高职高专实用英语口语大赛训练题目PART II

PartIIPresentatio(3minutes)全国高职高专实用英语口语大赛”选拔赛竞赛参考题Task:--Youarerequiredtotalkaboutthefigure,describingandcomparingwhatyouhaveseen.--You'llhave3minutesforpreparation.Youmustcompleteyourpresentationin3minutes.1NumberofHoursWorkedPerWeekHOURSNumbersofDay'sAnnualHolidayDAYSTheaverageJapaneseworkerspends47hoursaweek,or2100hoursperyear,attheofficeorfactory,whiletheaverageSwedeclocksuponly37.Swedishworkershave28daysofholidayperyear,buttheJapanesehaveonly15.AtypicalJapaneseworkertakesasix-dayweek,however,aSwedishworkerworkslessthan5daysaweek.Ifyouareaworker,lifeismucheasierinSwedenthaninJapan,foryoucanwork10hoursshortereachweekandyoumayhaveamuchlongerannualholiday.2ChangeinNumberofVisitorsbyCountryIn2009therewerealargenumberofvisitorstoChinaongrouporindependenttour.Buttherewerechangesinthenumbersofvistorsfromdifferentcountries.Someincreasedbutsomedecreased.ThegreatestchangehappenedinBangladesh.ThenumberofvisitorsfromBangladeshwasdowntherewere70%fewergrouptourvisitorsand48%independenttravelersthantheyearbefore.VisitorsfromArgentinawereupby53%forgrouptoursand26%forindependenttravelers.ThenumberofvisitorsfromSwedenwasupby24%forgrouptoursand15%forindependenttravelers.3SalesofComputerCompanyxioooIndependeMonthAtthebeginningoftheyearsalesofthecomputerswereas80000pounds.SalesrosesteadilybetweenFebruaryandApril.However,theythenfellslightlybetweenAprilandJuly.FollowingaminorriseinAugust,salesdeclinednoticeablyfrom160000poundsto120000pounds.Thedownwardtrendcontinued,andinNovembersalesreachedtheirlowestpointsinceJanuary.Fortunately,thankstoanewmarketingstrategyandgrowingdemandsforholidaygoods,salesincreaseddramaticallyattheendoftheyearandeventuallyreached200000pounds.Inall,it'sayearofbothriseandfallandwasfinallyendedupwithgreatsuccessinsales.4 TimeSpentonDifferentMediabyTeenagers—imports—■—hours/weekThechartshowsasurveyresultaboutthehourstheteenagersspendperweekonthedifferentmediasuchasInternet,TV,radio,telephoneandbooksormagazinesintheirsparetime.Clearl...