精華資料BEC情景口語(yǔ)對(duì)話

/BEC情景口語(yǔ)對(duì)話：求職面試A:HelloMr.Jones,pleasehaveaseat.Thankyouforcomingintoday.Ihavereadyourresume.YoucompletedUniversityinEngland?

B:Yes,IwenttoCambridge.Aftergraduation,Istartedrightawayintotheadvertisingindustry.Later,Imadeabitofaswitchtofocusonmarketingresearch.

A:So,whatexperiencedoyouhave?

B:Ihavetenyearsmarketingexperience.Thisincludesbothentrylevelandmanagementpositions.Inmylastposition,Iworkedmywayuptobeingdirectorofthemarketingdepartment.

A:Icanseethatfromyourresume.Yourlastpositionwasmarketingdirectorforapharmaceuticalcompany,isthatright?Later,whydidyoudecidetoleaveyourformerpost?

B:Ifeltafterfiveyearsinoneplace,Iwasreadyforsomethingnew.Iwouldliketohaveajobthatischallenging,somethingthatIcanseeanddonewthingseveryday.Ilovedmanythingsaboutmyformerjob,andIleftwithamiablefeelingsonbothsides.Iwasjustreadyforsomethingnew.

A:Isee.Doyouwanttoworkfull-timeorpart-time?

B:Iwouldratherworkfull-time.

A:I'llmakenoteofthat.Now,whatareyoursalaryexpectations?

B:Iamwillingtonegotiate,butIexpectatleast$40,000ayear.

你好,瓊斯先生!請(qǐng)坐.謝謝你今天能來(lái).你的簡(jiǎn)歷我已看過(guò).你在英國(guó)上的大學(xué)?

是的,上的劍橋大學(xué).畢業(yè)后,我就干起了廣告工作,后來(lái)轉(zhuǎn)向了市場(chǎng)調(diào)查.

那么,你都有什么工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)?

我做過(guò)10年市場(chǎng)銷售工作,包括初級(jí)職位和管理職位,并在最后的崗位上通過(guò)自己的努力當(dāng)上了市場(chǎng)部主任.

從簡(jiǎn)歷上能看出來(lái).你最后的職位是制藥公司的市場(chǎng)部主任,對(duì)吧?那后來(lái)你為什么離職?

我覺(jué)得在一個(gè)地方干上5年久應(yīng)該換工作.我喜歡干有挑戰(zhàn)性的工作,喜歡每天看見(jiàn)新東西,做不同的工作.我很喜歡我以前那份工作,而且我離開時(shí)雙方也很愉快,我之所以離開時(shí)因?yàn)橄雵L試新事物.

我明白,那你想做專職還是兼職?

我比較想做專職.

我記錄一下.好了,你對(duì)工資的期望是多少?商務(wù)英語(yǔ)情景口語(yǔ)對(duì)話：研討會(huì)A:whatdidyoulearnattheworkshopyouwenttoyesterday?Doyouthinkitwasworththeinvestmenttogo?

B:yeah,Ireallygotalotofthesession.Theworkshoptopicwasresolvingpersonalproblems.Itwasledbyaprofessionalhumanresourcesdirector.Theteacherhadalotofexperience,andIthinkwewereallgivenareallygoodbasetostartwith.

A:theworkshopwasonlyoneafternoonlong,doyoureallythinkyoucanlearnthatmuchinonlyacoupleofhours?

B:itdependsonthetopic,theteacher,andthewaythecourseissetup.Yesterday,eventhoughweonlyhadashorttimetodiscusstheissues,theworkshopgotusallthinking.Welearnedsomeverybasic,butveryusefulmethodsofdealingwithpersonnelissues.

A:soundslikeyoureallylearnedalot.

B:Idid…IjusthopeIcanimplementallthesegreatideasthatweshared.

昨天你在研討會(huì)上都學(xué)到了什么了?你認(rèn)為值得一去嗎?

是的,我真的從會(huì)上學(xué)到了很多東西.會(huì)議主題是解決人事問(wèn)題,由專業(yè)人力資源部主任牽頭討論.那位教師的專業(yè)知識(shí)很豐富,我認(rèn)為一開始就為我們打下了很好的基礎(chǔ).

研討會(huì)只開了一個(gè)下午,你真的認(rèn)為你兩三個(gè)小時(shí)就能學(xué)到這么多東西嗎?

那要看是什么話題,哪個(gè)老師教的,以及課程的組織方式.昨天,盡管我們只有很短的時(shí)間討論,但研討會(huì)確實(shí)讓我們大家都開動(dòng)了腦筋去思考一些問(wèn)題.我們學(xué)到了一些很基本,但很有用的方法去處理人事問(wèn)題.

確實(shí)如此……我只是希望我能確實(shí)運(yùn)用我們所討論分享的那些好辦法.

