BEC中级备考讲座.ppt

1、剑桥商务英语BEC中级听力,What is BEC?,BEC Vantage 简介,剑桥商务英语BEC是中国教育部考试中心和英国剑桥大学考试委员会合作推出的水平考试，着重考察考生在商务办公环境下的英语沟通能力；在非英语国家的各大公司被用作商务英语测试标准，从而公平地评估公司雇员在真实商务环境下的英语水平。,BEC证书得到全球认可，是出国留学和进入外企的“通行证”。BEC初、中、高级可替代雅思3、5、7级，是全球160多所大学入学语言能力的证明；国外众多大学认可其高级C以上考试成绩，可免修该校MBA相应课程；由于颁证机构的权威性，在英国、英联邦各国及欧洲大多数国家的商业企业部门获得认可，并得到国

2、内数百家外资企业认可，有“外企绿卡”之美誉；此外，取得BEC初级证书可免修高教自考中英合作商务管理金融管理专科段商务英语课程。,剑桥商务英语（BEC）证书在英国、英联邦各国及欧洲大多数国家的商业企业部门均获认可，也是在所有举办该项考试的国家和地区求职的通行证。在一些国家，许多大学要求获得BEC3证书者才能获得工商管理硕士（MBA）学生或参加相关学位课程学习。,1.考试及教材介绍：,1）水平要求：纯语言难度 初级-公四 中级-CET4-CET6 高级-CET8 TEM6 IELTS 6-6.5 水平相当，实际不同。BEC更加专业化（compared with TOEIC） 有自己的专业词汇，不能

3、自编。 自由女神像怎么说？ Statue of Liberty Balance sheet accommodation,公司corporation, company, business, firm meeting of shareholders 股东大会 Board of Directors, the Board 董事会 Chairman, Chairperson 主席 President 总裁，执行董事 CEO 首席执行官 CTO 首席技术执行官 CFO 首席财务执行官 CIO 首席信息执行官 Vice President 副总 Sales Executive 销售主官 Marketing

4、Executive 市场主官,考 试 顺 序,2）考查范围听、说、读、写4个方面的考查，比较全面（哪个更难？） 影响听力的几个因素 音标 口音 词汇,3）教材及题型介绍 教材-经科/人邮 基础-模拟 强化-真题 三部分，30题，30分钟听题，10分钟誊写。 Part One: gap filling Words, Numbers 细节12个 Part Two: multiple matching 大意+推测 10个 Part Three: multiple choice 大意+细节+推测 8个,2. 基础薄弱如何备考BEC,1）什么是基础薄弱？ 先天薄弱：无兴趣 后天薄弱：长时间不用 英语学习

5、两点 Grammar： Grammar is a rule. (系统学习) Vocabulary：Vocabulary is a mirror. 背单词两种方法： 系统背四级词汇-日常生活用词 增加阅读量 （单词量大=自信） 基础薄弱同学应以阅读和听力为复习重点： from input to output,2) 如何备考BEC （三大瓶颈） B-Business Background (商务瓶颈) 商科：marketing, management, international trade, insurance. (占有优势) 非商科：engineering, art. (无背景) 如何应对：分

6、析真题案例 系统学习教材,E-English Ability (语言瓶颈) Grammar vocabulary 如何应对： feel English,C-Certificate Exam-oriented (应试瓶颈) Examination is not our destination but our destiny. 如何应对：There is a gap between your language ability and the exam. How well you can fill the gap depends on how familiar you are with the ex

7、am. (“高分低能”),3. 听力考试高分关键 40% + 40% + 20% English level Business background Skills 课程目标：提高分数非能力,4. BEC听力难的三个方面 1）语速极快： 中级190-210/分 高级210-230/分 2）英式口音占很大比例：约占70% 3）词汇方面： 集中考查商务背景知识，尤其商务词汇多。,口语,中级口语考试仿真样题,Part Interview ( about 3 minutes) In this part interlocutor asks some questions to each of the can

8、didates in turn. Candidates have to give information about themselves and express personal opinions.,Questions for Phase 1: Where are you from? What do you do? What do you like best about your studies? How do you describe your hometown?,Questions for Phase 2: Whats your career ambition? Do you think

