In this part of the test, the examiner reads out a scenario and gives you some prompt material in the form of pictures or words. You have 30 seconds to look at the test promptly, and then about two minutes to discuss the scenario with your partner. After that, the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.
For two or three candidates
Scenario
I'm going to describe a situation.
Your company is planning to expand its business. Talk together for about two minutes about some of the strategies that are important for expanding a company and decide which three are the most important ones.
Here are some ideas to help you.
Prompt material
New technology
Job description
A set of rules
Effective work
Effective time management
Follow-on questions
Do you think companies should improve the computer system when deciding expand its operations? (Why?/Why not?)
What do you think of the future of your company?
Are Internet researches important for a businessman? (Why?/Why not?)
How is TV advertising related to the expansion of a company?
Is market research essential when deciding to expand a company? Why?/Why not?)

A：When expanding our company．I think it is important for the top managers to come up with a set of rules as to what kind of jobs should be given priority．In this way，we can make sure that important tasks are dealt with first．
B：That is a good idea．Another thing we should do is to make all the managers．or even every staff member，come up with a job description of their own．In this way，they can be pretty surg about what they ale responsible for and what they arc not for in the expansion of the company．
A：Right．Perhaps we Call nln a few traimng programs for them，or we may invite some experts to help US．
B：Yes．that is a good idea．What do you think of effective time management?
A：I tmnk it is very important．Every staff member should realize how important effective time management is to our company because effective time management proveS to be beneficial．
Follow-on questions
I tllink So．The computer system should be improved So as to improve Intemet advertisin9，So that companies will attract more customers to come．
I have confidence in the future of my company．
We are expanding the business and the market is promising．
It is impottant．Through Interact researches，a businessman will find out more easily what kind of market there is for his products or services．
TV advertising has a big influence on people’S life．
If you can successfully launch a series of TV advertising campaigns when expanding a company，many people will know about your products．
It is essential．You can get the information you need through market research，and then you call judge whether it is the right time to expand a company．