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Female: Hi Mr. Daniels, this is Mia Chen from unit 204. The front-door intercom is making a loud static noise, and it will not connect to my unit at all. My groceries are stuck in the lobby again.
Male: Sorry to hear that, Mia. That old unit is thirty years old, so this is not a surprise. I can have a technician come by Thursday afternoon to patch it, but hear me out first.
Female: Patch it? I thought the board was voting on a full replacement this month.
Male: It is. The vote is on March fifteenth, and the board recommends replacing all forty-eight units with a video system. The quote is eighteen thousand dollars, and the building only has twelve thousand in the reserve fund, so the difference would come from a special assessment of one hundred and fifty dollars per unit.
Female: One hundred and fifty dollars? That is steep. Do we have cheaper options?
Male: The other bid is a basic audio-only system for eleven thousand, which the reserve fund would cover fully, but it has no camera and no smartphone app, so you could not see who is at the door.
Female: What happens if the vote fails?
Male: Then we patch the old system again. Each patch costs roughly two hundred dollars, and a repair shop told me parts are getting hard to find, so this is likely the last year we can keep repairing it.
Female: That is a good reason to vote yes. When is the deadline for the ballots?
Male: Ballots go out Monday and must be returned by March twelfth, three days before the meeting, so the board can count them in time.
Female: And the temporary fix for my unit?
Male: The technician will be there Thursday afternoon between two and four. Until then, use the guest code, seven three one nine, to open the lobby door.
Q1. Why does the woman call the building manager?
Answer: A — The woman says the front-door intercom is making loud static noise and will not connect to her unit, so she calls the manager about it.
Q2. How old is the current intercom system?
Answer: C — The manager says the old unit is thirty years old, which is why a breakdown like this does not surprise him.
Q3. When will the board vote on the replacement take place?
Answer: C — The manager says the vote is on March fifteenth and recommends replacing all forty-eight units with a video system.
Q4. How much would the special assessment cost each unit for the video system?
Answer: C — With the eighteen thousand dollar quote and only twelve thousand in the reserve fund, each unit would pay one hundred and fifty dollars.
Q5. What is a drawback of the cheaper audio-only system?
Answer: D — The manager says the eleven thousand dollar audio-only system has no camera and no smartphone app, so residents could not see callers.
Q6. Why does the manager say repairs may not be possible much longer?
Answer: D — The manager explains that parts are getting hard to find, so this is likely the last year the old intercom can be repaired.
Female: Good morning, is this David Okafor? I am calling from Maple Dental Clinic about your cleaning appointment this Friday. This is just a courtesy reminder.
Male: Oh, hi Tara. Thanks for the reminder, but I actually need to move it. I just started a new job and the orientation runs all day Friday.
Female: No problem at all. Let me check what we have. I can offer next Tuesday at eleven in the morning, or Thursday the week after at two thirty in the afternoon.
Male: Tuesday at eleven works. Will that still be with Dr. Nguyen?
Female: Yes, Dr. Nguyen is free in that slot, and your hygienist, Sam, will be there too. The cleaning takes about forty-five minutes.
Male: And remind me of the missed appointment policy. I remember something changed.
Female: Right. If you cancel with less than twenty-four hours notice, or you simply do not show up, the fee is fifty dollars. It used to be thirty, but the clinic raised it in January because too many slots were going empty.
Male: That is fair. And are you still sending text reminders?
Female: We are. You will get one text forty-eight hours before the appointment and a second one on the morning of the visit. If you prefer a phone call, just reply STOP to the first text and we will switch you to calls.
Male: The texts are fine. One more thing: is parking still free at the back of the building?
Female: The rear lot is still free, but the city is re-paving it next month, so from April first you will need to use the paid lot across the street for a few weeks. Our reception desk has discounted vouchers for that lot.
Male: Good to know. So I will see you Tuesday at eleven.
Female: Perfect, I have you down for Tuesday at eleven. We will text you Monday to confirm.
