揭秘BEC：詳解中級(jí)和高級(jí)的區(qū)別
BEC是學(xué)習(xí)商務(wù)英語的標(biāo)桿，可以通過備考高級(jí)來繼續(xù)提升，能力和證書一舉兩得。那今天就具體跟大家談?wù)?，BEC高級(jí)的含金量，BEC中級(jí)和高級(jí)的難度差別在哪，如何完成中級(jí)到高級(jí)的跨越，
揭秘BEC：詳解中級(jí)和高級(jí)的區(qū)別
一、中級(jí) PK 高級(jí)
比較含金量的話，肯定是高級(jí)完勝中級(jí)。高級(jí)的價(jià)值會(huì)讓你收獲更多的認(rèn)同感。如果想用BEC作為求職敲門磚的話，小編建議大家一定要去考BEC高級(jí)。Do nothing but the best!
二、中級(jí)VS高級(jí)
中級(jí)和高級(jí)難度跨越大嗎?確實(shí)有一些學(xué)員，中級(jí)考了A，高級(jí)fail了。可見在難度上，高級(jí)確實(shí)是“高”!那么，“高”在哪里?大家可以比較一下：
1、話題
中級(jí)和高級(jí)覆蓋到的話題90%是相似的。比如HR management，sales and marketing，purchase，management，small business，幾乎是中高級(jí)都必考的點(diǎn)，但高級(jí)也會(huì)涉及到Macro economy，finance這樣相對(duì)專業(yè)的話題。那既然話題類似，高級(jí)難在哪兒呢?1)話題的深度不一樣。比如同樣是sales and marketing，中級(jí)可能會(huì)談到泛泛的概念，而高級(jí)則會(huì)涉及到brand stretching，marketing and ethics這樣具體的、相對(duì)更深入的話題;2)語言的難度不一樣。高級(jí)的詞匯量和句式復(fù)雜度更大。比如，高級(jí)會(huì)有這樣的句子出現(xiàn)：Current thinking indicates that, asa society, we are beginning to appreciate more fully that there must be limits to our consumption of natural resources, and that business activities must take greater account of this impact on society and economies, as well as the environment in which we live.賓語從句嵌套賓語從句，又嵌套并列句，再嵌套定語從句，而且類似句子的比例是很大的。
2、題量
整體來說，高級(jí)的題量比中級(jí)大，主要體現(xiàn)在閱讀和寫作上。閱讀匹配和填空各多了一道題，另外，還多了一個(gè)單詞填空題型，但這個(gè)題，只要做過準(zhǔn)備，基本算是加分的，因?yàn)榭疾榈亩际墙樵~、連詞等虛詞。閱讀題量變大了，但做題時(shí)間依然是1個(gè)小時(shí)，這就要求的做題速度要提升，速度提升靠的就是語言的熟練度和敏感度，大量的輸入訓(xùn)練必不可少。寫作主要是有更高的字?jǐn)?shù)要求，基本多了200 字，但時(shí)間也多了25分鐘。
3、考點(diǎn)
除了話題和題量上的區(qū)別，高級(jí)相對(duì)于中級(jí)來說，在考查的能力側(cè)重點(diǎn)上是不同的，或者說要求是更高的，尤其是聽力和寫作。聽力部分，高級(jí)的語速明顯比中級(jí)要快。而且高級(jí)聽力part1和part2均變成了一篇長(zhǎng)聽力，這對(duì)短時(shí)記憶能力，以及捕捉關(guān)鍵信息的能力要求高了，因?yàn)槟沐e(cuò)過一個(gè)空，后面的也許就跟不上了。聽力也是難度差別比較大的一個(gè)部分。寫作部分，高級(jí)要求有圖表描述的能力，但是這個(gè)部分是完全可以模式化，比較容易備考。Part2表面上看，是字?jǐn)?shù)要求變高，但實(shí)際上，這是對(duì)要商務(wù)知識(shí)和思維提出了更高的要求，因?yàn)槟阋性捒烧f，而且要言之有理。另外，高級(jí)要求寫作中使用的詞匯和句式要更具多樣性。
三、中級(jí)→高級(jí)
如何實(shí)現(xiàn)從中級(jí)到高級(jí)的跨越?對(duì)于低分飄過中級(jí)的同學(xué)來說，至少需要有4-5個(gè)月的準(zhǔn)備時(shí)間。高級(jí)的語言難度變大了，教材學(xué)習(xí)對(duì)這部分同學(xué)來說，依然是必須的。對(duì)于語言功底不錯(cuò)的同學(xué)來說，備考高級(jí)會(huì)相對(duì)輕松，可以選擇教材中和中級(jí)不同的章節(jié)，進(jìn)行選擇性的學(xué)習(xí)。同時(shí)大家要堅(jiān)持每天在聽寫酷做一次聽寫訓(xùn)練，注意不要一個(gè)字一個(gè)字的聽寫，要聽完一整個(gè)句子，進(jìn)行回憶默寫，訓(xùn)練理解和短時(shí)記憶的能力。而寫作和口試可以在考前2個(gè)月進(jìn)行集中訓(xùn)練，這部分的備考，沒有所謂的捷徑，就是要要?jiǎng)邮謩?dòng)口，同時(shí)積累常用句式、套路，這點(diǎn)非常關(guān)鍵。
BEC商務(wù)英語中級(jí)考試真題
THE ART OF PERSUASION
'Let me send you our brochure' is probably the most commonly used phrase in business. But all too often, it can spell the end of a customer enquiry because many brochures appear to be produced not to clarify and to excite but to confuse. So what goes wrong and how can it be put right? Too often, businesses fail to ask themselves critical questions like, 'Who will the brochure be sent to?' 'What do we want to achieve with it?' The truth is that a brochure has usually been produced for no other reason than that the competition has one.
However, with a little research, it often transpires that what the client wants is a mixture: part mail shot, part glossy corporate brochure and part product catalogue - a combination rarely found. Having said that, the budget is likely to be finite. There may not be enough money to meet all three marketing needs, so the first task is to plan the brochure, taking into account the most significant of these. The other requirements will have to be met in a different way. After all, introducing the company's product range to new customers by mail is a different task from selling a new season's collection to existing customers.
