TPO6口語Task3題目：
Passage
History Seminars Should Be Shorter
Currently, all of the seminar classes in the history department are three hours long. I would like to propose that history seminars be shortened to two hours. I make this proposal for two reasons. First, most students just cannot concentrate for three hours straight. I myself have taken these three-hour seminars and found them tiring and sometimes boring. Also, when a seminar lasts that long, people stop concentrating and stop learning, so the third hour of a three-hour seminar is a waste of every one's time. Two-hour seminars would be much more efficient.
Conversation
Now listen to two students discussing the letter.
Woman: I totally disagree with Tim’s proposal.
Man: Why?
Woman: Well, look, Tim’s my friend but he’s not your typical student. He stays up late partying every night, week nights, too.
Man: If he parties every night no wonder he can’t pay attention.
Woman: Yes, and most students aren’t like that. They come to class prepared and rested and they can concentrate.
Man: So, you’re saying that problem is really Tim.
Woman: Yes. He was in one of my classes last year and whenever I looked at him he was actually sleeping.
Man: I guess if he was sleeping, he can’t really know what’s happening, what other people in class are doing.
Woman: Right! And you want to know what does happen in that last hour of seminar? In a lot of seminars that I’ve been in, that’s when things get interesting.
Man: Really?
Woman: Yes, that’s usually when students get really involved in the discussion and start ex changing important ideas, and if the History department actually did what Tim suggests, well if they did that, what would happen is you’d lose what might be the most worthwhile part of the seminar.
Question
The woman expresses her opinion about the proposal that her friend Tim made in his letter to the newspaper. State her opinion about his proposal and explain the reason she gives for her opinion.
Key Points
1. cannot concentrate; tiring & boring
2. stop learning; third hr a waste of time
TPO6口語Task3參考答案(范文模板)：
The woman doesn’t agree with Tim’s proposal to shorten the history seminars to two hours, instead of three. According to Tim, most students can’t concentrate that long and the seminars are wearing, but the woman says the reason why Tim can’t concentrate is cos he parties all night long and gets sleepy in the class. Most students aren’tlike him. Concentration is not a problem for them. Tim also notes since people stop learning during the third hour, the last hour is a waste of time for everyone, but the woman points out the last hour is actually the best part of the seminar cos it was during that time that the students are actively involved in the discussion and start comparing notes. If you miss it, it’s a huge loss.
Passage
History Seminars Should Be Shorter
Currently, all of the seminar classes in the history department are three hours long. I would like to propose that history seminars be shortened to two hours. I make this proposal for two reasons. First, most students just cannot concentrate for three hours straight. I myself have taken these three-hour seminars and found them tiring and sometimes boring. Also, when a seminar lasts that long, people stop concentrating and stop learning, so the third hour of a three-hour seminar is a waste of every one's time. Two-hour seminars would be much more efficient.
Conversation
Now listen to two students discussing the letter.
Woman: I totally disagree with Tim’s proposal.
Man: Why?
Woman: Well, look, Tim’s my friend but he’s not your typical student. He stays up late partying every night, week nights, too.
Man: If he parties every night no wonder he can’t pay attention.
Woman: Yes, and most students aren’t like that. They come to class prepared and rested and they can concentrate.
Man: So, you’re saying that problem is really Tim.
Woman: Yes. He was in one of my classes last year and whenever I looked at him he was actually sleeping.
Man: I guess if he was sleeping, he can’t really know what’s happening, what other people in class are doing.
Woman: Right! And you want to know what does happen in that last hour of seminar? In a lot of seminars that I’ve been in, that’s when things get interesting.
Man: Really?
Woman: Yes, that’s usually when students get really involved in the discussion and start ex changing important ideas, and if the History department actually did what Tim suggests, well if they did that, what would happen is you’d lose what might be the most worthwhile part of the seminar.
Question
The woman expresses her opinion about the proposal that her friend Tim made in his letter to the newspaper. State her opinion about his proposal and explain the reason she gives for her opinion.
Key Points
1. cannot concentrate; tiring & boring
2. stop learning; third hr a waste of time
TPO6口語Task3參考答案(范文模板)：
The woman doesn’t agree with Tim’s proposal to shorten the history seminars to two hours, instead of three. According to Tim, most students can’t concentrate that long and the seminars are wearing, but the woman says the reason why Tim can’t concentrate is cos he parties all night long and gets sleepy in the class. Most students aren’tlike him. Concentration is not a problem for them. Tim also notes since people stop learning during the third hour, the last hour is a waste of time for everyone, but the woman points out the last hour is actually the best part of the seminar cos it was during that time that the students are actively involved in the discussion and start comparing notes. If you miss it, it’s a huge loss.