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商务英语口试考证集训指导书

主编:

马玲玲苗青姬梅珍

Contents

SectionOneIntroductiontotheSpeakingTestofBECVantage………………………………...…1　

I.What'sintheBECVantageSpeakingpaper?

....................….…………....................................1

II.WhatareDOsandDON'Ts?

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SectionTwoBECVantageSpeakingPapers….……………………………………………………3

I.ModelTestOne………………………………………………………………..…………….…3

II.ModelTestTwo…………………………………………………………………..……..….…5

III.ModelTestThree…………………………………………………………………..……...…7

SectionThreeStrategiesforTakingSpeakingTest……………………………..…………...……9

I.Interview……………….……………………………………………………………….……..9

II.Mini-presentation…………………………………………...................……………..……..14

III.Discussion…………………………………………………………………………...….......24

Appendix:

BECSyllabus………………………….........................................................…...........36

SectionOne

IntroductiontotheSpeakingTestofBECVantage

I.What'sintheBECVantageSpeakingpaper?

TheBECVantageSpeakingtesthasthreepartsandyoutakeittogetherwithanothercandidate.Therearetwoexaminers.Oneoftheexaminersconductsthetestandtheotherexaminerlistenstowhatyousayandtakesnotes.

Summary

Timeallowed:

14minutesperpairofcandidates

Numberofparts:

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）

What'sinPart2?

A'mini-presentation'onabusinesstheme.Theexaminergivesyouachoiceofthreetopics（A,BorC）.Youhave1minutetopreparetogiveaspeechlastingapproximately1minute.Listencarefullywhenyourpartnerspeaksastheexaminerwillaskyouaquestionaboutwhatyourpartnersays.

WhatdoIhavetopractise?

Makingalongerspeechonyourown.Givinginformationandexpressingandjustifyingopinions.

Howlongdowehavetospeak?

About6minutes.

Part3（Discussion）

What'sinPart3?

Adiscussionwiththeothercandidateonabusiness-relatedtopic.Theexaminergivesyouatopictodiscussandyouhavetotalktotheothercandidateaboutthesituationanddecidetogetherwhattodo.

WhatdoIhavetopractise?

Expressingandjustifyingopinions,speculating,comparingandcontrasting,agreeinganddisagreeing,etc.

Howlongdowehavetospeak?

About5minutes.

II.WhatareDOsandDON'Ts?

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.

∙Don'ttrytodominateyourpartnerorinterruptinanabruptway.

∙Don'tworryaboutnotknowingawordorphrase-explainyourwayaroundit.

∙Don'tworrytoomuchaboutmakingmistakes-youdon'thavetobewordperfect.

∙Don'tjustrespondtowhathasbeensaid-bepreparedtoinitiatediscussionanddevelopyourpartner'sideasandcontributions.

SectionTwo

BECVantageSpeakingPapers

ModelTestOne

PartI

******（Possiblequestionmaybe:

What’syourname?

Whereareyoufrom?

Doyouhaveanyparticularhobbies?

）

1.CouldyoutellmehowimportantyouthinkimportsandexportsaretoChina?

2.WhateffectistechnologyhavingonbusinesslifeinChina?

3.Doyouthinkitisimportantthatmanagerslistentocomplaintsfromemployees?

4.Howtoensureyourecruittherightstaff?

PartII

WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN...?

Choosingtransportforabusinesstrip

*Convenience

*Cost-effectiveness

WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN...?

Aimingforpromotion

*Qualityofperformance

*Companyloyalty

WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN...?

Exportinggoodsorservicesforthefirsttime

*Personalcontacts

*Professionaladvice

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WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN...?

Meetingforeignclientsforthefirsttime

*Foreignlanguageskills

*Knowledgeofculturaldifferences

WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN...?

Decidingwhethertobuyorrentofficeequipment

*Cost

*Speedoftechnologicalchange

WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN...?

Aimingtoincreasestaffproductivity

*Offeringbonuses

*Creatingapleasantenvironment

PartIII

Card

Yourcompanyissendingasmallgroupofemployeesawaytogetherforthreedaystoencouragethemtoworkasateam.

Youhavebeenaskedtohelpplantheprogramme.

Discussthesituationtogether,anddecide:

*whatpracticalarrangementsthecompanyneedstomakebeforethetrip

*whatworkandleisureactivitieswouldbesuitableforthegroup

ModelTestTwo

PartI

******（Possiblequestionmaybe:

What’syourname?

Whereareyoufrom?

Doyouhaveanyparticularhobbies?

Howdoyourelaxfromyourworkorstudies?

Canyoutellmehowimportantaforeignlanguageistoyouinyourworkorstudies?

）

1.HowimportantisthetouristindustrytoChina?

2.Whataretheadvantagesofmovingtonewoffices?

3.HowimportantisteamworktoChinesepeople?

4.CanyoutellmehowimportantyouthinkitisforpeoplewhoworkinbusinessinChinatobefamiliarwithinformationtechnology?

PartII

A.Whatisimportantwhendecidingwhethertoattendaconference?

*Venue

*Speakers

B.Whatisimportantwhendesigningacompanywebsite?

*Typeofinformationtoinclude

*Differentlanguageversions

C.Whatisimportantwhentryingtoattractnewstaff?

*Competitivewages

*Companyreputation

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A.What’simportantwhenstartinganewjob?

*Knowledgeaboutthenewposition

*Communicationskills

B.WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN...?

Planningcorporatehospitality

*Guestlist

*Typeofevent

C.Whatisimportantwhenmanagingaproject?

*EncouragingTeamwork

*Keepingtoschedule

PartIII

Card

Theretailcompanyyouworkforhasdecidedtoopenabranchabroadforthefirsttime.Youhavebeenaskedtohelpwiththeplanningofthenewbranch.

Discussthesituationtogether,anddecide:

*whatstaffingarrangementsmightbenecessaryforthenewbranch

*whichinformationaboutpremisesinthatcountryitwouldbeusefultofindoutabout

ModelTestThree

PartI

******（Possiblequestionmaybe:

What’syourname?

Whereareyoufrom?

Doyouhaveanyparticularhobbies?

Howdoyourelaxfromyourworkorstudies?

Canyoutellmehowimportantaforeignlanguageistoyouinyourworkorstudies?

）

1.CouldyoutellmehowimportantyouthinkEnglishisinbusinesslifeinChina?

2.WhatisthebiggestchangeinworkinglifeinChina?

3.HowimportantisInternetinbusiness?

4.Whichpersonalcharacteristicismostimportantwhenchoosingtherightemployeesinyourcompany?

PartII

A.Whatisimportantwhenplanningthelayoutofanewstore?

*Attractiveness

*Securityofgoods

B.Whatisimportantwhenplanninganadvertisingcampaign?

*Marketresearch

*Selectingappropriatemedia

C.Whatisimportantwhendealingwithaheavyworkload?

*Timemanagement

*Sharingtasks

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A.Whatisimportantwhenaimingtoreduceproductioncosts?

*Efficiencyofproductionline

*Costofrawmaterials

B.Whatisimportantwhenexhibitingatatradefair?

*Qualityofdisplay

*Staffselected

C.Whatisimportantwhenintroducingarewardsystemforstaff?

*Purposeoftherewardsystem

*Typesofrewardoffered

PartIII

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Yourcompanyhasdevelopedanewlipstick.Youhavebeenaskedtohelpdesignthepackageofthenewproduct.

Discussthesituationtogether,anddecide:

*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

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