Tip: While the audio is playing, you should take notes. Try to identify main points if possible. After listening to the audio clip, you will be given five to six multiple choice questions. You will not be given a transcript or be allowed to listen to the recording again.    Narrator: Listen to the following conversation between a student and his professor and then answer the questions. Female professor: Hey Connor, thanks for staying after class. I won't keep you long, but I wanted to talk about your grades and progress in my course. Male student: Yeah, I've been meaning to come to your... Show more

Tip: While the audio is playing, you should take notes.

Try to identify main points if possible. After listening to the audio clip, you will be given five to six multiple choice questions. You will not be given a transcript or be allowed to listen to the recording again. 

 

Narrator: Listen to the following conversation between a student and his professor and then answer the questions.
Female professor: Hey Connor, thanks for staying after class. I won't keep you long, but I wanted to talk about your grades and progress in my course.
Male student: Yeah, I've been meaning to come to your office hours for some help. I guess I'm struggling to understand the chemistry material.
Female professor: Well, I'm glad you are trying to be pro-active about your studies and yes, you should always feel free to come to my office hours. If those times don't work for you, I am also happy to meet with you at an alternative time.
Male student: Thanks, but they are fine. I can come on Tuesdays and Thursdays after my trigonometry class. Availability wasn’t the limiting factor; I think it was my pride.
Female professor: I appreciate your honesty and don't worry, a lot of students are nervous or shy to ask for help. But the good news is, you are here now we can start addressing your challenges. So, on the last exam, you got a 62. You got most of the questions about acids and bases correct, but it looks like you didn't get any of the chemical structure and bonding questions.
Male student: Yeah, balancing chemical equations went completely over my head and I don't understand the differences between ionic, covalent, and hydrogen bonds.
Female professor: Have you tried looking at this material in the course textbook?
Male student: I tried, but I found the writing to be very dense and the examples were confusing.
Female professor: OK. Don't worry. We have a lot of alternative resources that can help you. I'd like you to start coming to my office hours twice a week after your trigonometry class. Additionally, I think he would benefit from going to the Student Resource Center.
Male student: Hmm…what’s that?
Female professor: It's a room in the library on the second floor with all of the reference materials. The University has a bunch of paid tutors who work with students in a variety of subjects. It's free for all undergraduate students because it is included in your tuition bill, and graduate students just pay a nominal fee.
Male student: Wow, that sounds great! I had no idea that we had a resource like that on campus. Do they have chemistry tutors?
Female professor: Yes. There are several great tutors to cover all of the sciences, including chemistry. I will fill out a referral form for you. All you need to do is call or stop by the Student Resource Center and set up an appointment. They will ask you for the referral form and your student ID.
Male student: Perfect. Thanks Professor Winter. I'll get right on this.
Female professor: That's great Connor. There is still plenty of time left in the semester to turn your grade around.

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