[外语类试卷]BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷85及答案与解析.doc

1、BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷 85及答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 1 The interview about 3 minutes In this part the interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn. You have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions. 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN) In

2、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 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas. 2 “Mini presentation“ about 6 minutes In this part of the test you are asked to give a sh

3、ort 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. A WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN. ? SELECTING APPLICANTS FOR A JOB WORK EXPERIENCE PERSONAL QUALITIES B WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN. ? CHOOSING A

4、SUPPLIER PRICE AND DISCOUNTS REPUTATION C WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN. ? AIMING TO IMPROVE PRODUCTION QUALITY UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT STAFF TRAINING 三、 SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of

5、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. 3 Discussion about 5 minutes In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of

6、 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. For two candidates Ineffective time management is one of the major problems throughout the workforce. You have been asked to put forward some su

7、ggestions 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 managed effectively For three candidates Ineffective time management is one of the major problems throughout t

8、he 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 managed effectively What rules should top managers com

9、e up with BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷 85答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 1 【正确答案】 The interview(Interlocutor: I, Candidate A: A, Candidate B: B) I:Good morning. A, B: Good morning,sir. I:Well,Lets start with your families. So tell me something about your family,A. A: I have two brothers who both liv

10、e in Guangzhou; one is a teacher and the other works with my father,who owns a liquor shop. I:B,how do you describe your personality? B:I always try to be optimistic, no matter what kind of difficulty I have met with. And I suppose Im confident and positive, always work hard and spare no effort to a

11、chieve my targeted goals. Also,Im a person with a strong will and an independent mind. But that sometimes leads me to being impulsive,not calm enough, which is one of my major drawbacks. I:Can you tell us one of your drawbacks,A? A:I think we have a little in common. Im a little bit impulsive now an

12、d then. I: It doesnt matter. You can overcome, if you try. 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 minute. You have 1 minute to p

13、repare your ideas. 2 【正确答案】 Mini presentation for 2 candidates (about 6 minutes) Interlocutor: 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 about a minute. You will have about a minute to prepare for this and you c

14、an 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 and a pencil for notes. Interlocutor: Choose one of the topics to talk about

15、. 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 about what you think is important when aiming to improve production quality?

16、Candidate Two talks Well. There are many aspects to take consideration into. First, up-to-date equipment is a must. Second, I guess staff training is second to none when a firm wants to produce first-rate products. Because advance equipment is useless unless it is operated by staff who have been tra

17、ined to how to use it. Third, we must put money into research and make good use research results to improve production quality. Only by doing so can we greatly improve production quality. Interlocutor: Thank you. Now, Candidate One, please ask Candidate Two your question about his/her talk. Candidat

18、e One asks question. Do you really think staff training is the most important? Candidate Two: Yes. As I have mentioned before, compared with up-to-date equipment, staff training is the most important factor. Interlocutor: Thank you. All right. Now, Candidate One, which topic have you chosen, A, B or

19、 C? Would you like to talk about what you think is important when selecting applicants for a job? Candidate One talks To select applicants for a job involves many aspects. Each of them requires full consideration. Firstly, work experience should be considered. Usually, an applicant with longer exper

20、ience is more suitable for the opening. But, an experienced applicant also has his or her disadvantage: he or she has less potential compared with a young and energetic one who has much more potential. Secondly, personal qualities should never be ignored. A company in which staff are hard-working, l

21、oyal, and collaborative tends to succeed. We should be more careful when we choose a leader. A good leader can lead a prosperous one to be more promising. A bad leader results in a disaster. Interlocutor: Thank you. Thank you. Now, Candidate Two, please ask Candidate One your question about his/her

22、talk. Candidate Two asks question. Do you think work experience is just as important as personal qualities when selecting applicants for a job? Candidate One: I think they are of the same important. Its wrong to just pay attention to one of them. Interlocutor: Thank you. Materials are collected. 三、

23、SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part of 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

24、topic. 3 【正确答案】 Collaborative task and discussion (about 5 minutes) 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 have 30 seconds to read the task carefully, and then

25、3 minutes to discuss and decide about it together. You should give reasons for your decisions and opinions. You dont need to write anything. Is that clear? Interlocutor places the card in front of the candidates. Interlocutor: Im just going to listen and then ask you to stop after 3 minutes. Please

26、speak so that we can hear you. Candidates have about 3 minutes to complete the task A: Hi. Ms B, you know, everything seem to be in disorder in our company. And that obviously has a lot to do with poor time management. B: Thats the point. So time should be planned according to the importance of the

27、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: 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 real

28、ize how important effective time management is to our company. A: Yes, Perhaps we can run a few training programs for 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 discriptio

29、n of their own. In this way, they can be pretty sure about what they are responsible for and what they are not. A: Good 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 ask

30、s 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 are dealt with first.