ANNOUNCEMENT READING 1
Please read aloud the following announcement.
以下の文章を音読してください。
READ
Notice to all students using the parking area
| This is to announce that the management has decided to expand the parking area due to the following reasons: |
| ・increase in the number of students |
| ・illegal parking |
| All students are not allowed to use the parking area from April 14 to May 31 due to construction activities. |
| We will provide a free bus service from the campus to the station from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. during the mentioned dates. |
| Any questions should be directed to the management office. |
| We appreciate your understanding and thank you for your cooperation. |
DIALOGUE READING 1
Please read aloud the following dialogue with your tutor.
Your tutor will read the female student’s part, and you will read the male student’s part.
Your tutor will read the female student’s part, and you will read the male student’s part.
講師と以下の会話文を音読してください。講師はfemaleパートを読むのでmaleパートを読みましょう。
READ
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Female:
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Have you seen the announcement about the parking construction? |
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Male:
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Yes, I think it’s ridiculous! |
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Female:
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Why do you think so? |
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Male:
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First, the duration of the construction is too long. It will take more than a month. We all know the public transportation is busy in April because it’s the start of the school year. |
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Female:
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I think so, too. |
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Male:
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The management should schedule all construction activities during spring vacation instead. |
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Female:
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I agree. That way, it will not cause any inconvenience to students. |
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Male:
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Also, it’s unrealistic. They will offer a free bus service, but the operation hours is only until 7:00 p.m. We might miss the last bus since our last class ends at 6:45 p.m. |
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Female:
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Well, I think there is not much that we can do. Let us ask for our professor’s help. |
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Male:
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I don’t think our professor can really help us with this. Let’s just request to extend the operation hours of the bus service. |
QUESTION
The male student expresses his opinion on the management’s decision.
State his opinion and explain his reasons.
State his opinion and explain his reasons.
男性が管理部の決定事項について意見を述べています。この男性の意見を述べ、彼の意見の理由を説明してください。
PREPARATION
You have 30 seconds for preparation before answering.
Please start your preparation silently.
Please start your preparation silently.
回答の前に30秒の準備時間があります。静かに解答の準備を始めてください。
PREPARE
(30 seconds for preparation to answer)
(回答の準備時間30秒)
ANSWER
You have 60 seconds to answer. Please start your answer now.
60秒で回答します。回答を始めてください。
ANSWER
CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
We will check the sample answers. Please repeat after me.
解答例を見ます。講師に続いて読みましょう。
SAMPLE ANSWERS
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The female student and the male student are talking about an announcement made by the management.
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According to the announcement, all students are not allowed to use the parking area from April 14 to May 31 due to construction activities.
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The male student disagrees with the management’s decision and gives two reasons why he is against it.
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First, he feels that it’s ridiculous that the duration of the construction is too long. He argues that the management should schedule all construction activities during spring vacation instead. It is because the public transportation is busy in April since it’s the start of the school year.
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Second, he adds that the bus operation hours is only until 7:00 p.m. He says that some students might miss the last bus since their last class ends at 6:45 p.m.
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For these reasons, the male student doesn’t support the expansion of the parking area in their school.
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ANNOUNCEMENT READING 2
Please read aloud the following announcement.
以下の文章を音読してください。
READ
Notice to students
| This is to notify all students that the library will be temporarily closed from November 28 to December 22. Annual maintenance and insect nuisance control will take place during the said dates. Please be advised that no student will be allowed to enter the library on the dates mentioned above. |
| Kindly return your books before the said dates. |
| The library will resume its normal operations on January 4 at 10 a.m. |
| If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to the administration office. |
| Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. |
DIALOGUE READING 2
Please read aloud the following dialogue with your tutor.
Your tutor will read the female student’s part, and you will read the male student’s part.
Your tutor will read the female student’s part, and you will read the male student’s part.
講師と以下の会話文を音読してください。講師はfemaleパートを読むのでmaleパートを読みましょう。
READ
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Female:
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Hi, John. |
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Male:
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Hi, Kate. Did you see the announcement at the library? |
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Female:
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Yes, I saw it this morning and I have to return some books. |
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Male:
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I think the temporarily closing of the library from November 28 to December 22 is unreasonable. |
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Female:
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Why do you think so? |
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Male:
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Well, it’ll be held during our exam week, right? |
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Female:
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Yeah, our exam week is from December 5 to December 14. |
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Male:
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You see, it’s going to be inconvenient for us students. The library maintenance is scheduled to be finished before winter vacation. But, I think the administration office should conduct it during winter vacation instead. This is a university, so they should not interfere with the students’ examination schedule. |
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Female:
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Do you usually study at the library? |
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Male:
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Yes. It’s quiet there, so I can concentrate well on studying. |
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Female:
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That’s true. |
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Male:
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We have a study space next to the cafeteria. I sometimes go there after class, but all seats are occupied most of the time, so I go to the library. |
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Female:
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That’s right. The study space is always crowded. |
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Male:
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I think I’ll go ahead and raise this concern to the administration office now. I’ll see you around! |
QUESTION
The man expresses his opinion on the annual library maintenance.
State his opinion and explain his reasons.
State his opinion and explain his reasons.
男性が管理部のお知らせについて意見を述べています。この男性の意見を述べ、彼の意見の理由を説明してください。
PREPARATION
You have 30 seconds for preparation before answering.
Please start your preparation silently.
Please start your preparation silently.
回答の前に30秒の準備時間があります。静かに解答の準備を始めてください。
PREPARE
(30 seconds for preparation to answer)
(回答の準備時間30秒)
ANSWER
You have 60 seconds to answer. Please start your answer now.
60秒で回答します。回答を始めてください。
ANSWER
CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
We will check the sample answers. Please repeat after me.
解答例を見ます。講師に続いて読みましょう。
SAMPLE ANSWERS
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A female student and a male student are talking about the announcement made by the school library.
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According to the announcement, the library will be temporarily closed from November 28 to December 22.
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The annual maintenance and insect nuisance control will take place from November 28 to December 22. All students are not allowed to enter the library on the mentioned dates.
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The male student disagrees with the announcement and gives two reasons.
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First, he thinks that the annual maintenance and insect nuisance control will be inconvenient for the students. It is because the duration of the construction activities interferes with the students’ examination schedule. He says the administration office should conduct it during winter vacation instead.
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Second, he adds that the study space next to the cafeteria is always crowded. He says students don’t have enough space to study.
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In short, the male student gives a couple of reasons why he is against the annual library maintenance taking place during their examination schedule.
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