Finding out about objects and places - BULATS Speaking Part Three
Part One - Describing objects
Your partner works for a manufacturer of office equipment and stationery. You are a retailer who is thinking of lling one of their products in your shops. Ask them about at least three of the things below, leading the conversation.
Price Payment terms
Dimensions Weight
Appearance Functions
Power consumption Guarantee/ Warrantee
Servicing/ After sales rvice Green?/ Ecologically friendly?
Reliability Special features/ Unique lling points/ USPs
Choo one of the objects below to ask questions about:
A hole punch Post its A Dictaphone (= voice recorder)
A ruler A notice board A headt
A paper clip Thumbtacks An ashtray
A laptop A wastepaper basket A mou pad
A stapler A drinks machine A fire alarm
A box of staples A vending machine A smoke detector什么是一岗双责
A calculator A ballpoint (pen) = A biro Pot plants
A pair of scissors A fountain pen Lockers
An A4 ring binder Bookends A coat rack
缩手缩脚
A ream of photocopy paper Bookshelves A projector screen
A diary A cubicle An umbrella stand
A date stamp An intercom An automatic pencil
An address book A mobile phone A (permanent) marker
A photocopier A fax (machine) A picture frame
A mou A monitor A projector
An answer machine Sellotape A video cabinet
An erar Blinds A glue stick (= a Pritt stick)
A rubber band An electronic dictionary A box of tissues
A printer An instruction manual A whiteboard marker
An envelope A clipboard A briefca
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A (postage) stamp A desk calendar A light switch
A desk lamp A business card holder A plug
A filing cabinet A key ring A socket
A cupboard A partition A curity badge
跳绳消耗多少热量Some drawers A board room table A coat hangar
A tube of glue A swivel chair A button
A water cooler A notepad A bulb
A fire extinguisher A first aid box A fluorescent light
Do the same, but this time without knowing what product they are talking about. When you have finished the conversation, try to guess what thing they were thinking of.
What could the questions for each of the things at the top be? Try to think of at least two options for each type of question, including one not using the words above.
Now discuss this question together:
What are the most important factors when choosing office equipment and stationery?
Part Two - Describing places
Your partner is someone from the trade promotion agency of a city. You are thinking of tting up a new R&D facility somewhere. Ask about at least three of the things below, leading the conversation.
Population/ Size Economic growth
Availability of suitable staff Other business, including R&D
Quality of life/ Standard of living Prices/ Costs
Available premis USPs
Transport connections Location of city
Choo one of the places below to answer questions about:
Cologne Munich Bruges Brusls
Florence Geneva Venice Rome
Paris Athens Naples Turin
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Milan Moscow Beijing The Hague
木通的功效与作用Prague Seville Kiev Warsaw
Belgrade Guangzhou/Canton Shenzhen Leicester
Hamburg Antwerp Chernobyl Copenhagen
Porto St Petersburg Sarajevo Strasbourg
Stuttgart Tbilisi Valencia Vatican City
Versailles Vienna LA Yogyakarta
The Big Apple Havana Quebec City Seattle
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Vancouver Edinburgh Jakarta Jerusalem
Kolkata/ Calcutta Kyoto Tokyo Osaka
Kuala Lumpur Mumbai/ Bombay Singapore性格外向的英文
Do the same again, but this time without knowing which city they are talking about. When you have finished, try to guess what place they were thinking of.
What could the questions for each of the things above be? Try to think of at least two options for each type of question, including one not using the words above.
Now discuss this question together:
What are the most important factors when choosing the location for a business premis?
Where are the places above? What are the differences in pronunciation between English and your language?
Suggested answers
Describing objects
Price – How much does it cost?/ What is its usual price?
Payment terms – What are the payment terms?/ When do we have to pay?/ Can I get credit to buy this?
Dimensions – How thick/ long/ high/ tall/ wide is it?/ What are its dimensions?
Weight – How much does it weigh?/ What is its weight?/ How heavy is it?
Appearance – What does it look like?/ What colour is it?
Functions – What can it do?/ What are its functions?/ How can I operate it?
Power consumption – How much power does it u?/ Is it power efficient?
Guarantee/ Warrantee – How long is it guaranteed for?/ Does it come with a warrantee? Servicing/ After sales rvice – How can I get it fixed if it breaks down?/ Is there a rvice plan available?
Green?/ Ecologically friendly? – Is it good for the environment?/ How is it greener than other products?
Reliability – Is it likely to break down?/ Can anything go wrong when I u it?
Special features/ Unique lling points/ USPs – How is it different from similar products? Describing places
Population/ Size – Is it a big city?/ How many people live there?/ What is the population? Economic growth – Is the local economy doing well?/ Are local business doing well?/ What’s the local economy like?
Availability of suitable staff – Can we recruit from local universities?/ Are there lots of qualified people?/ What’s the unemployment rate?
Other business, including R&D – What are the largest local companies?/ Are there any similar companies in that area?
Quality of life/ Standard of living – Is it a good place to live?/ Are there many green spaces?/ Is it a good place to bring up a family?
Prices/ Costs – What is the cost of living?/ What are rents like?/ How much would it cost to…? Available premis – Is there much empty office space?/ Is there an industrial estate?
USPs – Is there anything special about this place?/ How is this city different from others? Transport connections – Is there an international airport nearby?/ Is it easy to get to…?
Location of city – Where is it?/ How far is it from the capital?
