BEC写作：BEC高级考试：写作部分常见问题答疑

　　FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

　　How many answers must I produce?

　　Two. One compulsory task (Part 1) and another from a choice of three tasks (Part 2).

　　In what ways is Part 1 different from Part 2?

　　In Part 1 there is one compulsory task. You are not offered a choice of task or task type. The task is based on graphic input – graphs, bar charts or pie charts.

　　How many marks is each question worth?

　　Part 2 is worth twice as many marks as Part 1. Examiners award marks according to an assessment scale, which describes bands of performance. These scores are converted to provide a mark out of 10 for Part 1 and a mark out of 20 for Part 2.

　　Where do I write my answers?

　　In the question booklet. This booklet also contains sufficient space for you to do your rough work.

　　What if I write less than the number of words stated in the task?

　　If you write less than the word limit, this will probably mean that you have left out some important information.

　　What if I write more than the number of words stated in the task?

　　You should not worry if you run slightly over the word limit. But if you write far more than the word limit, you will lose marks, primarily because you are likely to have included irrelevant information or not made use of the appropriate concise business style.

　　How is the Writing paper marked?

　　The Writing paper is marked by small teams of examiners working with a Team Leader, all guided and monitored by a Principal Examiner. Each examiner is apportioned scripts chosen on a random basis from all the entries. In this way, examiners will be assessing scripts from a variety of centres and countries.

　　How are extended responses in Writing assessed?

　　Examiners mark tasks using assessment scales developed with explicit reference to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The scales, which are used across the Cambridge English General and Business English Writing tests, are made up from four subscales: Content, Communicative Achievement, Organisation and Language:

　　Content focuses on how well the candidate has fulfilled the task – if they have done what they were asked to do.

　　Communicative Achievement focuses on how appropriate the writing is for the task and whether the candidate has used the appropriate register.

　　Organisation focuses on the way the candidate puts together the piece of writing, in other words, if it is logical and ordered.

　　Language focuses on vocabulary and grammar. This includes the range of language as well as how accurate it is.

　　Each response is marked from 0–5 on each of the four subscales and these scores are combined to give a final mark for the Writing test.

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