Required Work Experience
The business studies department at State University will now require all students enrolled in its program to complete one semester of work experience in a local corporation or small business.It is felt that students will benefit from this work experience by developing leadership and organizational skills that would not normally be learned in a classroom or campus setting.Furthermore, the relationships that students establish with the company that they work for may help them to secure permanent employment with that company once they have completed the program and graduated.
托福TPO9口语task3题目 Listening Part:
Now listen to two students discussing the announcement.
(man) Read this announcement?
(woman) Yeah, and I disagree. I don’t think it’ll actually help students.
(man) Really, why not?
(woman) Well, they talked about leadership and organizational skills, but that’s not
really the kind of work you do. Like my elder brother ’s had the kind of job they’re talking about, and typically you are just there to do the basic tasks like typing or filing stuff, nothing very meaningful.
(man) Oh, so you wouldn’t actually learn anything new.
(woman) Exactly!
(man) I guess I see what you mean. But what about the other point they make?
(woman) About this helping us after we graduate? I don’t agree.
(man) How come?
(woman) Well, the problem is that there’re lots of other universities in our area that have the same requirement. So there’re lots of other students at these positions.
(man) Yeah, I guess I haven’t thought of that.
(woman) So, even if you take a position like this in a company while you’re still a student, once you graduate the competition for permanent jobs will be impossible. I mean there just won’t be enough jobs available for all of the business graduates in the city that will be looking for full-time work.
(man) Hmmm, I see what you’re saying.
托福TPO9口语task3题目 Question:
The woman expresses her opinion about the new policy. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
托福TPO9口语task3答案解析：
1. Reading key
(1.1) Announcement: all business graduates must intern at a local business
(1.2) Reason 1: business and leadership skills
(1.3) Reason 2: professional relationship building
2. Listening key
(2.1) Woman disagrees with it
(2.2) Reason 1: students don’t learn anything meaningful at these positions
(2.2.1) Detail: her cousin did it before, all there is to do are basic stuff like filing and typing
(2.3) Reason 2: internship can’t secure permanent positions
(2.3.1) Details: the problem not is not the lack of work experiences, problem is there aren’t enough job opens for all graduates in the area
托福TPO9口语task3范文：
The business studies department plans to require all students to intern at a local business, because they can get more working experience and that will help when they job hunt after graduation. In the conversation, the woman disagrees with the school’s plan. First of all, she thinks students won’t learn anything valuable at these positions. They only get to do some simple tasks such as typing and filing stuff, it’s a waste of time. Second, many other universities in the city have the same requirement for students, so after they graduate, the competition is still there. Getting a permanent job is almost impossible because there just aren’t enough jobs available for all business graduates.