A.Ways of working
1.Freelance
It's great because I'm my own boss ,but I still work with lots of different people.
2.Teleworking(远程工作)
It san get a bit lonely at times. And I miss my colleagues and all the office gossip.
My children are at school so it lets me spend more time with them.
3.Job-sharing
When one of us wants a week off, the other person does a few extra days so it's fairly flexible.
4.Flexitime(弹性工作制)
I like it because it/s only for a couple of months and I'm saving up to go round the world.
5.Shift work(换班工作、轮班工作、倒班)
Disadvantage: The only problem is sleeping. Your body never knows if it's night or day!
6.Part-time
7.Temping（打临时工）
8.Consultancy
9.Hot-desking
Advantages: I wish I had my own space.I have to carry everything around in my bag and sometimes there's nowhere to sit.
Tips of job-sharing
1.Find the perfect partner
Find someone you like. Be prepared to communicate and share credit and blame.
2.Open your mind
Bosses should consider requests for flexible working from employees with children under six. So embrace the benefits:' Twice as much experience, skills, brainpower and energy.'
3.Plan for disaster
If our partner have something to leave, a return to full-time work seemed inevitable. We have to manage to find someone else who fitted with us.
4.Get organised
Plan the system for handing work over carefully and play to each other's different strengths. Delegate the workload according to each other's particular skills and qualities.
5.Set your limits
Managers should clarify what they expect in terms of hours, availability and results, and employees should manage their employer's expectations.
6.Put pan to paper
Agree in writing arrangements for holidays, parental leave, retirement and so on. Everyone should stand from the beginning.
7.Don't feel guilty
Do not be guilty for not being in the office everyday.
8.Two become one
A job-sharing should be a marriage-one voice, one unit.
Working from home
1.Even at home, always set yourself a timetable.
2.You need to find a quiet place to work ,where there are no distractions.
3.If communicate with a client on the phone today rather than face-to face, it's still important
to dress for work as normal.
4.You will still need peace and quiet at home. Don't answer the door to neighbours or make
social calls.
5.Once you have been working from home for a while, you might feel a bit lonely. It might
be worth going into the office once or twice a week.
6.After you have been at the computer for a few hours, remember to take a break-why bot
leave the house and go for a walk outside.
7.Be strong. When a friend calls and asks you out to lunch, say what you would say in any
other job.
8.Make sure colleagues and clients can reach you and answer the phone as though you are in
the office.
B.Delegating
Tips:
1.Tailor work to individual
It should be challenging and make use of their specific skills-skills that you may not have. 2.Delegate complete tast
This is much more satisfying for the person delegated to than bits and pieces. If people feel they have ownership of a whole manageable project,they will usually rise to the challenge. 3.Give incentives
Explain why the job is important and why you have chosen them. Also explain what the rewards are possibly financial or psychological.
4.Define the expectations and objectives\
Specify what results are need, the deadline, and how often the employee should update you.
5.Avoid misunderstand
After you have briefed the person, ask them to explain back to you what they're going to do to ensure the instructions are clear.
6.Let go
Don't check up on them, but allow them space to work on their own.
7.Be positive
Give lots of praise, helpful feedback and constructive criticism. It boosts confidence save time next time.
C. Stating a business
Sole trader
1)As a sole trader, you are independent, you are your own boss.
2)As a sole trader, if you go bank-break, you will become impoverished.
Take a big piece of business sense add some entrepreneurial spirit.
Massively entrepreneurial
Partnership
1)In partnership, you share risks and profits with your partner.
2)You may disagree with your partner on strategy.
Franchise
1)Franchising enables people to both own a business and get help running
2)As a franchisee, your promotional activities, financial records, hiring, service procedure
are not in complete control of your own.
3) A well-run franchise organization can provide a person who has never managed a
business with guidance.
4)Franchisors can provide a brand name, products or services, and financial assistance.
