TPO 46 - Question 3

Now listen to two students discussing the article

Woman：It's really too bad about this new policy.

Man：Why do you say that?

Woman：Well, I mean, you don't notice it so much now, but if you take a good look at that building, it's pretty boring, just your basic square building with gray concrete walls and no kind of ornamentation or anything to make it interesting.

Man：Yes. I guess that's true now that I think about it.

Woman：Yeah. The stuff that goes up there now, a lot of it is artistic and colorful, it gives the building character and personality.

Man：True.

Woman：Plus, it's always changing and that's cool too.

Man：Yeah. You are right.

Woman：So what's gonna be left? A boring old concrete wall.

Man：Yeah. I guess it will be kind of plain.

Woman：Yeah. And the idea about the dining hall.not everybody eats there. A lot of students eat at the Snack Bar or off campus. Some students bring lunch from home and eat outside under the trees.

Man：That's true. I never eat in the dining hall.

Woman：Okay. See what I mean? So how are you going to see those announcements?

Man：I won't.

Woman：I rest my case.

According to the new policy put forth by the university, students will not be allowed to attach posters on the wall to the front of the student center. The woman disagrees with this policy and she gives two reasons for her opinion.

　　First, she doesn’t think this is going to help improve the appearance of the campus. She states that without those posters, the building has dim looking grey concrete walls, which is not aesthetically pleasing. The posters show a lot of artistic quality and are colorful, which will make the building look more interesting and attractive.

　　Second, she doesn’t think it’s the best idea to post things in the dining hall because not everybody eats there. Some students eat off campus while others bring their own food from home and eat outside. The information posted in the dining hall will be missed by a lot of people.