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BEC口语资料

BEC口语讲义

Part1Interview:

SampleScenarios

Interlocuter:

Goodmorning.MynameisX,andthisismycolleague,Y.AndyournamesareAandB?

A:

Yeah.

B:

Yeah.

I:

Thankyou.Now,firstofall,we’dliketoknowsomethingabouteachofyou.MsA,canyoutellmeabitaboutyourself.

A.Mypleasure.Asyouknow,mynameisA.I’mfromJiangsuProvince.I’mnowstudyinginOOUniversity.AndI’mmajoringininternationaltradethere.

I:

Thankyou.MsA.NowMsB,canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourambitions?

B:

Yes,IamnowastudentwithOOUniversitymajoringinbusinessadministration.IhopeIcangetmyMBAandjoinaworldfamousmultinationalcompany.AndafterIhavehadenoughexperience,Iamgoingtostartacompanyofmyown.

I:

Thankyou,MsB.AndMsA,couldyoutellmeaboutyourambitions?

A:

Abigquestionformeindeed.I’veneverthoughtaboutit,butIbetI’llworktowardsaCEOofabigmultinationalcorporation.That’smygoalinlife.Andthat’swhyIamspendingsomuchtimeonEnglish,businessEnglishinparticular..

I:

Mr.A,yousayyou’respendingalotoftimeonbusinessEnglish.DoyouthinkbusinessEnglishisdifficulttolearn?

A:

Notexactly,thoughitmaybedifficultattheinitialstage.ThethingisthatyouneedtohavesomebusinessknowledgebeforeyoustarttolearnbusinessEnglish.

I:

Howaboutyou,MsB?

Isitdifficultforyou?

B:

Notreally.Youknow,IlikeEnglishverymuch,andmymajorisbusinessadministration.SoIhavealwaysfoundbusinessEnglishveryinteresting.

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I:

Goodmorning,mynameisX,andthisismycolleague,Y.AndyournamesareAandB?

A:

Yeah.

B:

Yes.

I:

Thankyou.Now,firstofall,we’dliketoknowsomethingabouteachofyou.MissA,canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourwork?

A:

Mypleasure.I’mworkingwithAPCInc.,whichisaUS-basedcompany.Ihaveworkedthereforthreeyearsontheinternationalmarketingside.Imustsaythatitisaveryinterestingjob.Ilovemyjob.

I:

Thankyou,MissA.NowMissB,canyoutellmeaboutyouractivitiesoutsidecollege?

B:

Well,Idoalotofinterestingthingsinmysparetime.Ioftengoshoppingonweekends，somethingmostoftheyoungladieslikemedothatintheirsparetime.AndIhaveworkedparttimeforseveralbigcompanies.Ithink,bydoingthat,Icanhavesomehands-onexperienceinbusiness.That’sveryimportantformyfuturecareer.

I:

Thankyou,MissB.AndyouMissA,canyoutellmeaboutyourhometown?

A:

Hmm…well,myhometownisNantong.ItliesatthemouthofYangtzeRiver,thelongestinChina.Ithasapopulationof5million.There’squitesomeplacesofhistoricalintereststhere.Andtheeconomythereisgrowingfastinmyhometown.Thefriendlyenvironmenthasattractedalotofinvestmentfromoverseas.

I:

MissB,yousaidyou’dworkedforseveralcompaniesonaparttimebasis.Isthereanyotherreasonforyoutoworkthereapartfromobtainingsomeworkexperience?

B:

Yeah.ObviouslyIcanmakesomeextramoneyfromthat.Youknow,mymotherisnowretrenched.It’sreallynoteasyformyparentstosupportme.AndIdon’twanttobetooheavyaburdenforthem.

I:

Howaboutyou,MissA?

Areyouaparttimebyanychance?

A:

Oh,yes.ButIdon’tworkforcompanies.Iteachseveralprivatestudents.Ithinkteachingisaveryinterestingjob,especiallywhenIseemystudentsaremakingprogress.AndjustasMissBsaid,moneyisanimportantconsiderationforme.SoIteachforentertainmentaswellasforcash.

Otherpossiblequestions:

Life:

What’syourname?

Whereareyoufrom?

Doyouthinktheplaceyouarelivinginisanidealplaceforliving?

Wheredoyouliketolive,inthecityorinthecountryside?

Doyoulivenearhere?

Howdidyoucomehere?

Work:

Wheredoyouwork?

Whatkindofworkdoyoulike?

Whodoyouworkfor?

Whatdoyoulikebestaboutyourwork?

Whatdoyouthinkofyourpresentjob?

Whatdoyouthinkofworkingathome?

Doyoulikeyourboss?

Whatkindofbossdoyoulikebest?

Study:

Wheredoyoustudy?

Whatkindofsubjectsdoyoulikebest?

Doyoulikeyourschool?

Howdoyoulikeexamsatschool?

Hobbies:

Whatdoyouoftengoshoppingfor?

Doyoulikesports?

Whatkindofsportsdoyoulikebest?

DoyouthinkfootballismorepopularinChinathanbefore?

Whatareyouhobbies?

Whatkindofextracurricularactivitiesdoyoulikebest?

Whyareyouinterestedingolf?

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Part2Mini-presentation:

（1minpreparation,1mintalk）

Thestructureofagoodmini-presentation:

I.Introduction:

oneortwosentences.Noneedtobeverylong.