5)Franchisees have to pay franchise fees and they lose some independence.
6)Sometimes the training programs provided by the franchisors are weak to brief and
staffed by training who do not have instructional skill.
It could be a very clever move for those who want to run their own show, but don not have the experience or the desire to set up in the dangerous and often short-lived(logevity) world of sole trader. It is taking some of the risk and bringing in the support of other people.
D. Advertising
E. Arranging in-house training
There are a number of points to consider when arranging in-house training. The first thing is the training needs of staff. Only when we know and meet their requirements,can we improve their knowledge and skills needed for higher quality performance and more effective work. Otherwise, it will be purposeless(无决心的，无意义的，漫无目的的) and a waste of time.
The second thing to remember is the quality and influence of the trainer. To make the training effective, the trainer have plays a very important role. A qualified trainer with great influence can make the training more professional, appealing and convincing. Since most staff nowadays are quite busy, they will not attend a training offered by an obscure, inexperienced and non-professional trainer.
In addition to that, length of training should be well-planned. It cannot be too long or too short. A lengthy training may be tedious and exhaustive;while too short training may be fruitless.
F.Selecting applicants for a job
When selecting applicants for a job, the first thing to consider is their personal qualities. A candidate with relevant qualities can ensure that he or she has the required abilities, knowledge or techniques pertinent to that job. And companies don't have to prepare further training for them when they start work thus reduces costs.
Secondly , a candidate needs to consider the communicating ability ofi the candidate. By communicative skills , we mean having the ability to express ideas clearly , be cooperative and get on well with other people which will be very important for him or her to play a good part in the team work.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/289715807.html,pany benefits(how to keep a staff)
None cash rewards(rewards in financial as well as psychological)
1.an impressive job title
2.A good salary
3.Flexible working hours
4.Opportunities for promotion(promotion from within , intake ; )
5.Days off and long holidays
6.Training and staff development (vice-president incumbent programme)
7.A pension
8.Opportunities to travel (once-in-a-lifetime incentive trips)
9.Parental leave
10.A company car
11.Working environment
H.advertisement
1.word of mouth
We tend to listen to our friends' recommendations more than anything else so word of mouth is probably the most effective.
2.Mailshots
Pizza delivery firms often do mailshots in the local area. It's cheap but lots of people probably throw the leaflet away.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/289715807.html, commercials
TV commercials reach millions of people but they are so expensive.
4.Spam
It used to irritate me but my new anti-virus software seems to block any spam from my inbox.
5.Banners
I'm not sure about banners. When I visit a website , I don't think I even notice them.
6.Newspaper advert
I suppose it's good if you're looking for a job locally and newspaper adverts are relatively cheap.
7.Brochures
People use brochures less and less because they can just go online if they want to find out what's available.
8.Sample
It's great when you get a free sample because you can really see what it's like .
I. Employee training
Communication, computer skills , customer service , diversity , ethics , human relatives , safety , sexual harassment
Benefits:
(1)Increased job satisfaction and morale among employees.
(2)Increased employee motivation.
(3)Increased efficiencies in processes , resulting in financial gain.
(4)Increased capacity to adopt new technologies and methods.
(5)Increased innovation in strategies and products.
(6)Reduced employee turnover.
(7)Enhanced company image.
(8)Risk managing.
As a supervisor(主管), you must be impartial(公平) in selecting employees for a training. You should base your training decision on sound management practices without regard to factors such as race , color , religion , sex , sexual orientation (性取向), national origin , disability , or age.
Training is important for me to handle new and more demanding assignments , maintain effective and satisfactory performance. Offering employees training should be the obligation(义务、责任) of modern organisations.
What's important when designing an effective training plan?
When designing an effective training plan,it's important to consider training needs, company budgets and employee commitment.
Firstly, you should take time to carefully analyse your needs, figure out whether the designed training is absolutely required, or nice to have? This will help you identify your priority and choose the right type of training for your requirements.
