2013年口试话题

第一篇：2013年口试话题

2013年南职院英语

（二）口试话题

Topic 1: Do you celebrate Christmas at home? What activities do you have to celebrate the festival?（你在家庆祝过圣诞节吗？庆祝这个节日有什么活动是你必须要做的吗？）

答案：yes，i do.i enjoy celebrating it at home.because i think it ‘sa festival we should stay at home with our families.what i have to do is having dinner with my parents.when i come into college ,After entering the University, I almost have no time to accompany my parents.I think Christmas is a good opportunity.So I like Christmas

Topic 2: Is air pollution a serious problem in the city where you live? How serious is it?(空气污染在你居住的城市是一个严重的问题吗？它很严重吗？)

答案：i think that the air pollution in Changsha is very serious, because of a cloudy day we can not see far away.On the other hand can explain the development of economy, but I think the expense of the environment is too high price to pay.Air is the survival of our things, we should cherish the resources抽到这个你就自求多福吧。

Topic 3: What do you think is the right attitude towards reformed criminals?（你认为对改造罪犯的正确态度是什么？）

答案：I think for people who do something wrong should be punished If they know the error can choose tolerant way to teach them。（这个是我唯一想的出来的两句话，这个也是个要自求多福的。）

Topic 4: Who do you think are braver, women or men? Please give examples to support your statement.（你认为是女人勇敢还是男人勇敢？请举一些例子说明你的声明。）

答案：i think men more brave, because they can take rational to analyze situations, and solve them。（例子自己搞定ok吧？）

Topic 5: Who is the Chinese political leader you admire most? Why?（你最佩服的中国政治领袖是谁？为什么？）

答案：温家宝，He is for the sake of the people, the people put in the first place.In addition, he is a top student, he loves Chinese traditional culture very much, I admire it.Topic 6: Where do you want to work? In a big city or a small city? Why?（你想要留在哪里工作？大城市还是小城市？为什么？）

答案：i want to work in big city,because big city can give me more oppotulity and to meet new frends.Topic 7: What kind of qualities do you think a person should have to become a scientist?（你认为一个人要成为科学家需要的素质是什么？）

答案：The most important is the professional knowledge, because scientists are leading in his fields involved.Second is the conscientious spirit, only seriously one thing, can very well do that。最后，我想说这个真的好难。。。。

第二篇：高级口译口试话题

2011中高级口译口试十大话题之高铁时代

2011年中国经济进入高铁时代(ushers in a new era of high speed train).高铁在促进城市发展，产业升级,具有显而易见的优势(High speed train plays a significant role in promoting urban expansion and industrial upgrade).值得一提的是(it’s worth mentioning that)目前，中国铁路在高速动车组、高速铁路基础设施建造技术等方面都达到了世界先进水平，已经形成集设计、施工、制造、运营管理于一体的成套先进技术，其在铁路研发、建设、管理过程中形成的一整套高铁技术，(China now boasts world-beating technologies in the design, construction, operation and management of high-speed train.或者China’s high-speed train technology is on par with that of development countries.)

以上海为核心的长三角区域为例(Take Yangtze River Delta as an example),沪宁高铁的开通，首先，推动长三角区域产业升级和转型。南京将逐渐成为上海的副中心城市（With the advent of high-speed train, Nanjing will become a what experts call “sub-city” of Shanghai），由于高铁使沪杭之间的距离“缩短”，（greatly shorten distance between major cities in the region增加沪宁之间的人员流动，（promote the free flow of people flow and ideas）将有大量人群转至南京工作，促使南京人流、物流和信息的集中，为南京带来商贸commerce、物流logistics、金融finance、传媒media、酒店restaurant、餐饮catering等行业发展。

此外，高铁沿线城市将迎接产业转移的机遇，沪宁高铁沿线地带交通便利，地价相对上海较低low property cost，而且劳动力更廉价low labor cost，大批企业为降低成本，把总部和研发中心留在核心城市——上海，而将生产部门转移至高铁沿线城市，（companies will move their investment inland, which will in turn promote the economic growth of these regions）这就带动了沿线城市的经济发展（invigorate economic growth in areas along the high speed train），促进上海及其他城市的产业专业升级转型。上海逐渐形成总部基地集群，而其他企业将形成服务业与制造业集群（to build a cluster of world-class service industries）。

当然也有专家认为，国家如此巨额投入，会不会带来高风险、造成债务危机，进而会拖累经济发展。（Huge investment in high-speed train will bring huge financial burden to the government, which eventually will hamper China’s economic development）也有人认为中国已经有了动车组bullet train，高铁实际是重复建设duplicated construction，浪费纳税人的钱waste of tax-payer’s money。此外，高铁建设将造成周边环境的污染。但是我认为随着时间的推移，高铁的社会效益会逐渐体现出来，建高铁肯定是利大于弊的（its demerits will be overshadowed by the benefits it brings to China’s modernization drive.）

2011中高级口译口试十大话题之转基因食物（genetically modified food）.由于世界人口越来越多rapid population growth，而耕地面积日益缩减arable land is diminishing 各国政府不得不通过科技手段来增加粮食的产量。Increase grain output by applying advanced technology.（注：饥荒 famine）转基因食品通过基因重组，re-engineering of the DNA of crops使得农作物具有抗害虫的能力more pest-resistant，从而增加亩产，因此被认为可以解决世界粮食危机 to cope with global food crisis，保证食品供应的安全。Ensure food security/safety.目前，许多人对转基因食品对其毒性问题、营养问题、对抗生素的抵抗作用以及环境威胁等问题都抱有质疑态度。People are skeptical about the GM food’s toxicity, nutritional value and resistance against antibiotics as a result of being excessively used

客观来讲 Objectively speaking，每一件新生事物，都有它比经一个成长过程。我们应该用客观的批判的和包容的眼光去看待。One should be more tolerant to new things 目前转基因技术，尚处于研究的初级起步阶段 starting phase。许多人都坚持认为，这种技术培育出来的食物是“不自然的”unnatural。许多消费者对转基因食品的安全问题提出了质疑。最常见的就是，我国的转基因大豆有。消费者对其安全性十分担忧people are concerned about the grave threat of GM food such as soybean。从一次次过去的教训中，人们不难得出结论，人类行为应该对自然负责。Humankind should be more careful when dealing with nature.其实，有时候，确实不必如此 these concerns are legitimate but not necessary。

