Integrated Speaking: A New Fitness Center Opens on Campus
Read/listen to the source, then speak: summarize and respond in about 60 seconds. Integration — carrying information from a text into speech — is also the core academic skill behind lectures and seminars.
The source (Campus announcement played over the university information system)
Attention, students. We are pleased to announce that the new Riverside Fitness Center will open its doors on Monday, September 8. Located next to the main library, the center offers a swimming pool, an indoor track, and more than forty exercise classes each week. All registered students may use the facilities free of charge with a valid student ID; faculty and staff can purchase a semester pass at the front desk. During the first week, guided tours will run every afternoon, and personal trainers will offer free fitness assessments. Please note that the old gym in Hartley Hall will close permanently on Friday, so members should remove any belongings from their lockers before then.
Your task
The announcement describes a new fitness center opening on campus. Summarize the main points of the announcement, including what the center offers and what students need to do.
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Model response & content points — after recording
The announcement says that a brand-new fitness center, called Riverside, will open on Monday, September 8, right next to the main library. According to the speaker, the center has a swimming pool, an indoor track, and more than forty exercise classes every week. Students can use everything for free if they show a valid student ID, while faculty and staff have to buy a semester pass. The speaker also mentions that during the first week there will be guided tours every afternoon and free fitness assessments with personal trainers. Finally, the announcement warns that the old gym in Hartley Hall closes permanently on Friday, so members should clear out their lockers before then.
Points a full answer includes
- The new Riverside Fitness Center opens on Monday, September 8, next to the main library.
- Facilities include a swimming pool, an indoor track, and more than forty exercise classes a week.
- Use is free for registered students with a valid student ID; faculty and staff must buy a semester pass.
- Guided tours and free fitness assessments with trainers are offered during the first week.
- The old gym in Hartley Hall closes permanently on Friday, so belongings must be removed from lockers before then.
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