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TASK 1 Independent Speaking, Personal Preference
What is the best way for parents to help their children succeed in school?
Use details and examples to explain your answer.
TASK 2 Independent Speaking, Paired Choice
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
It is important for all university students to engage in social activities such as joining clubs or sports groups.
Use details and examples to explain your answer.
TASK 3 Integrated Reading/Listening/Speaking
New Requirement for Theater Studies Majors
Starting this fall, the theater studies department will add a new requirement for all students majoring in theater studies. In addition to their reading and writing assignments, theater studies majors will be expected to make trips off campus to attend three theatrical performances each semester at the city’s theaters. “The reason we’ve added this requirement is that we feel that seeing professionally produced plays is necessary to fully understanding the art of drama,” the head of the theater department said. In order to fund these trips, all theater studies majors will be required to pay a fee of $35 each semester.
The man expresses his opinion of the new requirement, briefly describe the requirement, then state his opinion and explain his reasons for holding that opinion.
TASK 4 Integrated Reading/Listening/Speaking
Ecosystem Resilience
An ecosystem is a local environment with its complex community of organisms functioning together as a unit. An ecosystem can be damaged by natural disasters or by human activity. If the ecosystem has a limited variety of species, then destroying even one species of plant or animal can change the ecosystem forever. A resilient ecosystem, however, is able to restore itself to its original, pre-disturbance condition. Resilience in an ecosystem is possible when the ecosystem is populated by a large variety of species: if one species is eliminated by a disturbance, other species are able to take the place of that species, which allows the ecosystem to avoid long-term change.
Take the coral reef as an example, explain what it means for an ecosystem to be resilient.
TASK 5 Integrated Listening/Speaking
Briefly summarize the problem the speakers are discussing. Then state which of the two solutions from the conversation you would recommend. Explain the reasons for your recommendation.
TASK 6 Integrated Listening/Speaking
The professor discussed an experiment with mother rats. Using the experiment, explain what scientists have learned about the mental abilities of some mother animals.