1、BEC 商务英语(高级)口语-试卷 29 及答案解析(总分:6.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、SECTION 1 INTERVIEW(总题数:1,分数:2.00)1.Task Sheet for Candidate A Task Sheet 1A: Managerial skills: certain skills developed to be successful in a particular positionB: Advertising promotion: key components to advertise a new product successfullyC: Busine
2、ss risks, how to face risks and challenges in business Task Sheet for Candidate B Task Sheet 2A: Corporate culture: Elements involved in creating the norm, beliefs and philosophies of the organizationB: Innovation: how to make a corporation full of new and better ideasC: Decision-making: how to make
3、 a decision effectively(分数:2.00)_二、SECTION 2 MINI PRES(总题数:2,分数:4.00)2.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 min
4、ute to prepare your ideas.(分数:2.00)_3.Investing Your company wants to make some investments. You have been asked to submit ideas on how to invest. Discuss, and decide together:?Which guidelines of investment you should follow?What field you can invest in(分数:2.00)_BEC 商务英语(高级)口语-试卷 29 答案解析(总分:6.00,做题
5、时间:90 分钟)一、SECTION 1 INTERVIEW(总题数:1,分数:2.00)1.Task Sheet for Candidate A Task Sheet 1A: Managerial skills: certain skills developed to be successful in a particular positionB: Advertising promotion: key components to advertise a new product successfullyC: Business risks, how to face risks and chall
6、enges in business Task Sheet for Candidate B Task Sheet 2A: Corporate culture: Elements involved in creating the norm, beliefs and philosophies of the organizationB: Innovation: how to make a corporation full of new and better ideasC: Decision-making: how to make a decision effectively(分数:2.00)_正确答案
7、:(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? Liming, here are your topics. And here are yours, Liulili. You can make notes on the paper I gave you during your preparation. All
8、right. Liming, which topic are you going to talk about? Liming: Id like to talk about At Managerial skills. Interviewer: OK. You have one minute to talk. Liulili and I will listen to you. Liulili, after Limings talk, you have to ask him a question. Now, Liming, you may start. Ill stop you at the end
9、 of one minute. Liming: Managers are responsible for seeing that their subordinates perform the work. To do this effectively, managers need to develop certain skills to be successful in a particular position. Firstly, managers must have enough technical knowledge to communicate effectively with thei
10、r subordinates and superiors although it is not necessary for them to know all the technical aspects of the work they are managing. And they must have enough technical knowledge to gain some credibility with their subordinates. Secondly, creative thinking is very important. Good managers should put
11、all of their smaller decisions in a broader, long-term perspective that benefits the total organization. Last but not least, good managers must have a way with people. That is to say, managers should have some human skills. Getting along well with people is very important. Interviewer: Thank you. It
12、s time. Now, Liulili, what is the question youd like to ask Liming? Liulili: Liming, how do you get along with your subordinates? Liming: Well, I communicate regularly with them, understand the needs of them, and show a true appreciation for them. Interviewer: OK. Now, Liulili, its your turn. Which
13、topic have you chosen, please? Liulili: Corporate culture. Interviewer: OK. You have one minute to talk. Liming and I will listen to you. Liming, after Liulilis talk, you have to ask her a question. Now, Liulili, you may start. Ill stop you at the end of one minute. Liulili: Different corporations h
14、ave different corporate cultures. Organizational culture is shaped by the values of the people who start the organization and those who carry on its leadership. Some elements create an organizational culture. Heroes are an integral element of corporate culture. They serve as role models for the othe
15、r employees in a company. People identify with them and attempt to emulate them. Every company has its heroes. They play a very important role in promoting corporate culture. Rules and regulations are also important to corporate culture because they help reinforce desired behavior, which tell people
16、 what they are expected to do for their company and try to guide them along the right path. Corporation need a storyteller, who has been around the organization a long time and has done an outstanding job. He will share some stories with new people. The story is about the same basic theme: work hard
17、 and you will succeed. Interviewer: Thank you. Time is up. Now, Liming, what is the question youd like to ask Liulili? Liming: How can a hero help a company develop a corporate culture? Liulili: Heroes symbolize the organization to the outside world. They represent the very best and motivate other e
