[TOEFL] Task 5_Exercise 3

DIALOGUE READING

Please read aloud the dialogue with your tutor.

READ

Female:
Oh no! I left my P.E. uniform. I need it for our softball game in our class today.
Male:
Do you remember where you put it?
Female:
Yes, I put it in my locker together with my shoes earlier.
Male:
Why did you put it in your locker?
Female:
It was too heavy to carry in my bag. I had 3 classes before our P.E. class today.
Male:
I see. Why don’t you get it from your locker? You still have time before P.E. class starts.
Female:
I can’t because our P.E. class will start in 5 minutes. My locker is in the other building, it will take me at least 15 minutes to get there. I’m afraid I might get back here late. Our professor will deduct some points from the team’s total score if there’s a late member.
Male:
If that’s the case, maybe you can ask our professor if he’ll allow you to be the scorer for today’s game. Then, just play next week.
Female:
I don’t think that will work because our professor is too strict. Also, he said during our last class that those students who will not play as scheduled will be marked as absent.

READING SILENTLY

Now, please read the dialogue silently for 50 seconds.

READ SILENTLY

(50 seconds to read the dialogue silently)

QUESTION

Describe the female student’s problem and the two suggestions given by the male student. Decide which of the two suggestions you think is better and give reasons to support your answer.

PREPARATION

You have 20 seconds for preparation before answering.
Please start your preparation silently.

PREPARE

(20 seconds for preparation to answer)

ANSWER

You have 60 seconds to answer. Please start your answer now.

ANSWER

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

We will check the sample answers. Please repeat after me.

SAMPLE ANSWERS

A female student and a male student are talking about a problem the female student has.
The problem is that she left her P.E uniform in her locker.
The male student offers two solutions to solve her problem.
His first solution is to get her P.E uniform from her locker since she still has time before her class starts.
His second solution is to ask her professor if she can be the scorer for today’s game and play next week instead.
I agree with the first solution because asking her professor to let her be the scorer for today’s game might cause a problem in the long run since she will be marked as absent. If she goes back to her locker and gets her P.E. uniform, she will have a bigger chance to attend their class and play at their softball game.