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II.Mini-presentation…………………………………………...................……………..……..14
III.Discussion…………………………………………………………………………...….......24
Appendix:
BECSyllabus………………………….........................................................…...........36
SectionOne
IntroductiontotheSpeakingTestofBECVantage
TheBECVantageSpeakingtesthasthreepartsandyoutakeittogetherwithanothercandidate.Therearetwoexaminers.Oneoftheexaminersconductsthetestandtheotherexaminerlistenstowhatyousayandtakesnotes.
Summary
Timeallowed:
14minutesperpairofcandidates
Numberofparts:
3
Marks:
25%oftotal
Youhavetotalk:
withtheexaminer
withtheothercandidate
onyourown
Part1(Conversation)
What'
sinPart1?
Conversationwiththeexaminer.Theexaminerfirstasksgeneralandthenmorebusiness-relatedquestions.Youwillhavetotalkbrieflyaboutyourself,yourhome,interestsandjob.
WhatdoIhavetopractise?
Givingpersonalinformation.Talkingaboutpresentcircumstances,pastexperiencesandfutureplans,expressingopinions,speculating,etc.
Howlongdowehavetospeak?
About3minutes.
Part2(Mini-presentation)
sinPart2?
A'
mini-presentation'
onabusinesstheme.Theexaminergivesyouachoiceofthreetopics(A,BorC).Youhave1minutetopreparetogiveaspeechlastingapproximately1minute.Listencarefullywhenyourpartnerspeaksastheexaminerwillaskyouaquestionaboutwhatyourpartnersays.
Makingalongerspeechonyourown.Givinginformationandexpressingandjustifyingopinions.
About6minutes.
Part3(Discussion)
sinPart3?
Adiscussionwiththeothercandidateonabusiness-relatedtopic.Theexaminergivesyouatopictodiscussandyouhavetotalktotheothercandidateaboutthesituationanddecidetogetherwhattodo.
Expressingandjustifyingopinions,speculating,comparingandcontrasting,agreeinganddisagreeing,etc.
About5minutes.
TheDOsandDON’TsareadvicefromtheCambridgeESOLexaminersaboutwhatyoushoulddo(DOs)andwhatyoushouldn’tdo(DON’Ts)whenyouarepreparingforortakingtheexam.Refertothemwhenyouarestudyingsothatyouknowwhattodowhenyoutaketheexam.
DOs
∙Getplentyofspeakingpracticeinsmallgroups,especiallyontopicslikelytobeusedintheexam.
∙Listentonative(orgood)speakersofEnglishdoingsimilartasks.
∙Collectandkeeprecordsofwordsandphrasesusefulforcarryingouttheexamtasks.
∙Askforclarificationifyoudon'
tunderstandtheinstructions/task.
∙Speakclearlyandloudlyenoughfortheexaminerstohearyou.
∙Avoidlongsilencesandfrequentpauses.
∙Listentoyourpartnerandrespondappropriately.
∙Besensitivetoturn-taking.
∙Trytoproduceanextendedsampleoflanguagefortheexaminerstoassess.
DON'
Ts
∙Don'
trehearseandmemoriselonganswersforPart1.
ttrytodominateyourpartnerorinterruptinanabruptway.
tworryaboutnotknowingawordorphrase-explainyourwayaroundit.
tworrytoomuchaboutmakingmistakes-youdon'
thavetobewordperfect.
tjustrespondtowhathasbeensaid-bepreparedtoinitiatediscussionanddevelopyourpartner'
sideasandcontributions.
SectionTwo
BECVantageSpeakingPapers
ModelTestOne
PartI
******(Possiblequestionmaybe:
What’syourname?
Whereareyoufrom?
Doyouhaveanyparticularhobbies?
)
1.CouldyoutellmehowimportantyouthinkimportsandexportsaretoChina?
2.WhateffectistechnologyhavingonbusinesslifeinChina?
3.Doyouthinkitisimportantthatmanagerslistentocomplaintsfromemployees?
4.Howtoensureyourecruittherightstaff?
PartII
A:
WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN...?