Secondly, you need to have agreement from the senior person in your company that training is a priority. This person will need to support the plan fully and agree to the budget. The amount of budget will determine what type of training you will use and how you will offer it .
Last but not least, employee commitment (许诺、委托事项) is also required . Talk to your staff about their needs and goals for training . This will ensure your employees respond positively to your investment in their development. They will then value and embrace opportunities to learn new skills , thus achieving your desired effects.
J. Entertaining business clients
When entertaining business clients, we need , first of all, to decide on the most suitable venue for the event to take place. We will probably find out in our first contact with our clients if they are more of art lovers or sports fans or gourmets(美食家), and then choose the type of entertainment: whether it should be in a restaurant or in the theatre of in some other appropriate venue for the event.
It is also very important for us to have a clear plan in mind when we come to the meeting. We need to work out a list of specific business objectives to achieve. Therefore while making sure our business clients enjoy themselves, we quietly and smoothly direct the meeting step by step towards our goal.
The other important aspect is the timing for bringing up the subject of business. Because inopportune(不合时宜的、不合适) mentioning of the matter of business may embarrass our clients at a social setting and discourage their interest in the business you intend to do and even ruin a fine business opportunity.
K. Planing a meeting / conference
Creating an agenda is very important when planing a meeting. Doing so helps participants know what they should talking about and keeps the conversation focused. All items to be discussed at the meeting should be listed on the agenda and the purpose of each item should be clearly indicated. Make sure copies of the agenda are available before the meeting.
The size of a meeting depends on its purpose. A meeting for passing on information to employees can be fairly large, for few questions and comments are expected from the audience. If it's a meeting where different ideas are contributed and a decision is to be reached, its size should be controlled to save time.
A suitable venue is also important. It should be a place be a place convenient to all participants so that everyone can arrive on time.
L. Attending a meeting / conference
When you're deciding whether to attend a conference, speakers are a very important factor to consider. If they are well-known people knowing a lot about a particular field, or from big multinationals, the conference will be likely to be informative and you may benefit a lot from it.
Venue is not so important , but if the conference is held in a place with beautiful surroundings,
more people will go and it's good for you to do some useful networking.
Topics covered are also very important, since you can really benefit from a conference only when what the speakers talk about is what you're interested in or what relates to your work.
Also, if there is an exhibition during the conference, there would be more participants.
M. Giving a presentation
When planning a presentation, it's important t o research the topic. By doing so , you can have access to more information and details about the topic, better understand the topic, and gather more supporting ideas to make your presentation convincing and impressive.
Another important thing to do is to practice beforehand,like looking over your notes, practising what you're going to say, and trying to feel you really want to share your subject with your audience. It's an effective way to be familiar with what you're to talk about and to get a feel of speaking to the public. That can help you free from nervousness or stage fright cause by lack of experience in public speaking. You can be more confident and give a better performance.
Dressing properly is also important. The clothes you wear are what gets the audience's attention first and will have a significant impact on how people feel about you and what you are saying to them.