TherearetwowaysofstartingthequestioninBECIII“howto…’and‘theimportanceof…’，andBECIIquestionsalwaysstartwith‘whatisimportantwhendoingsomething’

So,for‘howto…’,youcanalwaysstartwith‘Well,whenitcomestoxxing…,quiteanumberofthingscanbedone.’or‘Well,asisknowntoall,itisveryimportantto…Thequestionisofcourse–how?

’

For‘theimportanceof…’,youcanstartwith‘Well,inmyview,youshouldnotunderestimatetheimportanceof…’or‘Well,asisknowntoall,itisveryimportantto…Thequestionisofcourse–why?

’

ForBECII,youcanstartwith‘Well,whenitcomestoxxing…,severalvitalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount.‘or‘Well,asweallknow,manyfactorsmustbeconsideredwhen…,thequestionsisofcourse–whichones?

’

Basically,‘howto…’asksaboutmethods,‘theimportanceof…’asksaboutbenefits,and‘whatisimportantwhen…’asksaboutfactorstoconsider.

II.Mainbody:

1stpoint+developmentsentences

2ndpoint+developmentsentences

（3rd,4thpoints+developmentsentences）……

Duringthepreparation,youshouldthinkofatleasttwopoints,intheformofkeywordsorkeyphrases.Thenyoumakeasentenceusingtheeachkeywordorphrase.

Therearefourcommonwaystoconstructadevelopmentsentence：

1.Explanationofthepoint:

Inthisway,Toputitanotherway,Inotherwords,Thatistosay,…sotospeak,…let’ssay

2.StatingReasons:

Asaresult,Asaconsequence,Consequently,Therefore,Dueto,Thanksto,Onaccountof

3.GivingExamples:

Say,Forinstance,Forexample,Asagoodexample,Bywayofexample

4.Negativehypothesis:

If…not

Beginning:

Firstofall,Tobeginwith,Foronething,Atthefirststage,Initially,Thecompanywillbeginby…

Transition:

And,Andofcourse,Then,Besides,Ontheotherhand,Butmorethanthat,Notonlythat,Apartfromthat,Andanotherthing,Ontopofthat,What’smore,Beyondthose,Butmostimportantly,Butaboveall,Lastbutnotleast,Once…,Having（done）…

III.RecapitulationorConclusion:

oneortwosentences.

Allinall,Inshort,Inaword,Inbrief,Tosummarise,Tosumup,Torecap,Inconclusion,Onthewhole,Altogether,Inanutshell,Tocutalongstoryshort

Youcanusethepattern‘Whiletherearealsootherconsiderationsin…Ibelievethefactorsmentionedabovearethemostsignificantones.‘for‘howto…’and‘whatisimportant…’questions.For‘theimportanceof…’,youcanuse‘Whiletherearealsootherargumentswhy…Ibelievethereasonsmentionedabovearethemostsignificantones.‘

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SampleMini-presentations:

A.III-1.CareerDevelopment:

howtofillakeyvacancy

Whenitcomestofillingakeyvacancy,acompanywillusuallyfollowthesamestandardprocedure.（开题）

Itwillbeginbyproducinganaccuratejobdescriptionofwhatitwouldlikethesuccessfulcandidatetodo.（要点1，关键词jobdescription）Fromthis,itcanthenproduceaprofileofthisidealcandidate,whichisalistofskills,experience,attributesandsoon.（发展1，解释）

Havingproducedthisprofile,thecompanymustthendecideonthebestrecruitmentmethodtocaptureacandidatewiththisprofile.（要点2，关键词recruitmentmethod）Thismightbeaninternaladvertisementoranexternaladvertisementinanewspaper,ontheInternetsay,evenanagencyorperhapsaheadhunter.（发展2，例子）

Havingdecidedonthebestrecruitmentmethod,theadvertisementsarethenplacedortheheadhuntercontactedandalistofcandidateswillbethendrawnuptobeputthroughthecompany’srecruitmentprocesses.（要点3，关键词recruitmentprocesses）Thismightbeinterviews,psychometrictestsorevenhand-writinganalysis.（发展3，例子）Thiswillthenproducetheidealcandidateforthecompany.

Thecompanywillthenhavetonegotiatetermswiththiscandidate（要点4，关键词negotiateterms）and,hopefully,thiswillresultintermswhicharebothaffordableforthecompanyandattractiveenoughtogetthecandidatetheywant.（发展4，解释）

Eventhoughdifferentcompaniesvarysomewhatintheireffortstofillopenposts,thestepsmentionedaboveareverymuchthenormratherthantheexceptioninanyindustry.（结论）

B.III-11.Recruitment:

theimportanceofhavingagoodCV

Well,inmyopinion,youshouldneverunderestimatetheimportanceofhavingagoodCV.（开题）

Tobeginwith,inthemajorityofcases,yourCVistheemployer’sfirstimpressionofyou.（要点1，关键词firstimpression）Yourfirstchancetoimpressyourpotentialemployer,let’ssay.（发展1，解释）Asyoushouldremembertoyouradvantage,you’vegotonly30secondstoleaveapositiveimpressiononsomeone,whetherheisacustomerorapotentialemployer.（发展1，解释）

Butmorethanthat,yourCValsoshowcasesyouressentialskillsinordertocompeteintoday’sjobmarket.（要点2，关键词skills）Inotherwords,itprovidesanillustrationofyourskillstoorganize,summarize,prioritizeandpresentinformationeffectively,say,aswellasyourlinguisticandcommunicativeabilities.（发展2，解释）

Butaboveall,aCV,byitsverynature,alsoindicateshowyourqualificationandexperiencematchyouremployer’srequirements.（要点3，关键词qualificationandexperience）Inthisway,yourprospectivebosswillbeabletoreachasou