1、BEC商务英语（高级）口语模拟试卷 25及答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 0 In this part of the test， you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about one minute-You have one minute to prepare your ideas 1. A Product packa
2、ge： the importance of packaging products appropriately B Staff management： how to achieve and maintain high motivation among workforce C Development objectives： hour to set objectives for the company 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN) In this part of the test you are asked to give a short
3、 talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about 1 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas. 0 In this part of the test， you are given a discussion topic You have 30 seconds to look at the task prompt， an example of which is below， a
4、nd then about three minutes to discuss the topic with your partner After that， the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic 1. Your company has found that ineffective time management is one of the major problem areas throughout the workforce You have been asked to put forwardsome su
5、ggestions for improving the situation Discuss， and decide together： why poor time management can become a major problem in companies what procedures could be adopted to ensure that time is managed effectively why poor time management can become a major problem in company When time is not well planne
6、d within a company， they usually do not allocate blocks of time to specified tasks They do not have a definite idea of when they should complete a certain task Poor time management could due to the simple fact that they often neglect the ordering of priorities and task is treated on an equal basis，
7、even if it is a very urgent task what procedures could be adopted to ensure that time is managed effectively First we should make a11 the staff members realize how important effective time management is to our company Another thing we can do is to make all the managers，or even every staff member， co
8、me up with a job description of their own In this way，they can be pretty sure about what they are responsible for and what they are not The top managers of our company should come up with a set of rules as to what kind of jobs should be given priority to BEC商务英语（高级）口语模拟试卷 25答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERV
9、IEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 0 【试题解析】 A Product package： the importance of packaging products appropriately In recent times， numerous factors have made packaging an important marketing tool. Increased competition and clutter on retail store shelves means that packages now must pertorm many sales tasks-from att
10、racting attention,to describing the product， to making the sale Companies are realizing the power of good packaging to create instant consumer recognmon of the company or brand B Staff management： how to achieve and maintain high motivation among workforce Employees tend to be more satisfied with th
11、eir jobs if they are provided(1)compensation that is aligned with their performance， (2)job security,(3)a flexible work schedule， and(4)employee involvement programs Firms should offer job security， compensation that is tied to employee perfonnance， more flexible work schedules， and more employee in
12、yolvement programs To the extent that job satisfaction can motivate employees to improve their performance， firms may be able to a higher production level by providing greater job satisfaction C Development Objectives： how to set objectives for the company SMART illustrates the 5 characteristics of
13、an efficient objective； it stands for Specific-Measurable-Attainable-Relevant-Timely 1 Be SPECIFIC!When it comes of business planning “specific”illustrates a situation that is easily identified and understood It is usually linked to some mathematical determinant that imprints a specific character to
14、 a given action： most common determinants are numbers， ratios and fractions， percentages， frequencies In this case； being “specific”means being“precise” 2 Be MEASUR ABLE!When we say that an objective， a goal， must be measurable， we mean there is a stringent need to have the possibility to measure， t
15、o track the action(s) associated with the given objective 3 Be ATTAINABLE!It is understood that each leader will want his/her company/unit to give outstanding performances； this is the spirit of competition and such thinking is much needeck However， when setting objectives， one should deeply analyze
16、 first the factors determining the success or failure of these objectives 4 Be RELEVANT!The quality of an objective to be“ relevant“ refers to setting appropriate objectives for a given individual or team： you need to think if they can truly do something about it or is it irrelevant for the job they
17、 perfornL 5 Be TIMELY!Any usable and performable objective must have a clear timetable of when it should start and/or when it should end Without having a timeframe specified， it is practically impossible to say if the objective is met or not 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN) In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about 1 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas.