Choosingtransportforabusinesstrip
*Convenience
*Cost-effectiveness
*
B:
Aimingforpromotion
*Qualityofperformance
*Companyloyalty
C:
Exportinggoodsorservicesforthefirsttime
*Personalcontacts
*Professionaladvice
*
CardforStudentACardforStudentB
Meetingforeignclientsforthefirsttime
*Foreignlanguageskills
*Knowledgeofculturaldifferences
Decidingwhethertobuyorrentofficeequipment
*Cost
*Speedoftechnologicalchange
Aimingtoincreasestaffproductivity
*Offeringbonuses
*Creatingapleasantenvironment
PartIII
Card
Yourcompanyissendingasmallgroupofemployeesawaytogetherforthreedaystoencouragethemtoworkasateam.
Youhavebeenaskedtohelpplantheprogramme.
Discussthesituationtogether,anddecide:
*whatpracticalarrangementsthecompanyneedstomakebeforethetrip
*whatworkandleisureactivitieswouldbesuitableforthegroup
ModelTestTwo
Howdoyourelaxfromyourworkorstudies?
Canyoutellmehowimportantaforeignlanguageistoyouinyourworkorstudies?
1.HowimportantisthetouristindustrytoChina?
2.Whataretheadvantagesofmovingtonewoffices?
3.HowimportantisteamworktoChinesepeople?
4.CanyoutellmehowimportantyouthinkitisforpeoplewhoworkinbusinessinChinatobefamiliarwithinformationtechnology?
A.Whatisimportantwhendecidingwhethertoattendaconference?
*Venue
*Speakers
B.Whatisimportantwhendesigningacompanywebsite?
*Typeofinformationtoinclude
*Differentlanguageversions
C.Whatisimportantwhentryingtoattractnewstaff?
*Competitivewages
*Companyreputation
A.What’simportantwhenstartinganewjob?
*Knowledgeaboutthenewposition
*Communicationskills
B.WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN...?
Planningcorporatehospitality
*Guestlist
*Typeofevent
C.Whatisimportantwhenmanagingaproject?
*EncouragingTeamwork
*Keepingtoschedule
Theretailcompanyyouworkforhasdecidedtoopenabranchabroadforthefirsttime.Youhavebeenaskedtohelpwiththeplanningofthenewbranch.
*whatstaffingarrangementsmightbenecessaryforthenewbranch
*whichinformationaboutpremisesinthatcountryitwouldbeusefultofindoutabout
ModelTestThree
1.CouldyoutellmehowimportantyouthinkEnglishisinbusinesslifeinChina?
2.WhatisthebiggestchangeinworkinglifeinChina?
3.HowimportantisInternetinbusiness?
4.Whichpersonalcharacteristicismostimportantwhenchoosingtherightemployeesinyourcompany?
A.Whatisimportantwhenplanningthelayoutofanewstore?
*Attractiveness
*Securityofgoods
B.Whatisimportantwhenplanninganadvertisingcampaign?
*Marketresearch
*Selectingappropriatemedia
C.Whatisimportantwhendealingwithaheavyworkload?
*Timemanagement
*Sharingtasks
A.Whatisimportantwhenaimingtoreduceproductioncosts?
*Efficiencyofproductionline
*Costofrawmaterials
B.Whatisimportantwhenexhibitingatatradefair?
*Qualityofdisplay
*Staffselected
C.Whatisimportantwhenintroducingarewardsystemforstaff?
*Purposeoftherewardsystem
*Typesofrewardoffered
Yourcompanyhasdevelopedanewlipstick.Youhavebeenaskedtohelpdesignthepackageofthenewproduct.
*whatfactorsshouldbetakenintoaccount
*whatshouldbethecostofthepackage
SectionThree
StrategiesforTakingSpeakingTest
PartOne:
Interview
I.ADETAILEDLOOKATTHETASK
Inthefirstpartofthetest,theinterlocutoraddresseseachcandidateinturnandasksgeneralquestions.Candidateswillnotbeaddressedinstrictsequence.Thispartofthetestlastsaboutthreeminutesandduringthistime,candidatesarebeingtestedontheirabilitytotalkaboutthemselves,toprovidepersonalinformationontheirhome,interestsandjobs,andtoperformfunctionssuchasagreeinganddisagreeing,andexpressingpreferences.
II.STRATEGY
Accordingtowhathasbeendiscussedabove,thispartfocusesoncandidates’abilitytospeakEnglish,notprofessionalknowledgeofacertainbusinessfield.Sobeforeyougotothespeakingtest,makesurethatyoucan:
1.
Describewhatyourjoboryourstudies.
2.
Talkaboutyourambitions/hopesforthefuture.
3.
Saywhatyoulike/dislikeaboutyourjob/studies.
4.
Whenyougoint