Workshop:aperiodofdiscussionandpracticalworkonaparticularsubject,inwhichagroupofpeoplesharetheirknowledgeandexperience研討會(huì);講習(xí)班

adramaworkshop

戲劇研討班

apoetryworkshop

詩(shī)歌講習(xí)班Session:aformalmeetingorseriesofmeetingsofacourtoflaw,aparliament,etc.;aperiodoftimewhensuchmeetingsareheld（法庭的）開庭，開庭期；（議會(huì)等的）會(huì)議，會(huì)期2012BEC中級(jí)口試：英語(yǔ)繞口令A(yù)FinnishfishernamedFisherfailedtofishanyfishoneFridayafternoonandfinallyhefoundoutabigfissureinhisfishing-net.

Notes:

1.Finnish:芬蘭的

2.fissure:裂縫

Bobboughtabigbagofbunstobaitthebears'babies.

Notes:

1.bun:小圓面包

2.bait:挑逗，逗弄

Asnow-whiteswanswiftlytocatchaslowly-swimmingsnakeinalake.

Note:

1.swan:天鵝

2.swiftly:迅速地；快捷地

Mr.Cooksaidtoacook:"Lookatthiscook-book.It'sverygood."SothecooktooktheadviceofMr.Cookandboughtthebook.

AwriternamedWrightwasinstructinghislittlesonhowtowriteWrightright.Hesaid:"ItisnotrighttowriteWrightas'rite'trytowriteWrightaright!"

Note:

1.rite:儀式；典禮

2.aright:正確地

Bill'sbigbrotherisbuildingabeautifulbuildingbetweentwobigbrickblocks.

Note:

1.block:大樓；大廈

Afleaandaflyweretrappedinaflue,andtheytriedtofleefortheirlife.Thefleasaidtothefly"Let'sflee!"andtheflysaidtotheflea"Let'sfly!"Finallyboththefleaandflymanagedtofleethroughaflawintheflue.

Note:

1.flea:跳蚤

2.trap:設(shè)陷阱；誘捕

3.flue:煙筒，通氣管

4.flee:逃跑

5.flaw:裂痕；裂縫

PeterPiperpickedapeckofpickledpepperpreparedbyhisparentsandputtheminabigpaperplate.

Note:

1.apeckof:許多，大量的

2.pickled:腌制的

3.pepper:辣椒

Ifashipshapeshipshopstockssixshipshapeshop-soiledships,howmanyshipshapeshop-soiledshipswouldsixshipshapeshipshopsstock?

Note:

1.shipshape:井井有條的

2.stock:備有；供應(yīng)

3.shop-soiled:在商店放舊了的

Amonk'smonkeymounted

amonasterywall

munchingmashedmelon

andmeltedmacaroni.

AtalleasterngirlnamedShortlonglovedabigMr.Little.ButLittle,thinkinglittleofShort,lovedalittlelassnamedLong.TobelittleLong.ShortannouncedShewouldmarryLittlebeforelong.ThiscausedLittleshortlytomarryLong.Tomakealongstoryshort,didtallShortlovebigLittlelessbecauseLittlelovedlittleLongmore?

Yousentmeyourbill,Berry,

Beforeitwasdue,Berry;

Yourfather,theelderBerry,

Isn'tsuchagoose,Berry.2012商務(wù)英語(yǔ)口試學(xué)習(xí)：詢問(wèn)1Badge門卡，工卡

A:Julie,wherecanIgetabadge?

B:GototheSecurityOffice,theywillhelpyou.

A：朱莉，我到哪能拿到門卡??？

B：到保安辦公室，他們能幫你。

2.Companybus班車

A:Arethesecompanybuses?

B:Yes.It'saservicehiredbythecompany.

A：這是我們的班車嗎？

B：是的，這是公司提供的服務(wù)。

3aaamunicationMeeting交流會(huì)

A:Howoftenisthecommunicationmeeting?

B:Everyquarter.There'llbeanoticebeforethemeeting.

A:What'scoveredinthemeeting?

B:Businessstatus,financials,andtheoutlookofthecompany.

A：交流會(huì)多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間開一次？

B：每季度開一次，開會(huì)前會(huì)有通知。

A：會(huì)上都說(shuō)些什么??？

B：業(yè)務(wù)情況，財(cái)務(wù)情況和公司發(fā)展前景。

4.Getpaid發(fā)工資

A:Howoftendowegetpaid?

B:Twiceamonthasasalariedemployee.Thehourlyworkersgetpaideveryweek.

A：我們多久發(fā)一次工資？

B：薪水工每月兩次，小時(shí)工每周發(fā)一次。

5.Gettowork來(lái)上班

A:HowdoIgetwork?

B:Therearequiteafewbusesyoucantake.I'llgetabusscheduleforyou.

