BEC高级口语第一部分话题总结.doc

第一项：询问个人信息

本项考试的时间：3分钟左右。

本项考试的形式：由考官逐个向考生提出问题，考生进行回答。

本项考试内容：涉及个人信息的诸多方面，考官的提问更是千变万化，但一定设计个人信息的某个方面。通常，为了核对考生资格，考官会问以下问题：What’s your name?/can you spell your family name?/can you spell your surname?/ what’s your number? 回答范例：My name is Ray. That’s R-A-Y, Ray.

本项考试的目的是：考官借助于对考生个人信息的提问，核对考生考试资格，并通过与考生之间的交流，考察考生的发音，语法和用词。

本项考试从难度上来说是口语三项考试之末，但由于其为考试第一项，所以考生在本项中留给考官们的印象至关重要。考生们必须认真对待。

考生在本项考试中必须做到：
1．克服考试开始时的紧张情绪。方法：提前进入考场，适应考场环境。了解考试模式，进行模拟训练。

2．听清考官所问之问题。若没有听懂，可以要求考官重复其问题。方法：使用I am sorry but could you repeat your question?/I beg your pardon, Madam(Sir)?等句型。

3．全面地回答考官提出的问题，不能跑题。
实用技巧：A. 对于考官提出的特殊疑问句，首先使用单词、词组或句子给予明确的答复。然后阐述理由。B. 对于考官提出的一般疑问句，首先答复yes或者no，然后阐述理由。C. 对于考官提出的选择疑问句，方法同A。

4．不要与另一位考生交流，不要干扰另一位考生的答题。

5．有时由于时间问题，考官有可能非常简单地进行本项甚至打断考生的答题，这考生的临场表现没有任何关系。出现上述情况，切忌紧张。

Part One (interviews)

In the first part of the test the interlocutor addresses each candidate in turn and asks general questions. Candidates will not be addressed in strict sequence. This part of the test lasts about three minutes and during this time, candidates are being tested on their ability to talk about themselves, to provide personal information on their home, interests and jobs, and to perform functions such as agreeing and disagreeing, and expressing preference.

General Procedure
Examiners’ greeting and self-introduction
Candidate’s names and hometowns
Marksheets required

Questions for reference

Can you tell me about yourself?
Can you tell me about your hometown?
Can you tell me about your friends?
Could you tell me about the facilities in your hometown?
Could you tell me about your reasons for learning English?
Could you tell me about your interests outside college or work?
Could you tell me about your ambitions for the future?
Could you tell me why you chose this type of work?/these studies?
Could you tell me how much you use English at work?/in your studies?
Could you tell me what you like best about your work?/studies?
Could you tell me what you like least about your work/studies?
Could you tell me how important you think English is in business life in China?
Could you tell me how important you think imports and exports are to China?
Could you tell me what effect you think technology is having on business life in China?
Could you tell me what effect you think advertising has on people in China?
Could you tell me how working life is changing in China?
Could you tell me how important you think the tourist industry is to China?
Can you tell me about your reasons for choosing your profession or studies?
Can you tell me what you hope to achieve professionally in the next five years?
Can you tell me how important a foreign language is to you in your work or studies?
Can you tell me how you relax from your work or studies?
Can you tell me what you would like to change about your work or studies?
Can you tell me whether you would like to work or study in a foreign country?
Can you tell me which foreign language you think will be most important in the future for business in China?
Can you tell me what you think is the biggest change in working life in China?
Can you tell me how important you think it is for people who work in business in China to be familiar with information technology?
Can you tell me which professions are most useful for China?
Can you tell me how people’s attitudes to work are changing in China?
Can you tell me which you think are the most important new commercial activities in China?

Can you tell me a little about your work or studies and
1 What you find most interseting about your job or studies ?
The significances of your major in society
Ø
2 Your future career plans? (subjective mood)
I wish I could be/have
I wish I could run my own business.
advance my education in
further my studies in
3 Why you decided to learn English?
l Compulsory course
l Widely used
Ø The first language of British ,American ……
Ø The second language of Indian ……
Ø The foreign language of the rest world
Ø One of the six working language of the UN and the largest one
Ø Two thirds of the world’s mass media broadcasts in English
It is because of its importance that we decide to learn it.