18、mployees to try to have the same good performance as them. Interviewer: Thank you.)解析:二、SECTION 2 MINI PRES(总题数:2,分数:4.00)2.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 b
19、elow and then talk for about 1 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas.(分数:2.00)_解析:3.Investing Your company wants to make some investments. You have been asked to submit ideas on how to invest. Discuss, and decide together:?Which guidelines of investment you should follow?What field you can
20、 invest in(分数:2.00)_正确答案:(正确答案:Interviewer: Well, Zhang Hong and Wang Kun, the last part of this speaking test is a discussion task. Your discussion topic is on this task card. You have about 30 seconds to read it carefully. After you have read the task, you will have a discussion on the given topic
21、. Your discussion time is around three minutes. OK? Now read your task card. Well, can you start your discussion now? Im going to listen to you and then ask you to stop at the end of three minutes. Wang Kun: Well, I think we should make some basic guidelines to smart investing. We should have clear
22、goals. We will decide how many years we will invest for, what our needs will be in the future based on the condition of our company. And having realistic expectations is very important, you know, there is a saying “He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year. , Zhang Hong: I agree wit
23、h you. And we should understand the range of possibilities. There is a diversified portfolio: One with a mix of stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and cash. Each of these products has different risks associated with them and also different potential rewards. Understand them before we buy, so there wont be
24、 any big surprises later. Wang Kun: Yes, you are right. But in my opinion, investing money in the stock market is not the safest way in the world to make more money. There is no guarantee that the company will do well, and that the stock will go up. Zhang Hong: I cant agree more. The stock may go up
25、 or down for a number of very complex reasons. Everyone wants the stock market to go up. but sometimes even when a company does well the stock may go down. This is usually true for all stocks. The stock market is a very interesting and complex part of the business world. Wang Kun: But that doesnt me
26、an we could not invest in the stock. If we do, wed better stay in for the long term and we have to weather the storm and we should not be toe greedy. Zhang Hong: Yes, you are right. We can also invest in Internet, which can help us to promote or sell products. Wang Kun: Good idea. Similarly we can i
27、nvest in new technology to explore new markets. Although we cannot get quick profit, it is for our sustained development. Interviewer: Do you think it is better to invest in many different areas, or in only one. Interviewer: OK. Now, Wang Kun, its your turn. Which topic have you chosen, please? Wang
28、 Kun: Management communication. Interviewer: OK. You have one minute to talk. Zhang Hong and I will listen to you. Zhang Hong, after Wang Kuns talk, you have to ask him a question. Now, Wang Kun, you may start. Ill stop you at the end of one minute. Wang Kun: There is little doubt that effective man
29、agement communications can improve productivity, employee commitment, and morale. However, an average of 25% of all management messages are lost at each organizational level. Thus, it is really important to know how to improve communications effectively as a manager. Most managers can effectively im
30、prove their communications and productivity by some basic guidelines. First, in order to help ensure top performance, high morale, and to make your employees feel wanted, needed, and indispensable to the success of the organization, youd better communicate your overall purpose. Second, communicate y
31、our expectations. In this way, tangible performance standards can be provided to subordinates. Third, you can provide feedback on performance. Whats more, communicate all changes. Subordinates react much better to changes when they know in advance that change is coming. Also, if at all possible, let
32、 the people affected by the change have a chance to comment upon the proposed change before it actually occurs. Finally, you can communicate face to face. During these personal contacts, it is important that managers communicate openly and directly. Do not hold back information; rather share it natu
33、rally and easily. Then . Interviewer: Thank you. Time is up. Now, Zhang Hong, what is the question youd like to ask Wang Kun? Zhang Hong: Annual performance reviews are the most common ways of providing feedback, but why are they frequently ineffective? Wang Kun: It is because the manager does not honestly tell the subordinate what he or she needs to improve upon, and subordinates need much more information than what is in the annual review. Interviewer: Thank you.)解析: