BEC口语part 2.docx

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BEC口语part2

注意：

1．考试中不要说“Pardon?

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2．Neversay“sorry”inexamination!

3．没听清可用以下说法

Idon’tquiteunderstandyou.Wouldyouexplainitalittlebitforme?

Iamnotsurewhatyouaregettingat.Wouldyouexpressitinanotherway?

Part2:

Amini-presentationbyeachcandidate6mins

Inthesecondpart,eachcandidateisgivenachoiceofthreetopicsandhasoneminutetoprepareapieceofextendedspeechlastingoneminute.Aftereachcandidatehasspokentheirpartnerisinvitedbytheinterlocutortoaskaquestionaboutwhathasbeensaid.

PresentationFunctionalSentences

（一）总起句

Thepresenttalkaimstodecide…

Thepurposeofthistalkistoanswerthequestionof…

Inbrief,thistalksetsouttosolvetheproblemof…

Therearecurrentlythreepossiblesolutionsto…

（二）分论点

Firstly,…；Secondly,…；Thirdly，…

Inaddition,…

Furthermore,…

As…isconcerned,…

Asfor…，…

Ononehand,…；Ontheotherhand，…

（三）小结句

Fromtheaboveinformation,itcanbeshownthat…

Basedonthestudy,itisclearthat…

Beforeweclose,letmejustsummarizethemainpoints.

ShallIjustgooverthemainpoints?

So,tosumup,…

Inconclusion,…

Ingeneral,…

Onthewhole,…

Overall,…

（四）常用连词

1．解释性：

inotherwords，that/whichmeans，namely，thatistosay

2．进一步阐释性：

inparticular，especially，notably，chiefly

3．对照、转折性：

but,though,eventhough,while,whereas

despite,inspiteof

yet,however,nevertheless,still,but,evenso

allthesame，incontrast

4．原因、结果：

leadto,resultin,bringabout,giveriseto,accountfor,beresponsiblefor,followedbyeffect

rise,stemfrom,beattributableto,cause

because,as,since，becauseof,dueto,owingto,onaccountof,asaresult/consequenceof

therefore,so,accordingly,consequently,hence,thus,that’sthereasonwhy

（五）常用口头衔接语

Well,itseemstomethat…

That’strue,butontheotherhand…

Icouldn’thaveputitbettermyself.

That’sjustwhat/allIwasthinking.

There’ssomethinginthat,Isuppose.

That’sexactlymyopinion.

Well,thepointI’mtryingtomakeisthat…

Well,whatIamtryingtosayisthat…

That’showIfeel.

That’sjusthowIseeit.

（六）常用词汇

1．动词：

toclarify,toexplain,tointerpret,toputsth.anotherway,torecaponsth.

2．名词：

asummary,adecision,areport,anoutcome,awrite-up,arecommendation

Explainwhyyoubroughtoneoftheproducts.

strongsenseofbrandloyalty

reasonableprice

goodafter-salesservice

reliabilityoftheproduct

goodandconsistentquality

user-friendlydesign

goodvalueformoney

instyle

Whatdeterminesthepriceofaproduct?

●Thepriceofaproductisinfluencedbythecosts.1

●Thisisbecausefirmshavetochargeapricewhichisgreaterthancoststomakeaprofit.2

●Howeverintheshortrunafirmmaysellaproductataloss.Thismaybetogainmarketshareorbecausetheproductisstillattheintroductionphaseandhashighresearchandlaunchcosts.3

●Overallitdependsonwhetherweareconsideringashortorlongtermpricingpolicy.Firmsmaybewillingtomakealossintheshortrun.Itwillalsodependontheobjectivesofthefirm.Somepublicsectororganisations,e.g.maysimplytrytocovercosts.

Shouldfirmstraintheiremployees?

　　BytrainingtheiremployeesfirmsmaybeabletoincreasetheirprofitsBECAUSEtrainedstaffarelikelytobemoreproductiveandmakelesmistakes.EmployeesmightalsobemoremotivatedBECAUSEtheymightbeabletoundertakemoreinterestingworkandBECAUSEmanagersareshowingthattheyvaluetheirstaff（whichcansatisfytheiresteemneeds）.HOWEVERtrainingcostsmoneyandisnotalwayssuccessful.Itcanalsoleadtoalossofproductionwhilestaffarebeingtrained.OVERALL,managementwillhavetoweighupthepotentialbenefitsagainstthecosts.If,forexample,thefirmhasthenecessaryresources,thetrainingisrelativelycheapandislikelytoleadtosignificantincreasesinproductivityandprofitabilitythefirmlikelytoinvestinit.If,ONTHEOTHERHAND,thefirmlacksthenecessaryfinanceandstaffalreadyhavetheskillsrequiredthentrainingisLESSLIKELY.

WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN…?

Selectingapplicantsforajob

•Workingexperience

•Personalqualities

Sample1

IchoosetopicA-whatisimportantwhenselectingapplicantsforajob.Astothistopic,asfarasIamconcerned,thereare3thingstoconsider.

First,Ithinkworkingexperienceisveryimportantwhenselectingapplicants.Applicantswhohavealreadyhadtheworkexperienceintherelevantfieldswilllearnthenewjobeasierandquicker.Anditwillalsosavethecompanyalotoftrainingfeesiftheapplicanthasrelatedexperience.

