Bec Higher Testbuilder Scan – Ebook download as PDF File .pdf) or read book online. Bec Higher. The “BEC Higher Testbuilder” comprises the book itself, including all answer keys and listening transcripts, plus an audio CD. This is an effective, no- nonsense. BEC Higher Testbuilder is designed to improve exam performance and increase language competence for success in the Cambridge Business English.
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Neither the texts themselves nor the questions seem appreciably different from those of the real exam going by the examples in the official Cambridge BEC Higher handbook. The alternative would be to have included these sections after every part of every test making 24 sectionseach building on the last. It is a two-pager, focusing on that particular part of the reading test in some detail and posing questions teshbuilder at developing awareness and instilling habits of analysis.
It would also, of course, be possible to flesh out or adapt the exercises. Obviously, the main readers of this book would be either students considering taking the exam, or their teachers. The only caveat is to avoid making yourself the only one in the room who appears enthused!
Listenings testtbuilder given similar treatment. Self study or class exam practice book, with CD Authors: In fact, the part 1 practice tests here could be used with IELTS classes, perhaps to provide a bit of variety. These are kept nice and simple. This could be useful stuff, but only as revision or support for more detailed study. To sum up, this is a good alternative to the official practice test books.
Although it does not contain actual past papers, you would be hard testbuikder to see a significant difference, although hard-nosed BEC aficionados may possibly disagree. Thirdly, it could be used for periodical mock exams in Business English classes.
Overall this is a very serviceable book, with a no-nonsense approach. Secondly, the answer key is comprehensive and thorough- not merely giving the correct answers, but explaining why they are so. The Speaking section of BEC, also in three parts, comprises an interview, a short presentation and a discussion. These are interesting enough for the casual teacher, and it is quite possible to read both texts and questions satisfactorily on the train to work, if your tight schedule forbids a more through perusal!
There then follows a few questions and a sample answer.
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Secondly, it could provide a useful basis for business one-to-ones. The support material is good. Firstly, bsc is a single monologue a speech or presentation with sentence completion tasks which involves listening for specific information.
Students are asked to classify these, plus their attendant adverbs, arranging the latter in terms of degree or speed of change.
This activity could be extended to the whole of the scripts.
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It starts with information about the exam itself- useful if you are suddenly plunged into teaching a BEC class at the last minute! For all parts of the reading, we are given explanations as to why such testbuiledr such an answer is correct.
The role of the teacher might be superfluous here, though, since the students testbbuilder check their own answers in the back of the book and even see the why the correct answer was so.
As you can see, all question types are standardised and predictable like FCE etc, but unlike IELTSso it is quite easy to find specific examples for highed practice. The reading section, for instance, has six parts, either having double page spreads parts or a single pages parts 5 and 6 so no page-flapping required!
Then follows the tests themselves, of which there are a total of four, each comprising sections of each of the four skills- in this case, reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Clearly, at 2 pages long a go, these are not intended to teach how to write. Firstly, it could provide self-study materials for students themselves, and perhaps accompany a course book such as Market Leader. There is a good selection of idioms and figurative language e. Although it is always possible to use materials for other purposes, this book is very exam-focused and would not transfer naturally to other contexts.
All parts are covered. In fact, in one of the exercises, sections of the transcripts are copied and they have to do just that. You can just sit back and pretend to read the Financial Times. This is a plus feature of the official Cambridge exam books.
They do, however, provide concise revision material and as such are useful. Certainly, neither the narrator nor the bright and breezy actors loose marks for clarity of expression, even with the variety of accents on show. It appears to be mainly geared toward self-study, but there is opportunity for it to be used in some classroom contexts.
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A fourth possibility is that it might be used for intensive short courses, to plough quickly through exam material and show students what to expect. On the one hand, the recordings are hiigher enough to the exam, and this approach makes for clarity; on the other, both students and teachers may be irritated by the neatly-scripted, cleanly-delivered speeches.
Part two brings a series of five short monologues, accompanied by two sets of multiple-matching questions i. As for the included audio CD itself, those familiar with EFL listening materials are in for no surprises. None involve the audio CD itself, instead referring the reader to transcripts. Finally, candidates listen to a long up to 5 minute dialogue in which two businessmen talk shop. These are fairly standard, but eminently useable. Perhaps the authors felt this would be repetitive or unnecessary- but then there would of course be no obligation to read them all.
In any case, in addition to being cheaper, it has the plus feature of the detailed exam guidance, useful additional exercises and a very thorough answer key despite a few testbujlder, such as the lack of detailed comment on the writing samples.
BEC Listening is divided into three parts.