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 borrowed a digital video camera from the university media centre for a documentary project due on Friday. However, heavy rain has delayed your outdoor filming until Thursday afternoon. You need to keep the camera until Friday morning. What would you say to the media centre technician?
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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 are working on an urgent client report at your office, but the local network keeps disconnecting and slowing down file transfers. Your manager asked for the report by five o'clock today. You call the internal IT helpdesk to explain the issue. What would you say to the IT support officer?
You borrowed an audio recorder from your university department yesterday. While conducting field interviews, you noticed the external microphone socket is loose and produces loud static on recordings. You are returning the unit to the equipment desk. What would you say to the department administrator?
You are hosting a workshop for new trainees tomorrow morning, but the meeting room display panel is broken. You know your colleague in the adjacent office has a portable projector that is not being used this week. What would you say to your colleague to ask to borrow it?
You have joined a new research team at your university and need specialised data analysis software installed on your lab workstation. However, the system requires administrator privileges that only IT support can grant. You visit the campus IT office. What would you say to the IT support assistant?
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