Q7. Why is the woman calling the man?
Answer: D — The receptionist says she is calling with a courtesy reminder about the man's cleaning appointment this Friday.
Q8. Why does the man need to reschedule?
Answer: D — The man explains that he started a new job and the orientation runs all day Friday, so he must move his appointment.
Q9. What time is the rescheduled appointment?
Answer: A — The man chooses Tuesday at eleven, and the receptionist confirms she has him booked for Tuesday at eleven.
Q10. Who will the man see at the rescheduled appointment?
Answer: A — The receptionist says Dr. Nguyen is free in that slot and the man's regular hygienist, Sam, will be there as well.
Q11. How much is the missed appointment fee now?
Answer: C — The receptionist says the no-show fee is fifty dollars, raised from thirty dollars in January because slots were going empty.
Q12. When does the clinic send the text reminders?
Answer: D — The receptionist explains that patients get one text forty-eight hours before the appointment and a second text on the morning of the visit.
Q13. Why will the man need the paid lot across the street next month?
Answer: A — The receptionist says the rear lot is still free, but the city is re-paving it next month, so the paid lot across the street will be needed.
Female: This is a recorded message with information about Braille Collection Week at the Cedar Hill Public Library, running from April seventh to April eleventh.
Female: During this week, we are celebrating our expanded braille collection. Thanks to a grant from the provincial accessibility fund, we have added one hundred and twenty new braille titles, including novels, cookbooks, and children's picture books with braille text.
Female: The collection is housed on the second floor in the accessible reading room, which has a new braille-friendly catalogue terminal. Visitors can also borrow braille books through the mail service, which is free for registered members.
Female: On Tuesday at ten in the morning, librarian Naomi Reid will host a demonstration of refreshable braille displays, the electronic devices that raise and lower dots to show text. Registration is required because the room holds only thirty people.
Female: On Thursday afternoon, we are holding a story time in braille for children aged six to ten, followed by a craft where kids create their names in braille using raised dots on cards.
Female: We are also looking for volunteers to help transcribe simple flyers into braille using our transcription software. No prior experience is needed; a two-hour training session is offered on Saturday morning.
Female: Finally, anyone who borrows a braille book during the week and returns it by April thirtieth is entered into a draw for a portable reading lamp. The library is open Monday to Saturday, and the accessible reading room has the same opening hours as the rest of the building.
Q14. When is Braille Collection Week held?
Answer: D — The recorded message says Braille Collection Week runs from April seventh to April eleventh at the Cedar Hill Public Library.
Q15. How many new braille titles were added?
Answer: C — The message says one hundred and twenty new braille titles were added thanks to a grant from the provincial accessibility fund.
Q16. Where is the braille collection located?
Answer: A — The message says the collection is housed on the second floor in the accessible reading room with a braille-friendly catalogue terminal.
Q17. Why is registration required for Tuesday's demonstration?
Answer: D — The message explains that registration is required for the demonstration because the room holds only thirty people.
Q18. What happens at the Thursday afternoon event?
Answer: A — The message says Thursday afternoon brings a braille story time for children aged six to ten followed by a name-in-braille craft.
Q19. What experience do volunteers need to transcribe flyers?
Answer: C — The message says no prior experience is needed for the transcription volunteers and a two-hour training session is offered.
Male: Good evening, I am Marcus Webb with Maple Creek News. The city is asking for volunteers to join its snow clearing program, which helps seniors and residents with disabilities keep their walkways clear this winter.
Male: The program, now in its fourth year, matches volunteers with residents who register for help. Last winter, three hundred and forty volunteers cleared two hundred and ten properties across the city.
Male: Each volunteer is assigned a route of up to three properties within their own neighbourhood. Volunteers must clear the walkways within forty-eight hours of a snowfall, and the city provides the salt and a shovel free of charge.
Male: Registration for volunteers opens November first on the city website or by calling the community services office. Volunteers must be at least sixteen years old, and anyone under eighteen needs a parent's signature on the consent form.
