第三辑Test 1Staff MagazineYour company is planning to introduce an internal magazine to keep staff informed of company developments.You have been asked to help plan the staff magazineDiscuss the situation together, and decide:l What type of information to include in the magazinel Which type of staff should contribute to the magazinel How often the magazine should be published【题目分析】公司内刊 你所在的公司目前正计划发行公司内部期刊以帮助员工随时了解公司的发展状况规定你帮助策划公司内刊的设计 你们一起讨论这个话题，并决定：l 杂志涉及哪些内容l 杂志所定位的员工类型l 杂志的发行周期【参考范例】 A: I think the staff magazine should be published four times a year and contains news and features about events in the company and the achievements of staff.B: I don’t think so. A monthly publication of news , analysis, opinions, interviews, competitions and feedback would be better, which can cover a wide range of topics, of interest to staff.C: I prefer the monthly. The magazine is an easy and convenient way of keeping up-to-speed with everything that’s going on in the company. In addition, staff magazine is designed to create a corporate culture that can connect all people in. so, the more, the better.A: Ok, maybe you are right. Staff magazine should involve everyone and everything in the company. A rich, prompt and diverse coverage satisfies all needs and expectations. By the way, what could be the target audience of the magazine?B: since every issue is designed to give staff a better understanding of our business, to share knowledge and experiences, to provide interest and entertainment and to show readers why the company is a good place to work, the magazine should be oriented to all the staff members.C: You can target the staff magazine to different groups, for individual department may want their version of the magazine. Moreover, staff should be encouraged to become involved in producing the magazine and building a sense of community and engagement.A: An employee magazine, um, sounds nice. And printed staff magazines can be out of date before staff even read them; so what about e-magazine, which allows content to be alive and up to date?B: Good idea! Then staff can get information across in an engaging and visual way. Down-loading and uploading old and new issues are really easy through the internet and intranet. Anyone can easily submit their article or update in the relevant section of the staff magazine.C: So many ways to improve the magazine and the staff magazine is such a great commitment to help staff to communicate better, and be better informed. Even the clients can get useful information and grasp business opportunities from the staff magazine.Test 2Video ConferencingThe company you work for is concerned about the amount of time staff spend traveling to meetings in other branches of the company, and is looking at alternatives.You have been asked to make recommendations about introducing video conferencing.Discuss the situation together and decide:l What the company needs to know about the meetings that take place at present.l What are the advantage and disadvantage of video conferencing might bel What kinds of practical preparations would be needed before introducing the system?电视会议 你所在的公司目前很关注员工出差到其他分公司开会的用时问题，正在寻找可替代的开会方式。
本题规定你们就介绍电视会议做一些推荐性的建议 你们一起讨论这个话题，并决定：l 就目前采用的会议方式来说，公司需要了解什么情况l 电视会议的优缺陷有哪些l 要引进电视会议系统的话，需要做哪些实际的准备工作【句型点击】l 控制谈话进度，转为新话题Now let’s move to the next issue.Well, the next term on the agenda is…I think that covers the first item, now let’s…..Shall we leave that item and move forward?【参考范例】A: Video conferencing involves conducting a conference between two or more participants at different sites by using computer networks to transmit audio and video data.B: You know, many experts believe that video conferencing will be one of the fastest-growing divisions in computer industry.C: That’s true. There are so many hardware and software designed for video calls and video conferencing, which makes video conferencing affordable and gains more popularity.A: But there are two striking problems which prevent video conferencing from becoming a standard form of communication, namely, lack of eye contact and appearance consciousness.C: Yes, I know what you mean. However, the lack of eye contact may be solved with advancing technology, and the problem of appearance consciousness will probably disappear as people become accustomed to video conferencing.B: I agree with you. Video conferencing services allow you face to face interactivity with no need to be at the same physical location. What’s more, business that uses video conferencing systems can save a great deal of time and money by avoiding the burden and costs of business travel, so as to boost productivity.C: Given its potential value, video conferencing suites should be introduced to the company as an alternative to traditional conferences.A: The best choice should be the video conferencing system with simple dialing options,。