A：我怎么來(lái)上班??？

B：有幾趟你可坐的公交車（通勤車），我會(huì)給你一份公交車時(shí)間表。2012商務(wù)英語(yǔ)口試學(xué)習(xí)：詢問(wèn)21.Housing住房

A:Howaboutthehousingcostsinthistown?

B:Theaveragehousewillcost$200,000.Ifyourent,youarelookingat$1,500amonthforaniceapartment.

A：這個(gè)地方的住房費(fèi)用怎么樣？

B：平均的房?jī)r(jià)是20萬(wàn)美元，如果租的話，好的公寓差不多一個(gè)月1500美元。

2.Incometax所得稅

A:Doesthecompanywithholdincometax?

B:Yes.YouneedtofillaW-4form,soweknowhowmuchweshouldwithhold.

A：公司預(yù)扣所得稅嗎？

B：是的，你得填一個(gè)W-4表，以便我們知道我們需要扣多少。

3.Insurancepayment保險(xiǎn)金

A:Howdowepayourportionoftheinsurancepayment?

B:Itwillbedeductedfromthesalaryforeachpaycheck.

A：我們?cè)鯓痈蹲约撼袚?dān)的那部分保費(fèi)？

B：從每次發(fā)的工資里扣除。

4.Lunch午餐

A:Wheredoyougoforlunch?

B:SomeofusgototheCafeteria.Youcangooutforlunchaswell.

A：你們?cè)谀膬撼晕顼埌。?/p>

B：有的去自助食堂，你也可以出去吃。

5.Outsideline外線

A:HowdoIgetanoutsideline?

B:Easy!Justdialzero.

A：我怎么撥打外線電話??？

B：很簡(jiǎn)單！只要加撥0就可以了。2012商務(wù)英語(yǔ)口試學(xué)習(xí)：詢問(wèn)3Pensionplan養(yǎng)老金計(jì)劃

A:Dowehaveapensionplan?

B:Yes.Butyouneedtoworkinthecompanyforfiveyearsbeforeyou'reeligible.

A：我們有養(yǎng)老金計(jì)劃嗎？

B：有，但必須要在本公司工作5年以上才有資格。

2.Pickthemedicalplan選擇醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)

A:HowdoIpickthemedicalplan?

B:Thereisacomparisonchartforvariousplans.I'llgetyouthechart.

A：我怎樣選擇醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)？

B：有一個(gè)不同醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)的比較表，我把表拿給你。

3.Restroom洗手間

A:Whereistherestroom?

B:Takealefthere,gostraight,andyou'llrunintoit.

A：請(qǐng)問(wèn)洗手間在哪里？

B：左轉(zhuǎn)，直走就到了。

4.Salaryslip工資條

A:Sowegetasalaryslipevenifwesignupfordirectdeposit?

B:Yes.Itwillstateyourgrosssalary,taxwithhold,socialsecurity,otherdeduction,andnetincome.

A：如果工資直接存款的話，也能拿到工資條嗎？

B：是的，工資條上面會(huì)列出你的工資總額，預(yù)扣的所得稅，社會(huì)保險(xiǎn)，其他扣款以及凈收入額。

5.TA出差審批單

A:WhodoesourTA?

B:Jenniferdoes.Talktoher,andshewillshowyouhowtodoit.

A：誰(shuí)負(fù)責(zé)我們的TA??？

B：珍妮弗負(fù)責(zé)。問(wèn)問(wèn)她，她會(huì)告訴你怎么做。

注：TA=TravelAuthorization

致歉：商務(wù)口語(yǔ)會(huì)刊第2期的Companybus班車句子翻譯出現(xiàn)了問(wèn)題，不好意思，以后的內(nèi)容我們會(huì)更仔細(xì)的檢查。翻譯應(yīng)為：

A：這些是班車嗎？

B：是的，是公司租用的服務(wù)。2012商務(wù)英語(yǔ)口試學(xué)習(xí)：請(qǐng)假1Annualcheck-up年度例行身體檢查

A:HelloJohn,Ineedtogoformyannualcheck-up,Ineedtotakethismorningoff.

B:Noproblem,goahead.

A：你好，約翰，我要去做每年例行身體檢查，所以今天上午想請(qǐng)個(gè)假。

B：沒(méi)問(wèn)題，去吧。

2.Familyissues家庭問(wèn)題

A:HeyWendy,IgotsomefamilyissuesthatIneedtotakeofftomorrow.

B:Okay,couldyoufilltherequestformfortakingthedayoff?

A:Sure,Iwillsubmititforyourapproval.

B:Right.

A：嗨，溫迪，我家里有點(diǎn)事兒，明天想請(qǐng)個(gè)假。

B：好的，填一張請(qǐng)假申請(qǐng)單好嗎？

A：當(dāng)然，我會(huì)交給你簽字批準(zhǔn)。

B：好的。

3.Funeral葬禮

A:Lisa,IneedtoattendafuneralthisFriday.

