1、剑桥商务英语中级口语考试基本讲义剑桥商务英语中级考试辅导口语部分一、口语考试概述（一）考试形式与流程（二）测试范围（三）评分标准二、应试辅导（一）问答对话（二）小演讲（三）互相讨论三、备考指南一、口语考试概述（一）考试形式与流程考试形式口语测试由两位口语考官(一位提问官，一位评分官)对两位考生同时进行。提问官负责主持口试，还要求他给每位考生的成绩打总分，评分官负责对每一位考生的成绩进行分析评估。经提问官介绍以后，评分官就不再参与交流。口试为两人一组进行。然而，如果考点的考生人数为奇数，最后三位考生可以同时进行考试。考试流程：第一部分考官对每个考生轮流提问，问一些一般性的问题，并不严格按照顺序进
2、行。这部分测试约三分钟左右。这部分考查考生自我介绍的能力：提供有关自己的家庭、兴趣和工作的信息，并表达如同意、反对或喜好等意见。第二部分是“小演讲”，共六分钟左右。在这一部分，考生可以选择一个题目，用大约一分钟的时间准备一段有发挥的演讲，每个考生讲完以后，就会请他们的同伴对他所讲的内容提一个问题。第三部分是考生间双向的谈话(三个考生则采取三向讨论的形式)，考官给考生一个讨论题目，要求考生谈论大约3分钟，考官可以进行恰当的引导，然后再提一些与主题有关的问题。（二）测试范围BEC口试主要考查考生在商务交往过程中运用英文的能力。测试范围包括：1. 建立和保持商务联络（1）向人表示问候和对问候的回答；
3、（2）自我介绍；（3）询问对方或介绍自己的身份特征；（4）表达自己喜欢什么、不喜欢什么；（5）发出邀请、接受和拒绝邀请；（6）表示感谢和欣赏；（7）给别人提供方便，接受和拒绝帮助。2. 谈论工作（1）询问和描述工作任务；（2）询问和介绍公司情况；（3）询问和简要介绍产品；（4）比较不同的产品及价格；（5）询问和提出自己的观点；（6）表示同意或反对； （7）提出、接受或拒绝建议；（8）表达需要和要求。3. 制定计划和安排工作 （1）商务会议：安排会议日程与议程；（2）商务旅行：预定饭店房间、入住饭店和结账、点菜、进行旅行咨询、预定机票、乘火车旅行、根据指南行路等。（三）评分标准两位考官都给考生评
4、分，评分官运用详细的评分标准给分，与考生谈话的考官参考评分标准给出总分，考生彼此之间互不影响。现将评分标准进一步描述如下：1. 语法和词汇指的是对语法和词汇形式恰当运用的范围和准确性。BEC中级测试需要一定程度的语法和词汇量。这一水平的考生应该相当准确地使用足够的适当词汇来表达自己的意图。2. 话语组织指每位考生个人谈话是否连贯，长度是否合适，是否切题。话语应足以符合BEC中级水平的要求。3. 发音指考生发出让人能够理解的声音的能力。BEC中级水平要求考生通过恰当使用重读、节奏、语调和清楚的单个发音来表达意思。4. 互动式交流指考生在谈话的过程中积极参与的能力。在BEC中级考试中，考生应该对轮
5、流说话反应灵敏，并通过恰当地提问和回答使谈话能持续进行。5. 综合成绩等级指考生参加口试的总成绩。整个口语测试都在对考生的语言技巧进行评价。为了能公平、准确地对每位考生的成绩进行评分，必须让考官有足够的语言样本来评估。因此，考生必须准备充分地回答考官或其他考生的问题，说话清楚、让人听得见。考官有责任在必要时控制或指导交谈，以确保每位考生都有均等的机会说话，考生也有责任尽可能保持交谈的持续进行。考生均等地轮流谈话可以最有效地利用可以使用的时间。二、应试辅导（一）问答对话本考试第一部分为问答对话。考官一般会让考生介绍个人信息，谈论目前的情况、过去的经历、将来的打算、表达意见、推测等。要求考生有问必
6、答，考生根据自己的个人情况和知识对考官的提问做出及时得体的反应，给出机智合理的回答。1. 应试技巧：（1）认真听题，如果不清楚某一问题一定要礼貌而巧妙地请主考官再重申一遍问题。常用句式有：I beg your pardon. Im sorry I didnt quite catch you, would you please say it again?（2）回答要全面、得体、切题，不可仅用一两个单词来回答，同时要简洁干脆，三五句即可，不要太啰嗦，也不可谈论与话题无关的事情。（3）回答问题时要面向考官而不是另一名考生。说话要大方、自信和清晰。（4）在本部分考试中切记不要打断另一名考生的讲话。2.
