共两篇,第一篇是图表信息诠释,第二篇是商务报告、建议书或信函。
考试时间为70分钟,第一篇官方推荐用时是25分钟,字数要求为120~140个单词,第二篇45分钟,字数要求是200~250个单词。
关于写作内容,第一篇要求基于给出的图表信息,写一篇报告,描述或比较图表中的内容,有可能需要给出一定的结论,比如下面的官方样题Part One。
第二篇有三种形式,对照各自的例题和范文理解即可:
商务报告:描述,概括。
商务信函:解释,道歉,宽慰,申诉等。
商务建议书:描述,概括,建议,劝说等。
BEC官方给出了一份高级写作的样题,如下:
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BEC高级写作的评分标准分以下四个方面:
Report: Photocopier Costs
Of the three types of photocopiers, Carda, KD, Sebu, the purchase price of Carda is the lowest. It is slightly more than $600 but its expected running cost for the first two years is the highest with its warranty cost at the mid-level of the three photocopiers.
In comparison, the purchase price of KD is a little more than Carda, which is $700, whereas the expected running cost of KD is much less than that of Carda, which is $1200. However, KD's warranty cost is the highest of the three, at $200. Contrastingly, Sebu's purchase price is the highest of the three, i.e. $1000, but it costs consumers the least in warranty and running for the first two years. In other words, the expected total cost of Carda for the initial 2-year period is $1900, more than that of both Sebu and KD($1800).
In conclusion, it would be advisable to buy KD photocopier which is generally more advantageous in cost than its competitors.