Male: Residents who need help can register from October fifteenth, two weeks before the volunteers. City staff then match each resident with a nearby volunteer, usually within five business days.
Male: The city is also partnering with three local hardware stores, which will offer volunteers a fifteen percent discount on winter boots and gloves during the season.
Male: Residents along the routes receive a phone call when a snowfall of ten centimetres or more is forecast, so they know help is on the way. The program runs from December first until March thirty-first, at no cost to either volunteers or residents.
Male: City officials say the program also reduced slip-and-fall calls by a quarter in the areas served last winter. Anyone interested can sign up before the program begins.
Q20. What is the main purpose of the snow clearing program?
Answer: D — The news report says the program helps seniors and residents with disabilities keep their walkways clear during the winter.
Q21. How long has the snow clearing program been running?
Answer: C — The report says the program is now in its fourth year, matching volunteers with residents who register for help.
Q22. What does the city provide to volunteers?
Answer: A — The report says the city provides the salt and a shovel free of charge to every volunteer in the program.
Q23. When does volunteer registration open?
Answer: D — The report says volunteer registration opens November first on the city website or by calling the community services office.
Q24. What is required of volunteers under eighteen?
Answer: A — The report says volunteers must be at least sixteen, and anyone under eighteen needs a parent's signature on the consent form.
Q25. What discount do the hardware stores offer to volunteers?
Answer: C — The report says three local hardware stores offer volunteers a fifteen percent discount on winter boots and gloves.
Q26. When do residents along the routes receive a phone call?
Answer: A — The report says residents receive a phone call when a snowfall of ten centimetres or more is forecast, so they know help is coming.
Male: Did anyone try the new lane booking app the pool launched on Monday? I tried to book a lane for Saturday morning and the app kept crashing on me.
Female: It crashed for me too, but only on the first day. By Tuesday they pushed an update and it has been fine since. I booked my Thursday evening lane in about a minute.
Male: I have not downloaded it yet. Can you still just show up and swim?
Female: Not for lane swimming. From now on, all six lanes must be booked ahead, even for members. The walk-in lanes are gone, but the family leisure pool still takes drop-ins.
Male: How far ahead can you book? I like to plan my week on Sunday.
Female: Seven days ahead, starting at six in the morning. So Sunday at six, you can book the following Saturday. There is no fee for members; non-members pay two dollars per booking.
Male: What about the cancellation policy? Last winter I paid for a lane and then got stuck at work.
Female: You can cancel free up to two hours before your lane starts, and the app gives the spot to the next person on the waitlist. If you cancel with less than two hours, or you do not show up, you lose the lane and, for non-members, the two dollar fee.
Male: And mornings? I heard the early sessions changed.
Female: Right. The six a.m. session now starts at six thirty, and the pool opens an extra lane in the mornings, so there are seven lanes until nine o'clock.
Male: One last thing: any closures coming up?
Female: The pool closes for maintenance for the last two weeks of August, so the app will stop taking new bookings eight days before that.
Q27. Why could the man not book a lane on Monday?
Answer: B — The man says he tried to book a lane for Saturday morning but the app kept crashing on him on Monday.
Q28. What changed for lane swimming at the pool?
Answer: B — The female speaker says all six lanes must now be booked ahead even for members, and the walk-in lanes are gone.
Q29. How far ahead can swimmers book a lane?
Answer: B — The female speaker says swimmers can book seven days ahead, starting at six in the morning each day.
Q30. What happens if a member cancels more than two hours before their lane?
Answer: B — The female speaker says cancellation is free up to two hours before the lane, and the app gives the spot to the next person on the waitlist.
Q31. How much do non-members pay per booking?
Answer: B — The female speaker says there is no fee for members, while non-members pay two dollars per booking.
Q32. What change was made to the morning session?
Answer: A — The female speaker says the six a.m. session now starts at six thirty and an extra lane is opened, making seven lanes until nine.
