Read and listen to the situation below. You have 10 seconds to prepare (20 in PTE Core), then 40 seconds to say what you would say. Answer as fully as you can.
You are taking university violin lessons, but you have a mandatory lab session next Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock that clashes with your scheduled tutorial. You need to ask your music tutor if you can move the lesson to Thursday morning instead. What would you say to your tutor?
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Read and listen to the situation below. You have 10 seconds to prepare (20 in PTE Core), then 40 seconds to say what you would say. Answer as fully as you can.
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You live in student accommodation and your flatmate is preparing for a practical cello examination. They have been practising late into the night, which prevents you from sleeping before your early lectures. You want to ask them politely to finish their practice by nine in the evening. What would you say?
A colleague has asked whether you could give private piano lessons to their eight-year-old daughter on weekends. You need to decline because your final-year dissertation workload is too heavy, but you want to recommend another student who teaches beginners. What would you say to your colleague?
You are preparing for your end-of-term vocal assessment and need to borrow an original vocal score from the music department librarian. You need the score for two weeks, but standard loans are only for three days. You must explain your assessment deadline and request an extension. What would you say?
You have just rented a university practice room to rehearse your jazz chords, but you discovered that three keys in the middle octave of the upright piano are sticking badly. You need to report this issue immediately to the music centre administrator and request an alternative room. What would you say?
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