原因，没有十足的把握控制基因调整后的结果。The possible ill effects of GM food could spin out of control.如果我们的质量检测部门应该加强质量检测。Strengthen the oversight of GM food.确保消费者的身体健康，ensure health of people公众也应该有权知晓，他们在超市购买的食物是否是转基因的。The right to know whether the food they buy and consume is genetically modified or organic.2011中高级口译口试十大话题之天灾（Calamity）。

最近世界不太平，自然灾害频发。

就中国而言，我们经历的自然灾害有：地震、泥石流mudslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Zhouqu、沙尘暴 sandstorm、干旱draught、水灾、暴风雪snow storm/blizzard等

首先，为何自然灾害频发，这是一个很复杂的问题，既有自然原因，也有人为原因，人为原因原因越来越成为主要原因，由于人类对生态环境的破坏 human activity accelerate the environmental degradation，对大气的污染等等破坏自然的活动，导致我们所生活的环境日益恶化，像二氧化碳等温室气体green house gas的增多，臭氧层的减少depletion of ozone layer都会带来一系列问题 all bring fatally consequences to humankind，这几年自然灾害的增多，也是大自然对人类的报复Mother nature is seeking her revenge。我们必须清楚，我们对大自然母亲必须有敬畏之心。Hold nature in awe.近年来世界范围频发的重大自然灾害及影响已引起国际社会的高度关注massive natural disasters have drawn concern form governments around the world，重大自然灾害事件应急与救援的国际化已成为一个国际合作的重要趋势。The world should get united in the face of natural disasters.面对灾难，我们众志成城 get united in the fight when disasters strike.面对灾难，政府和民众都要为可能出现最坏的情况做好一切准备embrace ourselves for the worst。就我国而言，在目前人口大规模流动 massive migration 和城市化发展加快against the backdrop of rapid urbanization、自然灾害时常发生的情况下，防止人口居住和住宅建筑密度过大 densely populated cities and buildings，以及交通、通信、电力等公共基础设施过于集

中，应成为各地方城市发展规划与建设的重要考量when making city planning, top priority should be given to of the safety of infrastructures such as transport, telecommunications and power supply.，并要健全相应的灾害应急救援和处置机制 set up mechanisms to mitigate natural disasters。政府要加大投入increase government funding，比如在干旱和水灾频发的地区 in regions that are prone to draught and flood disasters，应该加强水利设施的建设improve irrigation system.通过各种途径提高民众应对自然灾害的意识与自我应急防护能力 raise people’s environmental awareness and self-protection when disasters strike.有人说，2012年就是世界末日了，人类何去何从？对于这些世界末日论Doomsday theories,我个人是觉得很荒唐。Ridiculous 我们深知：古往今来 since ancient times，这个世界出现了多少次的危机 humankind has survived innumerable crisis：陨石撞击struck by meteors，洪灾肆虐，瘟疫横行plague，战火蔓延war 饥荒famine 人类一次又一次地面临着挑战。是屈服surrender还是抗争fight back？是沉默还是觉醒awakened to crisis？一场洪水，可以夺去无数的生命claim lives/ heavy toll on lives，一场地震，可以摧毁我们的家园。但这些，却不能令我们失去勇气，失去对未来的向往。

2011中高级口译口试十大话题之虎妈战歌（Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother）

美籍华裔移民、48岁的耶鲁法学院教授蔡美儿Amy Chua 以其新书《虎妈战歌Battle Hymn of Tiger Mom》一举成名。Shot to stardom with the release of her new book她在《华尔街日报》上的那一篇 “为何中国妈妈更胜一筹”的文章在美国乃至整个西方社会掀起轩然大波.Why Chinese mom are superior?Traditional Chinese way of strict parenting triggered heated debate in US 在书中，蔡美儿指出中国父母得以“成功”有三大特质：不理会孩子的自尊心Western parents are concerned about their children's psyches.Chinese parents aren't.They assume strength, not fragility, and as a result they behave very differently than western parents.认定孩子必须孝顺父母；坚信小孩子不懂事，需要父母指引。Chinese parents believe that their kids owe them everything, probably a combination of Confucian filial piety and the fact that the parents have sacrificed and done so much for their children.So, Chinese children must spend their lives repaying their parents by obeying them and making them proud.Because Chinese parents believe that they know what is best for their children and therefore override all of their children's own desires and preferences.蔡美儿坚称以强迫压力为特点的中国传统子女教育方法，远优于西方的教育方法。这些雷人(thunder-striking)的育儿经和“咆哮式 screaming and hair-tearing”教育方式parenting method经媒体报道，俨然成为中美家庭教育比较的典型样本，甚至被扯到中美两国竞争力的话题上。

最近，上海的孩子在一次全球 PISA测验中取得了第一名的成绩.Kids in Shanghai came top in a PISA test, a worldwide evaluation of 15-year-old school pupils' scholastic performance.而很多西方国家的孩子，比如美国，远远落在后面。Western kids are lagged far behind.有人就说,这就足以证明蔡美儿的方式是正确的。

首先，我们必须要看清一个事实 we must be fully aware of the fact that 学术成就固然重要，但是，是否学术成就是衡量一个孩子全面发展的唯一标准呢True, scholastic performance is

important, but how can we objectively evaluate the overall development of a kid，is scholastic performance a sole criterion ？看看我们今天的孩子，每天要学习到深夜，让人心疼it’s so disheartening to see that Chinese kids have to study very late into night, day after colorless day，很明显，他们的学术成就是以幸福的童年为代价的 obviously, the excellent performance at school is achieved at expanse of a happy childhood。此外，可能这种应试教育方法能够创造出很多数学天才，cramming method will churn out math whizz kids/child prodigies但是的死记硬背一些前人已经研究过的东西，对推动知识的前进是一点帮助都没有的。死记硬背完全扼杀了孩子的创造力.Toiling themselves on rote learning suppresses the creativity of the kids.Rote learning of old knowledge won’t help push back the frontier of science.让人不可思议的是ironically，蔡美儿把不尊重自己孩子看成是一种美德 if disrespect of her own children is considered a virtue, what is respect? 试问，这样的孩子长大，是否也会知道尊重他人呢？要知道，知识没有了道德等于火焰没有了温暖。Knowledge without integrity is like fire without zest.如果说蔡美儿的方法是正确的，为何有那么多年轻人会选择新东方，然后选择出国留学呢？

