A. You will hear a short lecture. Write a summary for a fellow student who was not present at the lecture. You should write 50 – 70 words.
You will have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the key points presented in the lecture.
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Model Answer
In the interview, a professor of English is asked whether English is an easy subject at university, because all you have to do is read books. The professor argues that this is not true, saying that not only do students have to read a lot of books in a short time, but they also develop critical abilities and gain an understanding of the cultural context surrounding the books they read.
B. You will hear a short lecture. Write a summary for a fellow student who was not present at the lecture. You should write 50 – 70 words.
You will have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the key points presented in the lecture.
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Solution
Model answer
The speaker draws on personal experience to describe the behavior of crowds. He tells us of how he got caught up in a demonstration that turned violent and how he felt about this and how his feelings changed during the demonstration. He concludes that in crowds the individual is lost in the group mind and follows where the crowd goes, which gives one a sense of freedom from responsibility.
C. You will hear a short lecture. Write a summary for a fellow student who was not present at the lecture. You should write 50 – 70 words.
You will have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the key points presented in the lecture.
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Solution
Model Answer
This is about John Milton the poet, but the speaker believes you can get a better idea of what Milton believed socially and politically by reading his prose writings. He wrote about many subjects, including divorce, but the most relevant to us today is his pamphlet or essay on freedom of expression and publication, and which is against all forms of censorship.