Female: I have rented rooms at the Ashford Community Hall for eight years for my craft group, and I need to say my piece about the new rate structure the board approved last month.
Female: On the surface it looks fair: small rooms went from forty to forty-five dollars per rental, and the big hall went from one hundred and fifty to one hundred and eighty. But the real change is how they now charge: every booking must be at least four hours, and there is a twenty-five dollar cleaning fee on top.
Female: For my group, that is a problem. We meet for two hours once a week, so we now pay for four hours whether we use them or not. That adds up to an extra sixty dollars a month for our small room.
Female: I understand the hall needs the money; the roof repair last year cost them a fortune, and nobody wants the hall to close. I even support the cleaning fee, because some wedding parties left the kitchen in a terrible state.
Female: What I object to is the minimum booking. A two-hour rule would meet the same goal and would not punish small groups like mine. The board also kept the discount for charities and youth groups, which I think is right, and they moved the booking window from three months to six months ahead.
Female: The change did come with one improvement: cancellations made more than three weeks in advance now get a full refund, where the old rule only refunded fifty percent.
Female: So I am not against the hall earning more, but I wish the board had talked to the small groups before voting. For now, my group will switch to meeting every second week, which at least cuts our cost in half.
Q33. How long has the speaker rented rooms at the hall?
Answer: C — The speaker says she has rented rooms at the Ashford Community Hall for eight years for her craft group.
Q34. What is the new price for the big hall?
Answer: C — The speaker says the big hall went from one hundred and fifty to one hundred and eighty dollars per rental.
Q35. What is the speaker's main objection to the new rules?
Answer: B — The speaker says what she objects to is the minimum booking, because her group pays for four hours and uses only two.
Q36. How much more does the speaker's group pay each month?
Answer: C — Because the group must book a four-hour minimum for its weekly two-hour meetings, the speaker says it adds an extra sixty dollars a month.
Q37. Which groups still receive a discount under the new rates?
Answer: B — The speaker says the board kept the discount for charities and youth groups, which she thinks is the right decision.
Q38. What improvement did the new rules bring?
Answer: B — The speaker says cancellations made more than three weeks in advance now receive a full refund, where the old rule refunded only fifty percent.
Notice to All Vendors: Updated Insurance Requirements
Dear Market Vendors,
Beginning Saturday, April 4, every vendor at the Harbourview Farmers Market must carry general liability insurance of at least $2 million. This change follows a review of the market's safety rules and applies to all food, craft, and plant stalls.
Vendors with their own business policy may submit a certificate of insurance to the market office by March 15. The certificate must name Harbourview Farmers Market as an additional insured. Vendors who do not have their own policy may join the market's group insurance plan at a rate of $18 per market day, with payment for the season due by March 1.
A season rate of $340 is available for vendors who pay for all 22 market days in advance, which lowers the cost compared with the daily rate. Vendors without proof of valid insurance will not be permitted to set up a stall on market day, and the regular stall fee of $45 per Saturday is unchanged.
Please contact the market office at insurance@harbourviewmarket.ca if you have questions.
Sincerely,
Grace Linden
Market Manager, Harbourview Farmers Market
Q1. What change does the market announce in this notice?
Answer: C — The notice tells every vendor that they must carry at least $2 million in liability coverage starting April 4, so its main purpose is to explain the new insurance requirement.
Q2. What is the new minimum amount of liability coverage required?
Answer: B — The first paragraph of the notice states that every vendor must carry general liability insurance of at least $2 million beginning Saturday, April 4.
Q3. By what date must vendors who have their own policy submit a certificate of insurance?
Answer: C — The notice says vendors with their own business policy may submit a certificate of insurance to the market office by March 15.
Q4. What is the daily rate for the market's group insurance plan?
Answer: D — The notice explains that vendors without their own policy may join the group insurance plan at a rate of $18 per market day.
Q5. How much does a vendor save by paying the season rate of $340 instead of the daily rate for all 22 market days?
