高职高专实用英语口语大赛训练题目.docx

v..... v .. . .. . 资 料. . 资 料. . . . 全国高职高专实用英语口语大赛”选拔赛竞赛参考题 Part II Presentation (3 minutes) Task: Task: -- You are required to talk about the figure, describing and comparing what you have seen. -- You’ll have 3 minutes for preparation. You must complete your presentation in 3 minutes. Number of Hours Worked Per Week H O U R S50 H O U R S 40 30 20 10 0 JAPAN SWEDEN Numbers of Day’s Annual Holiday D A Y S30 D A Y S 25 20 15 10 5 0 JAPAN SWEDEN The average Japanese worker spends 47 hours a week, or 2 100 hours per year, at the office or factory, while the average Swede clocks up only 37. Swedish workers have 28 days of holiday per year, but the Japanese have only 15. A typical Japanese worker takes a six-day week, however, a Swedish worker works less than 5 days a week. If you are a worker, life is much easier in Sweden than in Japan, for you can work 10 hours shorter each week and you may have a much longer annual holiday. Change in Number of Visitors by Country 60% 40% Group 20% 0% -20% -40% -60% -80%  Sweden Argetina Bangladesh Independent In 2009 there were a large number of visitors to China on group or independent tour. But there were changes in the numbers of vistors from different countries. Some increased but some decreased. The greatest change happened in Bangladesh. The number of visitors from Bangladesh was down------there were 70% fewer group tour visitors and 48% independent travelers than the year before. Visitors from Argentina were up by 53% for group tours and 26% for independent travelers. The number of visitors from Sweden was up by 24% for group tours and 15% for independent travelers. Sales of Computer Company × ×1000 250 Sales (Pound) 200 150 100 50 0  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Month At the beginning of the year sales of the computers were as 80 000 pounds. Sales rose steadily between February and April. However, they then fell slightly between April and July. Following a minor rise in August, sales declined noticeably from 160 000 pounds