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北京英语口语证书（高级）考试样题

I. Greetings and introductions (about 1 minute) Good morning/afternoon. Sit down, please. My name is............(Examiner’s full name).

What's your name? And what's your number (准考证号)？

Could I have your mark sheet, please? (Can you give me your mark sheet, please?) Thank you.

II. General conversation with the candidate (about 3 minutes) Now, first of all, I’d like to know something about you.

1) Where are you from? (Do you live locally?)

2) How did you get here today? (What kind of journey did you have to get here today?) 3) Do you live with your family or friends? 4) Are you working or are you a student?

(If the examinee is a student)

1) What subjects are you studying at the moment?

2) What do you enjoy about ____ (one of the subjects named by the candidate, e.g.

computer)?

3) Could you tell me something about your early school days? What were they like? 4) What do you hope to do after you leave college?

(If the examinee is working)

1) Tell me something about your job. 2) What do you do? What’s your job? 3) Where do you work?

4) What do you like most about your job?

5) What do you think you’ll be doing in five years’ time? 6) When did you start working?

7) How do you go to work every day? How long does it take you to get there? 8) Would you prefer to work for a big company or a small company?

Thank you. Now, I’d like to ask you some questions about your personal experience.

1) Who are the most important people in your life?

2) Do you and your friends share the same ideas? Tell me something about your friend.

Thank you. Now, I’d like to ask you one more question.

1) Do you listen to or watch programs in English? What are they?

2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of education abroad for high school students? 3) What’s your opinion of studying overseas and coming back to work for our country?

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4) How do you make the best of your free time?

5) Could you tell me something about why you are learning English?

6) What do you think of your English proficiency? How easy do you think it will be to maintain

the level of the English you have achieved?

III. Topic presentation and follow-up questions (about 4-5 minutes)

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 and prepare your talk.

(The following may give you some ideas. Choose 2 or 3 pints you would like to talk about. Add other ideas of your own if you wish.)

Topic 1

You are going to talk about reading. What sorts of things do you like reading?

? novels

? shorts stories

? book about famous people ? newspapers and magazines ? ? non-fiction books ? ? Others

Follow-up question: Do you think the web has changed your reading habits? Give your reason.

Topic 2

Work and happiness are closely related in our life. Yet some people are laid off for one reason or another and they feel very unhappy. What advice can you give them to help them recover from the setback of losing a job?

? ask relatives for help

? one’s own strong points and weaknesses for improvement ? gain and loss ? find a new job

? start a business on one’s own ? others

Follow-up question: What would you expect your family members to do if you were out of work? Give your reasons.

Topic 3

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? ? dress and hair style ? ? body language

? response to questions ? ? relevance of your answers

? informativeness of your answers ? ? Others

Follow-up question: What would be your most important tip for the job applicant? Give your

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reasons.

Topic 4

Girls perform on average better at school than boys. Do they perform better in work? What gender differences are manifested in career development?

? gender bias in employment ? gender equality in pay ? gender and promotion ? personal relationship ? creativity in work ? others

Follow-up question: How do you usually compete with the other gender in your work? Give your reasons.

Topic 5

Everybody must have experienced difficulties in their work. What kind of difficulties have you experienced? What do you usually do to overcome them?

? communication with colleagues ? competition/ pressure ? promotion

? misunderstanding ? mistake ? Others

Follow-up question: What kind of difficulty may cause you to give up your job? Give your reasons.

Topic 6

Nowadays there is fierce competition in our work owing to internal and external pressure, Self-actualization and peer pressure are two essential factors we have to consider in order to survive. How do you manage to survive competitively?

? establish a good relationship with boss

? demonstrate one's own strong points in work ? make friends with colleagues

? keep on learning from senior and experienced colleagues ? improve one's own personality ? others

Follow-up questions: How do you usually relieve work pressure? Give your reasons.

Topic 7

Working is a learning process. New challenges in our work require us to learn new knowledge and skills. How do you improve yourself for further career development? ? In-service training program ? spare-time training courses ? self-study

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