1、BEC商务英语（高级）口语模拟试卷 11及答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 1 1. Task Sheet for Candidate A Task Sheet l A: Business communication: the importance of communication in business B: Customer relations: how to set up an effective customer services system C: Advertising: how to advertise a new produc
2、t effectively Task Sheet for Candidate B Task Sheet 2 A: Recruitment: how to ensure that job advertisements attract appropriate applicants B: Staff management: the importance of assessing staff performance effectively C: Career planning： the possible steps in career planning 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESEN
3、TATIONS (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 part of the test, you are given a discussion topic. Yo
4、u have 30 seconds to look at the task prompt, 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. 1. For two candidates Educational Sponsorship The company you work for is consid
5、ering funding a regional educational project for 16 to 18-year-old students interested in following a business course. You have been asked to make recommendations for this scheme. Discuss and decide together: how the project could be used to promote the name of the company how to monitor the progres
6、s and outcomes of the project. For three candidates Educational Sponsorship The company you work for is considering funding a regional educational project for 16 to 18-year-old students interested in following a business course. You have been asked to make recommendations for this scheme. Discuss an
7、d decide together: how the project could be used to promote the name of the company what the long-term aims of the project might be how to monitor the progress and outcomes of the project. Follow-on questions In what other ways can a company promote its name more widely?(Why?) How should companies s
8、elect young people for educational projects? (Why?Why not?) What do you think are the benefits to young people of taking part in company training projects? (Why?Why not?) Do you think it is important for companies to be involved in educational projects? (Why?Why not?) How important do you think it i
9、s to have national training projects for business people? (Why?/Why not?) BEC商务英语（高级）口语模拟试卷 11答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 1 【正确答案】 Interviewer: Now, I will give each of you three topics. You will have to choose one from them, prepare for it in one minute and talk about it for one minu
10、te. OK? Here are your topics. You can make notes if you wish. All right. Xie Hui, which topic have you chosen? Xie Hui: Ive chosen A. Business communication Interviewer: OK. You have one minute to talk. Too Sba and I will listen to you. Fao Sba, after Xie Huis talk, you have to ask him a question. N
11、ow, Xie Hui, you may start. Ill stop you at the end of one minute. Xie Hui: Business communication is indeed very important to a company. Its a quality issue. The quality of the entire organization is reflected in the quality of its communications. Its also an issue of function. Communication is an
12、essential function, just as sales are essential. Communication makes sales possible. People must communicate to plan products, coordinate manufacturing and delivery, persuade customers to buy, and bill them for the sale. Indeed, for many businesses, the “product“ is information or service rather tha
13、n something tangible. And information and services are created and delivered by communication. In every organization, communication is the way people get their points across and get work done. Interviewer: Thank you. Now, Tao She, what is the question youd like to ask Xie Hui? Tao She: Xie Hui, what
14、 forms does business communication normally take? Xie Hui: Well, theres faCe-to-face communica- tion, or phone conversations, informal meetings, e-mail messages, letters, memos, and reports, which are called verbal communication. Theres also non-verbal communication like pictures, computer graphics,
15、 and company loges. Interviewer: OK. Now, Tao Sim, its your turn. Which topic have you chosen, please? Tao Sha: Ive chosen C. Career planning. Interviewer: OK. You have one minute to talk. Xie Hui and ! will listen to you. Xie Hui, after Tso Shas talk, you have to ask her a question. Now, Tao Sha, y
16、ou may start. Ill stop you at the end of one minute. Tao Shn: I think therere generally four steps in career planning. First, you have to gather information about yourself to assist in making a decision about a career. You should develop an understanding of self including values, interests, aptitude
17、s, abfiitiea, personal traits, and desired life style. Second, you should investigate the world of work in greater depth, narrow a general occupational direction into a specific one through an informed decision making process. Third, you should evaluate occupational choices and gain practical experi
18、ence through internships, cooperative education, relevant summer employment, volunteer work and campus activities. At last, you should prepare for and begin conducting a job search, or apply to graduate or professional schools. Interviewer: Thank you. Now, Xie Hni, what is the question youd like to
19、ask Fao Sha? Xie Hui: Do you think career planning is important? Tao Sha: Yes. You know, people might, by luck or chance, find a good job without much planning, but a careful planning generally gives you an advantage over your potential rivals in a job hunt. Interviewer: Thank you. 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 prepare your ideas.
