1、Tips for BOEC,高级口试的通过标准,通过高级口试的考试能够就生活或工作中熟悉的各种话题与讲英语的人士进行比较自然的交流，例如能够就国内外普遍关心的话题用英语进行交流，表明自己的观点、意见和态度。能够描述一个事件或就一般性问题作简短发言。能够胜任日常生活的口头翻译，承担一般性会谈的口头翻译工作。,高级英语口语考试方式及要求,考官与考生一对一的对话方式，考试时间为1215分钟。 考试步骤由5个步骤组成: 1考官与考生相互问候和介绍（1分钟） 2考官与考生进行自由对话（4分钟） 3考生就某一话题按要求作口头陈述，并回答考官提问（4分钟） 4考生就未事先准备的话题进行发言，并与考官就相关话
2、题展开讨论（话题范围包括人人说英语高级教材所涉及的范围）（4分钟） 5.考试结束，考生退场。,目标描述,通过高级口语考试的人员应该能够 1主动与考官打招呼，并相互问候与介绍； 2与考官进行自由交谈，语言得体、流畅； 3就个人或他人的工作、学习或生活等情况与考官进行交流和沟通； 4. 在日常人际交往中有效地使用语言进行表 达，如发表意见，表达各种可能性和不确定性等； 5. 描述事物及其发展过程； 6委婉地提出问题或拒绝回答；,7有效地把握谈话的内容和节奏，会用客套话，会提出问题，结束谈话； 8在交际中恰当地表达自己的感情，如：希望、遐想、意愿、忏悔等； 9对交际中产生的误会加以澄清或解释； 10
3、清楚地讲述自己准备的话题； 11流利地回答考官提出的与话题有关的各种问题； 12交谈中转变话题时做出合适的应答； 13与考官就未准备的简单问题进行交流，反应迅速，停顿较少； 14熟悉各种一般性公务活动中的套话和用语，与外国人进行交流，语言流畅、自然、得体； 15承担一般性会谈的口头翻译工作。,考试注意事项,1.良好的应试心态 2. 口语考试的特点：发音、身体语言、着装 3. 熟悉考试程序，根据考官的的要求表达 4.注意表达中的一些小技巧。如：礼貌地要求考官解释问题、将话题巧妙地转给考官:Do you agree with me? Do you think so? etc；与考官之间的eye c
4、ontact;恰当地使用一些手势。 5.高级考试时考官与考生回就一些话题进行交流，他们之间更多的不是问答，而是一种互动.,北京市英语口语等级证书考试样题 高级,I. Introduction and General Conversation (about 4 minutes) Good morning/ afternoon. Sit down please. My name is(Examiners full name ) Whats your name? And whats your candidate number (准考证号)? Could I have your mark sheet,
5、 please? (Can you give me your mark sheet, please?) （ Can I have that piece of paper?） Thank you.,Now, first of all Id like to know something about you. Do you live locally? What kind of journey did you have to get here today? Do you live with your family or friends?,(If the candidate is a student,
6、ask the following questions.) What subjects are you studying? What do you enjoy about (one of the subjects named by the candidate)? Could you tell me something about your early school days? What were they like? Thank you. Now Id like to ask you something about your personal experience.,Who are the m
7、ost important people in your life? Do you and your friends share the same ideas? Tell me about your best friend. Thank you. Now Id like to ask you one more question for you. (Select one more question for the candidate.) Could you tell me something about why you are learning English? What do you thin
8、k of your English proficiency? How easy do you think it will be to maintain the level of English you have achieved?,II. Presentation (about 4minutes),Please read all THREE topics below carefully. Choose ONE which you feel you will be able to talk about for TWO minutes. You have ONE minute to read an
9、d prepare your talk.,Topic A,You are going to talk about reading. What sort of things do you like reading? The following may give you some ideas. Choose 2 or 3 points you would like to talk about. Add other ideas of your own if you wish. Novels Short stories Book about famous people Newspapers and m
10、agazines poetry Other ,Topic B,Finding a satisfying job is not easy. Your impression and performance at the job interview are essential for your success. How will you impress your interviewers? Choose 2 or 3 points you would like to talk about. Add other ideas of your own if you wish. Dress and hair
11、 style Body language Response to questions Relevance of your answers Informativeness of your answers Others,Follow-up question,Topic A: Do you think the web has changed your reading habits? Give your reason. Topic B: What would be your most important tip for the job applicant? Give your reasons.,III
12、. Presentation and Discussion (about 4 minutes),Now, here are some other topics. Please choose one topic from them. (Show the candidate 4 numbered cards, all face down, and ask him/her to choose a card) What is your topic number? (Read out the topic that the candidate has chosen.)Your topic is (Read
13、 the information under each topic.) Now you have 30 seconds to prepare your talk. Would you like to begin now? Now you have 2 minutes to talk about it, and then Ill ask you some questions.,Could you tell me something about the free-time activities of people around you? Select two or three appropriat
14、e follow-up questions for the candidate. What outdoor activities do you usually choose as a pastime? What do you think of spending ones free time in a bar? What kinds of activities benefit you most? Why? Thats the end of the test. Thank you.,Topics,Education Food and drink Health and Body Care Trans
15、portation Holidays Sports,Home and family Jobs and occupation Shopping Whether Social relations travel,Topic: Education,1. Which plays a more important part in your study, self-teaching or school-teaching? 2. Some students play computer games day and night. What comments would you make on this pheno