2011中高级口译口试十大话题之高房价（Soaring property prices）。

2006年以来，中国主要大城市的房价飞速发展(surge, skyrocket, soar)，已经到了普通老百姓不能承受的地步(out of the reach of ordinary wage-earners)。产生这一买房热有多种缘由(there are multiple causes behind this property craze)。

首先，随着城市化进程(rapid urbanization)，越来越多的农民拥入城市(influx of migrant workers)，这就催生了很多的所谓刚性需求demand。

其次，中国的社会福利体制不健全(social security and welfare system老外就简称security net)，外加上老百姓的投资渠道有限(limited investment channel)、助长(trigger, foster, breed, give rise to)了楼市的投机行为(rampant speculation)。

第三，多年来，中国过量发行货币(excessive monetary supply)，尤其是2008年，为了应对金融危机，中国政府4万亿的经济刺激计划，(the four trillion stimulus package designed to mitigate the global financial crisis, which translates into more speculative activities)使得通货膨胀让有钱人都把钱用于置业。最后，地方财政高度依赖房地产(government fiscal income is heavily dependent on property)，经济发展陷入恶性循环中。(China’s economy is mired in a vicious circle).高房价对中国经济的影响是非常明显的。

首先，这严重普通工薪阶层的生活质量(gravely affect the livelihood of ordinary wage-earners)，加重了他们的支出，这对刺激内需是非常不利的(go against the government’s vow to bolster domestic demand)。

其次，高房价催生了很多的“蚁族”(anti-tribe)，优秀的大学毕业生的才能被高房价绑架，生活非常窘困(Talents of fresh college graduates are held hostage by soaring property prices)。具有讽刺意义的是(ironically)，10年前的大学毕业生踌躇满志(aspire to realize their great ambitions)，希望大城市能实现他们的雄心壮志，要报效祖国(to serve their country)，而现在的大学生，只求一份能养活自己的工作，头上有屋顶(roof over their head)。长此以往，我们的民族哪来希望(dim prospect)。

此外，高房价，高成本，让很多毕业多年的白领也不堪重负。北京、上海、广州这样的大型城市，之所以能快速发展，是因为吸引了很多从祖国四面八方而来的青年才俊，而高房价不少人纷纷表示，要回到老家去,或者去二三线城市(move to second and third-tier cities)。这对这些城市而言会造成大量的人才流失brain drain，城市也缺少劳动者。最好的佐证(a case in point)，就是春节后，很多大城市都发生了用工荒的问题。(Shortage of workforce)

城市，应该让生活更美好。这意味着，每一个人都应该能安居(Comfortable housing is aa prerequisite of a better life)。政府应该解决人民的疾苦，(address the concerns of people)疏民怨(redress people’s grievances)，解民困(alleviate the people’s hardships)。目前，政府的安居工程，保障房工程(affordable housing project, indemnificatory housing project)就开始着手解决这些问题。此外，政府颁布了一系列房产调控措施(roll out a series of measures to contain/cool down)，这些措施应该是对中国未来经济走势将产生深远影响 far-reaching influence)。

2011中高级口译口试十大话题之中国经济

据媒体报道，中国已经取代了日本成为了世界第二大经济体(surpass Japan to become the second largest economy in the world)。这个消息的确让人欢欣鼓舞，这是中国改革开放以来，发展的又一里程碑式的事件(another milestone since the opening and reform of China)但是，仅仅是GDP并不能说明中国经济的全部(GDP alone does not give a full picture of the Chinese economy).首先，中国的贫富差距在拉大(the widening wealth gap),中国的经济发展也很不平衡China’s economic development is imbalanced.这些都给社会的稳定造成了潜在威胁(pose potential threat to social stability)如果按照人均GDP(GDP per capita)来算，中国排在世界124位 ranked behind 100th position globally，远远落在很多发达国家之后 lagged far behind.此外，中国的发展也付出了惨重的代价 China’s development comes at a price。我们居住的环境极具恶化。Environmental degradation.资源的枯竭 energy exhaustion 以代工为主的劳动密集型产业(labor intensive, low-end manufacturing industry)也让我们的劳动者不看重负。

这些问题已经得到了国家领导人的高度重视 top government agenda，在中国的第十二五规划中in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan，中国现在需要做的必须是改变经济发展模式 change the mode of economic development.这是一个艰巨而迫切的任务 a pressing and difficult task.

第三篇：公共英语三级口试话题

公共英语三级口试话题

话题内容：

1.2.3.4.May I introduce my friend sally to you , Smith ? How do you do , Smith ? Pleased to meet you , Sally.See you tomorrow.Goodbye.See you later.5.Your name , please, SirMadam? Your number , please , SirMadam? 6.Thank you very much.You are welcome.Thanks.It’s my pleasure.Thanks for a thousand.It’s all right.7.Do you know anything about……? 8.He’s from……?

9.How many members are there in your family ? There are ……? 10.What’s sb doing ? My mother is an English teacher in a middle school.11.Who’s the girl on the right ? That’s …….12.promise to……

13.-----Could you tell us something about your family ?

-----Yes.There are there people in my family.My father , my mother , and I.14.------Do you enjoy it ? Why ?

------Yes, I enjoy it.Because it’s harmonious(comfortable and warm).15.What does your family usually do for the weekends? We usually go shopping stay at home.16.Isn’t it a nice lovelybeautifulwonderful day today ? Yes, it is.17.What’s the weather like? It’s very cold windyhotcoolrainy.18.What’s the temperature , do you know?

It’s two above zero below zero.19.Is there rain in your city ? Does it snow there?

