2014年北京英语口语证书高级考试复习指南及话题.ppt

TOPIC C People work five days a week, Monday through Friday. Yet some companies require their employees to work on weekends from time to time. What do you think can help you avoid working on weekends? excuses good relationship with the boss work harder on workdays don’t care others [Follow-up question: What kind of excuse seems to be the most convincing? Give your reasons.] TOPIC C Working is a learning process. New challenges in our work require us to learn new knowledge and skills. How do you improve yourself for further career development? In-service training program spare-time training courses self-study degree programs no interest others [Follow-up question: What way seems to be the best for improving your ability? Give your reasons.] TOPIC A Lots of people want success. Lots of people say they have the answer. What does “success” mean to you? What exactly is the secret of success? having a lot of money enjoying your work being powerful being famous having a good family life others [Follow-up question: Do you think you are a successful man/woman? Give you reasons.] TOPIC B Today, people are living longer than ever before. The average life span is seventy to seventy-five for men and seventy-five to eighty for women. But people have problems as they grow old. What problems do they have? What things are important to old people? lonely isolated poor health regretful others [Follow-up question: Would you like to live to be 100 years old? Give your reasons.] Now, here are some other topics. Please choose one topic from them. [Show the candidate 8 numbered cards at random order, and all facing down, so that the information on them will not be seen, and ask him/her to choose a card.] What is your topic? [Read out the topic area that the candidate has chosen.] Your topic is……. [Read the information under each topic] Now you have 30 seconds to prepare your talk. [Allow the candidate 30 seconds before saying.] Would you like to begin now? Now you have 2