B:Canyouarrangeeverythingonyourhands?

A:Yes.

B:Fillanabsenceform,andIwillsignit.

A：莉薩，我這個(gè)周五要去參加葬禮。

B：你能把手頭的事情都好好安排一下嗎？

A：好的。

B：填一張請(qǐng)假申請(qǐng)單，我給你簽字。

4.Gotoawedding參加婚禮

A:Julie,mybestfriendisgettingmarriedthisSaturday.

B:Good,youmustbegoingtotheceremony.

A:Sure,IamsupposedtoworkovertimeonSaturday.IwillhavetoworkonSundayinstead.

B:Noproblem.

A：朱莉，我最好的朋友這個(gè)周六結(jié)婚。

B：好啊，那你一定要去參加婚禮嘍。

A：對(duì)啊，我本來(lái)還想周六加班呢，看來(lái)得周日了。

B：沒(méi)問(wèn)題。

5.Gotothehospital去醫(yī)院

A:Bob,Igottogotothehospitaltomorrow.

B:Anythingserious?

A:Notsure.Iwillbelatetomorrowmorning.

B:That'sokay.

A：鮑勃，我明天得去醫(yī)院？

B：嚴(yán)重嗎？

A：我也不知道，我明天早上得晚來(lái)一會(huì)兒。

B：好的。2012商務(wù)英語(yǔ)口試學(xué)習(xí)：請(qǐng)假21.Lateforwork遲到

A:June,I'msorrytobelate,mykidwassickandIhadtotakehertothehospital.

B:Youshould'vecalledme,weworriedaboutyou.

A:Sorryaboutthat.

A：朱恩，對(duì)不起我遲到了，我的小孩兒病了，我得送她去醫(yī)院。

B：你應(yīng)該給我打個(gè)電話，我們都在為你擔(dān)心。

A：對(duì)不起。

2.Movetoanewhouse搬新家

A:Betty,wearemovingtoanewhousenextmonth.

B:Youmustbeexcited,doyouneedanyhelp?

A:No,thankyou,wehiredamovingcompany.

A：貝蒂，我們下個(gè)月要搬新家了。

B：心情一定很激動(dòng)吧，要幫忙嗎？

A：不用了，謝謝，我們雇了搬家公司。

3.Overcompensation加班補(bǔ)償

A:Idon'tgetpaidforovertime.Isthereanyovertimecompensationforrthat?

B:Youcandiscusswithyourmanager,andtakesometimeoffwhenitisnotbusy.

A：我加班不加錢，咱們有加班補(bǔ)償嗎？

B：你可以和你的主管談，不忙的時(shí)候可以補(bǔ)休。

4.Passedaway去世

A:Bob,mydadpassedaway.

B:I'msorrytohearthat.Pleaseacceptmycondolence.Taketimeoffasnecessary.

A:Thankyousomuch.

A：鮑勃，我父親去世了。

B：聽(tīng)到這消息我很難過(guò)，請(qǐng)接受我的哀悼，如果需要就請(qǐng)假吧。

A：非常感謝你。

5.Persoonalday私人事假

A:Whatisapersonalday?

B:Personaldayisforwhenyouhavetotakecareofthingsduringworktime.

A:Whataretheexamples?

B:Forexample,ifyouhavetoapplyforanIDandthegovernmentofficeissuingtheIDopensonlyduringyourworkhours.

A：私人事假是什么意思？

B：私人事假是為必須在工作時(shí)間辦的私人事情設(shè)定的。

A：能舉個(gè)例子嗎？

B：比如，你必須申請(qǐng)身份證，而政府受理身份證的辦公時(shí)間恰恰是在你工作的時(shí)間。2012商務(wù)英語(yǔ)口試學(xué)習(xí)：請(qǐng)假31.Requestforabsence請(qǐng)假

A:Isentinmyrequestforabsence.NotsureifBobwillapproveit.

B:Bobisprettygoodforthiskindofthings.Don'tworry.

A：我交了請(qǐng)假單，不知道鮑勃會(huì)不會(huì)批準(zhǔn)。

B：鮑勃在這種事上是很寬容的，別擔(dān)心。

2.Sickday病假

A:DidNancytakeasickdaytoday?

B:Yes,shedidnotfeelgood.

A：南希今天請(qǐng)病假了嗎？

B：是的，她身體不舒服。

3.Takethedayoff今天請(qǐng)假

A:Youlookterrible,whydon'tyoutakethedayoff?

B:I'msobusy.

A：你看起來(lái)氣色不好，為什么不請(qǐng)一天假呢？

B：我太忙了。

4.Timecard工時(shí)卡

A:Doyouneedtopunchtimecard?

