Task 1: Talk about an interesting school activity that you participated in recently. Give details and examples in your response.
参考答案
An interesting school activity I recently participated in was volunteer teaching. We went to a small, under-developed village that’s far from the city. Students from my school split into groups to teach the kids different classes. I was assigned to teach them English. I taught them some basic greeting skills which they thought was fun. During class breaks, all of us gathered outside to play sports of our choice. Some kicked around a soccer ball, some played the badminton and some played pingpong. Everyone had a blast. Before we left, we made some donations to the school. People donated money, books and school supplies. I would love to go back and visit the kids soon.
Task 2: Some people prefer to buy innovative high-tech products like cellphones and computers when they first came out, others would buy them after the price has been decreased. Which do you prefer? Explain why.
参考答案
I prefer to buy my high-tech products long after they’re first introduced for the following reasons. First, products like cellphone and computers are usually very expensive when they are first introduced to the market. When iPhone first came out, the prices were really high. But it was only about three months later, Apple cut the price by around $200. Not buying these product too soon can save us lots of money. Second, the first batch of product can be flowed. It’s wise to wait for reviews to come out so we can find out if they work as advertised. If there are problems, company will iron out these glitches and make it better.
Task 3
要给四年级学生在图书馆的书架旁边提供柜子(locker)因为提供方便。女的不同意，别的年级学生也要柜子，而且柜子在书架旁边学生方便偷，不好管理。
解题要点
Reading
Announcement: The university is going to provide seniors with a locker near the bookshelf in the library.
Reason 1: Because it will be convenient for seniors to have a locker.
Reason 2: /
Listening
Woman disagrees with the plan
Reason 1: Students in other years also need the locker.
Reason 2: It will be hard for the university to secure the library because it will become easier for students to stole things when lockers are nearby the bookshelf.
Task 4
广告里的modeling，用来给顾客示范产品的亮点和怎么用。教授用例子他儿子想买冰激凌机，他一开始觉得不好，看了电视上一个广告一女的一步步做出好的冰激凌之后他就买了，发现很好使。
解题要点
Term：modeling in advertisement
Definition：The modeling in advertisement is used for demonstrating customers the highlights of a product and how to use it.
Lecture：The professor gives an example of his son. Once his son wanted to buy an ice cream machine, but he didn’t think it a good idea. After watching a woman showing the steps to make an ice cream by using this machine, he bought one and found it very useful.
