The "Welcome to Campus" App
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The "Welcome to Campus" App
I found the university's "Welcome to Campus" app for new students to be very helpful during my first days on campus, but, unfortunately, I don't think many new students knew about it. (I randomly found it on the Web site). The university really should do a better job promoting the app and strongly recommend that new students download it. Its features, like notifications for new student events, campus maps, and access to orientation materials, can really be beneficial. In fact, so much orientation material is available that I bet if everyone had it downloaded, some of the orientation sessions new students are required to attend could even be cancelled, which could help free up time. Yours, Benjamin Potter
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Now, listen to two students discussing the letter.
Woman: I definitely get what he's saying. Actually, one of my first days on campus, I was walking around trying to find one of those sessions about how to register for classes and stuff like that. Apparently, though the location had changed.
Man: Oh, yeah?
Woman: Yeah. Turns out, for some reason, they moved it to Hodge Hall. Of course, I know where Hodge Hall is now, but I didn't at the time.
Man: Oh, so did you eventually find it?
Woman: Actually, Yeah, I ran into another student going to it too, and he was like that event got moved. It came through on our phones. And I was like, Oh, what do you mean on our phones?
Man: ha
Woman: So I downloaded it right away. Very helpful after that, I'm sure I wasn't the only one.
Man: Well, going to some of those sessions, if they do what Benjamin suggests, that might be a thing of the past.
Woman: Oh, because they supposedly won't be necessary anymore. Yeah, I think maybe he goes too far with that recommendation.
Man: But if it's pretty much the same stuff.
Woman: actually attending, though, you know, in person, I don't know, there are other benefits, aside from getting whatever info they're talking about, the face to face interaction, it's an opportunity to meet other new students, maybe make some new friends.
Man: Yeah, I guess that's true
Woman: I hope the university wouldn't get rid of that.
问题
The woman expresses her opinion about the proposal described in the letter, briefly summarize the proposal, then state her opinion about the proposal and explain the reason she gives for holding that opinion.
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基础版
The letter proposes better promotion of the "Welcome to Campus" app since it provides event notifications, maps and orientation materials, potentially replacing some in-person sessions.
The woman partially agrees but has concerns. She shares a personal story: she almost missed a relocated registration session until another student told her about the app's notification feature. This proves the app's usefulness.
However, she disagrees with canceling all orientation meetings. She believes face-to-face interactions help new students make friends, which the app can't replace. She hopes the university keeps these social opportunities.
高分进阶版
Benjamin's letter advocates for stronger marketing of the campus orientation app, arguing its comprehensive features could eliminate some mandatory orientation sessions.
The woman's response is nuanced. She validates the app's utility through an anecdote: when a last-minute venue change left her lost, another student's reference to the app's real-time alerts saved her - concrete evidence supporting Benjamin's claim.
Yet she pushes back on completely replacing physical sessions, emphasizing the irreplaceable social dimension. "The face-to-face interaction," she notes, serves as organic networking crucial for freshman integration - a psychological benefit mere digital information can't provide. She ultimately endorses a hybrid approach. -
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