B:No,wefillintimesheet.

A：你們上班要打卡嗎？

B：不用，我們填工時(shí)表。

5.vacationday帶薪假期

A:Howmanyvacationdaysdoyouhave?

B:Ihavetwoweekspaidvacation.

A：你們有多少帶薪假期？

B：我有兩周的帶薪假。商務(wù)英語(yǔ)(BEC)中級(jí)口試部分綜合指導(dǎo)(一)第一課時(shí)

Introduction

ⅰ、WhytakeBECexams?

stronggrowth

rigorousqualitycontrol

widesuitability

widebusinesscontext

valueforstudyandbusinesscareer

internationalrecognitionforworkandstudy

ⅱ、WhatisInternationalBusinessEnglish?什么是國(guó)際商務(wù)英語(yǔ)?

國(guó)際商務(wù)英語(yǔ)，指的是人們從事國(guó)際商務(wù)活動(dòng)中所使用的具有行業(yè)特征的英語(yǔ)，這些行業(yè)包括：國(guó)際貿(mào)易、國(guó)際金融、國(guó)際會(huì)計(jì)、國(guó)際運(yùn)輸、國(guó)際商法、保險(xiǎn)、銀行、經(jīng)濟(jì)、營(yíng)銷、物流、企業(yè)管理、商業(yè)服務(wù)等。由此看來(lái)，商務(wù)英語(yǔ)不是一種獨(dú)立的語(yǔ)言，它仍然是英語(yǔ)，是在國(guó)際商務(wù)背景下使用的英語(yǔ)。

ⅲ、HowtolearnInternationalBusinessEnglish?怎樣學(xué)習(xí)國(guó)際商務(wù)英語(yǔ)?

掌握一定的商務(wù)英語(yǔ)詞匯、短語(yǔ)和句型。

(1)詞匯方面

commercial

e.g.TheTVshowwasinterruptedbytoomanycommercials.

prospect

e.g.Hecalledonsomeprospectsbutfailedtomakeasale.

make

e.g.TheseproductsareofChinesemake.

Thefactorymanufacturedfivemakesoftractors.

(2)短語(yǔ)方面

softsellinghardselling

Somesalespeopleadoptadirect‘hardsell’approach,whileothersuseamoreindirect‘softsell’approach.

haveabadyear

Thecorporationishavingabadyearanditwillprobablybenecessarytodismissafewofficestaff.

breakinto/penetratethemarket

Thereischancethatwe’llmanagetobreakintotheUKmarket

(3)句型方面

Iamwritingtoyouconcerning…Youcan’tmissit.Ican’tagreemore.Itmayhaveslippedyourmind,but…Youcanalwaysreachmeatthenumber…Wewouldverymuchappreciateitifyoucould…Inotedwithinterestyouradvertisementfor…Yes,that’strue,butontheotherhand…That’sexactlywhatIthink.Maybe,butdon’tyouthink…?Youarewantedonthephone.Asrequested,weencloseforyourattention…

(4)舊詞“新義“

honour

e.g,Allcreditcardshonouredhere.Thebankhonouredthischeque.

cover

e.g.Ihavegotmyselfcoveredagainstfire.

royalty

e.g.Besidescopyright,thewritergota10percentroyaltyonsales.Thetechnologytransferfeeshallbepaidinroyalties.

(5)同義詞、近義詞、相似詞的辨析。

1)chairman,president,CEO,ManagingDirector,GeneralManager.

2)dealer,merchant,trader,businessman,distributor.

3)deputy,vice-,associate,assistant.

4)discharge,unload,land

5)discount,reduction,rebate,allowance.

*熟悉世界貿(mào)易組織。

*熟悉國(guó)際商務(wù)英語(yǔ)有關(guān)行業(yè)的基本術(shù)語(yǔ)及其內(nèi)涵意義。

*學(xué)習(xí)國(guó)際商務(wù)常識(shí)，略知相關(guān)專業(yè)知識(shí)。

*密切了解國(guó)際商務(wù)最新動(dòng)態(tài)。

ⅳ、BEC2Content

BEC2考試主要是考學(xué)生的語(yǔ)言能力，包括聽(tīng)、說(shuō)、讀、寫四個(gè)方面。試卷所設(shè)計(jì)的語(yǔ)言文字基本山都與商務(wù)有關(guān)。另外，還考學(xué)生的英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法、結(jié)構(gòu)等內(nèi)容。

BEC2考試分筆試和口試兩大部分。筆試包括閱讀、寫作和聽(tīng)力。

ⅴ、BEC2Time

Preliminary

Vantage

Advanced

Reading

1hr30mins﹡

1hr

1hr

Writing

45mins

1hr10mins

Listening

40mins

40mins

40mins

Speaking

(2candidates)