Second,wemustconsiderthepersonalqualitiesoftheapplicants,suchaspersonalityandhealth.Companiestendtoemploypeoplewhosecharacterfitsaspecialjob.Forexample,consultingcompanytendstoemployapplicantwhoisanalyticalandknowledgeable,butadvertisingagentsliketheiremployeestobeenergeticandcreative.

Third,Ibelievelanguageisofgreatimportancewhenselectingapplicants.Nowadays,wedobusinesswithpeoplefromallovertheworld.AlwayswebuygoodsfromAfrica,andsellourelectronicproducttoEurope;aforeignlanguageespeciallyEnglishisneededifthecompanywantstoexpandtotheworld.Applicantswhocanspeakoneormoreforeignlanguageswillhaveabetterchancetogetthejob.

Sample2

Asweallknow,thecriteriausedbyHRprofessionalsinscreeningandselectingapplicantsnormallyincludesuchfactorsasworkingexperience,personalqualitiesandcommunicativeskills.

Firstly,wepayalotofattentiontoworkingexperienceoftheapplicant.Apersonwithasolidrecordofrelatedexperienceismorelikelytofitinwithanewcompany.Thereforeheorshecanbetrustedtofulfillthetasksandsolvetheproblemsinamoreprofessionalandcompetentway.

Inadditiontothis,wealsolookatthepersonalqualitiesoftheapplicant.Doesheorshehasintegrity,perseveranceor‘cando’spirit?

Surelyanyorganizationcanbenefitfromthereliability,devotionandenthusiamofitsemployees.

Finally,goodcommunicativeskillssuchasinterpersonalskillsandteamspiritarealsobecominganimportantpreconditioninselectingqualifiedemployees.

WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN…?

Preparingforajobinterview

•Studyingthejobadvertisement

•Findingoutaboutthecompany

Beforeyougoforaninterview,youmustmakepreparationssoastofacetheinterviewerwithmoreconfidence.Theyincludestudyingthejobadvertisement,findingoutaboutthecompany,preparingyourselfpsychologically,etc.

Firstly,youshouldstudythejobadvertisementcarefullysothatyoucanmatchyourknowledge,skillsandabilitieswiththespecificationsrequiredforthepost.Youmustassuretheinterviewerthatyouhaveallthequalificationsrequired,soyouaretherightsortofpersontheyarelookingfor.

Secondly,youshouldknowmoreaboutthecompany,suchasitsprofile,structure,existingproblems,requirements,campaignsandfutureplans.AsaChinesesayinggoes:

“knowtheopponentandknowyourself,andyoucanfightahundredbattleswithoutdefeat.”

Finally,youshouldalsoprepareyourselfpsychologicallyandthiswillhelpyoucombatstress.Rehearsingtheinterviewwithyourfriends,forexample,isagoodrelaxationexercisethatcaninstallconfidenceinyou.

WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN…?

MANAGINGAPROJECT

●ENCOURAGINGTEAMWORK

●KEEPINGTOSCHEDULE

WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN…?

CHOOSINGPEOPLETOWORKINTEAMS

●VARIETYOFEXPERIENCE

●PERSONALQUALITIES

Explaintheimportanceofteamwork:

a.Teamworkreflectsthecombinedexperiences,knowledge,intelligenceandviewsofagroupofpeople,soitwilldefinitelyimprovethequalityandefficiencyofthework.

b.Iftheparticipantsworkedtogether,itwouldbeeasyforthemtocomeupwithcreativeideas.Thisisparticularlyvaluableforarelativelycomplexwork,forthepeopleworkinginateam,ifoneofthemgetsstuckonamatter,others/therestcouldchipintheirideasandgettheproblemsorted.Butifyouworkonyourown,forinstance,youarethesolemanagerinthedepartment.

c.Ifpeopledidnotworkasateam,everyonewouldhavetowaitforthedecisionsmadebythemanageranditwasnoteasytogetpeopletotakeonresponsibilityforanything.

d.Ahugeandcomplicatedprojectisnotpossibletobecompleted/donebymerelyoneperson.Forinstance,3Gorgesproject-ahugeamountofmoney,30millionpeoplehavetoemigratetoelsewhere,alotofcommercialcontracts

e.Youwillgetboredquicklyifyouworkonyouown.Butifyouworkinateam…

f.Workinginateamcanincreasepersonalawarenessofabilitiesandcomplementaryskillsincolleague.

Howtoimproveteamwork:

Generalideas;friendlyatmosphere;notbossy;patient;goodmanners;modest;leadership;goodinterpersonalskills;varietyofexperience

a.Varietyofexperienceandabroadhorizonwouldhelptotackleurgentmattersandestablishhisorherpersonalprestige.Well-experiencedstaffarecapableofovercomingstormsandcrises.

b.Oncomingacrossproblematicissues,neworinexperiencedstaffusuallywillfeeldepressedandevenstarttopanic.Oneoranumberofexperiencedstaffwill,inthiskindofsituation,automaticallybecomethespiritualleadersoftheteamandcangettheissuesinquestionsolvedquickly.

c.Awiderangeofexperiencesareimportanttoateammember,becauseyouneverknowwhatkindofproblemsmightsuddenlycomeuptoyou.Experiencesindifferentfieldswillenhancethechanceofsuccessfullysortingouttheproblemwithyourknowledgewhichisbasedonyourpastexperience.

Personalqualities:

a.Thebasisoftheteamworkismutualtrustandfriendlyatmosphere