Yes, it often rain in my city.There is heavy snow , too.(It never rainsnow there).20.Do you like rainy days? 21.Which season do you love better , summer or winter ? Why ? 22.Is the weather changeable in your city ? 23.Where did you live before you came here ? 24.How long have you lived here? 25.How do you like it ? Why ? 26.Do you think you will live here forever ? Why ? 27.Where do you usually have your meals? 28.How many meals do you have every day ? 29.Do you have fresh vegetables during each meal ? 30.What do you often drink with meals ? 31.What do you think of having an apple every day ? 32.How often do you eat out ? 33.What kind of food do you prefer ? 34.Do you like Chinese food or western food ? 35.Can you tell us some of the soft drinks you often have ? 36.What’s your favorite drink in summer ? 37.When do you usually get up in the morning ? 38.Do you often take a nap at noon ? Why ? 39.How often do you go to school everyday ? 40.How often do you go to a cinema ? Three times a month.41.Why do you think the cinemas have fever audiences than they had in the past ? 42.Do you go in for any sport ? Yes, I do.No, I don’t.43.What’s your favorite sports? I like basketball footballbadmintontennisswimmingvolyballl Bowlingsnookeryoga.44.What do you think is the most popular sport in China? 45.Are you a sports fan ? Who is your favorite anthlete? Yes, I am.I like worshipadore…… 46.What do you think of Liu Xiang? 47.Where can I get an English dictionary ? Dictionaries are on the east end of the second floor.48.Do you like shopping ? Yes , I like it.49.When and Where do you usually go shopping ? 50.Do you prefer to do shopping alone or with your friends ?

51.If you come across some items that are at a discount , but you don’t need them right now.Will you buy them ? Why ?

52.What do you usually do in your spare time ? 53.Do you watch TV every night ?

What programs are you interested in? I’m interested in NEWSTalk showplaysEntertainment.54.Are you good at computer games ? Do you often send e—mails to your friends? 55.Which holiday is most important for you ? Why ? 56.Do you think we should have more holidays every year ? 57.What are the traditional forms of exercises in China ?

Do you think we should stick to them or introduce new forms of exercise ? 58.How do you usually travel to work or school ? 59.What do you dislike about the public transport ? 60.Do you enjoy parties ? Yes, I like parties very much.70.Do you want your parents to spend your birthday with you ? Why ?

Yes.For if my parents spend my birthday with me , I will feel very happy.I want them share the happy time with me.71.Do you like traveling ? Why ?

Yes , I love traveling.For traveling can comfort my body and mind , can also make me get more knowledges.(It can entertain my eyes and minds.It can make me see more places.)72.Where have you been to ? Have you ever been abroad ? 73.How many scenic spots have you ever been to ? 74.How many hours a week do you usually spend watching TV ?

I will spend about 8 hours a week watching TV.(It will take me 8 hours a week to watching TV.)

75.What kind of TV programs do you like most and why ?

I’m fond of “Xing Yun 52” News 30’ TV playsTong Yi Shou Ge.Because……

76.How do you keep yourself in good health ?

77.What do you think is the most important vespectaspect for keeping fit ?

-----To keep fit we can do a lot of things.Such as going on diet , doing exercises , and so on.But the most important is to be in a good mood , to be optimistic.78.Do you think your everyday life is a healthy one ? Why?Why not ?

79.If you were too strong , would you like to keep on a diet ? Why ?

80.How important do you think studying English is to you ?

81.What do you usually do in your spare time ?

82.When do you do the housework ?

83.What do you often read newspaper, periodicals or novels ?

84.Do you have a computer ?

85.How many hours a day do you spend on computer ?

86.Where did you learn to use a computer ?

87.How do you like Chinese Spring Festival ?

88.How do you people in your home town spend their Spring Festival?

89.Have you ever had a pet ? If yes , tell us something about your pet.词汇总结：

nephewniece

外甥、外甥女

cousin

表（堂）兄弟姐妹

brothers(younger elder)

兄弟

sister(youngerelder)

姐妹

sister(brother)---in---law

姑子，姨子，嫂子，弟媳

step—father(mother)

继父（母）

grandmother(grandfather)

祖父（母），外祖父（母）

uncle

伯父，叔父，舅父，姑丈，姨丈

aunt

姨母，姑母，伯母，舅母，婶母

第四篇：商务英语口试常见话题

In this part each candidate’s task is to choose one topic from a set of three, and to talk about it for one minute.Candidates have one minute in which to prepare and should use this time to make brief notes.The other candidate listens to the talk and is invited to ask one or two questions at the end.Candidates may make notes while listening to their partner.Each candidate is given a different set of three tasks from which to choose.General procedure

A choice of three different topics One minute preparation while making notes A/B starts with the other listening---one minute Question asked

1.Customer relation: the importance of offering incentives to customers

Offering incentives to customers can help you to strengthen your customer base and enhance customer loyalty.If you offer incentives such as vouchers, complementary tickets, miles, gifts in the promotion or sales, you will attractive more customers and get them buy your products or services.At the same time the image of your company will be improved and your brands are more likely to be known by customers.2.Product promotion: how to ensure that products are promoted effectively at international trade fairs

You should send a professional team of experts to arrange the promotion at the trade fair.They must be familiar with the products you want to promote at the fair.Meanwhile they must be good at dealing with clients especially foreign clients.You should use advanced technology to display your products at the fair.Necessary equipments such as DVD, overhead projector, high-definition screen can help you demonstrate the quality, function and specification of your products.You should design your show room and stand carefully to attract more customers.Your stand should be put up at an obvious place so that every customer can get an easy access to your products.3.How to reduce labor turnover rates

In order to reduce labor turnover rates we must take the following effective measures: Set up a clear staff appraisal process to make sure that the performance of every staff can be evaluated openly and honestly and their promotion is based on their contribution to the company.Thus no one will complaint about unfair promotion which once forced some of your staff to leave their jobs.If permits enhance the staff benefits including their base pay annual bonus and other benefits.An incentive system should also be necessary to encourage the staff to work with the company longer.Improve the work environment of your company or factory.Try to foster a spirit of mutual help among your staff and let them understand that the company or factory is far more than just a workplace.It’s a family where all members are supported and valued.4.Career development: the importance of being willing to acquire new skills throughout your career

With the unceasing development of science and technology the workplace is now undertaking profound changes.The way you do your work and the equipment you use in your work will definitely change or upgrade in the future, which means you have to learn new skills to deal with these changes.Remember: you are never too old to learn.New skills will make you keep up with the latest technology and help develop yourself throughout your work life.5.International sales: how to research foreign markets effectively

