Listening
Overleaped……
ORAL TEST
Home:
1. Generally speaking…
2. Speaking of my family, I’d like to say…
3. East and west, home is the best.
4. There are __ members in my family. It is a small/big and a loving one. (a brief introduction, if time permitted.)
5. Family is the place where you can get comfort and relaxation.
6. It is a family with the air of democracy, enthusiasm and optimism.
Writing
Write a composition of 160-200 words by referring to the following information.
Title: fast development of joint venture in City A
1. Number of joint ventures and investment in city A in 1990
Approved: 798
In production: 323
Number of industrial enterprises: 579
Total investment: $42.71 billion
Total foreign fund: $19.34 billion
2. Information of the joint ventures of City A (January to August)
Item | years | value(dollars) |
Total industrial value | 1998 -1999 | 1.95 billion 6.44 billion |
Total sale | 1998 -1999 | 5.14 billion 7.30 billion |
Foreign exchange | 1998 -1999 | 1.40 billion 2.10 billion |
Hong Kong43% Japan 19%
America 16% other 23 countries 22% ( page40 )
写作策略：
本课写作属于描述性的文章。要求在对文字信息进行阐述的同时，也要对图表给予适当的分析。这也是种较为常见的写作题型。
1. 切忌图表信息在写作中有任何内容遗漏。
2. 注意图表中的数字比较，要通过对比来体现所要说明的问题。
3. 图表作文注意用词，避免单一化。比如，“下降”就有decrease, come down, drop.等。
写作提纲：
首段：交代给出的文字信息。
主题段落：分为两个部分。分别对表格和饼图进行描述。
1. 主要说明工业总产值，销售总收入以及 对外贸易三个方面的在过去的(1989-1990)中的巨大变化。
2. 说明在A城市投资的主要国家有那些，各占多大比例，有何特点。
结尾段：通过对比得出结论。随着开放政策和吸引外资的深入， A城市的外国投资已取得了长足的发展，并将迎来更加兴旺的未来。
参考范文
Fast Development of Joint Ventures in City A
There was a very significant increase in the number of joint ventures in the city in 1990.As we can see, 798 joint ventures were approved in 1990, with 323 of them in production. Among them, 579 enterprises belonged to the industry sector. The joint ventures invested total 42.71 billion dollars in city A in 1990. The total foreign fund arrived 19.34 billion dollars altogether.
The table shows information of the joint ventures of city A for the period January to August in the year 1989 and 1990 in three aspects: total industrial value, total sale and foreign exchange. The year of 1990 saw a sharp rise in total industrial value compared with the year of 1989, from 1.95 billion dollars to 6.44 billion dollars. In 1989, total sale is approximately 5.14 billion dollars, but in the same period of 1990, the amount reached 7.30 billion dollars between the year of 1989 and 1990.
According to the pie chart, some 43 percent of the foreign investment came from Hong Kong, The biggest percentage among all the foreign countries which had invested in city A. Japan and America accounted for 19% and 16% respectively. In addition, other 23 countries also invested in the form of joint ventures, accounting for 22% of all.
From the data and the two graphs above, we can safely draw the conclusion that from the year of 1989 to 1990, joint ventures grow in popularity in city A. There may be a promising future for the joint ventures in city A.
