[外语类试卷]BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷13及答案与解析.doc

1、BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷 13及答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 0 How to approach Speaking Test Part One In this part of the test you answer questions about yourself and about business topics, and express opinions. Before the exam, think of answers to possible questions about your work or studies, b

2、usiness in your country, and a wide range of business-related matters. Below are some questions of the types which you might need to answer. In the exam, listen carefully to the questions. Make sure you answer what the examiner asks you. Ask the examiner to repeat a question if necessary, Speak to b

3、oth the examiner and the other candidate, and listen to what the other candidate says. Try to give more than just basic answers, and give examples to show what you mean, Remember that you are being tested on your ability to speak in English, not on your knowledge of specific areas of business. If yo

4、u do not know an answer, say so, and try to speculate. 1. Practise answering these questions. What kind of ,ob would you most like to have? What are the main products made in your home town? How important do you think suitable packaging is for products? What attracts you to buy particular products?

5、What types of business in general do you think will be most successful in the future? 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN) In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about 1 min

6、ute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas. 1 Mini presentation about 6 minutes In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas.

7、1. A. WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN.? NEGOTIATING COMPROMISE DISPUTE B. WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN.? EMPLOYING TECHNICAL WRITERS BEING ABLE TO WRITE WELL MEETING TIGHT DEADLINES C. WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN.? MANAGING A COMPANY COMMUNICATION EXECLLENT MANAGER 三、 SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part of

8、the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. 2 Discussion about 5 minutes In this part of

9、 the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an ex ample 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. 1. For two candidates Ineffective time

10、 management is one of the major problems throughout the Workforce. You have been asked to put forward some suggestions for improving the situation. Discuss the situation together and decide: Why poor time management can become a major concern What procedures could be adopted to ensure that time is m

11、anaged effectively For three candidates Ineffective time management is one of the major problems throughout the workforce. You have been asked to put forward some suggestions for improving the situation. Discuss the situation together and decide: Why poor time management can become a major concern W

12、hat procedures could be adopted to ensure that time is managed effectively What rules should top managers come up with Interlocutor: Now this part of the test you are going to discuss together. Interlocutor points to the card showing the task while giving the instructions below. Interlocutor: You ha

13、ve 30 seconds to read the task carefully, and then 3 minutes to discuss and decide about it together. You should give reasons for your decisions and opinions. You dont need to write any thing. Is that clear? Interlocutor places the card in front of the candidates. Interlocutor: Im just going to list

14、en and then ask you to stop after 3 minutes. Please speak so that we can hear you. Candidates have about 3 minutes to complete the task. BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷 13答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN) In this part of the test you are asked to give a short

15、 talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about 1 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas. 1 【正确答案】 ?Im going to give each of you a choice of 3 topics. Id like you to choose one of the topics and give a short presentation on it for

16、 about a minute. You will have about a minute to prepare for this and you can make notes if you wish while you prepare. After you have finished your talk, your partner will ask you a question. ?All right? Here are your topics. Interlocutor hands each candidate a different topic card, and some paper

17、and a pencil for notes Interlocutor: ?Choose one of the topics to talk about. You can make notes. 1 minutes preparation time. Both candidates prepare their talks at the same time, separately. Interlocutor: ?All right now. Candidate Two, which topic have you chosen, A, B or C? Would you like to talk

18、about what you think is important when managing a company? Candidate Two talks One of the most important features in any business is communication. Good communication is required at all stages of the business process. Within individual companies internal communication occur at, and between the vario

19、us levels. Directors communicate with one another concerning the companys overall strategy. They inform managers of their plans, and the managers then communicate with other employees. Negotiation are conducted concerning pay and working conditions. Managers communicate decisions and orders and try

20、to improve morale and motivation through good communication. Employees also communicate with each other, for example, over production and wages. Reliable and effective communication is one of the key elements which lead to efficient management of a company. Interlocutor: ?Thank you. Now, Candidate O

21、ne, please ask Candidate Two your question about his/her talk. Candidate One asks question. Can you tell me other key elements which lead to efficient management of a company? Candidate Two: The efficient management of a company requires many aspects, both intenal and external. We need good communic

22、ation, good staff and managers, smooth flow of the capital, etc. Interlocutor: ?Thank you. All right. Now, Candidate One, which topic have you chosen, A, B or C? Would you like to talk about what you think is important when employing technical writers? Candidate One talks ?Firstly, it is very import

23、ant to be able to write well. This means not only knowing the basics of spelling, grammar and punctuation, but also having the ability to condense and organise complicated information to make it simple to understand. A good writer must also be able to cope with meeting tight deadlines. As far second

24、ly as career prospects are concerned, after gaining valuable experience, many technical writers have the opportunity of taking on management roles. They may then be responsible for the work of other writers within a particular company, or they may prefer to become contractors. This means selling the

25、ir services through an agency employing many freelance technical writers, who services are charged to companies at an hourly rate. Interlocutor: ?Thank you. Now, Candidate Two, please ask Candidate One your question about his/her talk. Candidate Two asks question. Which factor is more important, bei

26、ng able to writer well or meeting tight deadlines? Why? Candidate One: I think neither of them can be ignored. We need technical writers being able to write well as well as meeting tight deadlines. Interlocutor: ?Thank you Materials are collected. 三、 SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part o

27、f the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. 2 【正确答案】 A: Hi, Ms B, you know, everything

28、 seem to be in disorder in our company. And that obviously has a lot to do with poor time management. R: Thats the point. So time should be planned ac cording to the importance of the tasks we need to deal with. A: So what do you think we can do so that time is managed effectively in our company? B:

29、 You mean what procedures we can adopt? A: Sure, Thats what our boss is asking us to do, Right? B: Right. I think weve got a lot to do. First, we should make all the staff members realize how important effective time management is to our company. A: Yes, Perhaps we can run a few training programs fo

30、r them. If needed, we may invite some experts from outside to help us. B: Another thing we can do is to make all the managers, or even every staff member, come up with a job discription of their own. in this way, they can be pretty sure about what they are responsible for and what they are not. A: G

31、ood idea. So to sum up, our company should run a few training courses, and every staff member should write a job description of their own. Materials are collected. The interlocutor asks one or two questions as appropriate, to extend the discussion. What kinds of rules should top managers come up with? Whats your view, Ms B? B: Well, I think the top managers of our country should come up with a set of rules as what kind of jobs should be given priority to. in this way, we can make sure that important tasks ere dealt with first.