BEC中级听力

BECVantageListeningOverviewofBECListeningPapersBECPreliminaryBECVantageBECHigher4parts30questionsAbout40minutesincludingtransfertime3parts30questionsAbout40minutesincludingtransfertime3parts30questionsAbout40minutesincludingtransfertimeStandardFeaturesEverytaskisheardtwice.Candidatesareencouragedtowriteonthequestionpaperwhilelistening.Candidateshavetenminutestotransfertheiranswerstotheanswersheet.Thecandidateisnotrequiredtochangetheformofthewordsheard(i.e.nogrammaticalmanipulationrequired).ArangeofstandardEnglishaccentsisused,including:British,American,Canadian,Australian/NewZealand,SouthAfricanBritishandAmericanaccentsaremostfrequentlyused.FocusofthetestListeningforgistListeningfordetailspecializedvocabularyspeedofdeliverypronunciationfeaturesprocessingofideasknowledgeoftopicinferencePartOneNote-completion/Gap-fillingListeningforspecificinformationShort,writtenanswersrequired(uptothreewords)Word(s),numberorlettersrequiredNamesspeltoutmustbecorrectlyspelt.LanguageprocessingrequiredAnswersalwaysintheordertheyareheard.Candidateswritetheexactwordhear.(nochangeofformat)Activity—PredictingsuggestpossiblewordstocompletethemessageLookatthenotebelowYouwillhearamancallinghisofficeTelephonemessageMartinHayesphonedfromthe(1)………………..Thereisaproblem:the(2)…………..haven’tarrived!(Theyseresentbyairlastweek.)Anotherthing:heneedsmore(3)…………………….He’sattendinga(4)…………thismorning,socallhimbackaroundlunchtime.Predicting:thinkoftocompletethesephrasesandsentencesfootball........English........Ioftenplay........Mycompanywassetupin........Iworkasa........[e.g.match,stadium,boots,player][e.g.lessons,books,people],[e.g.football,tennis,(the)piano,cards,withmyfriends],[e.g.1990],[e.g.secretary,labtechnician,trainer].Mycompanymanufactures........Ourproductssellwellbecausethey’re........[e.g.cars,furniture],[e.g.goodquality;goodvalue;cheap].WritingtestquestionsWithapartner,lookatthescriptandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Suggestfourthingsthatcouldbetested.2.Trytowriteoneortwoquestions,remembertoreformulatetoavoidstraightdictation.F:Oh,hello.CanIspeaktoJillCroft,please?M:I’msorry,butshe’snothereatthemoment.CanItakeamessage?F:Oh,please.It’sSarahMiddlemisshere.M-I-doubleD-L-E-M-I-doubleS.frompegasuscommunicationsLtd.M:Thanks.What’sthemessage?F:Well,I’mthePersonnelManagerhereatPegasus–it’sregardingthepositionofsalesexecutiveJillhasappliedfor.It’sjusttoletherknowthatbeforewearrangeinterviewdates,we’reinvitingapplicantstoacompanypresentationonthetwenty-eighth.We’llconfirmthis,ofcourse,byletter.M:Fine–I’llletherknow.F:Oneotherthing–we’vereceivedherapplicationandcurriculumvitae,butcan’tfindanymentionofherreferees.Couldyouaskhertoletushavetheirdetailsassoonaspossible?M:OK–I’venotedthatdown.F:thanksverymuchforyourhelp.M:Noproblem.Byefornow.Sarah______calledthismorningaboutthepostof_______.They’dlikeyoutoattenda________onthe28th;they’llconfirmthisbyletter.Inthemeantime,canyousendherdetailsofyour_______.PartTwo-MatchingListeningforspecificinformationIdentifyingcontext,topicandfunctionInvolvesprocessinglanguageFivemonologues(differentspeakers)FindoutthekeymarkersActivity-BrainstormingLookatthelistofoptionsbelowandsuggestwhatthelinkmightbe.A.CareerprospectsB.HealthandsafetyC.WorkinghoursD.HolidayallowanceE.TrainingcoursesF.DisciplinaryproceduresG.JobsecurityH.PayincreasesPartThree–MultipleChoiceListeningforgistListeningforspecificinformationListeningforattitudes/opinions/feelingsNottheoriginalsentence(paraphrase)Activity–reformulation/paraphraseHowmighttheoptionsbeparaphrasedinthescript?Whichwordsorphrasesaredifficulttoparaphrase?Whenvisitingcompanies,PhilipSpencer’sobjectiveistoA.ImprovestaffproductivityB.Identifyproblemareas.C.Re-trainweakmanagement.ProblemsatManson’shadcontinuedafterSpencer’sfirstvisitbecauseofA.Poordistributionsystems.B.Inadequatemarketresearch.C.Out-datedproductionmethods.