TPO66 Task2
Task2
The woman expresses her opinion about the letter-writer’s proposal. Briefly summarize the proposal. Then state her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
Reading
No Sports on the Dining Hall Lawn
The open grassy area in front of the dining hall is one of the nicest features of our campus. Unfortunately, though, the grass is regularly trampled on and damaged by students playing games like soccer and Frisbee, resulting in ugly bare patches of dirt. I think the university should prohibit students from playing sports on the dining-hall lawn, so that the grass will look nicer.Banning sports from the lawn shouldn’t inconvenience anyone, since there are fields next to the gym where students can play sports instead. Sincerely, Justin Ruben
Listening
Male Student: What do you think of this letter? Female Student: I don’t know if a rule like that would be that helpful. I’m not sure it would really accomplish anything. Male Student: Really? Female Student: Yeah，I mean even if they ban those students, kick them off, I’m not sure how much it would help because, sure, those guys cause some of the damage. But the thing is, everybody crosses that lawn every day because it’s so centrally located. So it’s not just those students he is talking about who are responsible. Male Student: That’s true. I guess it’s right in the middle of all the busiest classroom building. Female Student: Right. So the lawn gets a lot of traffic. People are in a hurry to get to class and don’t really always walk on the paved paths or sidewalks like they are supposed to. So what Peter suggested in his letter, it wouldn’t solve anything. It would still look pretty terrible. Male Student: Maybe, but if there’s somewhere else people could play, I mean, that could help a little. Female Student: But it’s not a good substitute. I mean the gym is practically on the far edge of campus, right? It’s a long walk. What people want is somewhere they can have a little fun in between classes, kick a ball around for 15 minutes or whatever, have some fun after lunch before their next class. Male Student: Yeah, I guess the idea is not practical if it means you have to take a long walk when you’ve only got a little bit of time to kill. Female Student: Exactly.
| New Word | Pronunciation | Part of Speech | English Explanation | Chinese Explanation | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomplish | ► | Verb | To achieve or complete successfully. | 实现。 | "I hope we can accomplish our goals by the end of the semester." |
| Ban | ► | Verb | To officially or legally prohibit something. | 禁止。 | "The school decided to ban cell phones during class to minimize distractions." |
| Bare | ► | Adjective | Lacking covering; exposed or uncovered. | 光秃的。 | "After the winter, the trees looked bare without their leaves." |
| Damage | ► | Noun | Harm or injury that impairs the value or usefulness of something. | 损害。 | "The storm caused significant damage to the old bridge." |
| Feature | ► | Noun | A distinctive attribute or aspect of something. | 特点。 | "One of the main features of the new smartphone is its high-resolution camera." |
| Female | ► | Adjective | Relating to or denoting the sex that can produce eggs or bear offspring. | 女性的。 | "The female athlete broke the record in the 100-meter dash." |
| Grassy | ► | Adjective | Covered with grass; having a lot of grass. | 长满草的。 | "The kids love to play on the grassy hill in the park." |
| Guy | ► | Noun | A man or boy; often used informally to refer to a person. | 家伙。 | "That guy over there is my best friend from college." |
| Instead | ► | Adverb | As an alternative or substitute. | 代替。 | "I decided to have a salad instead of a burger for lunch." |
| Lawn | ► | Noun | An area of grass that is mowed and maintained, typically surrounding a house or building. | 草坪。 | "We had a picnic on the lawn in front of the library." |
| Locate | ► | Verb | To find the exact position of something. | 找到位置。 | "I need to locate my keys before we leave for the party." |
| Male | ► | Adjective | Relating to the sex that produces small, typically mobile gametes (sperm) and is usually associated with the XY chromosome pattern in humans. | 男性的。 | "The male student raised his hand to ask a question during the lecture." |
| Patch | ► | Noun | A small area that is different from the surrounding area, often used to refer to a damaged or bare area of ground. | 斑块。 | "After the rain, we noticed a few muddy patches on the soccer field." |
| Practical | ► | Adjective | Concerned with actual use or practice; useful and effective in real situations. | 实用的。 | "She prefers practical solutions that can be implemented easily." |
| Practically | ► | Adverb | Almost; very nearly. | 几乎。 | "The project is practically finished; we just need to add a few final touches." |
| Prohibit | ► | Verb | To formally forbid something by law, rule, or other authority. | 禁止。 | "The school decided to prohibit students from using their phones during class." |
| Proposal | ► | Noun | A formal suggestion or plan put forward for consideration or discussion. | 提议。 | "The committee reviewed the proposal for the new community center." |
| Responsible | ► | Adjective | Having an obligation to do something, or being accountable for something. | 负责任的。 | "As a team leader, it's important to be responsible for your team's performance." |
| Solve | ► | Verb | To find an answer to a problem or question. | 解决。 | "We need to solve this issue before it escalates further." |
| Substitute | ► | Noun | A person or thing that takes the place of another. | 替代品。 | "You can use yogurt as a substitute for sour cream in the recipe." |
| Trample | ► | Verb | To tread heavily or crush something underfoot, causing damage. | 踩踏，压坏。 | "The kids trample on the grass while playing, leaving it all brown and patchy." |
