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1、BEC口语材料Part1Interview：SampleScenariosInterlocuter:Goodmorning.MynameisX,andthisismycolleague,Y.AndyournamesareAandB?A: Yeah.B: Yeah.I:Thankyou.Now,firstofall,we,dliketoknowsomethingabouteachofyou.MsA,canyoutellmeabitaboutyourself.Mypleasure.Asyouknow,mynameisA.mfromJiangsuProvince.mnowstudyinginOOUn

2、iversity.Andmmajoringininternationaltradethere.I:Thankyou.MsA.NowMsB,canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourambitions?B:Yes,IamnowastudentwithOOUniversitymajoringinbusinessadministration.IhopeIcangetmyMBAandjoinaworldfamousmultinationalcompany.AndafterIhavehadenoughexperience,Iamgoingtostartacompanyofmyown.I

3、Thankyou,MsB.AndMsA,couldyoutellmeaboutyourambitions?A:Abigquestionformeindeed.veneverthoughtaboutit,butIbetllworktowardsaCEOofabigmultinationalcorporation.Thafsmygoalinlife.Andthat,swhyIamspendingsomuchtimeonEnglish,businessEnglishinparticular.I:Mr.A,yousayyou,respendingalotoftimeonbusinessEnglish

4、DoyouthinkbusinessEnglishisdifficulttolearn?A:Notexactly,thoughitmaybedifficultattheinitialstage.ThethingisthatyouneedtohavesomebusinessknowledgebeforeyoustarttolearnbusinessEnglish.I:Howaboutyou,MsB?Isitdifficultforyou?B:Notreally.Youknow,IlikeEnglishverymuch,andmymajorisbusinessadministration.SoI

5、havealwaysfoundbusinessEnglishveryinteresting.*I:Goodmorning,mynameisX,andthisismycolleague,YAndyournamesareAandB?A: Yeah.B: Yes.I:Thankyou.Now,firstofall,we,dliketoknowsomethingabouteachofyou.MissA,canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourwork?A: Mypleasure.mworkingwithAPCInc.,whichisaUS-basedcompany.Ihavewor

6、kedthereforthreeyearsontheinternationalmarketingside.Imustsaythatitisaveryinterestingjob.Ilovemyjob.I:Thankyou,MissA.NowMissB,canyoutellmeaboutyouractivitiesoutsidecollege?B: Well,Idoalotofinterestingthingsinmysparetime.Ioftengoshoppingonweekends,somethingmostoftheyoungladieslikemedothatintheirspare

7、time.AndIhaveworkedparttimeforseveralbigcompanies.Ithink,bydoingthat,Icanhavesomehands-onexperienceinbusiness.Thafsveryimportantformyfuturecareer.I:Thankyou,MissB.AndyouMissA,canyoutellmeaboutyourhometown?A:Hmm.well,myhometownisNantong.ItliesatthemouthofYangtzeRiver,thelongestinChina.Ithasapopulatio

8、nof5million.There,squitesomeplacesofhistoricalintereststhere.Andtheeconomythereisgrowingfastinmyhometown.Thefriendlyenvironmenthasattractedalotofinvestmentfromoverseas.I:MissB,yousaidyou,dworkedforseveralcompaniesonaparttimebasis.Isthereanyotherreasonforyoutoworkthereapartfromobtainingsomeworkexperi

9、ence?B:Yeah.ObviouslyIcanmakesomeextramoneyfromthat.Youknow,mymotherisnowretrenched.Itsreallynoteasyformyparentstosupportme.AndIdon,twanttobetooheavyaburdenforthem.1: Howaboutyou,MissA?Areyouaparttimebyanychance?A:Oh9yes.ButIdon,tworkforcompanies.Iteachseveralprivatestudents.Ithinkteachingisaveryint

10、erestingjob,especiallywhenIseemystudentsaremakingprogress.AndjustasMissBsaid,moneyisanimportantconsiderationforme.SoIteachforentertainmentaswellasforcash.Otherpossiblequestions:Life:Whafsyourname?Whereareyoufrom?Doyouthinktheplaceyouarelivinginisanidealplaceforliving?Wheredoyouliketolive,inthecityor

11、inthecountryside?Doyoulivenearhere?Howdidyoucomehere?Work:Wheredoyouwork?Whatkindofworkdoyoulike?Whodoyouworkfor?Whatdoyoulikebestaboutyourwork?Whatdoyouthinkofyourpresentjob?Whatdoyouthinkofworkingathome?Doyoulikeyourboss?Whatkindofbossdoyoulikebest?Study:Wheredoyoustudy?Whatkindofsubjectsdoyoulike