The second task is to get the content right. In 95 per cent of cases, a company will hire a designer to oversee the layout, so the final product looks stylish, interesting and professional; but they don't get a copywriter or someone with the right expertise to produce the text, or at least tidy it up - and this shows. A bigger failing is to produce a brochure that is not customer focused. Your brochure should cover areas of interest to the customer, concentrating on the benefits of buying from you.
Instead, thousands of brochures start with a history lesson, 'Founded in 1987, we have been selling our products .. I can assure you that customers are never going to say to themselves, 'They've been around for 20 years - I'll buy from them.' It's not how long you've been in business that counts, it's what you've done in that time. The important point to get across at the beginning is that you have a good track record. Once this has been established, the rest of the brochure should aim to convince customers that your products are the best on the market.
It is helpful with content to get inside the customer's head. If your audience is young and trendy, be creative and colourful. As always, create a list of the benefits that potential customers would gain from doing business with you, for example, product quality, breadth of range, expertise of staff and so on. But remember that it is not enough just to state these; in order to persuade, they need to be spelt out. One possibility is to quote recommendations from existing customers. This also makes the brochure personal to you, rather than it simply being a set of suppliers' photographs with your name on the front.
At the design stage, there are many production features that can distinguish your brochure from the run of the mill. You may think that things like cutouts or pop-ups will do this for you and thus make you stand out, or you may think they just look like designer whims that add cost. Go through all the options in detail. One of them might be that all-important magical ingredient.
13 What point does the writer make about brochures in the first paragraph?
A Customer expectations of them are too high.
B They ought to be more straightforward in design.
C Insufficient thought tends to go into producing them.
D Companies should ensure they use them more widely.
14 The writer's advice to companies in the second paragraph is to
A produce a brochure to advertise new product lines.
B use a brochure to extend the customer base.
C accept that a brochure cannot fulfil every objective.
D aim to get a bigger budget allocation for producing brochures.
15 In the third paragraph, which of the following does the writer say would improve the majority of brochures?
A better language and expression
B better overall appearance
C more up-to-date content
D more product information
16 In the introduction to a brochure, the writer advises companies to focus on
A their understanding of the business environment.
B the range of products they offer.
C their unique market position.
D the reputation they have built up.
17 When discussing brochure content in the fifth paragraph, the writer reminds companies to
A consider old customers as well as new ones.