N. Trade fairs and exhibitions
剑桥BEC真题中级第四辑口语解析(Part-3-Discussion)
第四辑Test 1 Selling old stock The manufacturing company you work for needs to make space in its warehouse to stock its new products. The company would like to sell off end-of-range products at discounted prices. You have been asked to make recommendations. Discuss the situation together and decide: ●How much discount should be offered ●Whether to offer the same discount on all products ●How customers could be informed of the discounts. 库存积压品处理 你所在的制造公司要清理仓库以便储存新产品。公司想把已停产的尾货打折处理掉。公司要求你们对此提出建议。 你们一起讨论当前的状况，并决定： ●应该提供多大幅度的折扣 ●是否对所有的产品采取同样的折扣 ●如何通知客户这次的打折活动 【思路点拨】 主题讨论要点讨论结果原因 Selli ng old Discount rate 50% discount Big sale time of the year; stock and out of fashion
1.The first impression is vital. We should be neatly dressed to leave a good impression on the audience. 2.If you have a good sense of humor, it helps to enhance atmosphere at the presentation and the audience will become more friendly and engaging Teamwork(mutual trust, full co-operation) 1. What is important when managing a project? ●Encouraging team work ●Keeping to schedule ●Selection of the team members Firstly, encouraging teamwork is very important when managing a project. Teamwork reflects the combined experiences, knowledge, intelligence and views of a group of people, so it will definitely improve the quality and efficiency of the work. Secondly, keeping to schedule is also important. Time is always of essence for a project. You should ensure that you would be running before the schedule rather than after it. Otherwise it will lead to late completion. On top of that, selection of the participants should be also taken into consideration. People with a wide range of experiences can enhance the chance of the successfully sorting out problems. 2. What is important when choosing people to work in teams? ●Variety of experience ●Personal qualities ●Attitude Firstly, variety of experience is very important to a team member, because you never know what kind of problems might suddenly come up to you. Experiences in different fields will enhance the chance of successfully sorting out problems with you knowledge which is based on your past experience Secondly, personal qualities are also important. The basis of the team work is mutual trust and friendly atmosphere, which requires team members to be patient, modest and to have good interpersonal skills. What’s more, attitude should be also taken into account. As the old saying goes “Attitude is everything”. It has a direct impact on the success or failure of the teamwork.
BEC中级口语 第一讲 Ⅰ Presentation Example PART 2: Mini-presentation A: WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN…? Selecting applicants for a job W orking experience P ersonal qualities Sample 1 I choose topic A-what is important when selecting applicants for a job. As to this topic, as far as I am concerned, there are 3 things to consider. First, I think working experience is very important when selecting applicants. Applicants who have already had the work experience in the relevant fields will learn the new job easier and quicker. And it will also save the company a lot of training fees if the applicant has related experience. Second, we must consider the personal qualities of the applicants, such as personality and health. Companies tend to employ people whose character fits a special job. For example, consulting company tends to employ applicant who is analytical and knowledgeable, but advertising agents like their employees to be energetic and creative. Third, I believe language is of great importance when selecting applicants. Nowadays, we do business with people from all over the world. Always we buy goods from Africa, and sell our electronic product to Europe; a foreign language especially English is needed if the company wants to expand to the world. Applicants who can speak one or more foreign languages will have a better chance to get the job. Sample 2 As we all know, the criteria used by HR professionals in screening and selecting applicants normally include such factors as working experience, personal qualities and communicative skills. Firstly, we pay a lot of attention to working experience of the applicant. A person with a solid record of related experience is more likely to fit in with a new company. Therefore he or she can be trusted to fulfill the tasks and solve the problems in a more professional and competent way. In addition to this, we also look at the personal qualities of the applicant. Does he or she has integrity, perseverance or ‘can do’spirit? Surely any organization can benefit from the reliability, devotion and enthusiam of its employees. Finally, good communicative skills such as interpersonal skills and team spirit are also becoming an important precondition in selecting qualified employees. B: WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN…? Preparing for a job interview S tudying the job advertisement Finding out about the company Before you go for an interview, you must make preparations so as to face the interviewer with more confidence. They include studying the job advertisement, finding out about the company, preparing yourself psychologically, etc.
