1、BEC商务英语（高级）口语模拟试卷 73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 Task Sheet
2、for Candidate A Task Sheet l A: Customer relations: how to defuse angry customers B: Recruitment: how to hire a new manager C: Employee relations: the reasons for having a company policy on Internet use EC Higher-PART TWO Task Sheet for Candidate B Task Sheet 2 A: Payment: how to determine an employ
3、ees salary. B: Customer relations: how to keep your customer happy and coming back for more. C: Leadership training: how to bridge the communication gap between women and men BEC Higher-PART TWO 二、 SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have
4、 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. 2 Flextime Your company is planning to adopt flextime. You have been asked to submit ideas on i
5、t. Discuss and decide together: the pros and cons of adopting flextime which employees are eligible for this benefit BEC商务英语（高级）口语模拟试卷 73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
6、topics from the three below and then talk for about 1 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas. 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 minute. OK? Candidate A, here are your
7、 topics. And here are yours, Candidate B. You can make notes on the paper I gave you during your preparation. (One minute later) All right. Candidate A, which topic is you going to talk about? Candidate A: Id like to talk about C: Employee relations. Interviewer: OK. You have one minute to talk. Can
8、didate B and I will listen to you. Candidate B, after Candidate As talk, you have to ask her a question. Now, Candidate A, you may start. Ill stop you at the end of one minute. Candidate A: Its important to make all employees sign our computing policy on their first day of work. This way, they know
9、that we mean business and that the computers and Internet access lines are intended to further the companys goals. We dont have the time to look over everyones shoulder or check temporary Internet files to recreate their surfing activities. Employees surfing and chatting on internet waste their time
10、 on useless things rather than work which lead to their inefficiency on work. So maybe we should look into a “snooping“ program. If were seriously concerned about employee surfing, these logging programs can display a warning at boot up that they are present. That way, the employees are on notice an
11、d are probably less likely to stray. Interviewer: Thank you. Its time. Now, Candidate B, what is the question youd like to ask Candidate A? Candidate B: Candidate A, what are you going to do if the employees resent the spying? Candidate A: Well, we might be better off trying to pinpoint individual m
12、iscreants, rather than aggravating your entire staff. Interviewer: OK. Now, Candidate B, its your turn. Which topic have you chosen, please? Candidate B: Leadership training. Interviewer: OK. You have one minute to talk. Candidate A and I will listen to you. Candidate A, after Candidate Bs talk, you
13、 have to ask him a question. Now, Candidate B, you may start. Ill stop you at the end of one minute. Candidate B: Women and mens relationship is very important in a company because its closely related problems of team work. Sometimes, Women see men as ham-fisted or insecure when they come on so stro
14、ng. Men think women lack of confidence or conviction because they work hard to get buy-in. Neither, of course, is accurate. To jump the divide, borrow a bit from the others style. They have their own strong points and weaknesses respectively. As leaders, we should try our best to let them see each o
15、thers strong points and make them learn from each other. For example, men can try a more collaborative approach. Meanwhile, women need to take over more often. Men ought to explain their thinking and not simply jump to conclusions. Women need to get to the bottom line more quickly. Hence, each sex c
16、an benefit from the others behavior. Interviewer: Thank you. Time is up. Now, Candidate A, what is the question youd like to ask Candidate B? Candidate A: Youve mentioned that men and women have their own strong points and weaknesses, so if you want to promote a person, whom do you prefer: men or wo
17、men? Candidate B: I think I dont promote some person according to their sex. I will see their performance. Interviewer: Thank you. 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 b
18、elow, 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 【正确答案】 Interviewer: Well, Fan Zhe and Wang Hao, the last part of this speaking test is a discussion task. Your discussion topic is on this task card. You hav
19、e about 30 seconds to read it carefully. After you have read the task, you will have a discussion on the given topic. Your discussion time is around three minutes. OK? Now read your task card. (30 seconds later) Well, can you start your discussion now? Im going to listen to you and then ask you to s
20、top at the end of three minutes. Wang Hao: Well, I think, nowadays, as companies become more global, with work taking place at all hours, flexible schedules, from both an employer and employee standpoint, are becoming more necessary. Fan Zhe: I agree. If a company allows its employees to work reduce
21、d or alternative hours according to their different situations, it could help reduce their anxiety coming from the fear of imbalance between work and family, which could, to some extent, improve their performance at work. Its actually a plus for the company. Wang Hao: Thats true. But dont you think
22、there is a risk that employees wont be connected to the office by working at varying hours. Fan Zhe: No, I dont think so, because technologies like laptops, e-mail, cell phones, and pagers could easily solve this problem. So your concern is quite unnecessary. But there is one problem with working fl
23、extime, especially with working reduced hours. That is, usually a cut in benefits would accompany working reduced hours. Thats a loss on the employees part. Wang Hao: But I think if an employee wants to work reduced hours, he should be prepared for it. I mean, he should be well aware of that problem
24、 when he makes that decision. Fan Zhe: Well, I think we should come to the second point. Which employees are eligible for this benefit? What do you think? Wang Hao: People who has a long commute from home to work should be eligible for working flextime. And . Fan Zhe: Sure. And I think working mothe
25、rs, especially those with very young children also should be eligible for it. so that they could handle a child and a job at the same time without too much pressure. Interviewer: Do you think theres the risk of career penalties and of being “taken off the path“ for employees who choose to work flextime? WangHao: Yes, its possible. Because, because Fan Zhe: Because colleagues might consider flextime arrangements as special treatment, or they might think that an employee with flextime isnt a devoted worker. Interviewer! Thank you, Fan Zhe and Wang Hao. That is the end of the speaking test.