B provide support for the claims they make.
C avoid using their own photographs.
D include details of quality certification.
18 What does 'run of the mill' in line 67 mean?
A eye-catching
B complicated
C stylish
D ordinary
BEC商務(wù)英語中級(jí)考試真題解析
《The art of persuasion》，勸說的藝術(shù)。這里的勸說(persuasion)帶點(diǎn)廣告的意思，是指怎么樣設(shè)計(jì)廣告手冊(cè)(brochure)才能吸引顧客，也就是勸顧客掏錢購買產(chǎn)品。
第一段引出話題，說廣告手冊(cè)常常設(shè)計(jì)得不合理，會(huì)把客戶弄糊涂，從而結(jié)束客戶的咨詢。很多企業(yè)并沒有思考一些關(guān)鍵性的問題，比如想通過廣告手冊(cè)達(dá)到什么目的。通常企業(yè)設(shè)計(jì)廣告手冊(cè)的原因是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手擁有它。
13題問第一段中作者對(duì)廣告手冊(cè)所做的觀點(diǎn)是什么。答案是后面幾句：businesses fail to ask themselves critical questions like….企業(yè)沒有問自己一些關(guān)鍵性的問題。從這段話可以看出，作者認(rèn)為企業(yè)在設(shè)計(jì)廣告手冊(cè)時(shí)的考慮是不周全的，沒有進(jìn)行深入思考。所以答案是C：設(shè)計(jì)他們時(shí)考慮得并不充分。A不對(duì)，沒有提到客戶的期望，只是說廣告手冊(cè)可能會(huì)把客戶弄糊涂。B也不對(duì)，第一段并沒有提到design的問題。D在原文中也沒有提到。這題稍微需要理解和概括。
第二段是講廣告手冊(cè)設(shè)計(jì)時(shí)的一些考量。開頭先說客戶需要的廣告手冊(cè)是一個(gè)混合體，很難找到。而往往客戶手冊(cè)的預(yù)算是有限的，所以設(shè)計(jì)時(shí)不可能滿足所有的市場(chǎng)需要，應(yīng)該優(yōu)先考慮最關(guān)鍵的部分。
14題問作者在第二段中對(duì)公司的建議是什么。原文說的很明白：There may not be enough money to meet all three marketing needs, so the first task is to plan the brochure, taking into account the most significant of these.不可能滿足所有的市場(chǎng)需要，所以優(yōu)先考慮最關(guān)鍵的部分，其他的需要用另外的方式來滿足。理解了內(nèi)容不難選出答案是C：接受一個(gè)廣告手冊(cè)不可能滿足所有目標(biāo)的事實(shí)。
第三段緊接著第二段所說的首要任務(wù)(first task)，提出了次要任務(wù)(second task)：把廣告手冊(cè)的內(nèi)容找準(zhǔn)。在95%的情況下，公司會(huì)雇人好好設(shè)計(jì)廣告手冊(cè)，但是卻不會(huì)找有相關(guān)技能的廣告文字撰稿人制作內(nèi)容，或者至少給收拾下。還有一個(gè)更大的失敗之處在于制作出的廣告手冊(cè)不是以客戶為中心的。廣告手冊(cè)應(yīng)該涉及到客戶感興趣的領(lǐng)域，集中在從你那購買所能獲得的好處上。
15題問作者在第三段說怎么樣才可以改善大部分的廣告手冊(cè)。根據(jù)前面的內(nèi)容概括，很顯然答案在A和D之間。選A是根據(jù)題干中的the majority of brochures來的，原文中提到In 95 per cent of cases, a company will hire a designer to oversee the layout….. but they don't get a copywriter or someone with the right expertise to produce the text.在95%的情況下公司只注重設(shè)計(jì)而不注重表述內(nèi)容，這里的95 per cent of cases可以對(duì)應(yīng)the majority of brochures。get a copywriter or someone with the right expertise to produce the text，找一個(gè)有相關(guān)技能的廣告文字撰稿人來制作文字，也就是A所說的更好的語言和表達(dá)。
