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Task 2 — Thông báo trong trường

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Question 130s to prepare · 60s to speak

The man/woman expresses an opinion about the announcement. State that opinion and explain the reasons given.

Model answer

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KHUNG TOEFL Task 2 — Y KIEN VE THAY DOI TRUONG/CAM PUS (60 giay) 15 GIAY CHUAN BI: doc thong bao va ghi nhu: - Truong sap lam gi? - Nguoi trong conversation dong hay phan doi? - Ho dua ra 2 ly do gi? 60 GIAY NOI: Cau 1 (6s): "The university [plans to / has decided to] [noi dung thong bao]." Cau 2 (6s): "The [man/woman] [supports/opposes] this plan." Cau 3-4 (20s): "The first reason [he/she] gives is that [ly do 1 + chi tiet]." Cau 5-6 (20s): "Additionally, [he/she] mentions that [ly do 2 + chi tiet]." Cau 7 (8s): Co the them: "In [his/her] opinion, [nhan xet tong quan cua nguoi do]." VI DU: Announcement: The library will close at 9pm instead of 11pm to cut costs. Student opinion (woman, opposes): "The university has announced that the library will close at 9pm on weekdays. The woman in the conversation opposes this decision. First, she points out that many students do their most productive studying late at night, between 9 and 11pm, and closing the library during that time removes their best study space. She also mentions that students who live far from campus have no alternative — they can't simply go home and come back. In her opinion, the cost savings don't justify disrupting the academic schedule of a significant portion of students." LUU Y QUAN TRONG: - Khong neu y kien CA NHAN ban: "I think the library should..." = SACH DEM - Chi tom tat y kien NGUOI TRONG CONVERSATION - Dung "he/she" de chi nguoi noi, khong dung ten

Vocabulary you can use today

opposes this plan
phan doi ke hoach nay — dung ro rang thay vi 'doesn't like'
points out
chi ra, neu ra — tu chinh xac khi tom tat y kien nguoi khac
in his/her opinion
theo quan diem cua anh/co ay — cach dan ý kien ro rang
significant portion
phan dang ke — thay cho 'many students'
justify
binh luan, cho phep — 'don't justify' = khong xung dang
alternative
phuong an thay the — tu hay trong Task 2

Common traps for Vietnamese speakers

Task 2 KHAC Task 1: ban KHONG neu y kien ca nhan. Ban chi tom tat y kien nguoi trong conversation. "I agree with the woman" = sach trang. Hai ly do la bat buoc. Neu trong conversation co 3 ly do, chon 2 ro rang nhat va co chi tiet nhat. Neu chi co 1 ly do ro rang, gio it cho ly do thu hai nhung dung bo qua hoan toan. Bat dau bang "The university has announced that..." ngay — khong mat thoi gian "Good morning, today I'm going to discuss..." Co toi 60 giay ma con nhieu viec de lam.

/ɪ/ trong 'significant', 'specifically', 'initially'am cuoi /d/ trong 'opposed', 'disrupted', 'justified'/θ/ trong 'thought', 'throughout'trong am 'proDUCtive', 'alTERnative', 'SIGnificant'

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