7、 考试演示(A为考官，B为一考生，C为另一考生)A: OK. Now lets get started. Whats your name? Where are you from? B: My name is Li Ming, and Im from Shanghai.A: Thank you. And you? Where are you from? C: Im Zheng Fang. Im from Hangzhou.A: Thanks. Do you work or study here, Miss Zheng? C: I work as a sales clerk in a foreig
8、n company.A: What about you, Mr. Li?B: Im a student. I study Biology.A: Do you like your major, Mr. Li? B: Yes, Im very fond of Biology.A: Why?B: I find biology very interesting and very useful. It helps me understand life forms and nature better.A: How about you, Miss Zheng?C: I like my job very mu
9、ch. The Sales Department is very important in the company. I can learn a lot from my work, and my boss treats me very well.A: Thank you. Now Im going to ask you both some questions about office hours. How many hours do you study each day, Mr. Li?B: I study about 10 hours every day.A: What about you,
10、 Miss Zheng? How many hours do you work every day? C: Eight hours.A: Do you think working overtime is a good thing for a company, Miss Zheng? C: No, I dont think so.A: Why not?C: Working overtime will cause complaints from employees and ruin their health in the long run. If the workers develop the h
11、abit of working overtime, their efficiency tends to be lower. And that means the company should pay more to them.A: What do you think of it, Mr. Li?B: I dont think overtime work is a good thing. That makes the job very stressful and tiring. Of course, its understandable to work overtime occasionally
12、 when its really busy and necessary.A: Mr. Li, do you think people in the future will work longer hours or shorter hours? B: I think people will work shorter hours in the future.A: Why?B: With the help of computers, work efficiency will be much higher than before. Within the shorter hours, they can
13、do the same even more work than what they can do now.A: Do you think people will feel free to choose the work hours in the future, Miss Zheng? C: Yes, I suppose so.A: Why?C: Computers have made it possible for people to work at home. So they may choose to work part-time or full time, work in Small O
14、ffice, Home Office.A: OK. Thats all for the first part of the exam. Now lets move to the second.3. 常考话题（1）个人Possible QuestionsSuggested Answers and NoteWhats your registration number?My registration number isWhats your name?How do you spell your name?How do you spell your family name / surname / las
15、t name?My name isMy given name is, but my friends always call me, my English name is .You can call me, if you like / wish.My nickname is What do you consider as your major strength?self-motivatedhard working and honest look for better ways of doing the workgood interpersonal relationshipsWhat do you
16、 consider as your major weakness?I cannot leave a job half-done and usually find myself thinking of possible solutions to problems while I am driving to work or in the shower. I also know I spend too much time in my work. I cant get enough leisure time.注：family name指姓；first name指“教名”、“名字”，不包括姓，放在姓前。
17、如在Peter Smith中，Smith为姓，Peter为名字；在Kathleen Anne Stone中Anne Stone为姓，Kathleen为名字。但在Mary Anne Stone中，Mary Anne一起作为教名。（2）家乡Possible QuestionsSuggested Answers and NoteWhere are you from?Im from china / Shandong province / Xian city.Whats your nationalityIm Chinese.Would you say its a good place to live i
18、n?(Why?)What is special about your hometown?Do you like living in?Where would you like / rather live in?(Why?)Do you think it would be better to live inor? (Why?)WeatherTransportationEnvironmentHousingNight life (exciting, dynamic)Local peopleLocal governmentJob opportunitiesAtmospherecustoms（3）家庭Po
19、ssible QuestionsSuggested Answers and NoteDo you come from a large family or a small family?Extended family（大家庭，扩大的家庭）Nuclear family（小家庭，核心家庭）Can you get along well with your parents / sisters / brother?Can you tell me a bit aboutin your family?Generation gap / be agree with / quarrel with Easing go