4 Your ideal kind of employer?
Ø Wide scope of knowledge
Ø How to make use of his people
Ø Professionally competent
Ø Good at relationship with his people
Ø Considerate
Ø Well-connected in the society (social connection)

6 About the place where you work or study?
The city , university, campus ,environment.

Could you tell me
1 What you think have been the most significant changes recently in consumer behaviours in China ( in your country )?
Ø In the past – prices, durability , quantity
Ø Now – designs , styles ,quality
Ø Brand name –famous brand (top , international brand)
Ø ---- from quantitative point of view to qualitative point of view
Ø -----less attention to ****
Ø -----people in China are more and more influenced by ****

2 How imporatnt you think English will be in the future for business in China ( in your country )? --- the status of English in China
Due to more and frequent contacts between China and the rest of the world , English would definitely be more and more important for business in China in the near future, but at the same time , with the development of our motherland , our mother tongue of course will be more widely used for business . ( I doubt that ……)

3 To what extent you think consumers in China( in your country ) are influenced by price levels of products ?
Ø More and more influenced by ****
Ø Less and less influenced by ****
Ø Instead of ****

4 Whether you think most people will work from home in China (in your country) in the future ?
The answer is positive . in the future , communication . commute
Instead of travelling to the
Technology , network technology.
Task-oriented
Home-based occupations

5 How you think career opportunities are likely to change in China (in your country) ?
With the development of science and technology ,some of the traditional trades are disappearing, on the other hand ,some modern trades …….such as IT …….becoming more and more popular . ……likely to shift from …to ….

Materials for Your Speaking Test Part One
Could you tell me about your interests outside college or work?
Could you tell me how you relax from your work or study?
Interests
Reason
Sports: Basketball; football; volleyball;
Watching or playing these sports help me to foster a spirit of teamwork. I’m able to learn how to achieve my own goal in a team or how to success through teamwork or job-sharing. I’m also able to develop my interpersonal skills and learn how to cooperate with other team members. These skills and techniques are very useful in my future jobs.
Could you tell me how important you think the tourist industry in China?
Tourism is a key economic sector in China. In terms of foreign currency it acts as a positive factor and its share in export and the gross domestic product is also particularly important. The development of other branches of the economy is based on the growth of the tourist industry and its impact on the employment rate and on the development of individual regions, where tourism provides a great opportunity to exploit the potential of natural and cultural monuments is very positive.
Can you tell me whether you would like to work or study in a foreign country?
Keep me current on the latest technologies and best practices in global business. (if you are working now)
Provide me with the skills I need in global business and equip me with the experience necessary to succeed in the global marketplace. (if you are working now)
I’m able to gain experience and obtain skills that they may not have the chance to learn in their home country and absorb different values and come to better understand international expectations. (if you are a student)
For students, an international education — particularly through life experience — creates an understanding that differences among people can be life-enhancing, and makes the transition into foreign cultures much more successful.

Part one
（必考题）

I am a kind of person who can balance well between my personal life and woke life

Here you are/ that is okey.

(姓) 名：second name /given name

西方人选择城市的十大目标：
Weather transportation environment housing(pricey/expensive/costly) night life local people（hospitable /friendly/ generous） night life
Local government

Job opportunities, resorts, atmosphere
常考题：
1. transportation
How did you come here today? How did you travel to the test? Did you come here by bus?
Bus / taxi / cab / private car / subway / Tube underground / tram

If you could travel by any form of transport you want, what would you choose? (Why?)
Which form of transport would you like to travel by? time / safety / money

How do you think you will travel to work in 15 years’ time?
How do you think you will travel to work 15 years from now?
Ans:
It would be fast developing in 15 years time and will cover everywhere in Beijing. It will be really convenient.
(2) Hotels
What kind of accommodation do you usually stay in when you go on holiday?
² hotel/motel/villa/apartment/flat(BrE)/dorm
² city breaks, beach holidays
sun-tanned / fast-tanned center

Do you stay in a hotel or an apartment you are on holiday?
² camping camp or tent
² Hitchhiking, hitchhiker (take a gap year)
² Domestic travel
² Sight seeing

What kinds of facilities do you think hotels ought to provide for business people? (Why?)
² Hi-tech, Local Area Net, internet, database system, fax
² Well equipped conference room,
sound-proof
multi-function hall
video-conferencing, tele-conferencing

Do you think companies should pay for their staff to stay in expensive hotels on business trips? (Why? / Why not?)