12、best?Doyoulikeyourschool?Howdoyoulikeexamsatschool?Hobbies:Whatdoyouoftengoshoppingfor?Doyoulikesports?Whatkindofsportsdoyoulikebest?DoyouthinkfootballismorepopularinChinathanbefore?Whatareyouhobbies?Whatkindofextracurricularactivitiesdoyoulikebest?Whyareyouinterestedingolf?*Part2Mini-presentation：(

13、1minPreParatiOrL1mintalk)Thestructureofagoodmini-presentation:Introduction:oneortwosentences.Noneedtobeverylong.TherearetwowaysofstartingthequestioninBECIIIhowto.,andatheimportanceof.5,andBECIIquestionsalwaysstartwithwhatisimportantwhendoingsomething5So,forhowto.,youcanalwaysstartwithWell,whenitcome

14、stoxxing.,quiteanumberofthingscanbedone/orWell,asisknowntoall,itisveryimportantto.Thequestionisofcourse-how7,Fortheimportanceof.,youcanstartwithWell,inmyview,youshouldnotunderestimatetheimportanceof.,orWell,asisknowntoall,itisveryimportantto.Thequestionisofcourse-why?，ForBECII,youcanstartwithWell,wh

15、enitcomestoxxing.,severalvitalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount.orWell,asweallknow,manyfactorsmustbeconsideredwhen.,thequestionsisofcourse-whichones?Basically,howto./asksaboutmethods,theimportanceof.,asksaboutbenefits,andzwhatisimportantwhen.5asksaboutfactorstoconsider.II. Mainbody:tpoint+developmentsen

16、tences2ndpoint+developmentsentences(3rd,4thpoints+developmentsentences)Duringthepreparation,youshouldthinkofatleasttwopoints,intheformofkeywordsorkeyphrases.Thenyoumakeasentenceusingtheeachkeywordorphrase.Therearefourcommonwaystoconstructadevelopmentsentence：Explanationofthepoint:Inthisway,Toputitan

17、otherway,Inotherwords,Thatistosay,.sotospeak,.let,ssayStatingReasons:Asaresult,Asaconsequence,Consequently,Therefore,Dueto,Thanksto,OnaccountofGivingExamples:Say,Forinstance,Forexample,Asagoodexample,BywayofexampleNegativehypothesis:If.notBeginning:Firstofall,Tobeginwith,Foronething,Atthefirststage,

18、Initially,Thecompanywillbeginby.Transition:And,Andofcourse,Then,Besides,Ontheotherhand,Butmorethanthat,Notonlythat,Apartfromthat,Andanotherthing,Ontopofthat,Whafsmore,Beyondthose,Butmostimportantly,Butaboveall,Lastbutnotleast,Once.,Having(done).III. RecapitulationorConclusion:oneortwosentences.Allin

19、all,Inshort,Inaword,Inbrief,Tosummarise,Tosumup,Torecap,Inconclusion,Onthewhole,Altogether,Inanutshell,TocutalongstoryshortYoucanusethepatternWhiletherearealsootherconsiderationsin.Ibelievethefactorsmentionedabovearethemostsignificantones,forhowto.9andwhatisimportant.,questions.Fortheimportanceof.,9

20、youcanuseWhiletherearealsootherargumentswhy.Ibelievethereasonsmentionedabovearethemostsignificantones,*SampleMini-presentations:A. III-1.CareerDevelopment:howtofillakeyvacancyWhenitcomestofillingakeyvacancy,acompanywillusuallyfollowthesamestandardPrOCedUre.（开题）Itwillbeginbyproducinganaccuratejobdesc

21、riptionofwhatitwouldlikethesuccessfulcandidatetodo.（要点1,关键词jobdescription）Fromthis,itcanthenproduceaprofileofthisidealcandidate,whichisalistofskills,experience,attributesandsoon.（发展1,解释）Havingproducedthisprofile,thecompanymustthendecideonthebestrecruitmentmethodtocaptureacandidatewiththisprofile.（要点

22、2,关键词recruitmentmethod）Thismightbeaninternaladvertisementoranexternaladvertisementinanewspaper,ontheInternetsay,evenanagencyorperhapsaheadhunter.（发展2,例子）Havingdecidedonthebestrecruitmentmethod,theadvertisementsarethenplacedortheheadhuntercontactedandalistofcandidateswillbethendrawnuptobeputthroughth

23、ecompany,srecruitmentprocesses.（要/点3,关键词recruitmentprocesses）Thismightbeinterviews,psychometrictestsorevenhand-writinganalysis.（发展3,例子）Thiswillthenproducetheidealcandidateforthecompany.Thecompanywillthenhavetonegotiatetermswiththiscandidate（要点4,关键词negotiateterms）and,hopefully,thiswillresultintermswh

24、icharebothaffordableforthecompanyandattractiveenoughtogetthecandidatetheywant.（发展4,解释）Eventhoughdifferentcompaniesvarysomewhatintheireffortstofillopenposts,thestepsmentionedaboveareverymuchthenormratherthantheexceptioninanyindustry.（结论）B. III-Il.Recruitment:theimportanceofhavingagoodCVWell,inmyopini