| Unfortunately | ► | Adverb | Used to express regret or disappointment about an unfavorable situation. | 不幸的是。 | "Unfortunately, we won't be able to go to the concert because it's sold out." |
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Amanda
In this proposal, the men think man thinks the university should prohibit students let from playing sports on the students do some support undergrads, but in this conversation, women disagree lawn to protect the grass. However, the woman disagrees with this idea. She thinks idea, believing it is helpless and it can won't solve the problem. It will problem and may even make it more terrible. The first reading is things worse. She explains that the grass is already has a big damage, damaged because everyone should many people cross it daily to get to their classes. If students are banned from playing sports, it won't reduce the grass every day to go to traffic on the buildings to have the class. So if the students don't cross there, it will make the big traffic. And the second reading is lawn. Additionally, she points out that if all the students have support in the gym, the gym where students could play sports instead, is very far from the main buildings, so making it will inconvenient for students who only have a long talk. So students will spend a lot of time on short break between classes. Therefore, she believes the work, but students time is a volume bill, so it proposal is not so helpful. It's helpless.practical.
Gloria
In the reading, this is their open grassy area in front of the dining hall. And it's our nice features of our campus. But proposal suggests that the woman says that she doesn't know how much it is useful or not. Like, a student may play university should prohibit students from playing sports on the long time to do some exercise or play sports. They can do some exercise in another way. And don't take a place to open a grassy area in front of the dining hall like that.to keep it looking nice. However, the woman expresses her opinion that this rule may not be helpful. She believes that even if sports are banned, many people still walk across the lawn, which contributes to the damage. She also mentions that the gym is far from the dining hall, making it inconvenient for students who want to have a quick break between classes.
KevinCai
In the reading, the students' rubens, such as writer, Justin Ruben, proposes that the university, university should prohibit students from playing sports on the students playing lawn in front of the sports. Playing sports in the grass that's near the past, dining hall because it doesn't bring any convenience gets damaged and looks bad. He believes that banning sports will not inconvenience anyone since there are other fields available for the people who are working and these prohibitions and theories are filled near the next year that they're also suitable for the players. playing. In the lesson, listening, the woman disagrees with his this proposal. She thinks argues that everyone across many people cross the field lawn every day, so not just those playing sports, which means that the damage is not solely caused by them. Additionally, she points out that the gym is too far away for students who play the sports cannot be really responsible for the damage. And people are so hurry, they won't work in the past and they also will damage the grass. Also second, the students need want to play for a short time between the classes and the field is too long classes, making it impractical for them to work and it won't be a good...them.
Clara
The University university prohibits students from playing sports on the Daniel Hodge. She prevents the dining hall lawn to prevent damage of to the grass. But However, the woman disagree disagrees with this proposal. She thinks that it won't be very helpful. Because first, it is true that helpful because, while the grass is damaged, but it's not everyone calls only the grass every day. So it's not students playing sports are responsible for that. Many students cross the students mentioned in the rating. But for the students that need lawn every day to go get to class, which also contributes to the class, so they need to damage damage. Additionally, she believes that banning sports won't solve the grass. Second, she thinks that this cannot solve problems anymore. Because if problem because the gym is far away, and students need to go to the gym, it's want a very long walk. And if students only want place to have a little farm fun between classes, classes. Therefore, they can might still choose to play soccer ball on the Daniel Hodge. So it's not very...lawn.
Jarvis
In the latter, letter, the student suggests that the school should ban students suggest school to banning students doing from playing sports on the grassland. First, he thinks students doing grass. He believes that playing sports on damages the grassland always make us break the grassland when they play it. And that's less the grassland becomes not beautiful. And the students grass and makes it look unattractive. He also think mentions that there is a field near the gym. They gym where students can play there. But instead. However, in the discussion, the girls woman disagrees with this proposal. She argues that the damage to the grass is caused by everyone walking across it, not show with the opinion and disagree with the opinion that they mentioned in the letter. She thinks first, the grassland, the big brick of the grassland is everyone calls that. Not sports students and second, she thinks. And the grassland that makes a traffic problem, just the students will go playing sports. Additionally, she points out that the lawn is a busy area where students rush to class very rapidly. So it's class, which contributes to the problem. Therefore, she believes banning sports would not make a big deal. And solve the only students can play the place is the grassland in between the classes.issue effectively.
