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Include details and reasons to support your position, THE PRINCETON REVIEW TOEFL iBT PRACTICE TEST Mf 475... SPEAKING 3 Please play Track 17 on the accompanying CD-ROM.. Narrator:

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Some universities have large, lecture-based classes, whereas others

have smaller, discussion-based classes Which do you think is better and

why? Include details and reasons to support your position,

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SPEAKING 3

Please play Track 17 on the accompanying CD-ROM

Narrator: Now read the passage about birds of prey You have 45 seconds to read the

passage Begin reading now

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Birds of Prey

Many people assume that raptor is the word properly used to designate all birds of prey In fact, raptors are a group with three basic traits that many flesh-eating birds do not share First, a raptor has strong feet and claws that it uses to capture prey Second, a raptor has well-developed eyesight This facilitates hunting from the air Finally, a raptor has a hooked or curved beak for tearing flesh

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Narrator: Now listen to part of a lecture on this topic given in a biology class

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The professor discussed the characteristics of two kinds of birds of prey

On the basis of these characteristics, explain whether either bird would

be categorized as a raptor

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SPEAKING 4

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Narrator: The College of Arts and Sciences at Eastern University has decided to add a

senior project fo its existing graduation requirements The campus newspaper ptinted the following report about the announcement of the new requirement You have 45 seconds to read the report Begin reading naw

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! The College of Arts and Sciences has announced that it will require

students to write a senior thesis to qualify for graduation, beginning with

students who enter the university this.coming fall The seriior thesis is

currently an option in all departments Specific criteria have not yet been

released by the dean, but they are expected to define the thesis as a

yearlong research project, undertaken with the guidance of a faculty

advisor, that results in a paper of at least 50 pages or the equivalent

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Narrator: Now listen to two students as they discuss the report

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The woman explains her opinion of the announcement made by the College

of Arts and Sciences State her opinion, and explain the reasons, she gives for

holding that opinion

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SPEAKING 5

Please play Track 19 on the accompanying CD-ROM

Narrator: Now listen to a conversation between two students

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The speakers discuss two possible solutions for the woman's problem

Describe the problem Then state which of the two solutions you prefer, and explain why

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