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3/16/2015

Aconversationbetweentwostudentsintheirfirstclassoftheterm/TOEFLlistening

Narrator
Listentoaconversationbetweentwostudentsintheirfirstclassoftheterm.
Arthur:Morning,Myra.
Myra:Ohhi,Arthur!You'retakingEcologyThreeEleven,too?
A:Lookslikeit.It'smyonlyelectivethisterm.
M:Really?Whathappened?
A:Oh,Ijusttooktoomanymysecondyear,andnowI'vegottopickupalltherequiredcoursesI'vebeen
ignoring.University'sjusttoomuchfun,Iguess.
M:Toomanyparties?
A:No.(laughs)Well,yeh,thattoo.Butyouknowthere'rejustsomanyinterestingthingstolearnabout,
andwe'veonlygotfouryearsheretoexplorethem.I'vebeenhavingtoogoodatimeatit,that'sall.Butit
hashelpedmedecidemymajor,finally.
M:And?
A:BusAd.I'velearnedalothere,andonethingI'velearntisthatmostfieldsdon'tholdoutalotofpromise
forgainfulemployment!SoI'mplayingitsafeandgoingformyBAinbusinessadministration.
M:So,whyThreeEleven?Anecologycourseisn'tgoingtohelpyouinyourofficejobatsomecorporation.
A:Prob'lynot,but...itstillseemsinterestingandimportant.Weallneedtoknowabouttheenvironment,
nomatterwhatwedoforaliving.
M:Yeah,you'reright.Andmaybeyouwillbeabletouseit.Maybeyou'llendupworkingforagreencompany
orsomething.
A:Couldbe.There'smoreandmoreofthoseeveryday.
M:Andthankgoodness.PooroldEarth!
A:Isthatwhyyou'retakingthis?
M:Well,it'snotanelectiveforme.IneedThreeElevenformyBSprogram.Weneedseveralcrossfield
coursesto"broadenourunderstanding",andthisisoneofthem.Actually,though,I'mlookingforwardtothis
course:"Nature'sInfluenceonManMan'sInfluenceonNature"!Soundslikeareallyusefultopic,doesn'tit?
AndDrForsytheissupposedtobeaveryengaginglecturer.

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