lscussion--about 5 minutes In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic．You

have 30 minutes to lock at the prompt card，an example of which is below，and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner．After that the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic． Cutting Departmental Costs Costs involved in running your department have risen sharply，you have been asked to consider how these costs could be reduced． Discuss，and decide together： ·What reasons there might be for the sudden increase ·How staff can be encouraged to help reduce costs Follow·on questions ·Who should take responsibility for controlling costs in a department？(why？) ·Which are the areas which are usually most cost·intensive within a department？ (why？) ·Should each area in a company be self—sufficient financially？(why？／why not？) ·Is the current attitude that the costs likely to continue to increase on a world-wide scale？(why？／why not？)