全国高职高专实用英语口语大赛”选拔赛竞赛参考题PartIIPresentation(3minutes)Task:--Youarerequiredtotalkaboutthefigure,describingandcomparingwhatyouhaveseen.--You’llhave3minutesforpreparation.Youmustcompleteyourpresentationin3minutes.1NumberofHoursWorkedPerWeek01020304050JAPANSWEDENNumbersofDay’sAnnualHoliday051015202530JAPANSWEDENTheaverageJapaneseworkerspends47hoursaweek,or2100hoursperyear,attheofficeorfactory,whiletheaverageSwedeclocksuponly37.HOURSDAYSSwedishworkershave28daysofholidayperyear,buttheJapanesehaveonly15.AtypicalJapaneseworkertakesasix-dayweek,however,aSwedishworkerworkslessthan5daysaweek.Ifyouareaworker,lifeismucheasierinSwedenthaninJapan,foryoucanwork10hoursshortereachweekandyoumayhaveamuchlongerannualholiday.2ChangeinNumberofVisitorsbyCountry-80%-60%-40%-20%0%20%40%60%SwedenArgetinaBangladeshIn2009therewerealargenumberofvisitorstoChinaongrouporindependenttour.Buttherewerechangesinthenumbersofvistorsfromdifferentcountries.Someincreasedbutsomedecreased.ThegreatestchangehappenedinBangladesh.ThenumberofvisitorsfromBangladeshwasdown------therewere70%fewergrouptourvisitorsand48%independenttravelersthantheyearbefore.VisitorsfromArgentinawereupby53%forgrouptoursand26%forindependenttravelers.ThenumberofvisitorsfromSwedenwasupby24%forgrouptoursand15%forindependenttravelers.3SalesofComputerCompanyGroupIndependent×1000050100150200250123456789101112Atthebeginningoftheyearsalesofthecomputerswereas80000pounds.SalesrosesteadilybetweenFebruaryandApril.However,theythenfellslightlybetweenAprilandJuly.FollowingaminorriseinAugust,salesdeclinednoticeablyfrom160000poundsto120000pounds.Thedownwardtrendcontinued,andinNovembersalesreachedtheirlowestpointsinceJanuary.Fortunately,thankstoanewmarketingstrategyandgrowingdemandsforholidaygoods,salesincreaseddramaticallyattheendoftheyearandeventuallyreached200000pounds.Inall,it’sayearofbothriseandfallandwasfinallyendedupwithgreatsuccessinsales.4TimeSpentonDifferentMediabyTeenagersSales(Pound)Month024681012141618surfon-linewatchTVlistentoradiousetelephonereadbooks&magazinesThechartshowsasurveyresultaboutthehourstheteenagersspendperweekonthedifferentmediasuchasInternet,TV,radio,telephoneandbooksormagazinesintheirsparetime.Clearly,theteenagerslikesurfingthenetverymuchandtheyusuallyspend16.7hoursperweekon-line.Nexttothis,theywouldprefertowatchingTV,13.6hoursperweekbeingspentforthat.Interestingly,inaweek,theyonlyspendabout6hoursreadingbooksormagazines.Andtheamountoftimetheyspendinlisteningtoradioorusingtelephoneisjustinbetween.5ForeignTradeGrowthofChina(inbillionofRMB)05101520253035Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.May.Jun.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.0510152025303540importsexportshours/weekAsthegraphshows,ChineseexportsalmostremainedsteadyinJanuarylastyear.InFebruary,theywentuprapidly.Inthenextthreemonths,theyfluctuatedbetween20billionand25billion.FromMaytoOctober,exportssawaslightdecrease,thenasmallincreaseinNovember.InDecember,therewasasignificantincrease.Butafterthat,Chineseexportsfelldramatically.Comparedwithexports,ChineseimportssawacontinuousrisefromthebeginningoflastyeartoMay.Inthenextsixmonths,theyshowedagradualfluctuation.AtthestartofNovember,theybegantopickupandfromNovembertoDecember,importsincreasedabruptlytoreachapeakof17billion.Atthebeginningofthisyear,asuddendeclineinexportsledtosteepfallinimports.6MarketShareofMEXCompanyProductsThispiegraphshowsthebreakdownofthemarketshareofMEXCompanyproductsintheworld.Asyoucansee,theU.S.A.isstillourlargestcustomer.Ithasthelargestpercentageofthemarketshareofourproducts,at40%.ThesecondisEurope,at30%.NextisJapan,whichmakesup15%ofourmarketshare.AndAustraliaaccountsfor10%.Finally,thesmallestpartofourmarketshareistakenupbyAfrica,withonly5%.Recentlytheworldeconomyisnotboomingveryfast,soweshouldimproveourmanagementsystemandtryourbesttoproducebetterproductsandexplorepotentialmarketinthefuture.7Totalprofit&itsexpenditure(inthousandUSdollars)Companyname:SuperSonicIndustriesGroupCorp.Australia10%Africa5%Europe30%USA40%Japan15%050100150200totalprofitinvestmentnewenterprisesnewcirculatingfund20082009ThisGraphrevealsthatourtotalprofitof2009isUS$200,000,whichisUS$50,000higherthanthatof2008.Toexpandbusiness,ourinvestmentinestablishingnewenterpriseswasraisedfromUS$80,000in2008toUS$140,000in2009.AndthenewcirculatingfundalsoincreasedfromUS$70,000in2008toUS$150,000in2009.8Describethecaricatureandgiveyourcomment.9SourceofIncomePercentageofTotalIncomeParentsPart-timejobFellowshiporScholarshipAmericanStudents50%35%15%ChineseStudents90%5%5%IncomeSourcesBetweenChineseStudentsandAmericanStudentsIncomesourcesofChinesestudentsarequitedifferentfromthoseofAmericanstudents.InChina,studentsget90%oftheirmoneyfromtheirparentswhileinAmerica,only50%ofstudents’moneyisprovidedbyparents.Inaddition,Chinesestudentsearnonly5%oftheirmoneyfromparttimejobsand5%fromfellowshiporscholarshipwhileincomefromthesetworesourcesforAmericanstudentstakesup35%and15%respectivelyoftheirtotalincome.Ithinkthereareprobablythreereasonsfortheirdifferences.First,becauseoftheinfluenceofdifferentsocialandfamilyvalues,Chinesestudentshavefo