2007_01_Session_A_Sample answersF

A Sample Answers for Questions

------- I think supporting my family is important, so I'd take over the farm.

That way, I'd also be able to look after my parents as they got older.

------- Yes. With people having fewer children, there is more pressure on

them to succeed. Children are often very busy with their school

activities and are forced to go cram schools.

------- I think it's a good thing. So many people have left the countryside

that a lot of farms have gone our of business. it's important that

people return to farming.

------- Well, I'm only 25, so i work with many people who are older than

me, but it's great opportunity. By learning about their experiences, it will help me perform my duties more effectively.

A Sample Answer for narration

One evening, a young businessman was working in his office. While their, he received a phone call from his father. the father asked his son if he could come over and help out on the family farm that weekend. The young man thought it was a good idea. On the weekend, the young man went to his parents' farm and helped them with the apple harvest. He stood on a ladder picking apples that were difficult to reach. He seemed to enjoy the work, and his parents were really grateful to have him around. That evening, however, while the family was having dinner together, the young man's mother told him that they were getting old to keep running the farm. On his way home, the young man thought about what his mother had said. He wondered whether she should continue working at his office or consider taking over the family farm.