A co-worker’s phone contract price rise — CELPIP Speaking Task 1
One of the 24 questions in the Task 1 pool — 30 seconds to prepare, 90 seconds to speak, no second take. What the section is: the CELPIP test format.
17 A co-worker, Lena, signed a two-year phone contract. The price went up after the first year and the company says that was in the agreement she signed. She is thinking of simply stopping the payments. Tell her how you think she should handle it, and why.
Speaking to: Lena, a co-worker
What the question is asking for
She signed the agreement, and she has picked a plan that has consequences. The advice is about that plan, first of all.
What to settle in the 30 seconds
Say whether stopping payment is a good idea, then what you would have her do instead. In that order.
Where this one goes wrong
Arguing about whether the price rise is fair. Fairness is not the question; what Lena does next is.
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