Alexander
Well, the The woman thinks believes that not mean reason because everyone grows the grass so if we being the supporters not supporting the grass is not mean reason because everyone can cross the grass so they can increase a lot of traffic. The open grass area in front of banning sports on the dining hall lawn is one of not a good idea because many people cross the nearest lawn every day, contributing to the damage. She argues that the lawn is a central feature of the old campus so we need to protect them and there are that needs protection, but the fields next to the gym where are not a practical alternative for students can place for instead the women disagree with this idea because she thinks she thinks it's not helpful because she not sure everybody grows the traffic still so it's still terrible can't it's not meaningfulwho want to play sports quickly between classes.
Dorcas
The letter says states that the grass is our damaged by student. So students, so the school prohibits should prohibit students from playing sports game on the Tani Ho Long dining hall lawn to make the grass become look nicer. But However, the girls think woman believes this suggestion doesn't won't work because those students are only just cause some damage of the grass, but most damage. Most people will walk along this across the grass in during the daytime day because they often are hairy in a hurry and they want to take the most direct path. She argues that if they have to walk the way they're supposed to walk. So that's because it will be a long walking distance between the classes, so they want enough time for them to walk from one side to the other side, so they will choose to walk across the grass.grass to save time.
Bianca
It's a suggestion The proposal suggests that the university should prohibit students to play from playing sports on the dining hall lawn because the grass is trampled and damaged. But according to However, the communication, the girl already woman disagrees with these ideas. this idea. She thinks it is not health anymore. First, just prohibit people play believes that simply prohibiting sports on this grass the lawn is useless ineffective because many people everyone cross this the grass every day. And second, Additionally, she says, also people can fight points out that while there are other ways paths to go take across the campus, avoid to across this grass. However, it is they are too far for students to go to next class. So it will lose a lot of time. So it is not good for away, which would waste students' time and negatively impact their academic ability and it is also waste time for students.performance.
Rachel
In the letter, the students student suggested that the university should abandon the prohibit students from playing games like soccer in on the grass because it will make damages the grass look terrible. lawn. In the conversation, the woman totally completely disagrees with the student's this idea. First, she points out that the grass is located in the a central way area of the campus, so the it experiences a lot of foot traffic will be really busy during the daytime. So many day. Many students will cross this grass during lawn on their way to their class second. The class. Second, she argues that the gym cannot be the serve as a good substitute to for the grass because most of the students just want to keep the time by some engage in short activities, just like the 50 playing soccer for 15 minutes of the soccer ring or something found during the their lunch break. So it cannot be Therefore, the substitute of the grass.gym is not a practical alternative.
Emily
The writers think writer thinks the school need needs to stop students to play the from playing sports in front of building, the building because that it can make the grass more nice, and the students can play the sport in their jeans. look nicer. The speaker is really disagrees with this idea, idea because she didn't know is not sure how much it can be helpful. would help. Even though they were if students are not playing the sports on the grass, but they need still walk across it to go get to the next building, so they were which also work on these graphs. And damages the grass. Therefore, the grass will also become the terrible thing. It didn't help. And why still look terrible. The reason students playing want to play on the grass, because grass is that they want to get the fun, have fun between the next class beginning, so it can make the students more relaxing. That is not the bad thing to play the classes, which helps them relax. So, playing sports on the grass.grass is not a bad thing.
Hanbo
The student proposal is to ban students from playing sports on the inverse dining hall lawn to prevent damages, damage to the grass. The woman is a great relationship, a proposal, disagrees with this proposal because she agrees the proposal believes it doesn't open provide any alternative as per alternatives for students who want to relax and share these outdoors talking with the law and means outdoors. She thinks that removing popular sports for free speech, prison is and callwould not solve the problem, as many people walk across the lawn every day.
Selina
One student suggests that all the ballgings sports on the playground will lawn should be banned. Because of banned because the grass on has been damaged. However, the playground has already been trimmed and damaged. But in the lesson, the girl doesn't think woman disagrees with this propose will be helpful because he thinks proposal, arguing that even the ballgings if sports are be banned. So how banned, it won't help much will this help? Everybody works because many people walk across the grass every day, so it's not all the responsibility for the student who plays the ballgings here. Although the boy mentioned just those playing sports. She also mentions that the school has built a chain, but the girl still goes on to say that the chain has to take a long walk gym is far from the school. So it's not necessarily. Also, the one other student wants main campus, making it inconvenient for students who want to take. The propose one thing is have a little fun between the classes.
