Hot Breakfasts Eliminated
Beginning next month, Dining Services will no longer serve hot breakfast foods at university dining halls. Instead, students will be offered a wide assortment of cold breakfast items in the morning. These cold breakfast foods, such as breads, fruit, and yogurt, are healthier than many of the hot breakfast items that we will stop serving, so health-conscious students should welcome this change. Students will benefit in another way as well, because limiting the breakfast selection to cold food items will save money and allow us to keep our meal plans affordable.
托福TPO3口语task3题目 Listening Part:
Now listen to two students discussing the announcement.
(woman) Do you believe any of this? It’s ridiculous.
(man) What do you mean? It is important to eat healthy foods.
(woman) Sure it is! But they are saying a yogurt is better for you than an omelet or than hot cereal? I mean, whether something is hot or cold, that shouldn’t be the issue. Let’s say maybe on a really cold morning, in that case, which is going to be better for you, a bowl of cold cereal or a nice warm omelet? It’s obvious. There’s no question.
(man) I’m not gonna argue with you there.
(woman) And this whole thing about saving money.
(man) What about it?
(woman) Well, they are actually going to make things worse for us, not better. Cause if they start cutting back and we can’t get what we want here on campus, well, we are going to going off campus and pay off-campus prices. And you know what? That’ll be expensive. Even if it’s only two or three mornings a week, it can add up.
托福TPO3口语task3题目 Question:
The woman expresses her opinion of the change that has been announced. State her opinion and explain her reasons for holding that opinion.
托福TPO3口语task3答案解析：
1. Reading keys
(1.1) Announcement: replace hot items with cold items in the school cafeteria
(1.2) Reason 1: cold foods are healthier
(1.3) Reason 2: students can save money from the change
2. Listening keys
(2.1) Woman disagrees with it
(2.2) Reason 1: cold items isn’t better than hot food
(2.2.1) Details: warm omelet is better than cold cereal in a cold morning
(2.3) Reason 2: it won’t save money for students
(2.3.1) Details: people can’t get what they want on campus → go off campus to buy food → off campus food is more expensive → students will end up spending more money over time
托福TPO3口语task3范文：
The school is planning to stop serving hot breakfast at the university dinning hall, because cold items are healthier and doing so can bring down the cost of campus meal plan. In the conversation, the woman disagrees with the school's plan for the following reasons. First of all, she dosen’t think that cold food for breakfast is a good idea. Especially in a cold morning, a warm omelet can make you a lot more comfortable than something cold. Second, she thinks cutting back the menu will make student’s life a lot harder. People are going to be forced to go off campus to get what they want. And off campus food is usually more expansive. Over time, students will end up spending a lot more money.