20、ing / strict / tender / friendlyHarmonious / unhappy family atmosphere. What do your parents do? / What do your parents do for living?Doctor / farmer / teacher / scientist / worker（4）工作或学习Possible QuestionsSuggested Answers and NoteDo you work or are you a student?Where do you work / study?Im a stud
21、ent in Northwest University.I am a member of company.Whats your major? / What do you study?My major is/ I majored in, and minored in/ Im of English major in foreign languages department inuniversity. What do you do in the company?What exactly do you do in the company?What are your job responsibiliti
22、es?Im the group accountant for HBC.At HBC, I work as an administrator for the international business development group. I deal with the systems administration for HBC.Im responsible for the day-to-day accounting for the group.My responsibilities are responding to correspondence and receiving and ans
23、wering phone calls.What are the advantages of your job?What do you like most about your job?(Why?)Can you tell me a little about your work, what you find most interesting about it?What kind of job would you like to do most?(Why?)What would your ideal job be? (Why?)Job Satisfaction / Job responsibili
24、tyhigh promotion spacefeel comfortable in the workplaceInteresting / challenging / easy / flexible Traveling opportunity / can meet many peopleTraining (career development) Financial benefits / high salarywork with nice people / learn from each otherWhat are the disadvantages of your job?What are th
25、e things you dont like about your job? The disadvantages of my job are that I have to start early and finish late.The things I dont enjoy are the routine back-ups of all the data.What I dont like about my job is that I often have to work overtime.I dont like the 9 to 5 system. I hope I can work with
26、 the flextime system. You know the SOHO, Small Office, Home Office.What do you like most about your studies? (Why?)Can you tell me a little about your studies, and what you find most interesting about itWhat is favorite subject? (Why?)It is very useful to my career development.Being interested in th
27、e major / courses Excellent / professional / friendly teachersstudy with fellow students / discussions Why do you study English / Japanese / besiness?Useful / interesting / job requirementIm going to America / Japan next year.（5）业余爱好Possible QuestionsSuggested Answers and NoteDo you have much free t
28、ime?Yes, I dont have many courses / I only work 8 hours a day.No, I dont have much free time, because so many wonderful courses are fixed.How do you spend your free / leisure time?What do you do in your free time?Whats your hobby?Do you like sports / watching films?Sports: tennis / badminton / golf
29、/ baseball / attend the gym / fitness centerChat online / surfing / reading / play video gamesWatch TV / Teleplay / films / Educational programs / Amusement programsMusic: classical / light / pop / jazz / blues / folkFine arts: Abstract painting / oil paintingRecharge the battery: Attend training co
30、ursesI watch TV a lot. My friends say Im a couch potato.Yes, Im crazy about playing basketball.When I am free, I try to get together with friends and go on outings. Once I get on the Internet, I find that time really passes very quickly.Why do you like?Is there any particular reason why you enjoy?I
31、am fond of traveling. Traveling is a good way of learning and a good way of communicating with other people.When did you first take up / start(Why did you start then?)I started playing badminton when I was a freshman. A friend of mine recommended it to me / I decided to lose weight at that time. （6）交通方式Possible Topics & QuestionsSuggested Answers and NoteHow did you come here today?How did you travel to the test?bus / taxi / cab / p
