1、BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷 81及答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 1 The interview about 3 minutes In this part interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn. You in this part have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions. 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6
2、 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. 2 “Mini presentation“ about 6 minutes In this part of the test you are asked to
3、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. ? PACKAGING PRODUCTS APPROPRIATELY CREATING CONSUMER RECOGNITION OF THE COMPANY OR BRAND FAMILIAR
4、RED AND WHITE COLORS B WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN. ? MAINTAINING HIGH MOTIVATION AMONG A WORKFORCE COMPENSATION JOB SECURITY C WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN.? DECIDING WHETHER TO OBTAIN A FURTHER QUALIFICATION TIME COMMITMENT REQUIRED CAREER BENEFITS 三、 SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part of the te
5、st 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. 3 Discussion about 5 minutes In this part of the t
6、est 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 the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. For two candidates Compromise on price You ha
7、ve had a negotiation with a foreign trade delegation which comes to nothing. You have been told to have this big deal come off. Discuss the situation together, and decide: which kind of activities would be suitable for a successful deal how much are you to step down. For three candidates Compromise
8、on Price You have had a negotiation with a foreign trade delegation which comes to nothing. You have been told to have this big deal come off. Discuss the situation together, and decide: which kind of activities would be suitable for a successful deal how much are you to step down how to show your s
9、incerity. BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷 81答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 1 【正确答 案】 Q: Question A: Answer Q: Whats your name? How to spell? A: My name is Alice. Its spelled as A I I C E. Q: What do you study? A: I major in business in Tsinghua University. Q: What do you like about your study? A: I le
10、arned how to deal with people, this will be very useful in the future. Q: Do you come from a large family or a small one? A: My family is just the same as many others. Because of the family planning policy in China, I have no brothers or sisters. Q: When you choose a job, do you pay attention to its
11、 environment? A: I have to say yes. I wish to work in a skyscraping office building. Perhaps its out of vanity, since when I flaunt my working place, everybody would know it and admire. Q: How do you think Chinas membership in WTO will benefit China? A: Well,its a big topic to talk about. But Im sur
12、e it will benefit China and other WTO members as well. The common Chinese customers will benefit most from it because prices of imported products will be reduced and the quality and after-sales services of national products will be improved. Q: What do you think of the unemployment problem in China?
13、 A: I think the unemployment problem is getting more and more serious now. China is a country with a large population and there have always been more labors than required. It was not a big problem in the past under the planned economy system, but now enterprises could not afford the burden of a surp
14、lus labor force and many workers in state-owned enterprises are being laid off. Something must be done about it before more serious problems arise. 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
15、 the topics from the three below and then talk for about 1 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas. 2 【正确答案】 Mini presentation for 2 candidates (about 6 minutes) Services of national products will be improved. Interlocutor: I: Thanks. Im going to give each of you a choice of 3 topics. Id lik
16、e 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 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. I
17、nterlocutor hands each candidate a different topic card, and some paper 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. Candida
18、te Two, which topic have you chosen, A, B or C? Would you like to talk about what you think is important when packaging products appropriately? Candidate Two talks In recent times, numerous factors have made packing an important marketing tool. Increased competition and clutter on retail store shelv
19、es means that packages now must perform many sales tasks. Companies are realizing the power of good packaging to create instant consumer recognition of the company or brand. In this highly competitive environment, the package maybe the sellers last chance to influence buyers. Also, the Campbell Soap
20、 Company estimates that the average shopper see its familiar red and white who would make purchases in them on impluse. Interlocutor: Thank you. Now, Candidate One, please ask Candidate Two your question about his/her talk. Candidate One asks question. You mean, familiar colors is a kind of advertis
21、ing? Candidate Two: Exactly. According to the Campbell soap Company, it creats the equivalent of $ 26 million worth of advertising. Its an effective way of advertising. Interlocutor: Thank you. All right. Now, Candidate One, which topic have you chosen, A, B or C? Would you like to talk about what y
22、ou think is important when motivating employees? Candidate One talks There are many ways of motivating employees. Employees tend to be satified with their jobs if they are provided (1) compensation that is aligned with their performance, (2) job security, (3) a flexible work schedule, and (4) employ
23、ee involvement programs. Firms should offer job security, compensation that is tied to employee performance, more flexible work schedules, and more employee involvement programs. To the extent, that job satisfaction can motivate employees to improve their performance, firms may be able to a higher p
24、roduction level by providing greater job satisfaction. Interlocutor: Thank you. Thank you. Now, Candidate Two, please ask Candidate One your question about his/her talk. Candidate Two asks question. What does job security mean? Candidate One: Well, It means when a staff member works, he or she can d
25、evote himself or herself to hard work without worrying that he or she may lose job. Interlocutor: Thank you. Materials are collected. 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 which i
26、s 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 【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
27、to the card showing the task while giving the instructions below. Interlocutor : You have 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 anything. Is that clear? Interl
28、ocutor places the card in front of the candidates. Interlocutor: Im just going to listen 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. B: Well, Its really a pity that we didnt come to any agreement on price at ou
29、r last meeting. I think its unwise for either of us to insist on his own terms. We can make some progress. A: Yeah. I agree with you. In view of concluding a transaction before their closing visit to our corporation. Im also ready to make some concessions. B: How much are we to step down? A: How abo
30、ut coming down by. . . er, 2 percent. B: By what? A: By two percent. B: Ah, to be honest, the price you offer is really not encouraging. Almost forbidding if I may say. You know, we have to keep the ball rolling. A: You might have some good suggestion in mind. Air your opinion, please. B: How about
31、meeting each other half way? Each steps a bit backward so that business can be done. A: Maybe you are right. Materials are collected. The interlocutor asks one or more questions as appropriate, to extend the discussion. Do you think they are likely to accept the quotation you offer this time, B? B: Well, I think they would. You know, supply exceeds demand at present and this situation is apt to continue for a long time yet, let alone that theirs has nothing particular in quality, design or color assortment.