BEC考试真题及答案(中级) 2014上半年BEC考试真题及答案(中级) 口语部分： Part1: https://www.doczj.com/doc/289715807.html,，where are you from，major，what do you like most about your study......然后问了个是否建议电话销售。这些问题先问搭档的，然后再问我。 Part2: 1.3选1，选了2，when aiming to reduce the manufacturing costs,提示有location of factory 以及type of supplier，搭档的是有关quality guarantee的。 2. What’s important when choosing a hotel for customers? 提示有location of hotel, facilities,我自己再加了个hotel’s service. Part3: 1. one-day training for those who want to start business, 提问有应包括那些内容，然后还有如何推销这个课程。后来问了对于朋友一起do business怎么看。 2. how to improve staff offices以及whether to ask for staff’s ideas and why 写作部分： 小作文： receive a complaint about website from an important client, 写信给website manager： 1. What the complaint is? 2. Why is the client important? 3. Request a meeting to discuss the matter with the website manager. 大作文： 公司准备在销售部推行bonuses制度，你的line manager让你写个报告：
BEC中级口语考试：基础篇 1.1第一部分考试形式 (Test format of Part 1) 在第一部分考试中，考官就考生的个人情况或工作、学习情况向其提问，考生作答。然后考官再提问，考生再作答。考官一般会对每个考生进行两轮提问，每一轮三至四个问题，随后转向另一名考生，在两名考生间交替进行，直到规定时满为止，一般大约3 分钟。 这部分考试的特点是：话题涵盖的范围一般比较简单、浅显，不会超出日常会话的范畴，而且大部分话题都比较类似，是由主考官从剑桥大学考试委员会印发的Question List上随机挑选的。考前的充分准备足以保证考生应付大多数问题。而且在第一部分考核过程中，考官提问的问句大部分都是简单句，一般不超过15个单词，清晰易懂。 1.2应试建议 (Tips on how to cope with Part 1) (1)Greet upon entering the exam room. 进入考场后，考生应当充满自信，自然大方地向考官问候致意。话不需多，但自然、新切的问候语，可以给考官留下良好的第一印象。常用的问候语包括： Good morning, sir / miss / madam. Good afternoon, sir / miss / madam. Nice to meet you. （注：有两位男老师在场，可以称呼gentlemen. 有两位女老师在场，可以称呼misses. 有一位男老师和一位女老师在场，可以干脆免去后面的敬呼语，或直接采纳上面第三种问候方式，以免去敬呼语太长、太繁琐的尴尬。Madam 一般用于明显很年长的女教师，否则改用miss，因为女性对年龄认可度比较敏感。） (2)Relax yourself, yet do avoid over relaxing yourself. 大部分考生都有过这样的经历：平时跟同伴一起练口语的时候说得挺流畅的，但一到课堂上回答老师问题时，或是一进入口语考试房间时，所有头脑中的思路都不翼而飞，头脑一片空白。因此，在很多情况下，口语考试表现不好并不是口语水平问题，而是过分紧张导致的发挥失常。因此，平时试着让自己多练练紧张时放松的能力，对于克服进入考场后突然情绪紧张导致的发挥失常很有帮助。 (3)Familiarize yourself with the pronunciation and intonation of the interlocutor and the other candidate. 由于考生来自不同的地域，很多方音重的考生在说英语的时候也同样如此，这在很大程度上会影响其他同一考场的考生的理解和反应。考官尽管发音准确，但因为不熟悉他（她）的语音语调，也有可能造成误解。因此，进入考场后，要尽快熟悉他们的语音语调及语速，以免由于误听导致反应错误。 (4)Be precise in understanding the questions. 考官的提问也好，同伴的问题也好，没听清的情况下切不可盲目作答，一定要问清楚问题是什么。考生要清楚的一点是，BEC口语考试是“口语”考试，而非听力考试，也许没听清对方的问题会影响你的分数，而在没听清问题的情况下盲目作答而导致答非所问，更会真正丢分。在以往的考试中，有些考生由于事先针对第一部分做了充分的准备，因此在考官提问的时候没有全神贯注，而是凭着准备过的问题想当然，背诵事先准备好的答案。这种错误是极不应该的，不仅会给考官留下作弊（cheating ）的不良印象，还会由于听力水平不佳而被扣分。要求对方重述问题的常用句型包括： Pardon, please? I beg your pardon? Sorry, could you please say that again? I’m sorry, but I didn’t quite catch you. Would you please repeat what you’ve
1 the contact between coach and employee not solving all difficulties at work 2 the discussion of how certain situations could be better handled if they occur again 3 a coach encouraging an employee to apply what has been taught to routine work situations 4 coaching providing new interest to individuals who are unhappy in their current positions 5 coaching providing a supportive environment to discuss performance 6 employees being asked to analyse themselves and practise greater self-awareness 7 coaching enabling a company to respond rapidly to a lack of expertise in a certain area Coaching A Coaching involves two or more people sitting down together to talk through issues that have come up recently at work, and analysing how they were managed and how they might be dealt with more effectively on subsequent occasions. Coaching thus transfers skills and information from one person to another in an on-the-job situation so that the work experience of the coach is used to advise and guide the individual being coached. It also allows successes and failures to be evaluated in a