BEC商务英语(高级)写作模拟试卷186
小作文
1.. The three charts below show a company’s operating profit (in $ million), turnover (in $ million) and unit sales (i. e. number of products sold) in the three years 2001-2003.
. Using the information from the charts, write a short report describing the company’s performance in the three years.
. Write 120-140 words.
Report on the distribution of responses
This is a report to provide the information of a company’s operating profit, turnover, and unit sales in the three years from 2001 to 2003.
As is shown in the bar chart of unit sales, the products sold in 200I were 10 million units, yet the figure declined to 9 million units in 2002. The situation changed in 2003. The company sold 11 million units of its products, which were the peak among the three years.
For the company’s turnover, it suffered a similar fluctuation during the three years. The number was 6,200 million dollars in both 2001 and 2003, but it was at a low point of 6,100 million dollars in 2002.
In contrast to the fluctuating trend of unit sales and turnover, the operating profit kept steadily declining over the three years. There were 500 million dollars in 2001, yet the number decreased to 400 million dollars in the following year. Moreover, it continued to drop to 360 million dollars at the end of 2003.
解析:内容
BEC高级考试中的小作文在内容上要求考生在规定的时间和字数范围内,以简短报告的形式,客观地描述(describing)或比较(comparing)所给图表的数字,表述趋势和走向,做出推断等。因此,行文要求客观、简洁、明快。报告中只反映图表呈现的直观信息即可,不可随意加入自己臆想的内容,否则在对内容评分时会被扣分。
沟通程度
考官在对文章的整体内容进行评分时,着重考查文章的格式(format)和语域(register)。
格式,就是要符合报告的书写规范。语域,就是要符合语言使用的场合或领域。因为第一部分只是小作文,字数要求比较少,可以不采用Introduction,Findings和Conclusion等小标题,以防超出字数。考生既可以将年份作为参考,也可以将营运业绩的种类作为参考,不管采取何种参考作为切入点,都应该对每类营运业绩在不同年份的具体数据进行描述。建议考生在描写数据的时候采用较为高级的语言表达方式,如衔接词和倍数表达法。因为这篇文章题目的要求是描述(describing)多张图表的数据等情况,且图表之间没有必然联系,所以建议考生以营运业绩的种类作为参考。
比较推荐的格式是:
文章标题:Report about the company’s performance in the three years
第一段:用一句话介绍报告的目的。
第二段:依图描述公司营业利润(operating profit)在2001—2003年的情况。
第三段:依图描述公司营业额(turnover)在2001—2003年的情况。
第四段:依图描述公司单位销售量(unit sales)在2001—2003年的情况。
此时,考生需要注意的是,因为选择切入的参考点是营运业绩的种类,且文章已有四段,字数也已达标,图表之间的内容没有必然联系,所以,不用再另起第五段写总结性的结束语。
商务英语写作有正式与非正式文体之分。所以商务英语考试的作文应该采用正式文体,用语正式,语言风格要体现商务特征。小作文部分是正式文体或者中性文体。
文章组织
这个单项主要考查考生组织语言的能力,换言之,就是考查逻辑和排序。如果作文要在文章组织这一项上获得高分,建议考生多采用适当的衔接词(linking words)。保障逻辑稳定、句子顺畅。
语言
语言考查项目。主要集中在语法(grammar)和用词(vocabulary)两个方面。
建议考生可以将“数据的描述用一般过去时”作为一种统一标准,因为图表中反映的信息都是对过去的事情进行统计而得出的数据。有的考生容易将图表描述和图画描述弄混而错用一般现在时,切记不要因为粗心而混用两种时态。另外,语法尽量精确,不宜犯单三、单复数、时态、语态之类的简单错误。考生还可以通过善用的句型和丰富的词汇来展现自己的语言能力,实现高分目标。
值得一提的是,因为小作文部分基本上都是对升降、持平之类趋势的描述,所以建议考生在考试之前把每种趋势的高级表达都背下来两三个,防止因词汇量不够而造成重复表达,使文章失色。以下给出作文考试适用的部分趋势和倍数的高级表达。
大作文
2.. You work for a supermarket chain and have been asked by the board of directors to write a report on a site where the company is considering building a new supermarket.
. Write your report for the board, including the following information:
. a description of the site, including its location
. the advantages and disadvantages of the site
. your opinion as to whether the site is suitable.
Report on a site to build a new
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