Now listen to two students discussing the announcement.
Male student: I really think the student association made a bad decision.
Female student: Really? Why? Don't you like going to the movies?
Male student: Sure I do. But this new purchase is just a waste of money!
Female student: What do you mean? It's supposed to sound really good.
Male student: Yeah, well, I -I- I'm sure it does. But in old Lincoln Hall? I mean, that building must be 200 years old. It used to be the college gym. The acoustics are terrible!
Female student: So you're saying there will be no improvement?
Male student: That's right! And also, I— I seriously doubt that going to the movies is the number one social activity for most students.
Female student: Yeah, but that's what students said.
Male student: Well, of course that's what they said. What else is there to do on campus?
Female student: What do you mean?
Male student: I...I mean, there isn't much to do on campus besides go to the movies. If there were other forms of recreation or other social activities you know I...I don't think most students would have said that going to the movies was their first choice.
The man expresses his opinion of the Student Association’s recent purchase. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.
In the reading, the Student Association has just decided to install a new sound system in the old Lincoln Hall auditorium because it will help to attract more students to the movies and meanwhile, increase ticket sales. In the listening, the man totally disagrees with this announcement because firstly, he thinks that it's just a waste of money since the Old Lincoln auditorium which used to be the gym, could be almost 200 years old with a terrible acoustic system. So there is really no need for any improvement. Also, he thinks that the survey is not very reliable because students say that they like going to the movies most just because there is nothing else they can do on campus like other recreational or social activities. So they really have no choice.