non-threatening atmosphere. B Coaching means influencing the learner's personal development, for example his or her confidence and ambition. It can take place any time during an individual's career. Coaching is intended to assist individuals to function more effectively, and it is a powerful learning model. It begins where skills-based training ends, and helps individuals to use formally learnt knowledge in day-to-day work and management situations. Individuals being coached are in a demanding situation with their coach, which requires them to consider their own behaviour and question their reasons for doing things. C The coach professionally assists the career development of another individual, outside the normal manager/subordinate relationship. In theory, the coaching relationship should provide answers to every problem, but in practice it falls short of this. However, it can provide a space for discussion and feedback on topics such as people management and skills, behaviour patterns, confidence-building and time management. Through coaching, an organisation can meet skills shortages, discuss targets and indicate how employees should deal with challenging situations, all at short notice. D Effective coaches are usually those who get satisfaction from the success of others and who give time to the coaching role. Giving people coaching responsibilities can support their development, either by encouraging management potential through small-scale one-to-one assignments, or by providing added job satisfaction to managers who feel they are stuck in their present jobs. A coach is also a confidential adviser, accustomed to developing positive and effective approaches to complex management, organisational and change problems. 这篇文章讲的是培训（coaching）的作用。培训对一个公司的发展和员工的成长都是至 关重要的。文章的内容比较泛，但是题目的答案比较明显。 第一题，教练和员工之间的接触不能解决工作中的所有困难。答案是C段的这么一句： In theory, the coaching relationship should provide answers to every problem, but in practice it falls short of this.理论上，培训可以提供所有问题的答案。但是实践中达不到这样。Fall short of是关键词。
本项考试的时间：7分钟左右 本项考试的形式：每个考生得到相同的文字资料，按照要求对需要解决的问题进行讨论，并最终得出结果。考生在进行考试前有30秒时间阅读文字材料，并且在考试过程中可以参考材料。 实用技巧：将文字材料中的字句进行简化并表达出来。（见范例） 从正反两方面思考，拓宽思路 可适当利用个人意见法与细节提问法 3．两名考生讨论和解决的问题进行。 实用步骤1：一问一答式的讨论（范例1） A提问（一句话）——B回答（一句话），阐述理由（两句话），A附和（一句话），阐述理由（两句话）——一B提问（一句话）——A回答（一句话）,阐述理由（两句话），B附和（一句话），阐述理由（两句话）.——A或B定下决定（一句话）——B或A支持决定（一句话）。 这种方法思路清晰明确，但切忌回答过于简单。 实用步骤2：各自阐述观点的讨论（范例2） A阐述观点（一句话）和理由（两句话）——B对A的观点表态（一句话），阐述自己的观点并阐述理由（两句话）——双方讨论，深入阐述本人观点（A，B各两句话）——定下决定（A，B各一句话）。 这种方法适合对问题的辩论。但考生需注意彼此的交流。 实用技巧（见范例）： A.提问者将文字材料中规定讨论的部分（通常特殊疑问句）改为一般疑问句并进行表述。 B.使用第一人称I或We进行表述，自然进入虚拟的工作环境中。 C.使用工作场合中常用的套话使得交流更加自然。例如：Shall we get down to our business? D.在讨论中表达同意时所用的句型：I think so. / You are right. /That’s quite true. /Definitely. /I have the same view. /I share your concern. /That’s a good point. / No doubt about it. E. 在讨论中表达不同意时所用的句型：That’s true but…. Yes I know but…. I understand but…. I don’t think that I agree with you. I don’t think so. I can’t agree with you. I have some difficulty with your view. Attending Trade Fairs Your company has been invited to take part in a trade fair, which will take place during the busiest time of the year. Y ou have been asked to decide whether staff should be sent to this trade fair. Discuss and decide together: *what the advantages and disadvantages are of attending trade fairs *which members of staff would most usefully represent a company at a trade fair Model Answer 1: A: You know our company has been invited to this year’s Guangzhou Trade Fair in July. But July is our busiest time. So we have to decide whether to send our staff to attend this fair. What’s your opinion?