Answer: C — Twenty-two market days at $18 each cost $396, and the season rate of $340 is $56 less, so a vendor saves $56 over the whole season.
Q6. What happens to a vendor who cannot show valid insurance?
Answer: B — The notice states clearly that vendors without proof of valid insurance will not be permitted to set up a stall on market day.
Dear Ms. Linden,
Thank you for the notice about the new insurance rules. I am writing to confirm that I will submit my {BLANK_1} of insurance to the market office before the March 15 deadline. Since my bakery's own policy is expensive to extend, I would like to join the market's group {BLANK_2} plan for the season.
I have checked the numbers, and paying the season rate of $340 for all 22 market days is a better deal than paying the daily rate. I will pay the full amount by {BLANK_3}, as required, so my certificate will be ready well before the market opens on {BLANK_4}. I look forward to keeping my stall at the {BLANK_5} for another season.
Best regards,
Omar Reyes
Sunrise Bakehouse
Q7. Blank 1: choose the correct word
Answer: D — The notice asks vendors to submit a certificate of insurance that names the market as an additional insured, so Omar will send that document to the office.
Q8. Blank 2: choose the correct word
Answer: C — The notice offers a group insurance plan at $18 per market day for vendors who do not have their own policy, which is the plan Omar wants to join.
Q9. Blank 3: choose the correct word
Answer: D — The notice states that payment for the group insurance season is due by March 1, so Omar pays the full amount by that date.
Q10. Blank 4: choose the correct word
Answer: C — The notice says the new insurance requirement begins Saturday, April 4, which is when his coverage must be active for market day.
Q11. Blank 5: choose the correct word
Answer: D — Omar is a stall vendor at the Harbourview Farmers Market, so he looks forward to keeping his stall at the farmers market for another season.
The table below shows the reload options for the CityGo stored-value transit card. All fares are deducted from the card balance, and every reload option adds value to the card.
Reload option | Fee | Minimum reload | Time to appear
Online (web or mobile app) | $0.50 | $10 | Within 2 hours
Transit ticket machine | $0.75 | $5 | Immediately
Customer service desk | $1.00 | $5 | Immediately
Auto-reload from bank | $0.00 | $20 | Immediately
A new card costs $6 and can hold a maximum balance of $500. If a registered card is lost, the remaining balance can be moved to a replacement card for a $5 transfer fee. Auto-reload adds the chosen amount whenever the card balance falls below $15. Cards with no reload for 36 consecutive months are deactivated, and any balance left on them is forfeited.
Q12. Which reload option charges no fee?
Answer: D — The table shows a fee of $0.00 for auto-reload from a bank account, while every other option charges a fee between $0.50 and $1.00.
Q13. What is the smallest amount that can be added at a transit ticket machine?
Answer: C — The transit ticket machine row of the table lists a minimum reload of $5, which is the smallest permitted amount for that option.
Q14. A rider reloads $30 online. What total amount is charged to the rider's account?
Answer: D — The online option charges a $0.50 fee, so reloading $30 costs $30 plus $0.50, for a total charge of $30.50 to the rider's account.
Q15. What is the fee to move a balance to a replacement card?
Answer: C — The passage states that the balance on a registered lost card can be moved to a replacement card for a $5 transfer fee.
Q16. A rider's card balance is $12 when the auto-reload setting, set to add $20, is triggered. What is the new balance?
Answer: D — Auto-reload triggers whenever the balance falls below $15, and a balance of $12 plus the added $20 gives a new balance of $32.
Q17. According to the passage, how long without a reload before a card is deactivated?
Answer: B — The passage says cards with no reload for 36 consecutive months are deactivated and any balance left on them is forfeited.
Q18. How much does a new CityGo card cost?
Answer: A — The passage notes that a new card costs $6 and can hold a maximum balance of $500 at any time.
Q19. Which reload option charges the highest fee?
Answer: B — The customer service desk charges $1.00 per reload, which is higher than the $0.75 machine fee and the $0.50 online fee.
