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Answer — Exercise 2

7.6 - Speaking·Focus 5 - Student's Book

Question

Listen to students discussing which facilities their college should invest in and answer the questions.

Answer

  1. Arguments for: computer lab – can be considered cultural and used for most things, e.g. watching and editing films, digital design; access to latest technology climbing wall – what most students would like auditorium – the largest proportion of students will benefit from using it cinema – students will not have to go far to watch a film; educational value of watching old films
  2. Disadvantages: computer lab – most students already have access to a computer and spend too much time looking at screens auditorium and art studio – students already have a space they use for these purposes climbing wall – not cultural
  3. No. Two students will vote for the computer lab and one for the climbing wall.

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