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Speaking – 2
Speaking Part 1: Practice
1. What do you like the most about your studies?

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2. What do you think should be the most important thing in a job?

a. Job salary. Why? _________________________________________________________

b. Job satisfaction. Why? ____________________________________________________

c. Nature of the job. Why? ___________________________________________________

3. What opportunities are there for working abroad?

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4. What attributes are important to perform any job effectively?

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5. Do you prefer working in your own country or abroad? Why/why not?

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6. Do you think a company should arrange for the commute of the employees? Why/why

not?

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7. What do you think about rewarding employees based on performance?

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8. What do you think about flexible working hours in a company? Will it favour employee

productivity? Why/why not?

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9. Should there be job rotation in a company? Why/why not?

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10. What could be the possible reasons for employee attrition in a company?

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11. What do you think should be done to improve safety inside company premises?

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12. Do you like to work on night shifts? Why/why not?

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13. Do you often study/work in the evenings daily or at weekends? Why/why not?

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14. What are the possible mediums of advertisement to advertise a product? Why?

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15. Do you think companies should encourage their employees to be eco-friendly? Why/why

not?

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Speaking Part – 2: Practice

1. What is important when …?

 Preparing for questions

 ___________________________

 ___________________________

Justify the above four points:

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2. What is important when …?

 Regular training

 ___________________________

 ___________________________

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Justify the above four points:

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3. What is important when …?

 Negotiating skills

 ___________________________

 ___________________________

Justify the above four points:

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4. What is important when …?

 Personal qualities

 Qualification

 ___________________________

 ___________________________

Justify the above four points:

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5. What is important when …?

 Costs

 Product quality

 ___________________________

 ___________________________

Justify the above four points:

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Speaking Part – 3: Practice-1

Promotional Video

The company you work for has decided to produce a promotional video about the company and its
activities.

You have been asked to make suggestions about the video.

Discuss the situation together, and decide:

1. Which aspects of the company should be shown in the film?

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2. Which member of the staff should appear in the film?

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What are the advantage of having a promotional video for a company or a company product?

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What other forms of promotions are effective?

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Do you think technology is changing the ways companies promote themselves?

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Speaking Part – 3: Practice-2

Trade fair stand

Your company will soon have a stand at a trade fair abroad for the first time

Discuss the situation together, and decide:

1. What information and product you will need to provide on the stand?
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2. What staffing requirements the stand will have?

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How useful do you think trade fairs can be in promoting a company’s products or services?

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Do you think the role of marketing will change in the future?

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What do you think about online marketing/selling of products?

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Speaking Part – 3: Practice

Relocation

The company you work for is considering re-locating to large premises outside the city centre.

You have been asked to make recommendations concerning this possibility.

Discuss the situation together, and decide:

1. What advantages there could be in re-locating?

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2. What difficulties the re-location might cause?

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Where would you most like to work?

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What disadvantages are there in having company premises in the centre of a city?

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Do you think globalization is changing the way companies do business?

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