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第四部分：口语应试技巧BEC Vantage口语考试由三部分组成：简短谈话（Interview）、小型演讲（A Mini-Presentation）、相互讨论（Discussion）时间大约为14分钟左右（两名考生考试的时间）要求考生不仅具有一定英语口头表达能力，还要具备基本的商务知识，熟悉常用的商务词汇，因此与其他口语考试相比，剑桥商务英语口语考试的难度较大如何能在较短时间内了解BEC VANTAGE口语考试基本形式、提高自身的口语水平及应考能力呢？考生应注意以下备考要领及应试策略：1.平时加强练习：要想顺利通过BEC Vantage口语考试，考生除了参加培训班外，还应在平时多下功夫练习抓住一切机会说英语，在课堂上要踊跃发言，经常参加各种讨论活动；课余时间多做自说（speaking to yourself）练习，尽可能用英语来表达所见到的和所想到的事情；克服胆怯心理，不要害怕犯错误，学习是循序渐进的过程，练习愈多，错误自然愈少；多听、多读纯正的英语，模仿自然的语音和语调，多与外国人交流2.增加商务知识：商务英语主要应用于商务场合，因此会涉及一些商务用语和商务知识对考生来说，除了要注重一定的英语口语练习外，还要熟悉必要的商业用语和常识。

多阅读些与商务有关的文章能扩大知识面与词汇量，扩展思路，即使在考试中遇到自己不熟悉的话题也不会觉得无话可说3.熟悉考试模式：同其他口语考试一样，BEC Vantage．口语考试有着其标准的考试模式和严格的评分标准因此熟悉考试模式和标准，在考试时知道自己什么该做，什么不该做是考试取得成功的关键4.轻松上阵应试：考生不要把口语考试看得太可怕，应尽量放松自己，应时刻保持微笑和目光交流有时考官为了引导谈话或把握全局可能会打断谈话，考生千万不要因此而慌张有一点考生必须牢记，对问题应有自己的主观思想，并努力将其表达出来，尽量做到自己多说，无需过多顾及口音是否纯正，只要表达连贯性强并注意语法就可得到一定的基准分5.考场注意事项：提前几分钟到达考场；以自己最佳的面貌出现在考官面前；不要抽烟或嚼口香糖；面带微笑进人考场；尽量放松自己，但要以正确的姿势坐好；积极主动回答每个问题，回答时要做到完整、真实，不能只是用“Yes"和“No”来回答问题；未经许可，不要在考试中写任何东西；遇到没有听懂的问题时，不要装懂，应该说："I'm sorry, could you repeat that, please"说话时，要保持恰当的眼神交流，不要左顾右盼。

尽量不要逗乐、发誓或使用但语，以免有哗众取宠之嫌当考官宣布考试完毕时，应礼貌地表示感谢并迅速退场；不要问考官分数或偷窥得分卡上的分数一、口语第一部分应试技巧—简短谈话（一）题型介绍BEC Vantage口试第一部分为简短谈话这部分比较模式化，要求考生能将自己的背景，如工作、学习情况、兴趣爱好、过去的经历、将来的打算等流利并连贯地表达出来这一阶段的谈话主要是为了放松与热身，初步测试考生的英语口头表达能力总时间为3分钟左右（两名考生的考试时间）具体而言，这部分又分为两阶段：第一阶段是考查考生自己的基本情况，如：姓名、籍贯、业余爱好等；第二阶段要求考生就其学习、工作及其他商务话题等具体方面提供信息，交流观点，并在交流中表达同意、不同意或倾向性意见譬如，考官会问A考生：“What would be your ideal job？Is the opportunity to work abroad important to you？”（二）应试技巧1.注意第一印象：第一印象非常重要，考生应在轻松友善的态度下介绍自己，并注意自己的身体语言不要望着天花板或地板，不要左顾右盼或眨眼太多，应时刻保持微笑和视线接触，尽量让你的形态和表情告诉考官你的轻松、自信和镇定。

但也不要双手交叉在胸前或全身倚靠在椅子上，这都是过于随便的表现2.表达准确清晰：用简单、准确、流利的语言介绍自己，清晰和详细地回答考官的提问，直率和坦诚地讲述自己的生活经历这一阶段主要是考生的自我介绍考生应平时做好充分的准备，掌握相关的句型，表达时应尽量自然流畅，但不能背诵3.表达尽量自然：如一时难以答出考官的提问，千万不要停顿下来或做吃惊状，可用诸如“Well, that's a good question.”，“Let me think"等词句来缓冲紧张，理清思路4.学会认真倾听：当主考官在与一名考生对话时，另一名考生必须仔细听考官会问A考生：“Do you think all companies ought to provide training opportunities for staff?”之后，很可能会17 B考生“What do you think of it?"如果B考生没有仔细听，只是对考官说“Sorry”或“Pardon"，这样会影响口试成绩三）考试实例The interview一about 3 minutesIn this part the interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn．You have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions.（A为考官，B为一考生，C为另一考生）A：OK. Now let's get started．What's your name？Where are you from？B：My name is Li Ming，and I'm from Shanghai．A：Thank you．And you？Where are you from? C：I'm Zheng Fang. I'm from Hangzhou．A：Thanks．Do you work or study here，Miss Zheng?C：I work as a sales clerk in a foreign company.A：What about you，Mr. Li？B：I'm a student. I study Biology．A：Do you like your major，Mr. Li？B：Yes，I'm very fond of Biology.A：Why？B：I find biology very interesting and very useful．It helps me understand life forms andnature better.A：How about you, Miss Zheng？C：I like my job very much．The Sales Department is very important in the company. Ican learn a lot from my work，and my boss treats me very well．A：Thank you．Now I'm going to ask you both some questions about office hours. Howmany hours do you study each day，Mr. Li？B：I study about 10 hours every day.A：What about you，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 don't think so.A：Why not？C：Working overtime will cause complaints from' employees and ruin their health in thelong run. If the workers develop the habit 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 don't think overtime work is a good thing. That makes the job very stressful andtiring. Of course，it's understandable to work overtime occasionally when it's 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. Withinthe shorter hours，they can 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 towork part-time or full time，work in Small Office，Home Office．A：OK. That's all for the first part of the exam. Now let's move to the second…（四）备考宝典1.常问问题关于基本个人信息（About Basic Personal Information）What's your name？Where are your from？Tell me something special about your hometown．What do you do in your spare time？How do you spend your leisure time？What are your hobbies？•What do you usually do in your holidays（on weekends）？关于学习（About Study)How are you as a student？Do you enjoy your study?What's your favorite subject？What's your major?Do you like your major? Why？When and where did you graduate？关于工作（About Work）What is your 。