BEC — это Кембриджский экзамен по деловому английскому языку (Business English Certificate), разработанный для тестирования навыков владения деловым английским. Экзамен сдают студенты, планирующие обучение или стажировку за границей, карьеру в международной компании, а также работающие сотрудники международных и отечественных компаний. В случае успешной сдачи экзамена, кандидаты получает сертификат соответствующего уровня.

1. Aims of the seminar
• to discuss the advantages of BEC
• to familiarise participants with the content of
BEC
• to provide some guidance on candidate
preparation

2. Outline of the seminar
• Introduction to Cambridge ESOL and BEC
• Overview of Cambridge ESOL business English
tests
• Why take BEC exams?
• Levels, grades and papers
• BEC skill by skill
• Questions and answers

3. Introduction to Cambridge ESOL
• largest testing agency for British English
• full range of examinations taken worldwide
• recognition of Cambridge ESOL certificates
• department of the university
• exams for learners of English since 1913

4. Cambridge ESOL Business English
Provision - BEC
• internationally recognised, certificated exams
• three levels
• tests English language in four skills
• no specialist business knowledge
• set in context of international business
• working/preparing to work in international business
• ability to communicate for essential business needs

5. Why take BEC exams?
• strong growth
• rigorous quality control
• wide suitability
• wide business context
• value for study and business career
• international recognition for work and study

6. Levels
Cambridge ESOL Levels Council of Europe
Levels
CPE C2 Mastery
BEC Higher CAE C1 Effective Proficiency
BEC Vantage FCE B2 Vantage
BEC Preliminary PET B1 Threshold
KET A2 Waystage

7. Question Paper Production Process
Commissioning of material for question papers
Vetting and editing of material
Pretest construction
Pretesting
Revision
Rejection Item analysis
Materials bank
Question paper construction

8. Benefits of Pretesting
• familiarises students and teachers with the exams
• provides students with exam practice
• teachers’ comments on content and difficulty
influence design and content of exams
• students receive scores and comments
• shows levels of students in relation to exam

9. Grades
• one overall grade
• each skill counts for 25%
• profile of performance
• Preliminary: two pass grades
• Vantage and Higher: three pass grades

10. Business English Certificates Session March 2002
ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Statement of results
Reference No
Candidate Name
To be quoted on all
correspondence Place of entry
Qualification
Business English Certificate - Vantage
PAPER PROFILE Result B
Pass
Listening
Exceptional
Reading Speaking
Good Writing
Borderline
Weak
8

11. Papers
Preliminary Vantage Higher
Reading 1 hr 1 hr
1 hr
30 mins*
Writing 45 mins 1 hr 10 mins
Listening 40 mins 40 mins 40 mins
Speaking 12 mins** 14 mins** 16 mins**
* combined Reading and Writing Test
** (2 candidates)

12. Vantage Reading
• 5 tasks
• variety of ‘input’ and ‘output’
• tests different types of reading

14. Vantage Writing
Part 1
• Internal company communication
Part 2
• Piece of business correspondence,
report or proposal

15. Vantage Listening
• instructions printed and on CD
• all texts heard twice
• 30 minutes Listening
• 10 minutes ‘transfer time’
• 3 tasks

17. Speaking
• 2 candidates
• 2 examiners
– interlocutor
– assessor

18. Vantage Speaking
• Part 1 Conversation with interlocutor
• Part 2 Mini-presentation
• Part 3 i) Two-way conversation
between candidates
ii) Further prompting from
interlocutor

19. Higher Reading
• 6 tasks
• variety of ‘input’ and ‘output’
• tests different types of reading

21. Higher Writing
Part 1
• Report based on graphic input
Part 2
• Report or proposal or correspondence
(candidate chooses)

23. Higher Listening
• instructions printed and on CD
• all texts heard twice
• 30 minutes listening
• 10 minutes ‘transfer time’
• 3 tasks

25. Speaking
• 2 candidates
• 2 examiners
– interlocutor
– assessor

26. Higher Speaking
• Part 1 Conversation with interlocutor
• Part 2 Mini-presentation
• Part 3 i) Two-way discussion
between candidates
ii) Further prompting from
interlocutor

28. Authorised Cambridge ESOL Centre
IETLS Test Centre
BKC-IH
Tel/Fax: (495) 604 4584
E-mail: exams@bkc.ru
http://www.bkc.ru/exams/
BKC-IH Language School - since 1992!
www.bkc.ru
www.CambridgeESOL.org
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