1、BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷 72及答案与解析 一、 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 prepare your ideas. 1 In this par
2、t 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. A: What is important when? Managing a project Encouraging teamwork Keeping to schedule B: Wh
3、at is important when? Dealing with competition Pricing policies Advertising strategies C: What is important when? Motivating staff Financial benefits Career development opportunities 二、 SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds
4、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 In this part of the test, you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the task promp
5、t, an example of which is below, and then about three minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that, the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. For two candidates Personnel Managers Conference Your company is organising a conference for the personnel managers working
6、 in its headquarters and other branches. You have been asked to help plan the conference. Discuss the situation together and decide: how to inform the personnel managers of the relevant information what preparations you can make for the conference. For three candidates Personnel Managers Conference
7、Your company is organising a conference for the personnel managers working in its headquarters and other branches. You have been asked to help plan the conference. Discuss the situation together and decide: how to inform the personnel managers of the relevant information what preparations you can ma
8、ke for the conference whether to save time for a guest speaker to give a lecture. BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷 72答案与解析 一、 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 the
9、n talk for about 1 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas. 1 【正确答案】 If you choose topic A: what is important when managing a project? As for this topic, in my opinion, there are three points to consider, namely, encouraging teamwork, keeping to schedule and improving work efficiency First,
10、teamwork reflects the combined experiences, knowledge, intelligence and views of a group of people, so it will definitely improve the quality and efficiency of the work. If the participants worked together, it would be easy for them to come up with creative ideas, which is crucial in solving complic
11、ated matters in the process. If people did not work as a team, everyone would have to wait for the decisions made by the manager and it was not easy to get people to take on responsibility for anything. Second, time is always of essence for a project. Failure to keep to the schedule will result in l
12、ate completion, which will probably lead to civil litigation, compensation claim from injured party, etc. In the course of carrying out the project, there will be a lot of commercial activities involved, such as investment banks advance cash, raw material supply, planning permission, etc. Failure to
13、 stick to the schedule will affect above matters. What is more, improvement of work efficiency is also very important when managing a project. As we all know, work efficiency plays a crucial role in the commercial practice in the western world, which we have to improve by any possible means such as
14、careful planning, good management and staff training, etc. If you choose topic B: what is important when dealing with competition? To deal with competition, in my opinion, there are four things to consider, namely, pricing policies, advertising strategies, reducing production costs and good after-sa
15、le service. Firstly, it is a common sense that all consumers would like to go for higher quality and less expensive products. So if you set the price higher than your rivals without higher quality of service, you might soon find yourself in an unfavourable situation. Correct pricing policies can cap
16、ture a large number of consumers, defeat some competitors in a short period of time. Secondly, advertising is the most important way to make the products known to the public. Good advertising strategies can not only propagandise your company but also compete against your rivals. A company, through p
17、roper advertisements, can manage to introduce the advantages of their products comparing to their rivals, and therefore convince the consumers that their products would be the right choice. Thirdly, low production cost can make the price more favourable to consumers and the products more profitable.
18、 So reducing product cost is a magic weapon for business success. Finally, good after-sale service is also of great importance since it can upgrade the product reputation and attract more and more loyal customers in the long run. If you choose topic C: what is important when motivating staff? Manage
19、rs, company owners and supervisors have always been frustrated and bewildered by employees with little or no motivation. In my opinion, there are three ways of motivating staff: The first one is offering financial benefits. For one thing, staff always wants reward for their contribution to the compa
20、ny and what they are worth. If the company fails to give proper financial benefits staff might subsequently feel not being fairly treated, and therefore frustrate their enthusiasm for their work. For another, staff wants some sort of recognition for the job that they do. Correct financial benefits p
21、lan will arouse their enthusiasm. otherwise they would feel being ignored. The second thing to consider is providing some career development opportunities for staff. Nowadays, in the two-way job-seeking process, while the employer is choosing its favourite people, the wise future employees will cons
22、ider the training and career development opportunities with their future employer and try to make themselves more competitive in employment market. With career development opportunities, the employees can be both strengthened for the current job and better prepared for the future job, thus spare no
23、effort in their allocated task. Last but not least, reducing staff turnover can best eliminate employees fear for loss of jobs, so they can be more engrossed into their work and have better performance. Moreover, it can also motivate the staff loyalty for the company, which is of great importance fo
24、r its long-term development. 二、 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 yo
25、u more questions related to the topic. 2 【正确答案】 A: Our company is going to have a personnel managers conference. Now, lets begin with the first point, that is, how to inform these personnel managers of the relevant information before the conference. B: I would suggest that we send an email telling t
26、he arrangement of the meeting, such as the time, schedule, and where we would meet them. C: Yeah. That would be quite effective. We have to make sure all of them have received the notice and be sure about the details. If people have any doubts about it, they can contact our secretary. Shall we move
27、on to the next subject? Namely, what preparations we can make for the conference? A: Definitely. In my point of view, we may plan a networking event before that to establish useful contacts in the corporate world. For personnel managers, the ability to build and maintain a network is of vital import
28、ance. B: I am really positive about that. They wont miss the opportunity to expand their business relationships here. And networking allows you to be in a position to win. C: Dont be too optimistic. I am not so sure about that. Better be prepared for every possibility. We are supposed to get down to
29、 the facts, not fantasies. A: Dont worry. We are just talking about the most powerful way. Now, it is time to talk about whether to save time for a guest speaker to give a lecture. Personally, I dont think it is a wise decision. B: You have my vote on that. Maybe they would be bored with the stereotypes. Wed better be practical sometimes, why not ask our own staff to give a report? C: I agree. With careful planning and preparation, the meeting will be a success.
