托福TPO30 Conversation1

TPO 30 Section1 Conversation1 Narrator Listen to a conversation between a student and an employee at the student activity center. Student This is the administrative office, right? Employee Uh-huh. How can I help you? Student Well, I am stopping by to reserve a place for my school club that meet and work, pretty much on a regular basis. Ideally, our preference would be to have our own office. Employee Hmm…well, we are out of private offices. But we do have some semi-private options still available. Student What do you mean? Employee Well, it’s a setup where you’ll have a larger workspace shared by two other clubs. In other words, each club would have its own work area within that one room. Student Oh. Are there any divider, walls or anything? Employee Oh, yes. There will be a couple of dividers, so there’s some privacy. Student Um. We’ll work with that then. I wouldn’t want to be without an office. Employee OK. Here are the two forms you have to fill out. Why don’t you do it now while I set that up through out computer system. Student OK. Employee So what’s your club’s name? And the last name of the club president. Student Oh, it’s the photography club. And it’s Williams. That’s me. John Williams. Employee Hmm…that’s not pulling up anything on my screen. Um…let me try something else. Uh, how about your faculty advisor’s name? Student Sarah Baker. She is in the Arts Department. Employee Hmm…No. Strange. You know your club is just not showing up in my online records. Is this an established club? Student No. Actually it’s a brand-new one. Employee Hmm…have you completed the registration process? Student Yeah, last week. That was my very first step. Employee Right. Well, for my purposes, a club definitely has to be registered before I can proceed further. At the moment, however, it appears that there’s no record of your club’s registration. Student Really? I thought everything was finalized last week. Employee Well, it is surprising. Usually there’s a 24-hour turnaround in our computer database. So then do you have the registration approval letter from the review committee? That would give me the verification I need. Student Yeah. I do. I mean, well, I don’t have it with me. But … I… I, uh, can get it from my dorm room, bring it back with me and submit it with those forms you need from me. Employee Great! That’ll work. And just so you are aware, there’re lots of benefits to being registered. Student Oh, yeah. I think the university will give us permission to set up a website, right? I want to get students sharing their ideas on the website, you know, establish a photography blog. Employee Yes. You’ll be able to do that. And…um…actually there’s more. You’ll be allowed the use of audiovisual equipment at no cost. You’ll receive a club mailbox and a club email address. You’ll be allowed to post your flyers and posters around the campus for publicity. And you could be eligible for funding for club events. Student Well, we are definitely interested in hiring a professional speaker at one of our campus events at some point in the semester. And speakers almost always charge a fee. So I’ll definitely follow up on that.