{'label': 'A', 'text': 'Cranberries grow on low, trailing evergreen vines that spread across sandy bogs and wetlands. A single vine can cover several square metres and may keep producing fruit for more than one hundred years. The plants need acidic soil, fresh water, and full sun. The bogs are flooded with water only at harvest time, never while the berries are growing.'}
{'label': 'B', 'text': 'Most of the crop is gathered by a method called wet harvesting. In late September, growers flood the bogs, and a machine with rotating reels churns the water so that ripe berries, which contain four small air pockets, break free and float to the surface. The floating berries are then gathered and loaded onto trucks. About ninety percent of the crop is picked this way for juice, sauce, and dried fruit.'}
{'label': 'C', 'text': 'A smaller share of the berries is dry-harvested. A mechanical comb gently rakes the berries from the vines onto a conveyor belt, and workers remove leaves and stems by hand. Dry-harvested berries are firm and glossy, so they are sold whole and fresh in bags and clamshells within a few weeks of picking.'}
{'label': 'D', 'text': 'Cranberries are prized for their tart flavour and their nutrients, including vitamin C and antioxidants. In Canada, more than half of the national crop is grown in British Columbia, with Quebec and New Brunswick supplying most of the rest. Because fresh berries spoil quickly, about ninety-five percent of the crop is processed into juice, sauces, and other products.'}
Q20. A cranberry vine may keep producing fruit for more than one hundred years.
Answer: A — Paragraph A says a single vine may keep producing fruit for more than one hundred years, which directly supports the claim.
Q21. Cranberries grow underwater for most of the year.
Answer: E — Paragraph A states that the bogs are flooded only at harvest time and never while the berries are growing, so the claim that they grow underwater is not supported.
Q22. Rotating reels knock the berries loose, and the berries float because they contain four small air pockets.
Answer: B — Paragraph B explains that rotating reels churn the water so the ripe berries, which contain four small air pockets, break free and float to the surface.
Q23. About ninety percent of the cranberry crop is wet-harvested.
Answer: B — Paragraph B states that about ninety percent of the crop is picked by flooding the bog, which is the wet-harvesting method.
Q24. Dry-harvested berries are sold whole and fresh.
Answer: C — Paragraph C says dry-harvested berries are firm and glossy, so they are sold whole and fresh rather than processed.
Q25. Cranberries provide vitamin C and antioxidants.
Answer: D — Paragraph D lists vitamin C and antioxidants among the nutrients for which cranberries are prized.
Q26. British Columbia grows more than half of Canada's cranberries.
Answer: D — Paragraph D reports that more than half of the Canadian crop is grown in British Columbia, with Quebec and New Brunswick next.
Q27. All cranberries ripen at the same time in late October.
Answer: E — The passage describes autumn harvests but never claims that every berry ripens at the same time, so the statement is not supported.
Q28. Wet-harvested berries are gathered after they float to the surface of the flooded bog.
Answer: B — Paragraph B describes how the floating berries are gathered and loaded onto trucks after the reels free them from the vines.
Westgate Public Library is debating whether to expand its laptop borrowing program. Program director Sana Khalil supports the expansion. During the pilot, the library lent 30 laptops to cardholders, with an average of 4.5 loans per laptop each week, and there were not enough devices for everyone who wanted one. Sana argues that a longer loan period and more units would help students who have no computer at home, and she notes that the program already has a waiting list of 60 people.
Councillor Paul Mercer opposes the expansion. He points out that adding 90 laptops at $600 each would cost $54000, plus repairs, and he cites a breakage rate of 12 percent from the pilot, which means the library would keep replacing broken machines. Instead, he suggests spending the money on a desktop computer lab with 20 machines at $900 each, which would serve more people and cost less to maintain.
Q29. Why does Sana Khalil support expanding the laptop program?
Answer: A — Sana argues that more laptops and a longer loan period help students who have no computer at home, which is the main reason she supports the expansion.
Q30. How many people are on the waiting list for the program?
