Student 1(female): Matt, I need your help.
Student 2(male): What do you need help with?
Student 1: I need to talk with my advisor about my schedule for next
semester, but he hasn’t been around lately. I don’t know what to do.
Student 2: Well, why don’t you just schedule an appointment with him?
Student 1: I tried that several times, but he always misses them. Either
his assistant tells me he just had to rush out the door for a meeting, or
he’s out of town doing research.
Student 2: How about you schedule an appointment with one of the other
advisors, or find out when the walk-in appointment hours are for the
office?
Student 1: One of the reasons I chose my current advisor is because he’s
a little famous, and he’s really really helpful with my classes. He’s also
very knowledgeable about my major concentration.
Student 2: Well, it might be useless, but why don’t you try sending him an
e-mail explaining your situation, and note to him how many
appointments he has missed with you?
Student 1: Yeah, I could try that.
Student 2: Another idea is finding out when he teaches class, and then
show up right after his class to talk to him.
Student 1: Hmmmm.
Student 2: And I know you might not want to think about it, but maybe you
should just consider changing your advisor all-together to someone
more reliable and less famous.
Question 5:-> The students discuss several possible solutions to the woman’s
problems. Describe the problem. Then state which solution you prefer
and explain why.
24 in 30
1. Need to talk all problems before you make one suggestion
2. Not fluently when you are ready to give the reasons