EBV B2 BECNEU (Wednesday Evening)


01.04.2009
  • Topics covered: BEC exam practice (Express publishing Test 2 speaking, reading part 1,2,4,5.)
  • Homework: BEC practice test 3b.
25.03.2009
  • Topics covered: Intelligent Business unit 4
  • Homework: Writing Handout (both sides)
18.03.2009
  • Topics covered: BEC Practice exams
  • Homework: Writing handout (APS transport)
11.03.2009
  • Topics covered: Strategy (Unit 4 from Intelligent business)
04.03.2009
  • Topics covered: Writing letter Test 4 / speaking test 4 / reading part 4 and 5 Download Letter.
  • Homework: Continue working on BEC vantage tests.
18.02.2009
  • Topics covered: Writing reports Test 1b Download Report. Practiced Reading part 4 from Economist (Intelligent Business) Test.
  • Homework: Continue working on BEC vantage tests.
04.02.2009
  • Topics covered: Writing proposals Download Report. Speaking practice
  • Homework: Continue working on BEC vantage tests.
04.02.2009
  • Topics covered: Test report Download Report. Speaking practice
  • Homework: Continue working on BEC vantage tests.
  • Handouts: BEC practice test 1b
28.01.2009
  • Topics covered: Test 4 report. Download Report. Speaking practice
  • Homework: Writing test 3 and 4.
14.01.2008
  • Topics covered: Remains of the Wall Article, Speaking from Intelligent Business Test.
  • Handouts: Intelligent Business BEC test, Wall article
  • Homework: try to do as much of Test 4 as possible.

10.12.2008
  • Topics covered: Motivation / Intelligent business pg 19
  • Homework: Test 3 Listening

03.12.2008
  • Topics covered: Test 3 reading and speaking
  • Homework: Test 3 Writing / Look over report writing in blue BEC book

26.11.2008
  • Topics covered: Only one person showed up!
  • Homework: Test 3 Reading

19.11.2008
  • Topics covered: Intelligent business pg 16 (motivation) / Speaking test part 2 + 3 from Test 2 handout
  • Homework: Test 2 Listening or Reading from Test 3 if the audio on website doesn't work. / Read pg 17 of Intelligent Business (Terrorizing the Talent)

05.11.2008
  • Topics covered: USA election / Speaking test part 2 from Test 2 handout
  • Homework: Test 2 Listening
22.10.2008

  • Topics covered: Test 1 Reading, Listening / USA elections.
  • Homework: Test 2 (Reading 1-5)


29.10.2008
  • Topics covered: Vice Fund (handout), Test 1 Writing: memo and report (See middle section of BEC book - between chapters 5+6 - for more information on writing reports), Test 2 Reading.
    • Test 2 Reading part 4, #26: a factor is a thing, truth, or fact that affects a result or decision. In this case, the sentences preceeding refer to the fact that the manager may be a mentor or teacher. This fact should not cause you to decide to change the relationship with him or her / An aspect is a feature or part of something, but it doesn't necessarily play a part in decision making. Therefore an aspect would not cause you to make a decision to change your relationship with your boss.

  • Homework: Test 2 (Writing Memo and Proposal, pg. 47-48) Proposals can be structured like a report.