16、menon? 3. Suppose one of your classmates didnt finish his assignments properly and he wanted to copy yours. What would you do in this case? 4. Is study important any more when one gets employed? Why or why not? 5. How to judge whether a school is good or bad? 6. With the increase in the enrollment o
17、f university students, there is a tendency to allow students to live outside the campus. Do you prefer to live in the campus dorm or rent a room outside?,Topic: Food and Drink,What food do you like/dislike? Why?Which do you prefer: eating in restaurants or eating at home? 3. Do you like to have dinn
18、er by yourself or with others? 4. Do you like cooking? If yes, what do you usually cook? 5. How do you make your favorite dish? 6 .What do you think are healthy food? 7. What do you think about the fast food restaurant? 8. Do you prefer western food or Chinese food?,Topic: Health and Body Care,1. Do
19、 you think routine physical check-up is necessary to keep fit? 2. Are we more healthy or less healthy than our ancestors? 3. Do some diseases change your idea about health and body care? 4. Whats relationship between physical health and mental health? 5. What are the factors that influence peoples h
20、ealth? 6. How do you keep fit?,Topic: Transportation,1. What role does transport play in the social life? 2. Can you say something about the transport in Beijing? 3. What caused the heavy traffic? 4. What can we do to improve the transport situation? 5. Whats your idea about family cars?,Topic: Holi
21、days,1. How do you celebrate the Spring festival/ Mid-autumn Festival/ National Day/at home? 2. What do you think of the 7-day holiday in October? 3. Some Chinese traditional festivals have been set as public holidays. What do you think of it? 4. Do you know some Western festivals? 5. Some of the We
22、stern festivals have become quite popular in China. Whats your comment?,Topic: Sports,1. Whats your favorite sport? Why do you like it? 2. Who is your favorite sportsman/sportswomen? Why? 3. Whats your idea about the Olympic Games? 4. What benefits can China get from the 2008 Olympic Games? 5. Whats
23、 the relationship between team-spirit and sport?,Topic: Home and Family,1. Can you say something about your parents? 2. Have you ever quarreled with your parents? What do you usually do if you have a different opinion from your parents? 3. An English proverb says, “Like father, like son.” Do you thi
24、nk so? 4. What can you learn from your family members? 5. How has housework changed in your family in the past few years?,Topic: Jobs and Occupation,1. Which plays the main role in your job choosing, salary or interest? 2. Whats your job expectation?/Whats your career ambition? 3. Modern people tend
25、 to change jobs often. What do you think? 4. Do you mind taking a job irrelevant with your major? 5. What do you think of freelance? 6. Can you say something about part-time job?,Topic: Shopping,1. Do you enjoy shopping? Why or why not? 2. How often do you go shopping? 3. How much time do you spend
26、shopping every week? 4. What is your favorite shop and why do you like it? 5. What are the shops like in your town? 6. What problems are there with shopping in your area? 7. Have you ever bought second-hand things? Why or why not?,Topic: Weather,Describe the features of four seasons in you city. Whi
27、ch season you like best? Why? What differences are there in life style between people from south and the ones from north? Is there any change of climate in the past 20 years? What do you think of the environment in the future? What should government do to prevent disasters, such as earthquake, flood
28、 and so on. How does green house affect our life?,Topic: Social Relations,1. Is the teacher-student relationship like the server-customer relationship? 2. How do you get along with your colleagues/classmates? 3. Among all the social relations, which one is the most important to you? 4. How do you lo
29、ok at the interpersonal relationship in China? 5. Whats your definition of “friend”?,Topic: travel,1. Do you prefer free travel or travel organized by an Agency? 2. Why many people come to China? Are there any advantages and disadvantages? 3. What your opinion about the prospect of tourism in China?
30、 4. What benefits can we get from traveling? 5. What trouble may we meet in a travel? 6. Do you prefer scenic spots or historical sites? 7. Do you prefer traveling with your family or with friends?,Topic: Success,1. Describe an important/recent success in your life. 2. How can you get to success? 3. What are the essential conditions /qualifications of success? 4. Why people must have a future goal? 5. What is your aim of life?,Being calm Always smiling Attentive Logical discourse Clear delivery You can make it.,