12mins﹡﹡

14mins﹡﹡

16mins﹡﹡

ⅵ、BEC2Grades

*oneoverallgrade

*eachskillcountsfor25%

*candidatesalsoreceiveprofileofperformance

*Preliminary:twopassgrades

*VantageandAdvance:threepassgrades

ⅶ、IntroductiontoBPPreparationResource

*vocabulary

*textbook

《PassCambridgeVantage》

Teamwork,Entertainingaclient,Brandpower,Newpremises,Healthandsafety,Businesstravel,Marketingdisasters,Goingglobal是BV?？嫉纳虅?wù)專題。下面以Brandpower舉例說(shuō)明：

1.掌握商務(wù)詞匯短語(yǔ)

E.g.tobuy/develop/launch/sell/test/own/stretch/damageabrand

E.g.brandimage/leader/loyalty/name/power/stretching

2.掌握相關(guān)商務(wù)知識(shí)

E.g.Explainwhyyoubroughtoneoftheproducts.

strongsenseofbrandloyalty

reasonableprice

goodafter-salesservice

reliabilityoftheproductgoodandconsistentquality

user-friendlydesign

goodvalueformoney

instyle

3.掌握相關(guān)背景知識(shí)

Tesco,JSainsbury,Asda

《WorkinginEnglish》

*mockexampapers:9sets

ⅷ、RegisterforBV

bbb

ⅸ、BusinessResearch

Answeringbusinessstudiesquestion

BusinessStudiesisaskillsbasedsubjectwhichtestsstudents’abilitytousetheirknowledge.Therearefourbasicskills:

LevelOneDescription/Identification

LevelTwoExplanation

LevelThreeAnalysis

LevelFourEvaluation

Togainthehighestgrades,candidatesmustshowevidenceofthehigherskills

KeytypesofquestionsResponsesshould:

Identify/state/describe..makeapoint

Explain/outline…makeapointanddevelopit

Discuss…presenttwosidesofthedebate

Examine/assess/analyse..makeapointanddevelopfullywithsomequestionofit

Criticallyassess/towhatextent…explainbothsidesandevaluate

Howtoanswerquestions

Examplequestion:

Whatdeterminesthepriceofaproduct?

Exampleanswer:

●Thepriceofaproductisinfluencedbythecosts.1

●Thisisbecausefirmshavetochargeapricewhichisgreaterthancoststomakeaprofit.2

●Howeverintheshortrunafirmmaysellaproductataloss.Thismaybetogainmarketshareorbecausetheproductisstillattheintroductionphaseandhashighresearchandlaunchcosts.3

●Overallitdependsonwhetherweareconsideringashortorlongtermpricingpolicy.Firmsmaybewillingtomakealossintheshortrun.Itwillalsodependontheobjectivesofthefirm.Somepublicsectororganisations,e.g.maysimplytrytocovercosts.

Example

Question:Shouldfirmstraintheiremployees?

Answer:

BytrainingtheiremployeesfirmsmaybeabletoincreasetheirprofitsBECAUSEtrainedstaffarelikelytobemoreproductiveandmakelesmistakes.EmployeesmightalsobemoremotivatedBECAUSEtheymightbeabletoundertakemoreinterestingworkandBECAUSEmanagersareshowingthattheyvaluetheirstaff(whichcansatisfytheiresteemneeds).HOWEVERtrainingcostsmoneyandisnotalwayssuccessful.Itcanalsoleadtoalossofproductionwhilestaffarebeingtrained.OVERALL,managementwillhavetoweighupthepotentialbenefitsagainstthecosts.If,forexample,thefirmhasthenecessaryresources,thetrainingisrelativelycheapandislikelytoleadtosignificantincreasesinproductivityandprofitabilitythefirmlikelytoinvestinit.If,ONTHEOTHERHAND,thefirmlacksthenecessaryfinanceandstaffalreadyhavetheskillsrequiredthentrainingisLESSLIKELY.商務(wù)英語(yǔ)(BEC)中級(jí)口試部分綜合指導(dǎo)(二)第一講

ⅠIntroductiontoBVSpeaking

format

conversation

presentation

discussion

criteria

pronunciation

vocabulary&grammar

discoursemanagement

interactivecommunication

examiner

interlocutor

assessor

Cambridgeexaminer

ⅡPresentationExample

PART2:Mini-presentation

A:WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN…?

Selectingapplicantsforajob

?Workingexperience

?Personalqualities

Sample1

IchoosetopicA-whatisimportantwhenselectingapplicantsforajob.Astothistopic,asfarasIamconcerned,thereare3thingstoconsider.

First,Ithinkworkingexperienceisveryimportantwhenselectingapplicants.Applicantswhohavealreadyhadtheworkexperienceintherelevantfieldswilllearnthenewjobeasierandquicker.Anditwillalsosavethecompanyalotoftrainingfeesiftheapplicanthasrelatedexperience.

