Our original example, not a real test item
Should the library open 24 hours during exams?
Discussion transcript
Speaker 1 (Maya): The student union wants the main library open 24 hours during the exam period. I think it's a great idea. Lots of students live in shared houses where it's noisy, and the library is the only quiet place they have.
Speaker 2 (Tom): I see the point, but I'm not sure it's worth the cost. Someone has to pay for security and cleaning all night, and I doubt many people would actually be there at 4 am.
Speaker 3 (Priya): Actually, when another campus tried it last year, the night numbers were quite high for the first week and then dropped. So maybe it makes sense for part of the exam period, not all of it.
Speaker 1 (Maya): That's fair. And it's not just about numbers. Students with part-time jobs often can't study until late, so for them it really matters.
Speaker 2 (Tom): My bigger worry is health. If the library never closes, some people will stop sleeping properly before exams, and that won't help their results.
Speaker 3 (Priya): So what about opening until 2 am instead, and only during the busiest two weeks? That covers students who work, keeps costs down, and doesn't encourage all-nighters.
Speaker 2 (Tom): I could live with that, as long as they check how many people actually use it.
Notes (as you might write them)
Topic: library 24 h in exams?
S1 Maya: yes; noisy shared houses; only quiet place; part-time workers study late
S2 Tom: cost (security, cleaning); few at 4 am; health / no sleep ≠ results; OK with compromise if usage checked
S3 Priya: other campus: high 1st week then dropped; partial; open till 2 am, busiest 2 weeks
= compromise at end
Model summary
"The three students discussed whether the main library should stay open 24 hours during the exam period, and by the end they were moving toward a compromise.
Maya supported the idea. She argued that many students live in noisy shared houses and have nowhere else quiet to study, and later added that students with part-time jobs can often only study late at night.
Tom was more doubtful. He questioned whether the extra cost of night security and cleaning would be justified, since he expected very few people to use the library in the early hours. His bigger concern, though, was health: he felt that a library that never closes would encourage students to skip sleep, which could hurt their exam results.
Priya took a middle position, based on evidence from another campus, where night-time use was high in the first week and then fell. She proposed opening until 2 am, and only during the busiest two weeks, which she said would help working students, limit costs and avoid all-nighters.
Tom accepted this proposal on the condition that actual usage is monitored, so the discussion ended with broad agreement on a shorter, targeted opening rather than 24-hour access."
Why it works
- It opens with the topic and the overall outcome, then gives each speaker's view with their reasons.
- It relates the views (Maya for, Tom doubtful, Priya in between, Tom accepting the compromise), which is what the top Content levels describe.
- Every detail matches the transcript, and the wording is paraphrased rather than repeated.
- About 220 words: comfortably inside 2 minutes at a natural pace.