You should notice the difference between foreign and domestic market and set your target according to specific situation of foreign market.For example: given the different state of living standard the purchasing power of your target market may be higher or lower than the domestic market.If you ignore the difference you are likely to make mistakes in products’ pricing in foreign market.You should ensure that your research team is excellent at carrying out research in a foreign country.That means every member of the team should mater the native language and be familiar with the specific culture of the target market.6.Production management: how to implement an effective just-in-time system What is a JIT production system? JIT is an approach to achieving excellence in a manufacturing company based on the continuing elimination of waste(waste being considered as those things that do not add value to the product).A repetitive production system in which both the movement of goods during production, and deliveries from suppliers, are carefully timed so that at each step of the process, the next(usually small)batch arrives for processing just as needed.The logic behind JIT: Nothing will be produced until it is needed.7.Travel: the importance of being able to speak foreign languages in international business

8.Marketing: how to assess whether there is a market for a new product

You should carry out a research on the customer demands to see if there is a read need in the market for your new product.The feedback or result will help you to decide whether to launch the new product on the market.You should pay special attention to your competitors.Detect whether they are going to launch their new product onto the market.if the answer if yes that probably means there is a demand in the market for some new product.Then be quick and put on your rival product to coincide with them.9.Human resources: how to use staff appraisal schemes

You should see to it that the staff appraisal schemes be a chance for management and employees to come together and exchange ideas, set joint targets and improve the way decisions are reached.The scheme should have a clear appeal process and any negative feedback should be accompanied by evidence such as dates, times and outcomes.Most importantly ratings should reflect measurable element of the job requirements.10.Advertising: the importance of television and cinema advertisement

In fact television and cinema advertising both function as a kind of media which tells or even guides people to buy products or services.With the development of the telecommunication television has become the most important carrier of advertisement and as a result of that TV advertising has the largest amount of audience all over the world.They have penetrated into people’s daily life and persuaded them to buy whenever they turn on them.On the other hand the popularity of the movie make every audience be under the influence of cinema advertising at the beginning and end of the movie.11.Staff management: how to ensure effective lines of communication between the workforce and management

As the leader of the company you should open up a channel for the workforce and management to communicate directly.For example you can hold a monthly meeting within the company, which is attended by both the reps from workforce and management.They are allowed to talk with each other openly and freely to exchange views and opinions.They can also set common objectives.You should achieve this effectiveness by making use of up-to-date technologies.For example you can set up a forum on the intranet of your company so that every member can air and exchange their views on the forum.In this way a effective line of communication will be set up.You should set up an incentive system to make your staff talk with their line managers.12.Finance: how to ensure accurate cashflow forecasts

you should establish a monitor system in the first place to detect any possible cashflow gap which will occur during your production and operation.This system can calculate the balance between your income and expenditure on a daily base.And should there be any sign of cashflow problems the system will warn your staff to do something about it before hand.In order to achieve the accuracy you must set up a report system which demands every manager report the current financial status of his or her departments.The information will be collected everyday for you to take consideration.13.International sales: how to decide which sales incentives to offer a new foreign customer(本题做为思考题，请大家自行考虑一下。)

14.Recruitment: how to ensure that the best applicant for a job is selected(how to ensure that the best candidate for a post is selected)

During the selection process we should pay attention to the candidates’ quality and attribute.Quality refers to the candidate’s ability to conduct his or her future work.During the interview candidates will have to be asked to demonstrate their ability to solve problems and deal with emergencies.In addition the other important factor should also be considered.That is the attribute of the candidate.It has something to do with the candidate’s character and value.Those whose value is in the conflict of the company’s ethics will not be considered as best candidate even if they demonstrate remarkable ability in their work.15.How to decide whether to float a company on the stock market

A: we should check the policy concerning listing a company onto the stock market.Different stock exchanges have different policies and requirements.We should check these policies or requirements to see that if our company meets the demand so as to be listed on the stock market.For example according to the policy of many SEs, the total capital of a company should meet a certain level before it can be listed.Besides, its after-tax profits should also reach a certain level.So check these policies to see if our company is qualified to be listed onto the stock market.Second, we should understand and are willing to take the responsibilities that a listing company has to bear such as disclosure director’s duty all kinds of expenses tax and so on.16.Training: the importance of training staff to use new technology

A: it is a very important step to train your staff in how to use the new technology.First of all most of your staff won’t be familiar with this technology since it is new and unless you train them they will spend much more time in getting used to it.Therefore your training is worthy in getting your staff to understand the new technology.Secondly you still won’t enjoy the high efficiency brought up by the new technology if you can’t achieve the perfect combination of your staff and the new technology which is only possible through training.The last but not the least you can improve your staff’s ability to harness the new technology through your training program and make them more confident in their work, which will definitely enhance the efficiency of your company.17.The importance of selecting appropriate members of staff to attend exhibitions

A: your aim of exhibiting your products at the trade fair is to show your customers the high quality of your products through fine demonstration and careful explanation, which will only be achieved by selecting right staff to attend the trade fair.The staff you select should at least have a good understanding of the products you display.They must know the quality function description production packing and other important fields of your products.Besides they must have strong ability of promoting and marketing.These elaborately-selected staff can answer any kind of question produced by the customers about your products and can secure contracts with them skillfully, which will make your display a complete success.18.Production management: how to organize an effective stock control system

A: there are three important steps: first step up a monitoring system in the company to watch closely the level of inventory so that the inventory can be maintained at an appropriate level.Second set up a reporting system to inform the manager of any possible changes in the level of inventory.If the level is too low try to improve it and reduce its negative effect on the production.If the level is too high try to reduce it and pay attention to the lack of capital and difficulties it will exert on the management.Third make everyone in the company clear about the importance of stock control so that every part of this system is operating effectively and altogether achieve a high proficiency of the whole.注释：stock control system 存货控制（对各种物资库存量的管理。目的在于使各种物料的库存量保持在适当的水平，既不会因库存过低而使生产收到影响，也不会因库存过多而占压资金并增加管理上的困难。）

