Nowlet'smoveontosomethingmorespecific.Thetopicforourdiscussiontodayis“CityTraffic”.You'llhaveapicture(somepictures)showingtwodifferenttypesoftransport.I'dlikeeachofyoutogiveabriefdescriptionofeachtypeandthencomparethetwotypes.You'llhaveoneminutetoprepareandeachofyouwillhaveoneandahalfminutestotalkaboutthepicture(s).Don'tworryifIinterruptyouattheendofthetimelimit.Nowhereareyourpictures.
Now,[C1],wouldyoupleasestartfirst?[C2]and[C3],pleaseputyourpicturesasideandlistentowhat[C1]hastosay.
[1.5minuteslater]OK.[C2],nowit'syourturn.
[1.5minuteslater]OK,[C3],andnowit'syourturn.
Right.Nowweallhavesomeideaofvariouskindsofcitytransport.I'dlikeyoutodiscussthistopicfurtherandseeifyoucanagreeonwhichisthebesttypeoftransportforabigcitylikeBeijing(Shanghai,Nanjing…).Duringthediscussionyoumayarguewitheachotheroraskeachotherquestionstoclarifyapoint.Youwillhaveaboutfourandahalfminutesforthediscussion.Yourperformancewillbejudgedaccordingtoyourcontributionstothediscussion.
[Ifonecandidatetalkstoolong]
Sorry,I'llhavetostopyounow.Let'slistentowhat[C?]hastosay.
[Ifonecandidatekeepssilentforalongtime]/[Ifthegroupissilentforsometime,thenaskoneofthecandidatestostartthediscussion.]
Now,[C?],couldyoupleasesaysomethingaboutyourviewof…?
Allright,that'stheendofthediscussion.
NowI'dliketoaskyoujustonelastquestiononthetopicof“CityTraffic”.
[Selectaquestionfromthefollowinglisttoaskeachofthecandidates.]
•Duringthediscussion,whydidyousaythat...?
•Whatkindoftransportdoyouusuallyuseinyourcity?
•Doyouhaveanysuggestionsastohowtrafficconditionscanbeimprovedinbigcities?
•Doyouthinkprivatecarsshouldbeencouraged?
•WhydoyouthinksomeWesterncountriesencouragepeopletoridebicycles?
Now,that'stheendofthetest.Thankyou,everybody.