互相讨论：
本部分考试时间约5分钟，以考生之间的双向对话方式进行，要求考生根据所给的商务背景知识和相关提示准备30秒之后进行为时3分钟的讨论，然后考官将根据考生的发挥情况围绕主题分别对考生提问。这个阶段主要测试考生在比较与对比、总结与分析、争论与让步等中的语言表达能力。
1. 应试技巧：
（1）了解自己角色
考生拿到卡片后应迅速浏览关于场景的介绍，熟悉自己扮演的角色，并努力在以下的对话中以此角色的立场来思考问题及阐述观点，这样才能保证对话的顺利进行。
（2）理清发言要点
考生拿到卡片后还应根据题目的要求，迅速展开联想，构思出发言的要点。最好按重要性将各要点排序，做到发言过程中逻辑清晰，条理通顺。
（3）控制发言时间
在考试中不能一味地表现自己，太“霸道”，也不能一味沉默，太“谦虚”。要把握分寸，掌握时机，恰当地运用口语表达技巧，自然地接续、打断、插入或附和别人的话茬，完整地表现自己。
（4）与同伴密切合作
在整个谈话中，考生都应遵循“合作”的原则，保持一种友好、礼貌、轻松的氛围，使讨论卓有成效。在对话过程中要注意在自己发言的同时还要给对方创造发言的机会，使讨论能够活跃自然。在产生尴尬无话题可讲的情况下，双方都应当尽力找到谈话突破口，保持谈话继续进行。
（5）注意肢体语言
肢体语言有助于给考官留下好的印象。时刻保持微笑，认真地倾听同伴的发言，并适当地点头表示同意(但也不可过于频繁)。
2. 考试演示
考题：
Effective Time Management
Your company has found that ineffective time management is one of the major problem areas throughout the workforce. You have been asked to put forward some suggestions for improving the situation.
Discuss and decide together:
• why poor time management can become a major problem in company.
• what procedures could be adopted to ensure that time is managed effectively.
参考答案：
Zheng: Hi, Ms. Wen. As you know, our company is kind of out of control these days. Don't you think so?
Wen: Yeah. Everything seems to be in disorder here in our company. And that obviously has a lot to do with poor time management.
Zheng: You mean poor time management has caused all these problems? Why?
Wen: When a company does not have a well-planned time-schedule, they usually do not allocate blocks of time to specified tasks. They do not have a definite idea of when they should complete a certain task.
Zheng: I think they often neglect the ordering of priorities. I mean certain tasks need priority. But in the company every task is treated on an equal basis, even if it is a very urgent task.
Wen: That's the point. So time should be planned according to the importance of the tasks we need to deal with.
Zheng: So what do you think we can do so that time is managed effectively here in our company?
Wen: You mean what procedures we can adopt?
Zheng: Sure. That's what our boss is asking us to do. Right?
Wen: Right. I think we've got a lot to do. First, we should make all the staff members realize how important effective time management is to our company.
Zheng: Yes, I think we can give them instruction in time management, especially those in supervisory positions.
Wen: Great. Perhaps we can run a few training programs for them. If there is a need, we may invite some experts from outside to help us.
Zheng: Another thing we can do is to make all the managers, or even every staff member, come up with a job description of their own. In this way, they can be pretty sure about what they are responsible for and what they are not.
Wen: Yes, that's a good idea. And I think the top managers of our company should come up with a set of rules as to what kind of jobs should be given priority to. In this way, we can make sure that important tasks are dealt with first.
Zheng: Good idea. So to sum up, our company should run a few training programmes, and every staff member should write a job description of their own.
Wen: And rules should be made about what kind of job should be given priority to.
3. 常用句型
● 开始一个论题
Let's start with…
Shall we begin with…
● 结束一个论题
Right，I think that covers the first item．
Shall we leave the item?
Let's move on to the next item…
Now，we come to the question of…
● 限定讨论话题
Can we just deal with…?
Let’s just deal with…
Let's get back to the main point．
● 打断插话
Excuse me，may I interrupt?
May I interrupt for a second，I think in…This point we should consider…
Can I say something here? Jack，sorry…
● 坚持讲完自己的论点
Just let me finish．
I'll come to that in a moment．
I haven't finished what l was saying．
No, wait a moment…
● 评价对方论点
Yes,…
That's a good point．
I see what you mean．
● 强调
I’d like to point out…
Let me emphasize…
● 考虑其他论点
What about…?
…is also worth considering．
● 询问意见
What do you think?
What’s your opinion?
● 给出意见
I think／feel／believe…
In my opinion，we should…
In my view…／my view is…
● 评价对方观点
That's a good／an excellent idea．
That's very interesting．
I'm sure we'd all agree with that．
That's a very good／an important point．
● 要求对方明确观点
I'm not sure what you are saying． It's not clear what you mean．
● 给别人机会说话
What's your opinion，Philip?
● 完全不同意
I totally disagree．
● 待议,不确定
There are two sides to the argument. On one hand…on the other…
I'm not sure／convinced about…
Well，it depends…
● 部分赞同
I agree，but…
I'm not against it, but…
I suppose that's true in a way, but…
I guess you could be right，but don't you think…?
● 完全赞同
I entirely agree with you.
I couldn't agree more.
That's absolutely true．
● 积极回应
That's great.
That's fine.
● 中性回应
OK．
All right.
I see your point．
● 消极回应
I wouldn't accept that．
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