BEC test is recognized by the industry, largely because it is given by the Foreign Language Examination Department of Cambridge University. This institution is one of the most authoritative language assessment institutions in the world, and it is also responsible for the famous IELTS test.
BEC, like IELTS, examines language application in real environment. However, BEC is more inclined to workplace and business English, more professional and more subdivided. Therefore, every year, 5 million candidates from 130 countries around the world take the Cambridge English test to expand overseas study opportunities and seek career development.
The content of BEC test is closely related to the workplace environment, which mainly examines the four skills of English listening, speaking, reading and writing and the practical application ability of English. The content of BEC test involves fixed collocation, English grammar and other test-taking abilities. In addition, the expanding abilities such as language communication and scene application are also within the test requirements.
BEC exam has some special questions, such as business English document writing, business English document reading, workplace group discussion and so on, which are all designed according to the real workplace environment.
BEC test is divided into three levels, namely: BEC primary level, BEC intermediate level and BEC advanced level. Higher level)
If compared with other English tests, it probably corresponds to the following:
BEC junior high school is equivalent to the low score of CET-4.
BEC intermediate? Equivalent to CET-4 or above, or CET-4 or above; Or equivalent to IELTS 5.0-6.5, which is also the level that BEC takes the most exams every year.
BEC advanced? Equivalent to CET-6, CET-8, or IELTS 7.0-7.5. So if you can get BEC advanced, it will be quite powerful, and basically HR will shine at the moment.