9、 it is necessary for employers to offer staff training? Why? What do you think of the spirit of teamwork in business?,Part Mini-Presentation ( about 6 minutes) In this part each candidate is asked to choose one from three business topics ( A, B, C) and give a short talk on it for about one minute. C

10、andidates have one minute to prepare. After that, they have to answer a question their partner asks about their talk.,A: What is important when preparing for a job interview? find more information about the organization getting some advice from friends B: What is important when hoping to improve cus

11、tomer service? reward for customers customers needs analysis C: What is significant in motivating employees? training opportunities career development opportunities,Part Collaborative Task and Discussion ( about 5 minutes) In this part candidate are given a card of situation description. They have 3

12、0 seconds to have a quick look at the card and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic together. They should give reasons for their decisions and opinions. The oral examiners will just listen to their discussion and then ask them a few questions related to the topic.,Speak Test Part 1 应试技巧(Intervi

13、ew ),1）第一阶段的问候和介绍非常简单，相当于热身练习，该部分主要是用来活跃气氛，缓解考生的紧张情绪，所以考生只需作简单回答，就事论事，两三句话就可以。,2）考生在听考官提问时要细心，通常考官先问考生A,同一问题轮到考生B时，考官会用what about you, how about you, what do you think 等句子替换原来的问题，然后再从考生B开始发问，并进行新一轮的问答。如果没有听清楚考官提出的问题可要求考官重复问题。,3）第二阶段是与商务工作相关的话题，考生应有自己的观点。考官所提出的问题较多的专业词汇，考生应听清后再作答，每个话题两三句话就行。,4）考生要充满自

14、信，谈话时注意自己的语音，语调语速，表达要清晰，简洁，明了。,5）考生应充分利用这一热身部分尽快熟练并适应考官和同伴的语音，语调等，为接下来的考试做好准备。,关于非语言交流,Appearance（男生不要太臭，女生不要太香，不要涂鲜艳的指甲油,注意口臭） Manners (进来关门，出去开门，主考官介绍副考官时，要打招呼或点头示意) Voice （不大也不小） Eye contact（自信，跟谁说话看谁的眼镜，第三部分讨论时看同伴而不是考官） Body gesture（不要晃动身体，自然的手势） Facial expressions （自然，亲切）,BEC准备进程 三大基础目标,熟悉题型，了解

15、出题思路，掌握答题方式，熟悉框架 锻炼拓展思维技巧，流畅语言表达和灵活的基本应对。 深入了解商务知识，在各个基本商务领域可以做到侃侃而谈，有成熟的见解和思路，并能高效表达。,常用表达和句型(Interview),1）表示随声附和的句式：,Youre right. Thats it. Thats right. Quite right. Absolutely. Certainly. Sure. Definitely. Of course. Exactly. Great. Fine. No problem,2) 给自己争取思考时间或进行解释的表达法：,As everybody knows, As w

16、e all know As far as I am concerned, When it comes to ( career plans), You know, well, let me see, I mean, What I mean is that Thats to say, ,3) 要求对方重复的表达：,Pardon, could you repeat the question? Sorry, I didnt catch what you said. Would you please say it again? I misses your point. Sorry, I dont qui

17、te follow you. I dont quite see what you mean. Do you mean ?,常谈话题(interview),1). Do you work or are you a student? 2). What do you like most about your job/studies? 3). Do you enjoy studying English? Why?,- I am a college student in . I major in . - I work in I am a ,- I like making friends with peo

18、ple around. Thats the most interesting part of my job. - I love reading English novels. It helps improve my English.,- Sure, I like it very much. It is a beautiful language an it is widely used in the world.,4). Why do you take BEC oral test?,- I want to find a job in a foreign-invested enterprise.

19、A certificate of BEC Vantage is a basic requirement in such companies. Besides. Id like to prove my ability in oral English by taking the test.,5). How are you getting along with your classmates or colleagues?,- Not bad. My colleagues are warm-hearted and helpful. They help me in many ways while working together. - I get along very well with my classmates. We help each other and learn from each other. They are best friends.,6). How would you describe your personality?,- I am open,