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Part 2 Integrated Tasks (Read/ Listen / Speak)

3. Campus Situation Topic: Fit and Explain A reading passage (75-100 words) presents a campus-related issue. A listening passage (60-80 seconds, 150-180 words) comments on the issue in the reading passage. The question asks the test taker to summarize the speaker’s opinion within the context of the reading passage. 4. Academic Course Topic：General / Specific A reading passage (75-100 words) broadly defines a term, process, or idea from an academic subject. An excerpt from a lecture (60-90 seconds, 150-220 words) provides examples and specific information to illustrate the term, process, or idea from the reading passage. The question asks the test taker to combine and convey important information from the reading passage and the lecture.
 * Preparation Time: 30 seconds || Response Time: 60 seconds ||
 * Preparation Time: 30 seconds || Response Time: 60 seconds ||

Part 3 Integrated Tasks (Listen / speak)

5. Campus Situation Topic: Problem / Solution The listening passage(60-90 seconds, 180-220 words) is a conversation about a student-related problem and two solution. The question asks the test taker to demonstrate understanding of the problem and to express an opinion about solving the problem.
 * Preparation Time: 20 seconds || Response Time: 60 seconds ||

6. Academic Course Topic：Summary The listening passage is an excerpt from a lecture(90-120 seconds, 230-280 words) that explains a term or concept and gives concrete examples to illustrate it. The question asks the test taker to summarize the lecture and demonstrate understanding of how the examples relate to the overall topic.
 * Preparation Time: 20 seconds || Response Time: 60 seconds ||

Tasks 3 and 4 are based on reading, listening and speaking while tasks 5 and 6 are based on listening and speaking. What you should do is to take notes while listening and organize what you write down and speak it out logically. You can follow the instructions shown in the sample.

__ Reading material: __
 * Reading time:45 seconds

New Printing Rules in the Computer Lab Western university has decided to limit the usage of printing paper in the computer lab. Each student may print up to 100 copies per month. This is because some students complain that too much paper is wasted and the printers often get paper stuck in the machine. Therefore, the number of printing paper should be controlled in order to save the paper resource and ensure the proper operation of the printers in the computer lab. ||

__ Listening section __ W: can you believe this? The computer lab is putting a limit on the usage of printing paper. M: I heard that many students write letters to complain about the waste of paper, at least not deliberately. It is because students don’t have a clear sense as for how to make use of their learning material. After downloading materials from the internet, students can not tell which are useful and which are not. In case they miss some important documents, they just print all documents out. M: You are right. Students don’t have the time and the ability to immediately decide which resources need to be printed and which not. However, the printers often meet jams when printing frequently. W: The malfunction of the printers is due to the fact that our printers are too old to work smoothly. If a new printer was installed, there wouldn’t be so many jams as we have at present.

__Question:__
 * The woman expresses her opinion of the university’s decision to put limit on the usage of printing paper. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding this opinion. ||

__ Notes for reading material: __ Paper waste & stuck ∴ Save paper & printer work out ||
 * Uni(=universtiy) limit usage paper (=paper)

__ Notes for listening part: __ W x 1) stu(=students) x (=no) waste papr intentionally,  They x know ☆ resource b4 (before) print, ∴ print everything, x miss ☆  2) machine outdated, x work well, ∴ stuck, if upgrade, no breakdowns ||
 * W(=woman) x (=disagree)

__ Integrated notes including reading and listening: __ Papr waste & stuck ∴ Save papr & printer work out W (=woman) x (=disagree) W x 1) stu(=students) x (=no) waste papr intentionally,  They x know ☆ resource b4 (before) print, ∴ print everything, x miss ☆ 2) machine outdated, x work well, ∴ stuck, if upgrade, no breakdowns ||
 * Uni(university) limit usage papr (paper).

__ Suggested answers: __ The university is putting limit on the amount of printing paper used in the computer lab, because students complain about the waste of paper and the printers often get stuck with paper. However, the woman doesn’t stand up for the policy made by the university. First, she argues that students never intentionally waste paper. They actually can’t tell what’s the most useful or important resource before printing. So they just print out everything in case they don’t miss anything important. Also, she points out that the current printing machines are outdated and can not work properly, and that is why the paper often get stuck in the machine. If the old equipments are upgraded to more efficient ones, there would be no more breakdowns due to the frequent usage.