Second,wemustconsiderthepersonalqualitiesoftheapplicants,suchaspersonalityandhealth.Companiestendtoemploypeoplewhosecharacterfitsaspecialjob.Forexample,consultingcompanytendstoemployapplicantwhoisanalyticalandknowledgeable,butadvertisingagentsliketheiremployeestobeenergeticandcreative.

Third,Ibelievelanguageisofgreatimportancewhenselectingapplicants.Nowadays,wedobusinesswithpeoplefromallovertheworld.AlwayswebuygoodsfromAfrica,andsellourelectronicproducttoEurope;aforeignlanguageespeciallyEnglishisneededifthecompanywantstoexpandtotheworld.Applicantswhocanspeakoneormoreforeignlanguageswillhaveabetterchancetogetthejob.

Sample2

Asweallknow,thecriteriausedbyHRprofessionalsinscreeningandselectingapplicantsnormallyincludesuchfactorsasworkingexperience,personalqualitiesandcommunicativeskills.

Firstly,wepayalotofattentiontoworkingexperienceoftheapplicant.Apersonwithasolidrecordofrelatedexperienceismorelikelytofitinwithanewcompany.Thereforeheorshecanbetrustedtofulfillthetasksandsolvetheproblemsinamoreprofessionalandcompetentway.

Inadditiontothis,wealsolookatthepersonalqualitiesoftheapplicant.Doesheorshehasintegrity,perseveranceor‘cando’spirit?Surelyanyorganizationcanbenefitfromthereliability,devotionandenthusiamofitsemployees.

Finally,goodcommunicativeskillssuchasinterpersonalskillsandteamspiritarealsobecominganimportantpreconditioninselectingqualifiedemployees.

B:WHATISIMPORTANTWHEN…?

Preparingforajobinterview

?Studyingthejobadvertisement

?Findingoutaboutthecompany

Beforeyougoforaninterview,youmustmakepreparationssoastofacetheinterviewerwithmoreconfidence.Theyincludestudyingthejobadvertisement,findingoutaboutthecompany,preparingyourselfpsychologically,etc.

Firstly,youshouldstudythejobadvertisementcarefullysothatyoucanmatchyourknowledge,skillsandabilitieswiththespecificationsrequiredforthepost.Youmustassuretheinterviewerthatyouhaveallthequalificationsrequired,soyouaretherightsortofpersontheyarelookingfor.

Secondly,youshouldknowmoreaboutthecompany,suchasitsprofile,structure,existingproblems,requirements,campaignsandfutureplans.AsaChinesesayinggoes:“knowtheopponentandknowyourself,andyoucanfightahundredbattleswithoutdefeat.”

Finally,youshouldalsoprepareyourselfpsychologicallyandthiswillhelpyoucombatstress.Rehearsingtheinterviewwithyourfriends,forexample,isagoodrelaxationexercisethatcaninstallconfidenceinyou.

ⅢPresentationDiscourseManagement

1.OpeningSentence

Well,I’dliketomakeashort/brief/mini/one-minutepresentationonthetopic…

2.Body(一般講2-3個(gè)要點(diǎn)，根據(jù)語(yǔ)速和知識(shí)點(diǎn)調(diào)整)First,…

Second….

Third,…

3.ClosingSentence

Anyway,that’swhyIthinkso.

Thankyouverymuch.

Thankyoufortakingyourtime.

Thankyouforlistening.商務(wù)英語(yǔ)(BEC)中級(jí)口試部分綜合指導(dǎo)(三)第二講

ⅠConversation

PART1:Exchangepersonalinformation

Thispartaimstopreparethecandidateforphase1ofthespeakingtest,whichtakestheformofaninterview,witheachcandidatetalkinginturntotheexaminer.Thisinvolvesthecandidateansweringquestions,respondingtoacommentorparticipatinginanexchangeorgreeting.

Activity1:

Askingeachother’sname(includingspelling),hometown,occupation,hobbies

Furtherprobing:describeyourhometown(location,city,town,village)climate,population,etc.

Furtherprobing:describeyouroccupation/ormajor(ifstudent),likesanddislikesaboutyouroccupation.

Furtherprobing:askingeachotheraboutmaritalstatus/withorwithoutboyfriend/girlfriend.

Askingforopiniononmarried/singlelife,whichisbetter?

Furtherprobing:askingeachotherabouthobbies.

PossibleQuestions

SuggestedAnswersandNote

1)What’syourregistrationnumber?

2Myregistrationnumberis…

2)What’syourname?

Howdoyouspellyourname?

Howdoyouspellyourfamilyname/surname/lastname?

2Mylastnameis…

2Mygivennameis…,butmyfriendsalwayscallme…,myEnglishname.

2Youcancallme…,ifyoulike/wish.