Nina
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Tracy
The students student proposed that some sports students can play the sport should be played far from the dining hall because the grass are triple on is trampled and have some damage. They were damaged, resulting in ugly bar bare patches on of dirt. So he He thinks it's better to prohibit those students to play from playing sports on the grass but in grass. However, the conversation the women don't like this. woman disagrees with this proposal. She don't know is unsure how much help, she don't know how much it would help on because everyone crosses the student's proposals and she also have a couple of reasons. First, everyone grows grass lawn every day so it's day, not just only the sports students. Second, Additionally, she mentions that the dream gym is far from the school.school, making it inconvenient for students who want to have a little fun between classes.
Harry
The woman disagrees articles, opinions that we should with the proposal to prohibit the students from playing in sports on the dining hall lawn. She believes that banning sports would not be effective because many people cross the first reason is lawn daily, contributing to the damage. She also mentions that she thinks it's not useful students want a place to don't allow students to play in sports because everyone should pass their end, people should relax and so have fun between classes, and this action will don't solve everything. The woman also wants to take a long walk or have a phone after lunch or after meal.the gym is too far for that purpose.
YukiYu
The letter talks about because discusses how some students are playing sports on the fields where before lawn are damaging the building which make damage with grass. And however, However, the woman agree disagrees with the letter writer's opinion. First, he's disagree with the letter writer's opinion. Because she says She argues that not only the students who play sports make damage with cause damage; everyone crosses the shorts, because everyone might walk in across the grass. Sometimes maybe grass, especially when they are in a hurry for the next class. They to get to class and may not choose to walk out use the trails. And the second, paved paths. Additionally, she believes there are no good substitutes for students to play in their sports. But she can play after lunch or around 50 minutes. It's better, it's sports nearby. They want a better choice.place to have fun for a short time between classes.
Sky
She sings The woman disagrees with the letter-writer's proposal to play some games in ban sports on the dining hall. It's good because hall lawn. She believes that playing games, like soccer, is important for students to relax after a long day of studying. She argues that students need a place to study, there are students who are tired as they can play some games to relax, such as some soccer ball game. And it have fun and unwind between classes, and that the gym is too far away for a game that is there time to play some games and work out for them.quick break.
JerryTu
The reading material is a proposal suggesting that the university to prohibit the student play students from playing sports on the dining hall All lawn in order to protect the grass that have has been damaged by the student who play sports and Suggested damaged. It suggests that student students can go to the area next to the gym to play the sports instead. The listening material shows that the girl completely not agree disagrees with the proposal in two-deteriedem First for two reasons. First, she thinks the ban is that he's think the banning is not It's not it's not useful because instead of people it is not just the students playing sports who play sports damage the grass; everyone is damaged damaging walks across the the grass because they need lawn to Walk across this to go get to their destinations and the second reason is that the The destinations. Second, she believes the gym is too far from the campus the campus, and students just want a place to have some fun Between the between classes, so it's it is not convenientconvenient.
Angela
Someone suggests that the university should prohibit sports and on the dining hall lawn because this is can could make Grassel the grass look nicer and in the campus there have nicer. There are other fields next to the gym that can provide the space for students to play other sports games. And sports. However, the woman totally these are good disagrees with this idea because first of all she thinks believes it is not helpful for college because there are other people won't be helpful. She points out that not play only sports games will make players cause damage in to the dining hall. And lawn; many people cross it daily, which also contributes to the problem. Additionally, if the college builds another field for students who to play sports games that will kill sports, it would take a lot of time for students because they should take a long them to walk to another place.there, as it is far from the main campus.
Cordelia
Also, a mission said, so it won't allow to sport The proposal suggests that sports should not be allowed on the dining hall lawn, lawn because many people students play soccer in there and there, which damages the grass become ugly. And there are games grass. The woman disagrees with this idea because she believes that can help people to relax, but to just not only the soccer players cause the damage; many students think it's not helpful because they're not all false about playing soccer. And it's because everyone needs to work to the building, and because most of the students are busy, so they would choose to cross the grass. And play soccer is just lawn to get to their classes. She argues that students need a little fun. They don't want place to lose it, so she doesn't agree with this idea.relax and have fun between classes, and banning sports would take that away from them.