25、on,youshouldneverunderestimatetheimportanceofhavingagoodCV.（开题）Tobeginwith,inthemajorityofcases,yourCVistheemployer,sfirstimpressionofyou.（要点1,关键词firstimpression）Yourfirstchancetoimpressyourpotentialemployer,let,ssay.（发展1,解释）Asyoushouldremembertoyouradvantage,you,vegotonly30secondstoleaveapositiveim

26、pressiononsomeone,whetherheisacustomerorapotentialemployer.（发展1,解释）Butmorethanthat,yourCValsoshowcasesyouressentialskillsinordertocompeteintoday,sjobmarket.（要/点2,关键词skills）Inotherwords,itprovidesanillustrationofyourskillstoorganize,summarize,prioritizeandpresentinformationeffectively,say,aswellasyou

27、rlinguisticandcommunicativeabilities.（发展2,解释）Butaboveall,aCV,byitsverynature,alsoindicateshowyourqualificationandexperiencematchyouremployer,srequirements.（要点3,关键词qualificationandexperience）Inthisway,yourprospectivebosswillbeabletoreachasounddecisiononyoursuitabilityfortheposition.（发展3,解释）Eventhough

28、employersthesedaysuseavarietyofselectiontechniques,suchasanalyzingyourhandwritingorpsychometrictests,agoodCVisstillthesinglemostimportantpartofanyapplication.（结论）C. 11-13.Whatisimportantwhenchoosinganewsupplier?Pricesanddiscounts,ReputationWell,whenitcomestochoosinganewsupplier,severalvitalfactorsmu

29、stbetakenintoaccount.Tobeginwith,Ithinkwemustconsiderthepriceofgoodsfirst.Wecancomparethepricesofferedbydifferentsuppliersandchoosetheonewhichismorereasonable.Becauseonlyifwegetthesupplyatlowerpricecanwemakeprofits.Ofcourse,itwouldbeevenbetterifthesuppliercanofferdiscountstoregularclients.Anotherpoi

30、ntweshouldalsoconsideristhelocationofthesupplier.We,dbetterchooseonewhoisnottoofarawayfromus.Ifthesupplieristoofaraway,thatwillmostlikelyincreasethecostoftransportation.Besides,it,salsoveryimportanttoconsiderwhetherthesupplierisreliable.Wewouldneverchoosethosewhoalwaysdelivertheirgoodslateorthosewho

31、can,tensurethequalityofgoods.Becauselatedeliverymaybringheavylosstous,andqualityisthelifelineofanybusiness.Otherwisewemayloseourownclients.Sointhisaspect,wemustnotmakeanyconcessions,andlowerpricescannotbeavalidmitigatingfactor.Whiletherearealsootherconsiderationsinchoosingasupplier,suchasreputation,

32、meansofpayment,after-salesservice,Ibelievethefactorsmentionedabovearethemostindispensableones.D. 11-36.Whatisimportantwhenchoosingbusinesspremisestorent?Location,LengthofcontractWell,asweallknow,manyfactorsmustbeconsideredwhenchoosingbusinesspremisestorent,thequestionsisofcourse-whichones?Frommypoin

33、tofview,weshouldfirsttakethelocationintoconsideration.Somecompanieschoosetolocateinofficeblocksdowntown;somewouldliketobenearthelargestconcentrationsoftheirtargetcustomers.Itdependslargelyuponthetypeofthecompanyinquestion.Companiesthatprovideservicesmustbelocatedwithineasyaccess.Sotheyusuallychooset

34、hoseplaceswherethereisconvenienttransportation.Anotherimportantfacettoconsideristhesizeofthepremises.Nowadays,moreandmorelargecompaniespreferanopen,spaciousworkingfloorwhichallowscolleaguestocommunicateandinteractfreely.Ofcourse,asmallcompanywouldnotrentthewholefloor.Thatwillbeawasteofspaceandanunne

35、cessarycostburden.Lastbutnotleast,thelengthofcontractshouldnotbeneglected.Afixed-termcontractislegallybindingandcanonlyservetomakeyoursituationworseintimesofrecession.Wheneverpossible,flexiblecontractarrangementshouldbepreferred.Whiletherearealsootherconsiderationsinchoosingbusinesspremises,suchasre

36、ntandfacilities,Ibelievethefactorsmentionedabovearethemostindispensableones.E. III-7.CareerDevelopment:TheimportanceofacquiringarangeofskillsthroughoutyourcareerWell,asisknowntoall,itisveryimportantforapersontoacquirearangeofskillsinthecourseofhiscareer.Thequestionisofcourse-why?Whenhehasarangeofski

