商务交际英语期末口语考试

2013-14学年下期《商务英语视听说》口语考试大纲

二、考试题型和形式

（1）考试题型：

a) pair work （两人一组，对话形式；时间3-5分钟；每人需要准备所有话题）

b) group work （四人一组；时间8-10分钟；每个组自己提前选定话题）

（2）考试形式

同一大组学生同时考试就位；教师随机抽取两名学生作pair work；同一组剩余两位学生再进行pair work；当四位学生都进行完pair work之后；四位同学作group work. 考试完毕，由教师进行评分，并记录。

三、评分标准

本次考试总分为15分。具体评分标准如下：

四、考试时间:2013-2014学年第二学期商务英语视听说课程最后两次课随堂考试。

五、复习范围:外研社《商务英语视听说》

六、话题讨论参考题目

Topics for pair work

Topic 1 Pair Work

Telephone---taking message

Wendy Jakins, the sales manager of Live International, calls to speak to Mr. Black , the general manager of G&B company about their sales contract, but Mr. Black is in a meeting, his secretary will take a message for Wendy Jakins Please develop a 3-minute conversation based on this situation.

Topic 2 Pair Work

Job interview

Dongyang Food Ltd. put a want ad in the newspaper, Financial Weekly, seeking a sales manager. Harry is applying for this position. The HR manager, Bruce is interviewing him. Please develop a 3-5 minute conversation based on this situation. Topic 3 Pair Work

Product Presentation

A comes to a department store to buy a mobile phone,

B is the sales person. You will make a conversation (information about the product, the price, discount, warranty, money-back guarantee, after-sale service, etc will be included in your conversation) Please develop a 3-5 minute conversation based on this situation.

Topic 4 Pair Work

Going Through Customs

A is invited to attend a trade fair in Canada and now A is going through the Customs and B, the customs official will ask A some questions. Please develop a 3-5 minute conversation based on this situation.

Topics for group work

Topic 1 group work (8-10 minutes)

Business meeting—annual work plan

The general manager and division managers from the sales department, market

department and advertisement department are having a meeting to discuss about next year’s work plan. Every department should have its own plan to be discussed on the meeting. Please hold an 8-10 minutes meeting based on this situation.

Topic 2 group work (8-10 minutes)

Business meeting--- the developing strategy

The general manager, Bruce is chairing a meeting to discuss the developing strategy of the company in the following 5 years with division managers from different department. All the participants of the meeting will offer some ideas. Please hold an 8-10 minutes meeting based on this situation.

Topic 3 group work (8-10 minutes, 4-6 persons)

Business meeting—solution finding

The sales manager found the company was losing customers. So on the meeting he/she is discussing this problem with other department managers. Some think it’s the bad customer service and some think it’s the high price that causes the problem. They will try to find out the reasons and solutions to the problem

Please hold an 8-10 minutes meeting based on this situation.

Topic 4

Business meeting—construction plan

Your company is a real estate development company and now is planning to construct a shopping mall in the center of the city. But some disagree on this plan. The general manager is holding a meeting to discuss this plan

Please hold an 8-10 minutes meeting based on this situation.

Topic 5

Business meeting—promotion strategy

The sales manager is calling a monthly meeting to see whether the new product promotion strategy is effective and decide if the promotion is to be carried on. Please hold an 8-10 minutes meeting based on this situation.

Topic 6

Business meeting—advertising

Your company will launch a new product this month. The advertising manager is holding a meeting to discuss the advertising campaign (advertising media and advertising slogans). Please hold an 8-10 minutes meeting based on this situation. Topic 7

Business meeting—promotion strategy

Your company is specialized in children’s shoes. The Children’s Day is coming. Your company is planning to promote your products during the Children’s Day.

The marketing manager is holding a meeting to discuss the promotion strategy. Please hold an 8-10 minutes meeting based on this situation.