05年5月BEC中级考试报告.pdfVIP

BEC Vantage Examination Report May 2005 University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations Tel. +44 1223 553355 1 Hills Road Fax. +44 1223 460278 Cambridge e-mail ESOL@CambridgeESOL.org CB1 2EU United Kingdom www.CambridgeESOL.org ? UCLES 2005 EMC | 3245 | 5Y10 Business English Certificate Vantage Examination Report May 2005 CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Paper 1 - Reading 3 Paper 2 - Writing 7 Paper 3 - Listening 12 Paper 4 - Speaking 17 Feedback Form 22 WEBSITE REFERENCE This report can be accessed through the Cambridge ESOL website at: www.CambridgeESOL.org ? UCLES 2005 0352 INTRODUCTION This report provides a general view of how candidates performed overall and on each paper in the May 2005 session, and offers guidance on the preparation of candidates. ? Candidature The May 2005 session was sat in 19 countries, with the largest entry being from China. The profile of the candidature in China was different in many respects from that in the rest of the world. In China, 91% of candidates were between the ages of 18 and 25 and 8% between 26 and 40 years old, with 75% being female. Just over 30% of the candidates attended exam preparation classes. 51% of candidates said that their reason for taking the exam was to help in their job or career and 49% stated that it was for further study of English. In countries other than China, 61% of candidates were between the ages of 18 and 25 and 32% between 26 and 40 years old, with 56% being female. Exam preparation classes were attended by 90% of candidates. 74% of candidates said that their reason for taking the exam was to help in their job or career; 19% said that it was for further study of English