08年5月BEC中级考试报告.pdf

Business English Certificate VANTAGE Examination Report May 2008 ?UCLES 2008 EMC/5652/8Y11 Business English Certificate Vantage Examination Report May 2008 CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Paper 1 - Reading 3 Paper 2 - Writing 8 Paper 3 - Listening 15 Paper 4 - Speaking 20 Feedback Form 24 WEBSITE REFERENCE This report can be accessed through the Cambridge ESOL website at: www.CambridgeESOL.org ? UCLES 2008 0352 INTRODUCTION This report provides a general view of how candidates performed overall and on each paper in the May 2008 session, and offers guidance on the preparation of candidates. ? Grading Grading took place during June 2008, approximately five weeks after the examination was taken. The four BEC Vantage papers total 120 marks, after weighting. Each paper (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking) represents 25% of the total marks available. It is important to note that candidates do not ‘pass’ or ‘fail’ in a particular paper or component, but rather in the examination as a whole. A candidate’s overall BEC Vantage grade is based on the aggregate score gained by the candidate across all four papers. The overall grades are set using the following information: ? statistics on the candidature ? statistics on the overall candidate performance ? statistics on individual questions, for those parts of the examination for which this is appropriate (Papers 1 and 3) ? the advice of the Principal Examiners based on the performance of candidates, and on the recommendation of examiners where this is relevant (Papers 2 and 4) ? comparison with statistics from previous years’ examination performance and candidature.