第四段說明了廣告手冊(cè)剛剛誕生時(shí)的一些情況。客戶更看重的不是企業(yè)所存在的時(shí)間，而是企業(yè)的名聲和所干的實(shí)事。所以在廣告手冊(cè)的起步階段，最重要的是企業(yè)要擁有一個(gè)良好的業(yè)績(jī)記錄。一旦這些建立起來了，廣告手冊(cè)就可以致力于讓客戶相信你的產(chǎn)品是市場(chǎng)上最好的。
16題問在廣告手冊(cè)的引進(jìn)階段，作者對(duì)公司們的建議是什么。原文很明確：The important point to get across at the beginning is that you have a good track record.。通過這一階段最重要的是你必須有一個(gè)良好的業(yè)績(jī)記錄。也就是D選項(xiàng)所說的公司要注重他們所建立起來的名聲。其他幾個(gè)選項(xiàng)都沒有提到。第五段說的是廣告手冊(cè)內(nèi)容的一些注意事項(xiàng)。內(nèi)容中要包含與你做生意時(shí)可能獲得的一些好處。公司要對(duì)手冊(cè)上的聲明做詳細(xì)說明。還可能引用現(xiàn)存客戶的一些建議。這些可以使得廣告手冊(cè)顯得很個(gè)人化，而不是堆砌供應(yīng)商的照片然后把自己的名字印在最前面。
17題問第五段對(duì)廣告手冊(cè)內(nèi)容的討論中，作者的建議是什么。答案是原文的這么一句：it is not enough just to state these; in order to persuade, they need to be spelt out。僅僅只是聲明是不夠的，為了可以說服，他們需要被詳細(xì)說明。也就是B選項(xiàng)所說的為所做的聲明提供支持。A和D沒有提到，C不對(duì)，不是說避免使用他們的照片，而是說不能僅僅只呈上他們的照片，還要有別的東西，比如客戶的建議。
最后一段是說的設(shè)計(jì)階段的注意事項(xiàng)，需要具備哪些特征才能讓你的廣告手冊(cè)脫穎而出。18題要聯(lián)系上下文進(jìn)行理解，原文是說“there are many production features that can distinguish your brochure from the run of the mill.”有很多生產(chǎn)特征能讓你的廣告手冊(cè)區(qū)別于其他的，后文有一個(gè)make you stand out，理解這里的含義，就是要和普通的一般的廣告手冊(cè)相區(qū)分。所以選擇ordinary。
幾個(gè)疑似生詞：
transpire：When it transpires that something is the case, people discover that it is the case. 為人所知
spell something out：to explain something clearly and in detail
e.g:The report spelled out in detail what the implications were for teacher training.
track record:all the past achievements, successes or failures of a person or an organization 業(yè)績(jī)記錄
BEC商務(wù)英語考試考前注意事項(xiàng)
BEC考前注意事項(xiàng)：
1. 考試的前一天，查看所在城市的天氣情況，如果下雨，要記得帶好雨傘。
2. 如果考場(chǎng)不是自己熟悉的地點(diǎn)，建議大家提前找好考場(chǎng)位置。
3. 檢查證件：是否帶齊準(zhǔn)考證、身份證。證件一定要帶齊，注意一定是身份證，學(xué)生證不可以代替身份證。
4. 檢查考試用品：2B鉛筆、橡皮和黑色簽字筆(寫作用黑色簽字筆、填涂答題卡用2B鉛筆)。
5. 考試前一晚不要熬夜，注意充分休息、放松心情以利于考試當(dāng)天正常發(fā)揮。睡前不要做劇烈運(yùn)動(dòng)，不要熬夜背單詞看書，不要讓自己的身體處于興奮狀態(tài)，牛奶和舒緩的音樂都有助于快速入眠。
6. 睡前切記調(diào)好鬧鐘，以免第二天考試遲到。
7. 考試當(dāng)天，早餐正常飲食，切不可因?yàn)槲缚诓缓枚艞壴绮??？梢詭б粔K巧克力來補(bǔ)充能量、舒緩情緒。
8. 建議大家提早半小時(shí)出門，考試開始后，遲到考生不得入場(chǎng)。如果因?yàn)槎萝嚩t到，導(dǎo)致失去考試資格就太可惜了。
9. 到達(dá)考場(chǎng)后，建議先把如廁問題解決一下，尤其是女生。因?yàn)榈脚R近考試的二十分鐘，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)廁所門口排隊(duì)的人已經(jīng)看不到頭了。
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