19.Meeting: the importance of regular meeting with suppliers

A: first improve your cooperation with your supplier.It is not just a simple deal you make with your supplier.That is to say you should do your business with your supplier on the basis of equality mutual respect and mutual benefit.Second try to let your suppliers know that you are willing to establish the long-term relationship with them so that they are more confident in the current business with your company.Third it is your PR department’s job to communicate with your suppliers on the regular basis and enhance the friendly relationships between you and your suppliers.20.The importance of teamwork for the effective management of projects

A: to manage projects involves heavy workload and requires much of the company’s energy and human resource.However by using teamwork we can make this complicated work become simple and easy.First when we set up a project-oriented teamwork all members of the projects are united and work in a teamwork spirit.That means they work more systemically and coordinate more with each other.As leaders we won’t worry about the time we will have to waste on the coordinating procedures anymore.Second by using teamwork we can create a sound and effective communication with the project and monitor the communication between members as well as the communication between boss and subordinates.Third in a team everyone tries to help others in their work and a lot of problems can be solved quickly after they occur.The managers can thus save the energy and time for trouble-shooting.21.The importance of providing employees with clear job descriptions

A: if you give your employees clear job descriptions they will have a better understanding of what their jobs are and what their bosses expect from them.Then they can work according to their aims without any misunderstanding of their jobs which will definitely improve the efficiency of your employees’ work.In addition for managers clear job description can enable them to know their subordinates’ work better and to monitor and control their work effectively.22.The importance of understanding cultural differences when working in an international environment

A:(请根据课本第七课所划之内容进行回答)

23.How to ensure that company growth proceeds at the optimum rate A: first we should control the expansion of our company which if not appropriate can cause too much bubble and give a false impression of prosperity.Second plan our company’s future carefully.This includes considering in detail the budget of our company;opening more markets for the company’s products and gearing our company towards a right direction in which its development can be sustainable sound and rapid.Third make sure that we can get all the resources needed for our company’s development including the materials we need to produce our products the capital we need to make investments and the human resource we need to keep our staff highly-qualified.24.How to manage a heavy workload effectively

A: first we should have a timetable illustrating all the details about the work of every staff within a day, a month or even a year.We can deal with more workload while shouldering more responsibility if we can arrange our work in advance.Second make sure that we can communicate with our colleagues effectively so that we can make use of their advice or ideas to help us solve the problems or unexpected things occurring in our work.Third as for ourselves we should keep ourselves physically sound to handle the stress a heavy workload might bring about.25.The importance to a company of having a Health and Safety policy

A: as a kind of legal document Health and Safety policy can help a company to reduce the possible injuries or accidents that may happen in the process of production or office work as it explains in detail what the staff should and should not do in order to keep themselves safe in their work.If those accidents or injuries do happen the Policy made by the company can also be used as reference in case of civil liability.Besides the Health and Safety policy can serve as a record which will be very useful if an inspector questions the company’s precautions on health and safety.26.How to ensure that staff at all levels receive appropriate feedback on individual performance

A: we should establish a complete set of evaluating system within the whole company to monitor individual performance of every employee and to report their performance to the board and the department they belong to.Their performance is judged on the basis of their position and responsibility and in accordance with their personal abilities.Of course any other factors that will affect their performance directly or indirectly will also be taken into consideration.Besides the feedback will be sent directly to our employees’ mailbox immediately after their performance is evaluated.27.How to maintain customer interest in a company’s products A: usually customers are interested in the products which have high reputation or world-wide brand names.Therefore a company should try to keep the fame of their products and develop its products into a global brand in order to attract its customers.And of course customers are often concerned about the quality of the products they are intended to buy.In this regard a company should make their products reliable to use.In addition a company should upgrade their products in a direction that will lead to a multi-functional and user-friendly kind of products.Try to show your customers that your products have great potentials so that they will keep their interest in your products.28.The importance of having a career plan in order to achieve high levels of success at work

A: a career plan is very important for employees.If you plan your career in advance you will have a better idea of what you should do and what you have to achieve at the different stages of your career, which will make you more realistic at work.The plan will guide you throughout your career and make you easier to climb the ladder within the framework of your company.Every time you start your work you will find there is a clear goal before you and every time you achieve your goal another goal has already been set for you to continue.You will never feel lost in the complicated environment and can gain advantage among the tense competition with your colleagues.Gradually you will find yourself moving steadily towards your success and finally reach the top of your career.All of these are not your dreams and they can be realized if you have your career plan.29.The importance of product diversification to the success of a business

A: in today’s increasingly-competitive market product diversification is crucial to the success of a business.Today’s market is becoming more and more diversified which means a single range of products produced by a certain company cannot survive since the competition is extremely high.And even if you survive you will find your earnings via a single product won’t cover even a small fraction of your cost.Therefore a business should diversify its product range.A diversified product range will make you avoid the tense competition in the specific area and give you more opportunities to open up more potential markets which will reduce to a large extent the risks due to the high competition.(还可从吸引顾客的角度来说)

30.The importance in business of maintaining personal contact with clients

A: some of your clients are your important suppliers and others are your distributors.Therefore keeping contact with them means you keep a good communication with your suppliers or distributors whose information is crucial to your production and sales.Any information you gain from your client can be used to test the popularity of your products.Usually formal or official contact with your clients won’t give you much more opportunities to get the information you need.Personal contact however can be developed into a very useful contact since it can produce a sound environment in which you talk to your clients personally.And you can even get some information about your revival through personal contact which you can use to take the advantage in the competition.And of course you will know better what your clients think of your products and what they expect from you since most of your clients are reluctant to tell you because of the strict environment of formal contact.31.How to balance company growth with production capacity

A: in order to balance company growth with production capacity we must keep our production capacity at an appropriate level so that it can promote the growth of our company.If we pay too much attention to the development of production capacity while neglecting the possible harms it can cause we will have to face the stagnation in the grow of our company or the growth bubble which will eventually burst.If we accelerate our production capacity without any consideration of the current market demand or current situation of the company’s sales we will definitely increase our inventory which will cause the break of the cash flow.32.How to achieve and maintain high motivation among a workforce

A: first set up an incentive mechanism within the company to ensure that every highly-motivated employee is awarded.Second try to produce a healthy and sound environment within the company to ensure that every employee know the importance and benefit of keeping high motivation in his or her job.Third help very employee to plan his or her future career within the company to make them sure that they are paid close attention to by the company and they will have a better future if they stay with the company.33.The importance of training staff in how to use new technology when introducing it into the workplace