2nickname

3)Whereareyoufrom?

Wouldyousayit’sagoodplacetolivein?

(Why?)

Doyoulikelivingin…?

Wherewouldyoulikeratherlive…or…?

(Why?)

Doyouthinkitwouldbebettertolivein…or…?(Why?)

2Weather

2Transportation

2Environment

2Housing

Housesarepriceyinthisarea.

2Nightlife(exciting,dynamic)

2Localpeople

2Localgovernment

2Jobopportunities

2Resorts(skiing)

2Atmosphere

üsellingpoints

PossibleQuestions

SuggestedAnswersandNote

4)Doyoucomefromalargefamilyorasmallfamily?

Canyoutellmeabitabout…inyourfamily?

2Extendedfamily

2Nuclearfamily

5)Doyouworkorareyouastudentin…?

Whatdoyoudo?

Whatdoyoustudy?

What’syourmajor?

Whatdoyoulikemostaboutyourjob?

(Why?)

Whatdoyoulikemostaboutyourstudies?

(Why?)

üMajorv.

Imajoredin…,andminoredin…

2EversinceIwasachild,Iwasinterestedin…

2JobSatisfaction

2Interesting&challenging

Travelingopportunity

Training(careerdevelopment)

Financialbenefits

FreeTime

Doyouhavemuchfreetime?

Howdoyouspendyourfreetime?

Whatdoyoudoinyourfreetime?

What’syourhobby?

Whydoyoulike…?

Isthereanyparticularreasonwhyyouenjoy…?

Whendidyoufirsttakeup/start…

(Whydidyoustartthen?)

2Particularreason

2Cultivateahobby

2It’snevertoolatetotakeahobby.

Churchill

2Outdooractivities:

Sports:tennis/golf/baseball/attendthegym/fitnesscenter

üWorkout=exercise

2Rechargethebattery:

Attendatrainingcourse

Readvariousbooks,forexample…

2Chatonline

WatchTV

(passiveviewer)TV=one-eyedmonster

ads(advertisementadvert)

üCommercial

üTeleplay

üEducationalprograms

üAmusementprograms

2Music:classical/light/pop/jazz/blues

folk

2Finearts

Abstractpainting/oilpainting

üIamfondoftraveling.Travelingisagoodwayoflearningandagoodwayofcommunicatingwithotherpeople.

üNo,Idon’thavemuchfreetime,becausesomanywonderfulcoursesarefixed.

üIpreferdoingexercises,(mostoftime)I’dliketoattendthegymorgotothefitnesscenters.Iftimeisenough,I’llreadvariousbooks.2011商務(wù)英語(yǔ)中級(jí)：口語(yǔ)考試討論實(shí)例(1)YourcompanyisgoingtoattendatradefairintheUS,andyouarerequiredtodiscusswhatshouldbedoneaspreparationsinadvance.

A:Well,yousee,ourcompanyisgoingtoattendatradefairintheUS.

B:Yeah,soundsexciting.Sincewe'veneverdonethatbefore,weneedtohavegoodpreparationsforthetripinadvance.

A:You'reright.Thefirstthingtodoisofcoursetomaketravelandaccommodationarrangements,suchaschoosinganairlineofferinggoodservicesandtheflightoftherighttimesothatwecanarrangethingswellandinaneffectiveway.

B:Thiscanbedonebymakingseveralphonecalls.Andwehavetomakeadvancereservationwithalocalhotelsothatthepeopleforthetradefaircanhaveaplacetostayimmediatelyaftertheyarriveinthecountry.

A:Withearlybooking,wemayevenenjoysomediscounts.Andit'sbettertochooseahotelnearthetradefair.Thatcansavethetimetravelingthere.

B:Orwecanarrangebeforehandtohireacarfromalocalcarrentalcompany.

A:Inaddition,itwouldbeusefultoknowaboutsomebusinesscustomsintheUS,includingcommonlyacceptedbusinesspractices,waysofdoingbusiness,andlawsandregulations,etc.

B:Yeah,especiallythosedifferentfromours.Say,differentideasaboutpunctuality.IheardthatintheUnitedStates,peopletendtobeverytime-conscious.Beinglatewouldbeconsideredpooretiquette.

A:AlsoinChina,businesstransactionsareoftenconcludedbytreatingbusinesspartnerstolavishdinnersandgivingthemexpensivegifts,I'mafraidtheyseldomdoitthiswayintheWestorintheUS.

B:IwastoldthatinWesterncountries,peopleattachmuchimportancetoformalagreementandcontractswithdetailedtermsandconditions.Theyneverfeelcomfortablewithverbalagreements.InChina,however,businessisoftenconcludedsimplybyverbalagreement.

A:Weshouldalsolearnaboutbusinesscustomssuchasthedifferentsystemsofmeasurement.Forinstance,weusetheday/