It depends (on the different circumstances).
If you fix a deal which is worth $1000000, in that case, your company will pay for you to live…
If you go there for only $2, it’s impossible.
3)Job (important )
What kind of job would you like to do most? (Why?) What would your ideal job be?
What kind of job do you like?
Job title Job responsibility Job satisfaction

Should companies offer training to staff?
(Why? / Why not?)
Do you think companies should provide training for staff?

² trainingàproductivityàprofitàmotivation
But: trainingàcost money, time, staff
opportunity cost internal conflict
Would you like to work abroad? (Why? / Why not?)
Is the opportunity to work in another country important to you?

² broaden one’s horizon, experience
² …is quite an experience to me.
² …is a real eye-opener culture messenger
(4)Training Course (在第2部分和第3部分中非常重要)
What kind of training course have you ever taken?
Have you ever taken any training course?

NewOriental School BEC online training course Computer skill training course

What do you think is most important when you choose a training course? (Why?)

Location Transportation Duration of course Cost
Flexibility of trainer Topics covered Materials Follow up advice

(5) Future Plan
What would you like to do after you finish your studies? (Why?)
² go abroad, look for a job, hunt for a job, study further, post graduate

What are you doing now for the preparation of your future plan?
² knowledge preparation: attend training course
² psychological preparation: be mature
improve interpersonal skills

What if you failed to find a job as a…? I am the right person for this job

(6) Teamwork（外企应聘必考题）
What kind of people do you most like working /studying with? (Why?)
² Honest and have good interpersonal skills diversity

What do you think makes a good team? What is a good team?
Cooperation and friendly atmosphere
Mutual trust

Do you think you work in a good team? (Why? / Why not?)

Asking about personal views.

1. Why do you study English?
2. Why do you want to study business?
3. What do you think of some modern methods of payment (credit cards, cheques, bank transfers)?
4. What role does the computer play in modern business?
5. What are some necessary steps for preparing a business trip overseas?
6. Which kind of office would you prefer to work in, cellular or an open-plan office?
7. What do you think of international trade?
8. How to deal with customer enquires on the phone?
9. Transportation: (What is your usual means of transportation? Compare the various means of transportation)
10. Health and safety in the workplace (How to ensure a healthy working environment for employees? What are some health hazards in the office/factory shop? What safety measures should be adopted in the workplace?)
11. How to keep a balance between growth and environment protection?
12. Radio and TV (What are your favorite/TV programs? Why?)
13. What kind of role does advertising play in promoting your products/services? Which form of advertising is most effective in your opinion?
14. What are the required qualities of a modern manager?
15. What do you know about flexible time?

Ⅲ Business Dialogue

1) Negotiating a Job Offer
Employer: would you consider an offer of $56,000 per year?
Ms. Wilson: What kind of benefits are talking about?
Employer: Our standard package includes health insurance, two weeks vacation and a company car.
Ms. Wilson: Are these things negotiable?
Employer: Uh…not normally. What do you have in mind ?
Ms. Wilson: Vacation time is important to me. I would be willing to give up these other items in order to receive more vacation days.
Employer: What an interesting idea, Ms. Wilson. Would you also be willing to accept a cut in initial salary?
Ms. Wilson: possibly. What do you have in mind ?

2) Employee Pay Raise

Boss: You have done an excellent job this year and we are pleased with the results.
Employee: I am glad that you have been happy with my performance.
Boss: As a result of your performance, we happy to offer you the position of manager.
Employee: Does this title come with an increase in salary?
Boss: Yes, it does.
Employee: Can you give me the specifics?
Boss: Your monthly gross salary will increase by $500.
Employee: That sounds fair.

3） Asking for a Raise

Mr. White: So, tell me: what makes you think we should give you a raise?
Miss Small: I’ve got several good reasons. I’ve been here several years, my work has proven to be good, and I’ve noticed that people in comparable jobs get paid more than I do.
Mr. White: Salaries are confidential; how do you know how much money these “other people” make?
Miss Small: Well, I’ve noticed all the new cars around here, for one thing.
Mr. White: Those are company cars provided to the sales staff for their business trips. Also, some employees receive sales commissions. So good sales