《…Businessman of the Year' A ward》年度企业家奖。分别介绍了这个奖项的四个候选人的英雄事迹。 第一题，这个企业家成功的定位了不同的消费群体。答案在B段：He began refocusing the brand at the higher quality end of the food market and launched several own-brand initiatives for the health conscious。他开始将品牌定位在高质量的食品市场并且发起了几项注重健康的自主品牌的运动。Health conscious是指注重健康的。一个是高质量的食品市场，一个是注重健康的，联合起来，就是瞄准了不同的消费市场，即不同的消费群体。 第二题，通过小心的前进计划，这个企业家帮助公司度过了一个困难时期。答案是D段的这么一句：budgets and forecasts are what is needed to make a company successful, particularly now that the advertising market has been hit by recession.。预算和预告正是使得公司可以成功的，尤其当现在整个广告市场被衰退袭击的时候。Budgets and forecast就是题干中说的careful forward planning，successful对应于survive，a different period对应于the market has been hit by recession。 第三题，因为这个企业家的思维方式，公司对待变化更加开明了。答案是A段的这么一句：He is credited with reinventing Fentons Finance - revitalising its culture of inflexibility。他以重塑了Fentons Finance而受到嘉奖——给了固定守旧的文化以新的生命。more open to change就可以对应于revitalising its culture of inflexibility。revitalising是give new life to的意思。 第四题，尽管有反对意见，这个企业家还是制定并执行了某些决定。答案是C段的这么一句：he has been courageous in pushing through the appointment of controversial or inexperienced chief executives to companies within the group在推动某些争议性的或者是经验不足的执行官的任命时他很有勇气。从controversial和courageous可以看出来，这些任命时不完全被接受的，有反对意见（opposition），但他还是坚持了。 第五题，这个企业家通过让人们误会自己的意图而取得某些成功。答案是A段的这么一句：He led everyone to believe he was opposed to large mergers and then jumped on the Westcombe Bank opportunity at just the right moment他让所有人相信他是反对大的并购的，然后在最佳时期跳上Westcombe银行的机会（即收购了这个银行）。let everyone believe，也就是misleading people about his intentions。 第六题，这个企业家的能力最初在雇佣他的公司里受到了怀疑。答案是B段最后一句，稍微隐晦点：This should be extremely satisfying for Nash, who had left the retailer in 1986, disappointed after failing to secure the top job.因为无法得到高层的职位而失望离开，结果因为他的决策，公司股价上升了，让他很满足。意思就是本来以这个人的能力是可以胜任高层的工作的，但是他却没有得到。 第七题，这个企业家因为处理一些商业利益的能力而受到仰慕。答案在C段。C段最后说这个人在不同的公司担任要职（be chairman），不同的公司会有商业利益的冲突，而他却能好好处理（manage），所以答案选C。《Setting up an appraisal scheme》，制定评估计划。 第八题，前面说做评估最重要的是决定关键的目标，以及计划的真正目的。那么接着应该说的就是这个计划的目的是什么。符合这一条件的是D：理想的说，这是为了提供一个帮助员工发展的支持性框架。 第九题，这一段是讲选人的重要。空格前面说要挑选一个了解各个员工潜在需求的人，后面说这个人要能被大家信任，这样当员工有什么疑问时才会转向他。从上下文看，第九空仍然是和选人有关。A最符合这个特点，有两个关键地方。select a manager和deal with any suspicions，分别可以和上下文对应。Select a manager 可以对应于前面的the person given responsibility，deal with any suspicions可以对应于后文的staff will turn to if they are concerned. 第十题，前面说让员工被自己不喜欢的或者是价值观不认同的人来评估的话，评估计划的成功会打折扣。所以这个第十空的讲的还是关于选人的。C可以填在这里，C选项的in such a position是个暗示：让即使只有一个员工处在这样的位置上都会影响他人的反应。意思是不能让一个被大家不喜欢的人处在评估人的位置上。 第十一题，这段讲评估的形式要尽可能的简单，避免冗长的文件。能接上的是E：只需要让员工知道谁来评估，为什么评估，以及评估的形式就行了。没有必要弄那些复杂的没人愿意读的文件。 第十二题，前面说评估可能会涉及到一些机密信息的披露。后面说这些会展现一些访谈的决定。关键要理解空格后面的these代表什么。能够show the decisions