Answer: B — The passage states that the laptop program already has a waiting list of 60 people who could not get a device during the pilot.
Q31. According to Mercer, how much would 90 additional laptops cost at $600 each?
Answer: A — Ninety laptops multiplied by $600 each equals $54,000, which is the cost that Mercer cites for the proposed expansion.
Q32. What does Mercer suggest instead of buying more laptops?
Answer: A — Mercer suggests spending the money on a desktop computer lab with 20 machines instead of expanding the laptop fleet.
Q33. What breakage rate does Mercer report from the pilot?
Answer: A — Mercer cites a breakage rate of 12 percent from the pilot, meaning the library would keep paying to replace broken machines.
I understand {BLANK_1} concern that the expansion is too costly, and a {BLANK_2} percent breakage rate means repairs will keep eating the budget. At the same time, the {BLANK_3}-person waiting list shows real demand, and students without computers at home cannot wait for years. A sensible compromise is to buy fewer laptops and add the {BLANK_4} computer lab that {BLANK_5} suggested, then review the numbers after a year.
Q34. Blank 1: choose the correct word
Answer: A — In Passage A it is Paul Mercer who argues that the expansion costs too much, so the commenter understands his concern about the budget.
Q35. Blank 2: choose the correct word
Answer: B — Passage A reports a breakage rate of 12 percent from the pilot, which the commenter repeats as the reason repairs will keep costing money.
Q36. Blank 3: choose the correct word
Answer: C — Passage A states that the laptop program has a waiting list of 60 people, which is the real demand the commenter refers to.
Q37. Blank 4: choose the correct word
Answer: A — Mercer proposed a desktop computer lab in Passage A, so the commenter suggests adding that lab instead of more laptops.
Q38. Blank 5: choose the correct word
Answer: B — The desktop lab idea comes from Councillor Paul Mercer, so the commenter credits him with the suggestion in the final sentence.
As an administrative assistant in an oil and gas company, write an email to your team reminding them of the upcoming company volunteer day at the Calgary Stampede pancake breakfast. Include details about the event, what they need to bring, and encourage participation.
Word limit: 150 / 200
A local arts council is surveying residents about community engagement with the MURAL Festival in Montreal. Which approach would make future festivals more inclusive and engaging for residents of all ages? Option A: add free community workshops and family activities. Option B: add ticketed evening concert events to attract wider audiences. Write a response choosing one option and explain why you would recommend it. (about 150 words)
Word limit: 150 / 200
A friend has recently moved to Calgary and is nervous about driving in winter conditions. Give them advice on how to stay safe while driving in Alberta winters.
Preparation: 30s — Speaking: 90s
Talk about a time you worked with others to accomplish a shared goal. What was the project or task, what role did you play, and what was the result?
Preparation: 30s — Speaking: 60s
Describe the scene in the picture in as much detail as possible. Talk about the setting, the people, what they are doing and the atmosphere.
Preparation: 30s — Speaking: 60s
Look at the same picture again. Predict what happens next in this scene and explain why you think so.
Preparation: 30s — Speaking: 60s
Compare the experience of visiting a large, international art festival like MURAL versus visiting a small, local gallery exhibition. Which experience do you think is more valuable for someone new to the art world? Persuade your listener. Two options are shown as pictures A and B. Choose the one you would recommend and persuade the other person to agree with you. Use the pictures to support your reasons. Both options are shown in one picture, labelled A and B. Choose the one you would recommend and persuade the other person to agree with you. Use the picture to support your reasons.
Preparation: 60s — Speaking: 60s
Your child's school bus is cancelled this morning, and you have an important meeting. Explain how you will manage the situation.
Preparation: 60s — Speaking: 60s
Some people think that trade schools are more important than universities for Alberta's economy. What is your opinion? Provide reasons to support your viewpoint.
Preparation: 30s — Speaking: 90s
Describe what is unusual or unexpected in this picture. Say what is happening, why it stands out and what you would do in that situation.
Preparation: 30s — Speaking: 60s