A: it is a very important step to train your staff in how to use the new technology.First of all most of your staff won’t be familiar with this technology since it is new and unless you train them they will spend much more time in getting used to it.Therefore your training is worthy in getting your staff to understand the new technology.Secondly you still won’t enjoy the high efficiency brought up by the new technology if you can’t achieve the perfect combination of your staff and the new technology which is only possible through training.The last but not the least you can improve your staff’s ability to harness the new technology through your training program and make them more confident in their work, which will definitely enhance the efficiency of your company.34.How to maintain good relationships with suppliers

A: first improve your cooperation with your supplier.It is not just a simple deal you make with your supplier.That is to say you should do your business with your supplier on the basis of equality mutual respect and mutual benefit.Second try to let your suppliers know that you are willing to establish the long-term relationship with them so that they are more confident with the current business with your company.Third it is your PR department’s job to communicate with your suppliers on the regular basis and enhance the friendly relationships between you and your suppliers.35.How to achieve a strong visual impact in advertising

A: first we should use an impressive and unique color design or slogan in our advertising.Each of them is expected to achieve strong visual impact which will make your advertisement a complete one-off.In addition, we can apply multi-media technology to our ad to achieve some special visual effects such as 3D animation.36.The importance of being able to cope with the stress in a job

A: as today’s businessmen we shoulder more and more responsibilities and experience more intensive stress which if not appropriately deal with will lead to mental fatigue or other mental illnesses or even worse the total breakdown.Therefore the ability to cope with the stress in our jobs is one of the most important skills we should acquire in today’s business world.Furthermore, we will inevitably encounter some stress in our daily work.Without appropriately dealing with these stresses we cannot continue our work in a normal way and the stagnation will appear to offset any achievement we have made in the previous work.

第五篇：BEC中级口试话题总结

BEC中级口试话题总结 SBEC中级口试试题Part Ⅱ

1.What is important when planning a presentation? Finding out about the audience

researching the topic 2.What is important when aiming to improve customer service? Staff Training

Customer Satisfaction Surveys 3.What is important when managing a project? Encouraging Teamwork

Keeping to schedule 4.What is important when motivating staff? Financial benefits

Career development Opportunities 5.What is important when dealing with competition? Pricing policies

advertising strategies 6.What is important when planning health and safety training? Selecting topics

selecting staff to attend 7: What is important when choosing new office equipment? Prices and discounts

Brand names 8.What is important when entertaining foreign business clients? Venue for entertainment

Cultural Differences 9.What is important when aiming to reach new markets? Market research

Advertising 10.What is important when choosing a management training course to attend? Program Contents

Length of course 11.What is important when relocating a business? Local workforce available

Location of site 12.What is important when advertising a new product? Target markets

Choice of media 13.What is important when starting a new job? Knowledge of company procedures

Help from company staff 14.What is important when selecting staff for marketing trips abroad? Position in the company

previous experience of other countries 15.What is important when aiming to reduce production costs? Efficiency of production line

Cost of raw materials 15.What is important when choosing people to work in teams? Variety of experience

Personal qualities 16.What is important when dealing with a heavy workload? Time management

sharing tasks 17.What is important when developing new products? Market research

Pricing 18.What is important when being interviewed for a job? Information about the company

Personal appearance 19.What is important when exhibiting at a trade fair? Quality of display

Staff selected 20.What is important when introducing a reward system for staff? Purpose of the reward system

Types of reward offered 21.What is important when entertaining clients? Types of activities

Cost 22.What is important when choosing retail premises to rent? Location

Length of contract 23.What is important when deciding on packaging for products? Image

Production process 24.What is important when selecting staff for promotion? Attitude to work

Current performance 25.What is important when considering a career change? Future study or training

Opportunities for future promotion 26.What is important when planning an advertising campaign? Market research

selecting appropriate media 27.What is important when choosing transport for a business trip? Convenience

Cost-effectiveness 28.What is important when aiming for promotion? Quality of performance

Company loyalty 29.What is important when exporting goods or services for the first time? Personal Contacts

Professional advice 30.What is important when dealing with complaints from clients? Offering an apology

suggesting a solution to the problem 31.What is important when setting prices for new products? Production costs

Competitors’ prices

32.What is important when aiming to reduce staff turnover? Financial incentives

Career structure 33.What is important when planning the layout of a new store? Attractiveness

Security of goods 34.What is important when choosing a new sales agent? Experience of agent

Number of contacts 35 What is important when monitoring the quality of service provided? Feedback from customers

checking sales figures 36: What is important when…?

Selecting applicants for a job

work experience

personal qualities 37: What is important when…?

Choosing a new supplier

price and discounts

reputation 38: What is important when Aiming to improve production quality…? Up-to-date equipment staff training 39: what is important when…?

Preparing for a job interview studying the job advertisement finding out about the company 40: what is important when…?

Deciding whether to attend conference venue speakers 41: What is important when…?

Developing new products

market research

costs involved BEC中级口试试题 Part III 1.Program for New Staff

The manufacturing company you work for would like to introduce a full programme of training for new staff.You have been asked to help prepare the programme.Discuss the situation together, and decide:---what should be covered by the training programme---how else new staff can be helped to settle into their jobs as quickly as possible 2、Company Dress Code Your Managing Director is unhappy with the general standard of dress among staff.You have been asked to make recommendations about introducing a dress code or company uniform.Discuss the situation together, and decide:---what the advantages and disadvantages of having a company uniform would be---what kind of dress code would be appropriate for staff in different types of jobs Staff Training Your company has decided to use an outside agency for training sales staff.You have been asked to have preliminary discussions with the agency to organise this.4.Company Video

The manufacturing company you work for is planning to make a video to show to potential customers and investors.You have been asked to help with planning the video.---Discuss the situation together, and decide:---which departments and activities in the company should be included in the video---which company personnel should appear in the video 5.Business Magazine Article

An international business magazine is sending a journalist to write about your region, and wants to include an article about the retail company you work for.You have been asked by your company to help the journalist plan the article.Discuss the situation together, and decide:---what kinds of information should be included in the article---how this article could benefit your company 6.Opening a Branch Abroad The retail company you work for has decided to open a branch abroad for the first time.You have been asked to help with the planning of the new branch.Discuss the situation together, and decide:---what staffing arrangements might be necessary for the new branch---which information about premises in that country it would be useful to find out about

