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Narrator 2: Number 5. Listen to a short conversation. Then listen for a question about it. After you hear the question, you have 20 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to record your answer.
Narrator 1: Now listen to a short conversation between a student and her friend.
Friend: Are you still having headaches?
Student: Yeah. I’m taking Tylenol every day.
Friend: That doesn’t sound good. Why don’t you go over to the health center?
Student: I keep thinking it’ll go away. Probably just a tension headache. I feel really stressed out this semester.
Friend: Well, you’re probably right, but it still wouldn’t hurt to get a checkup. Maybe the doctor will refer you for an eye exam. I used to get headaches from eyestrain, especially when I was using my computer a lot. And guess what? 1 needed to get my glasses changed.
Student: No kidding? I hadn’t thought about that, but I do notice that it gets worse after I’ve been using my computer. Friend: Well, then. That’s important to mention when you see the doctor at the health center.
Student: You think I should still go to the health center? I mean, if it’s my eyes, I... I could just make an appointment with the eye doctor.
Friend: You could, but you really aren’t sure what it is. I’d go to the doctor at the health center, and I’d ask for a referral to the eye doctor. Besides, if you get referred, I think your student health insurance will pay most of the cost of new glasses.
Narrator 1 : Describe the woman’s problem, and the two suggestions that her friend makes about how to handle it. What do you think the woman should do, and why?
Narrator 2: Please prepare your answer after the beep.
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[Preparation time: 20 seconds]
Narrator 2: Please begin speaking after the beep.
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[Recording time: 60 seconds]
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