Answers
1. What is Pippa's main concern about the changes to the badminton club?
A) The new practice times conflict with her other commitments.
B) The club is switching to a different location.
C) She doesn't want to attend more often.
2. What does Ben think might be a benefit of the new early training schedule?
A) It will allow them to practice less frequently.
B) It might help more students get up earlier.
C) More psychology students will be able to join.
3. What does Pippa say about the effect of the early starting time on their performance?
A) She believes it will make them better players.
B) She doesn’t think performance will be affected.
C) She is excited to try out the new schedule.
4. What can be inferred about the practice time before it was changed?
A) It started just after school finished.
B) It finished earlier than 8pm
C) It started around 8pm.
Ben: Hey, did you see the news about the changes to the badminton club?
Pippa: Yeah, I saw it. Honestly, I'm not too happy about it.
Ben: Really? I thought it sounded pretty good. What's bothering you about it?
Pippa: Well, the new practice times clash with one of my classes. I won't be able to attend as often.
Ben: Ah, I see. That's tough. But I think the new schedule might actually work better for some of us. It certainly does for me.
Pippa: Maybe, but it's not convenient for everyone. Especially those of us doing psychology. Plus, I’d just got used to the old schedule.
Ben: I know. Nobody likes their routine being changed. Maybe this new early training schedule will mean more people are out of bed and active in the mornings though. Oh, and the extra practice time might just make us better players.
Pippa: No way! We practice enough already. I doubt that the starting time with have any effect.
Ben: You’re probably right, but maybe we should give it a chance first. Who knows, it might turn out better than we expect.
Pippa: I suppose so. I'll try to keep an open mind about it. See you bright and early Monday morning!
Ben: OK I’ll pick you up as usual, but it’ll be 8am rather than 8pm.