7.Entertaining Foreign Clients

Your company is entertaining a group of foreign clients for three days, including one

non-working day.You have been asked to plan a programme for the visit.Discuss the situation together, and decide:---what kinds of activities would be suitable for the visit---what information it would be useful to know about the clients before finalizing the

program

8.Work Experience Programme

The manufacturing company you work for has decided to offer a two-week work experience

programme for a small group of students from a local business college.You have been asked to help with the preparations for this programme.Discuss the situation together, and decide:---what kinds of work experience the company might offer---how the participants should be selected 9.English Language Training

Your company is planning to offer 30 hours of English language training to employees.You have been asked to help with the planning and organization of the training.Discuss the situation together, and decide:---how to encourage employees to take part in the training---what kind of schedule would be suitable for the training 10.Teamwork

Your company is sending a small group of employees away together for three days to

encourage them to work as a team.You have been asked to help plan the programme.Discuss the situation together, and decide:---what practical arrangements the company needs to make before the trip---what work and leisure activities would be suitable for the group 11.Foreign Business Trip

Your company is attending a trade fair in a foreign country for the first time.You have been asked to help with the preparations for the trip.Discuss the situation together, and decide:---what travel and accommodation arrangements you will need to make before the trip---which kinds of business customs in the foreign country it would be useful to know about, and how to find out about these before the trip 12.(For three candidates)Entertaining Foreign Clients Your company is entertaining a group of foreign clients for three days, including one

non-working day.You have been asked to plan a programme for the visit.Discuss the situation together, and decide:---what kinds of activities would be suitable for the visit---which members of staff should accompany the visitors---what information it would be useful to know about the clients before finalizing the

programme 13.For three candidates Work Experience Programme

The manufacturing company you work for has decided to offer a two-week work experience

programme for a small group of students from a local business college.You have been asked to help with the preparations for this programme.Discuss the situation together, and decide:---what kinds of work experience the company could offer.how the participants should be selected---what feedback and evaluation should take place after the programme has finished 14 For three candidates

English Language Training

Your company is planning to offer 30 hours of English language training to employees.You have been asked to help with the planning and organization of the training.Discuss the situation together, and decide:---which staff would benefit most from English language training.how to encourage

employees to take part in the training---what kind of schedule would be suitable for the training 15 For three candidates

Teamwork

Your company is sending a small group of employees away together for three days to

encourage them to work as a team.You have been asked to help plan the programme.Discuss the situation together and decide:---what practical arrangements the company needs to make before the trip---which work and leisure activities would be suitable for the group---how to evaluate the success of the trip BEC中级模拟口试试题 Stage One Interlocutor: Good morning.My name is John Smith, and this is my colleague, Mary Clinton.And your names are Li Hua and Wang Wei? Li: Yeah

Wang: Yeah Interlocutor: Thank you.Now, first of all, we'd like to know something about each of you.Mr.Li, can you tell me about yourself? Li: My pleasure.As you know, my name is yandali.I'm from Shandong province.I'm now studying in Beijing union University.And I'm majoring in business English there.Interlocutor: Thank you.Mr.Li.Now Mr.Wang, can you tell me about your ambitions Wang: Yes.I am now a student with Suzhou University majoring in business administration.I hope I can get my MBA and join a world-famous multinational company.And after I have had enough experience, I am going to start a company of my own.Interlocutor: Thank you, Mr.Wang.And Mr.Li, could you tell me about your ambitions? Li: A big question for me indeed.I've never thought about it, but I bet I'll work towards a CEO of a big multinational corporation.That's my goal in life.And that's why I am spending so much time on English, business English in particular.Interlocutor: Mr.Li, you said you're spending a lot of time on business English.Do you think business English is difficult to learn? Li: Not exactly, though it may be difficult at the initial stage.The thing is that you need to have some business knowledge before you start to learn business English.Interlocutor: How about you, Mr.Wang? Is it difficult for you? Wang: Not really.You know, I like English very much, and my major is business administration.So I have always found business English very interesting.Stage Two

The importance of having a good CV Well, in my opinion, you can never underestimate the importance of having a good CV.In the majority of cases, your CV is the employer's first impression of you, your first chance to impress your potential employer, let's say.It is the essential illustration of your

suitability for the job, showing how your skills and experience match your employer's

requirements.But more than that, it shows your ability to summarize, prioritize and present information effectively, essential skills in today's job market.It also shows your linguistic and

communicative abilities.Even though employers these days use a variety of selection techniques, such as analyzing your handwriting, a good CV is still the single most important part of any application.Stage Three Time Management Your company has found that ineffective time management is one of the major problem areas throughout the workforce.You have been asked to put forward some suggestions 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.Zhang: Hi, Ms Wang, you know, our company is sort of out of control these days.Don't you think so? Wang: Yeah.Everything seems to be in disorder here in our company.And that obviously

has a lot to do with poor time management.Zhang: You mean poor time management has caused all these problems.Why? Wang: When time is not well planned 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.And Zhang: And I think they often neglect the ordering of priorities.I mean certain tasks need

our prior attention.But in our company every task is treated on an equal basis, even if it is a very urgent task.Wang: That's the point.So time should be planned according to the importance of the tasks we need to deal with.Zhang: So what do you think we can do so that time is managed effectively here in our company? Wang: You mean what procedures we can adopt? Zhang: Sure.That's what our boss is asking us to do.Right? Wang: Right.I think we've got a lot to do.First, we should make all the staff members

realize how important effective time management is to our company.Zhang: Yes, I think we can give them instruction in time management, especially those in

supervisory positions.Wang: Right, perhaps we can run a few training programs for them.If need, we may invite some experts from outside to help us.Zhang: Another thing we can do is to make all the managers, or even every staff member，come 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.Wang: Yes, that's a good idea.And I think, 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.In this way, we can make sure that important tasks are dealt with first.Zhang: Good idea.So to sum up, our company should run a few training programs, and every staff member should write a job description of their own.Wang: And rules should be made as to what kind of job should be given priority to.15