1、BEC商务英语（初级）口语模拟试卷 49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 two below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas. A: What is important when. ? Recruiting new staff qualifications experience references B: What
3、 is important when. ? Rentingpoffice premises size location cost 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 part
4、ner. After that examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. 2 In this part of the test, the examiner reads out a scenario and gives you some prompt material in the form of pictures or words. You have 30 seconds to look at the task prompt, an example of which is below, and then about t
5、wo minutes to discuss the scenario with your partner. After that the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. For two or three candidates Scenario Im going to describe a situation. A company is planning to introduce a general training programme for new staff. Talk together for abou
6、t two minutes about the topics the company could include in the programme and decide which 3 you think are most important. Here are some ideas to help you. Prompt material GENERAL TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR NEW STAFF Topics for training Equipment Computer skills Company organisation Company rules Custom
7、er service Product training Health and safety Foreign languages BEC商务英语（初级）口语模拟试卷 49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
8、 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas. 1 【正确答案】 A. The first thing to remember about recruiting is that recruiting is the initial step in effective human resources. Qualification, experience and references are three common criteria in selecting talents. Qualification, in my opinion, is th
9、e foremost factor that needs to be considered. Because it could help the company allocate the candidates to the right positions. Experience should be taken into consideration too. Employees with rich working experience can adapt themselves to the new work quickly. Reference plays a role of checking
10、up the candidates working history such as qualification, experience, and performance by the information provided by the third party. B. Renting office premises require fully consideration on its size, location and cost. First of all, the size should be compatible with the scale of the company, neith
11、er too spacious nor too crowded. Secondly, the location is another essential factor. The benefit one could gain from a premium location is undeniable. However, here comes the third factor cost. Premises located in a prime site are too costly. Therefore, the company needs to balance the three factors
12、 in making a decision 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 you more
13、questions related to the topic. 2 【正确答案】 A: What content do you think this training program should include? B: I think the first should be company organization, because a general idea about the company will help the new comers to prepare for their new working environment. A: Yes, definitely. And I t
14、hink at the same time, company rules should be included. This part of training will prevent future mistakes of the new comers. B: Thats right. I think except the general knowledge about the company, some specific skills should be trained, like the computer skills, language skills and also knowledge
15、about equipment, product and so on. A: I cant agree more. Moreover, I think we should train new comers something about our insurance policy. This is also important. B: Yeah, thats true. Besides, they should also be trained to provide our customers the so-called “smile service“, because you know, the customer is God. A: Yes, right. I think this is basically everything here. Examiners question Which three essential training parts should be included in the program, do you think? Key: company organization and rules, specific skills as well as customer service.