37、lls,firstofall,heisobviouslymorecompetitivethanthosewhodon,tandthereforehasbetterchancesofsurvivingadownturn.Toputitanotherway,companiesarelikelytoretainhighlyskilledstaffmembersevenwhenmasslayoffisinevitable.Andthat,snottheonlybenefit.Apersonwitharangeofskillsismorelikelytoworkhiswaytothetopoftheco

38、rporateladder.Inmostcompanies,whetherornotyouhavetheappropriateskillsisarelevantcriterionforpromotion.Ontheotherhand,itwillalsobeeasierforaskilledemployeetofindajoboutsidehisowncompanyifheisnotsatisfiedwithhispresentjob.Inthisway,acquiringavarietyofskillsinone,scareeroffersmoreprofessionalmobility.S

39、o,whenallthebenefitsaretakenintoaccount,nowonderacquisitionofskillsistakensoseriouslynowadays.F. III-8.CareerPlanning:howtoassessthecareeropportunitiesprovidedbydifferenttypesofcompaniesWell,whenitcomestoassessingdifferentcareeropportunities,severalvitalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount.Firstofall,thety

40、peofcompanyshouldbetakenintoconsideration.Differenttypesoffirmshavetheirownbenefitsandchallenges.Inamultinationalcompany.,say,youcanlearninternationalbusinessmanagementandculture,andasanicingonthecake,youmayhavemoreopportunitiestotravelabroad.However,Englishistheworkinglanguageinmultinationals.Youha

41、vetobeverygoodatEnglishtoworkthere.Sostate-ownedcompaniesmaybettersuitsomepeople.Salaryshouldbeanotherimportantconsideration.Aseveryoneknows,multinationalcompaniesusuallyofferhighersalaries.Butifyouhavejustgraduatedfromcollege,youshouldn,tbetooconcernedaboutthat.Asanewhand,it,smoreimportanttogainmor

42、eexperiencethroughworkingratherthanearnquickmoney.Aftersalary,weshouldnotignoreotherfinancialrewardsintheformoffringebenefits.Somecompaniesofferhousingallowance,carallowance,children,seducationallowanceinadditiontosalaries.Stillothersprovidestaffwithfreehealthclubandcafeteria.Andhightechfirmsoftensu

43、pplementsalarieswithstockoptions.Althoughtherearealsootherconsiderationsinassessingdifferentcareeropportunities,suchastraining,location,andgoodcolleagues,Ibelievethefactorsmentionedabovearethemostindispensableones.G. III-31.HumanResources:howtoselecttherightstaffforpromotionWell,asisknowntoall,itisv

44、eryimportanttoselecttherightstaffforpromotion.Thequestionisofcourse-how?Foronething,qualificationdefinitelycountsagreatdeal.Agoodqualification,especiallyanadvanceddegree,normallyindicateshighaptitudeandawiderangeofknowledgeandskills.EventhoughweoftenhearclicheslikeButdegreesdon,tmeaneverything,9inth

45、erealworld,qualificationactuallymeansalot.Thatsaid,thereAREcertainskillsandknowledge,orwhatwecallflair,thatcomeonlyfromlong-timehands-onexperience.Soitisonlynaturalthatthenextthingtoconsidershouldbeexperience.Onlybyaccumulatingenoughexperiencecananemployeebetotallyateasewithhisduties.Besides,experie

46、ncecanalsotellusabouthisperformance,trackrecord,andleadershippotential.Well,lastbutnotleast,personalityshouldalsobeafactorinanystaffingdecision.Differentpositionsrequiredifferentpersonalqualities.ThehighestvirtuesforanengineerengagedinR&D,forinstance,wouldbemeticulousnessandcreativity.Yetforasalesma

47、nager,beingenergeticandoutgoingismuchmoreimportantbecausesalesmanagershavetoleaveagoodfirstimpressionupontheirclients.Butforanyposition,hard-workingpeoplearealwayswelcome.Sotorecap,qualification,experienceandpersonalityarethethreepromotioncriteriathatweallneedtokeepinmind.H. III-62.ProductPromotion:

48、howtopromoteanimportedbrandWithsomanypeoplethesedaysmakingaconsciousdecisiontobuydomesticproducts,thepressureonthosecompanieswishingtopromoteimportedbrandsisgreaterthaneverbefore.Initially,acompanyneedstoshowhowtheirproductissuperiortothelocalequivalents.Maybeit,sbetterquality;maybeit,smorestylish;maybeit,sbetterimage.Anyway,acompanyneedstoshowcustomersthebenefitsofbeingmoreadventurousintheirbuyingdecisions,inordertoencouragethemtomoveawayfromthehomebrandstheycurrentlyuse.Well,beyondthat,ifyoumarketaproductassomethingexoticorunusual,say,you,reboundtoattractnewclients.Asyoumayalsohaveexperi