BEC商务英语中级课件

BEC Certificate
Why do people take BEC Certificate ? • opens the door to better career prospects and a better future • paves the way to higher education overseas
BEC and BEC Exam
• BEC: Business English Certificate • examination of English proficiency designed to meet the requirements in the workplace • offers an internationally recognized qualification in English for business purposes • Issued by The University of Cambridge Examinations Syndicate
What is Business English?
Business English • a language used in business situations, which is one of the branches of English for special purpose (ESP) • a mix of :specific content (relating to a particular job area or industry) and general content (relating to general ability to communicate more effectively in business situations )
Business English
Introduction Unit
Objectives: Upon completion of the unit, you should be aware of: • the general information of Business English • the general information of the BEC Certificate and BEC Exam • the content of the textbook《Pass Cambridge BEC Vantage》
levels of BEC Exam
BEC Vantage
PASS Cambridge BEC Vantage •
Listening • Speaking • Reading • Writing published by Economic and Science press
Listening
A wide variety of listening material covers 3 tasks (40 minutes): • gap-filling or note completion • matching • multiple choice
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Candidate talks to candidate Candidates discuss a topic together
Written prompt Written or visual prompt
Short talk
Completing a collaborative task
Sample questions of short talks
What is involved in Business English?
• English language • Business communication skills • Business vocabulary (jargon) • Cultures
How can we learn Business English well?
Introduction to Business English
• What is Business English? • What is involved in Business English ? • Why should we learn Business English? • How can we learn Business English well?
Input And Tasks In Listening
Input • 3 short telephone conversations (p14) • 2 sets of 5 short monologues (p14) • A long conversation or monologue (3-4 minutes) (p48) Task • Gap-filling (words and numbers) • Match monologues with topics/places etc. • Multiple-choice comprehension questions
Reading Part One
• Four topic-related texts (A-D) or one long text and seven statements below the texts. • Match each of the seven statements with the relevant text. • Test ability to read for gist and specific information. • Example: p85
Samples of written tasks
Electronics Ltd.
3 Stockbridge Road Liverpool LP5 20M Tel.: 087564789076 Fax:087564747867 Website:
April 13, 2004
Fuiji Company
153 Ginza-Chome Tokyo, Japan
Attention: Sales Manager
Dear Sirs,
Re: Portable Colour TV Sets We have seen your advertisement in the “Electric Frontier” and are quite interested in your portable colour television set. Enclosed is our Inquiry Note No.2368. Please quote us the lowest price C.I.F. Liverpool, stating the earliest date of shipment. We look forward to your early reply. Very truly yours,
Part Four
• Candidates read 200-300 word text to choose the correct word from a set of four options to fill each gap in the text. • The task for students is to answer single multiple-choice questions. • Example on p126
Speaking (14 mins. per pair)
Part Format 1 Examiner talks to candidate individually Input Examiner asks questions Task Speaking about yourself responding to questions. Giving longer responses
What is important when…? Selecting applicants for a job • Working experience • Personal qualities What is important when…? Choosing a new supplier • Prices and discounts • Reputation
• be quite fluent in basic English • Acquire new meanings in business contexts • obtain related knowledge • practise
Introduction to BEC and BEC Exam
• BEC and BEC Exam • Levels of BEC • Content of BEC Exam
Part Three
• Candidates read a 450-550 word text and answer six multiple choices and sentence stem completion. • This tests the student‟s ability to read for gist and specific information. • Example:p125
Writing Test (45 minutes)
Paions
Writing an e-mail, short memo or note (40-50 words)
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Letter, memo Writing a letter, short or note report or proposal (120140words)
Part Two
• A 450-550 word text with 5 sentences missing from it and 7 or 9 optional sentences below it. • Insert 5 sentences from the 7 or 9 options into the text. • Test candidate‟s ability to understand cohesion and coherence above sentence level. • Example:P97
Reading
• Authentic, semi-authentic and examination-style texts test the ability to read for gist and specific information. • Four parts in the reading of BEC exam and related tasks (1 hour)
Sample question of collaborative task
Your company is attending a trade fair in a foreign country for the first time. You have been asked to help with the preparations for the trip. Discuss the situation together, and decide: • What travel and accommodation arrangements you will need to make before the trip? • Which kinds of business customers in the foreign country would be useful to know about, and how could one find about theses before the trip.