11年BEC初级考试报告.pdfVIP

Business English Certificate Preliminary Examination Report 2011 CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Paper 1 – Reading 3 Paper 2 – Writing 9 Paper 3 – Listening 14 Paper 4 – Speaking 19 Feedback Form 22 WEBSITE REFERENCE This report can be accessed through the Cambridge ESOL website at: www.CambridgeESOL.org © UCLES 2011 0351 INTRODUCTION This report provides a general view of how candidates performed on each paper in the 2011 past paper pack, and offers guidance on the preparation of candidates. • Grading The four BEC Preliminary 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 Preliminary 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. Results are reported as two passing grades (Pass with Merit and Pass). Statements of Results contain a graphical display of a candidate’s performance in each pa