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Task1

#1 What is the best way for parents to help their children succeed in school? Use details and examples to explain your answer.

Task2

Narrator: In this question, you will read a short passage about a campus situation and then listen to a talk on the same topic. You will then answer a question using information from both the reading passage and the talk. After you hear the question, you will have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.

Read an article in the campus newspaper

Car Rental Program on Campus

The university recently announced that it has made an arrangement with a local car rental company to offer rental cars to students at a discounted rate. Students can rent the cars, which will be available on campus, for short – term use to drive to places off campus. According to the dean of students, the rental cars are expected to make it easier for students to travel to town to do errands and go shopping. Also, she said that many students cannot afford to own their own car, so this new program will give them access to cars without the expense of owning one.

Task3

Narrator: In this question, you will read a short passage on academic subject and then listen to a talk on the same topic. You will then answer a question using information from both the reading passage and the talk. After you hear the question, you will have 30 seconds to prepare your response and 60 seconds to speak.

Read a passage about buffering from the biology textbook:

Buffering

Some animals live in social groups where contain animals are stronger, more dominant, and have better access to resources. Weaker animals, when trying to access resources, may provoke the aggression of the stronger animals. In order to avoid such confrontation, weaker animals may use an infant to help them interact with stronger animals in the group. This technique is called buffering because the infant acts as a buffer, or protective presence, between the two animals, enabling the weaker animal to approach more dominant animals without causing a fight. Scientists believe that buffering works because animals are usually less likely to behave aggressively in the presence of infant animals.

Narrator: Explain how the examples from the lecture illustrate the concept of buffering.