剑桥商务英语（BEC）中级口语考试试题 口语考试分为三部分： 第一阶段：考官和考生交流，时间大约3分钟Example 1.Q：What’s your name? A：My name is (Kate) (注：括号内的为参考答案) 2 .Q：Where are you from? A：I come from (JiangSu Province) 3. Q：Are you a student or worker? A：I am a (student/worker) 要点:：以上问题，只要你简单阐述就行了，不要长篇大论，而且老师问什么，你回答什么，千万不要拖泥带水。 Exercise:(每人问两个问题和答两个问题) 1、What is your major? 2、Which course do you like best? 3、Why do you study English? 4、Ｄo you like doing business? Why? 第二阶段：时间大概6分钟，每个考生分别发给一张带有三个不同题目的卡片，每个考生的题目都是不同的。考生需要从三个题目中选择一个题目，准备一分种，然后根据题目的要求他和提示作一分种的简短发言。 Ｅxercise :(以下问题三选一，每人陈述一分钟，并把你要讲的内容写在作业本上。) 1、Selecting a business magazine，which is more important? Cost Content ２、Choosing software, which is more important? Potential benefit
BEC-2 Test 1 Reading Part One Question 1-7 Look at the statements below and the information about training courses on the opposite paper. Which course (A, B, C, or D) does each statement 1-7 refer to? For each statement 1-7, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet. You will need to use some of these letters more than once. A Loans Administration This course looks at the administrative functions of a bank's loans department, e.g. dealing with credit applications and keeping records of loan transactions. We will use real application forms of the type that administrative staff in loans departments regularly handle. It will be particularly useful for experienced staff with day-to-day administrative responsibility for loan portfolios. Although most clients choose to enjoy our beautiful premises, the course can be run at the client company or elsewhere. B Cashflow Analysis On this advanced course you will build up a database of a company's cashflow over time and identify and interpret patterns of change. You will analyze the cashflow of a few sample companies and use your analysis to judge their ability to settle their debts. This course will help you perform an advanced cashflow analysis of your own company. C Loan Contracts Open to anyone who completed our introductory course to legal contracts in business, this course looks at the legal
BEC中级口语 BEC教研组许乃夫Part One 试题集锦 Conversation Topics 1 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.H ealth 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.H ow to keep a balance between growth and environment protection? 12.R adio and TV (What are your favorite/TV programs? Why?) 13.W hat kind of role does advertising play in promoting your products/services?