Student 1: Sarah hey! I haven’t seen much of you lately! Is everything okay? Sarah: Not really. (Sigh) It’s my back. I hurt it a few weeks ago moving furniture. My doctor says I need to rest it for a month. But meanwhile, I have to lug around all these heavy textbooks! I’ve gotta do something or my back will just get worse! Student 1: But you live right on campus! Couldn’t you just leave the books in your dorm room and return between classes to get the ones you need? Sarah: Well, that would have worked great LAST semester - my dorm was so central - but I moved and now I’m in that new dorm at the other side of the campus. I could do it but I’d spend an extra twenty minutes walking back and forth between classes. Student 1: Yeah, but some people think walking actually helps your back! What about finding someone whose book you could share during class! You could explain it’s just temporary! Until your back gets better. Sarah: I thought of that - but the problem is I like to make notes in the margins of my textbooks during class. It helps me to remember what the professor said when I go to review. Student 1: Yeah but you’re such a good student and anyway, it’d only be for a few weeks!
Briefly summarize the problem the speakers are discussing. Then, state which of the two solutions from the conversation you would recommend. Explain the reasons for your recommendation.
