1、BEC商务英语（高级）口语模拟试卷 68及答案与解析 一、 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. 1 Task Sheet
2、for Candidate A Task Sheet 1 A: Stuff management: how to attract and retain high-caliber employees B: Recruitment: what do you think should be the generic standards in employee selection C: Investment: whether your organization should put all of its “eggs“ in only basket BEC Higher-PART TWO Task She
3、et for Candidate B Task Sheet 2 A: Stuff training: how to cultivate team-work spirit in your organization B: Advertising: whether advertising is more important than the quality of your products or service C: Management: how to maintain a high profit as usual when financial crisis happens BEC Higher-
4、PART TWO 二、 SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that examiner will ask you more questions rel
5、ated to the topic. 2 Your company is planning to open an employee fitness centre. You have been asked to submit ideas on it. Discuss and decide together; what facilities the fitness centre should provide for the employees the opening and closing time of the centre BEC商务英语（高级）口语模拟试卷 68答案与解析 一、 SECTIO
6、N 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. 1 【正确答案】 Interviewer: Now I will give each of you
7、 three topics. You must choose one from them. You have one minute to prepare and another one minute to talk about it. Here are the topics for each of you. You can make notes if you want. (One minute later) Well, Cheng Jun. you first. Whats the topic you have chosen? Cheng Jun: I have chosen C. Inves
8、tment. Interviewer: OK, Cheng Jun, you have one minute to talk. Zhang Yue and I will listen. Zhang Yue, after Cheng Juns talk, you have to ask him a question. Now, Cheng Jun, you may start. I will stop you at the end of one minute. Cheng Jun: I take the idea of “put all your eggs in one basket“. Onl
9、y by doing this, you can concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged)otherwise, you may have scattered the capital, which means having scattered your brains also. It is easy to watch and carry the one basket. Trying to carry too many baskets b
10、reaks most eggs. He who carries three baskets must put one on his head, which is apt to tumble and trip him up. Interviewer: Zhang Yue, whats the question you want to ask him? Zhang Yue: Do you mean no matter how much money you have, you will put all of it into only basket? Cheng Jun: Yes, I think i
11、t is a better choice, especially when you dont have that much. Lacking of concentration of money and energy only on important business surely will result in great failure. Interviewer: Now it is time for Zhang Yue to say something about the topic she has chosen. Zhang Yue, you have one minute to tal
12、k. Cheng Jun and I will listen. Cheng Jun , after Zhang Yues talk, you have to ask her a question. Which topic have you chosen, Zhang Yue? Zhang Yue: Ive chosen C. Management. Interviewer: Now, Zhang Yue, you may start. I will stop you at the end of one minute. Zhang Yue: Its really a challenging wo
13、rk to maintain high profit as usual at present when financial crisis is prevailing almost everywhere. There are many things we can do to manage the present situation: first, try all means to open more markets and get more orders; second, reduce the cost of products and services so that the prices wi
14、ll be more attractive; third, invest more money on developing new technology, which a the key point for us to survive this financial crisis. Interviewer: Well, Cheng Jun, whats the question you want to ask her? Cheng Jun; Many big companies have begun to cut down their staff. Whats your opinion abou
15、t that? Zhang Yue: Of course, that is not a good news. No one wants to see this, even those big companies, right? I think this is the last thing a company like to do. They have no choice, especially when financial crisis are becoming worse and worse. Interviewer: Thanks, you two. This is the end of
16、part two of the speaking test. 二、 SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that examiner will ask
17、you more questions related to the topic. 2 【正确答案】 Interviewer: Well, Xie Hui and Tao Sha, the last part of this speaking test is a discussion task. Your discussion topic is on this task card. You have about 30 seconds to read it carefully. After you have read the task, you will have a discussion on
18、the given topic. Your discussion time is around three minutes. OK? Now read your task card. (30 seconds later) Well, can you start your discussion now? Im going to listen to you and then ask you to stop at the end of three minutes. Tao Sha: I think the centre should provide on-site aerobics classes.
19、 Xie Hui: Yeah, I agree. There should also be a swimming pool there, and also weight machines. Tao Sha: Yeah. And there should be at least one qualified instructor on duty at all times. Xie Hui: Definitely. And as a fitness centre, there must be locker rooms and showers, I think. Tao Sha: Sure. I al
20、most forgot that. I also think that not only employees, but also clients, spouses, and children should be allowed to use the facilities. What do you think? Xie Hui: I think that would be nice. But since its called an employee fitness centre, employees should get first preference, and clients, spouse
21、s and children could only get to use the facilities when there is extra room. Tao Sha: Good. And what about the opening time for the centre? Xie Hui: Well, I think, it could open at 9:00 AM since thats when work starts, and close at 5:00 since thats when people go off work. Tao Sha: I cant quite agr
22、ee with you on that. You see, if the centre is open from 9:00 to 5:00, how could anybody get the time to go there? Xie Hui: Oh, sorry. I forgot about that. So . Tao Sha: I think it should open at least a couple of hours before work starts and close a couple of hours after work stops. Xie Hui: Yes, t
23、hats great. How does 6 AM to 10 PM sound? Tao Sha: Thats perfect. Interviewer: Do you think its necessary for a company to open a fitness centre for its employees? Tao Sha: Of course, most working people are busy working, so that they have very limited time to work out. Even if they do have the time
24、, they would have to spend much of it on the way to a fitness centre. If the centre is right there in the work place, it could save them a lot of time and energy. Xie Hui: I think a fitness centre in the workplace could help those out-of-shape employees get the exercise they need to be more productive at work. Interviewer: Thank you, Xie Hui and Tao Sha. That is the end of the speaking test.
