurate estimation on ship taking lifeboat more risky rather sailing ship to island Santa Maria

Task 2

Version

Topic

Playing sports teaches people important lessons about life.