全国高职高专实用英语口语大赛(6套样题)

第一套

Part One Reading aloud

Be prepared to read aloud the following short speech. You should read it as if you are giving a real-life prepared speech. Ladies and Gentlemen,

It’s a great pleasure to have you visit us today. I’m very happy to have the opportunity to introduce our company to you.

Our company was established in 1950. We mainly manufacture electronic goods and export them all over the world. We grossed about US $100 million last year, and our business is growing steadily. We have offices in Asia, North America and Europe, with about 1,000 employees, and we are working gladly to serve the needs of our customers. In order to further develop our overseas business, we need reliable agents to market our products.

I hope you will consider doing business with us. Thank you. Part Two Presentation

Be prepared to talk about the following chart, describing, comparing and summarizing the contents. You can also add your own comments.

Tom and Thompson Company's World Sales ofSports Equipment500450337.5300360TennisGolfBadmintonUS $ (Million)4003002001000112.59019982002

Note: badminton 羽毛球 Part Three Interview

Now you see an advertisement here. Be prepared to discuss this ad and issues in relation to the development of chain stores in China. DONUT & COFFEE CHAIN - 48 Locations - FOR SALE The BESS EATON chain of 48 fully operating donut（多幅饼） & coffee shops are located in Connecticut, Rhode Island and some other cities of southern New England. It is available for 1

immediate sale. Its 2003 sales reached $28,125,000. First class, a fully equipped bakery & an additional office building are also available. BESS EATON is a 50-year-old family business with 650 employees and many prime locations in rapidly developing southern New England areas, including southern Connecticut and Rhode Island’s growing ocean-front communities. Minimum offer for this fully operating chain, as a going concern, including all locations: $35,000,000.00 Contact Allan M. Shine Winograd, Shine & Zacks, PC 123 Dyer Street, Providence, RI 02903 (T) (401)273-8300 (F)(401)272-5728

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第二套

Part One Reading aloud

Be prepared to read aloud the following short speech. You should read it as if you are giving a real-life prepared speech.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Welcome you all here for the fourth annual meeting of our Asian sales staff. I know you are all busy, so I especially appreciate your taking time to participate in this meeting today.

There are 16 participants here. First, Mr. Carl Allen, our sales manager, will make a few remarks. He will speak about the sales promotion for the coming year and the problems that some of us have had in the past year. After Mr. Allen’s remarks, the meeting will be open for comments and discussion from the rest of you.

We hope that you will all take an active part in this meeting and air your views frankly. After the meeting, we will all go to the Rose Room of this hotel for a dinner. Now, shall the meeting begin？

Part Two Presentation Be prepared to tell about the following chart, describing, comparing and summarizing the contents. You can also add your own comments.

Changes in Number of Employees at CMA & SR250200230175190175195170210185CMASF(000)1501005001999200020012002

Note: CMA and SR are the names of two companies.

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Part Three Interview

Here is a company’s job training program. Be prepared to discuss this program and your views on job training in general.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Training Program

\selected online education providers.

Nationally famous colleges and universities, as well as highly regarded e-Learning companies, have cooperated with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to provide educational opportunities through \ This benefit offers all associates the opportunity to take online GED preparation, college courses, language courses and personal enrichment courses on associates' personal computers.

The selected educational providers have extended special pricing available only to associates, and in some cases, the benefit is extended to include associates' immediate family members.

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第三套

Part One Reading aloud

Be prepared to read aloud the following short speech. You should read it as if you are giving a real-life prepared speech.

(This passage is not good enough both in terms of language and content. Even the figures given are in doubt which need to be confirmed.)

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen,

Today I’m going to give you a brief account of the development of Telecommunications in Shanghai. In 1995, Shanghai became the first city in China to have 8 digit phone numbers. By the end of 1999, the total capacity of the telephone switchboard in Shanghai exceeded 4.5 million sets, and the private telephone lines topped over 3.5 million, while the mobile phone number kept well over 300 thousand. At present, Shanghai has phone connections with more than 25 (Too few???) countries and regions. In 1999 alone, there were 1 million plus international express(???) delivered in Shanghai. Shanghai also goes ahead of other cities in China in the field of Internet development and Internet services. ISDN has been promoted in the last two years and has been regarded as the standard means of getting onto the Internet.

Part Two Presentation

Here is a survey chart of unemployment. Be prepared to discuss this chart and your views on unemployment in general.

Unemployment Level of a Country Millions 5