常見(jiàn)問(wèn)題 2003/03/06 18:15劍橋大學(xué)考試委員會(huì) 以下是關(guān)于劍橋考試的十個(gè)常見(jiàn)問(wèn)題及答案。

如有疑問(wèn)或想了解更多詳情,請(qǐng)垂電: 86-10-62514012。Here are answers to the ten most frequently asked questions about Cambridge ESOL exams. Please contact us at 86-10-62514012, if you have any other questions or if you would like more detailed answers. 為什么需要考劍橋證書(shū)？每年有超過(guò)百萬(wàn)人參加劍橋語(yǔ)言考試?？忌既∫粋€(gè)國(guó)際承認(rèn)的資格來(lái)證明其語(yǔ)言能力并幫助他的學(xué)習(xí)和工作。劍橋考試被眾多教育機(jī)構(gòu)及各類公司所接受。擁有了劍橋證書(shū)您將加大個(gè)人簡(jiǎn)歷的優(yōu)勢(shì),并將提高您有效運(yùn)用英語(yǔ)能力的自信--你的語(yǔ)言水平將被世界最著名最權(quán)威的考試機(jī)構(gòu)所證明。Why get a Cambridge certificate Every year more than one million people take Cambridge examinations in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). They do this to gain an internationally recognised qualification which will validate their level of language ability and help them with their studies or their work. Cambridge exams are accepted by a great number of educational institutions and companies of all types.With a Cambridge certificate you will strengthen your CV and be more confident in your ability to use English effectively-your language level will have been certified one of the famous and prestigious exam board in the world. 有多少種不同的證書(shū)？考試分為五個(gè)難度水平,從初級(jí)到高級(jí)。這些級(jí)別由歐洲委員會(huì)根據(jù)歐共體語(yǔ)言教學(xué)大綱所制定的。此頁(yè)將提供我們所有考試的詳細(xì)資料。你可以參加普通英語(yǔ)考試或商務(wù)英語(yǔ)考試。IELTS(雅思)考試是為計(jì)劃在英語(yǔ)國(guó)家居住、工作和學(xué)習(xí)的人設(shè)計(jì)的。而B(niǎo)ULATS(商務(wù)語(yǔ)言測(cè)試服務(wù))則是為公司或教育機(jī)構(gòu)設(shè)計(jì)的一種商務(wù)英語(yǔ)測(cè)試。(詳情請(qǐng)查閱IELTS(雅思)考試和BULATS(商務(wù)語(yǔ)言測(cè)試服務(wù))的網(wǎng)頁(yè)。What different certificates are available The examinations exist at five levels of difficulty, from elementary to advanced, and these levels are exactly and fully defined by the Council of Europe in its Common European Framework of Reference for Languages which you can refer to here.You will find details of all our exams on this website.You can sit exams in general English or Business English. Tests are also available for general and business English.These are called IELTS (International English Language Testing System), designed for those intending to live, work or study in an English-speaking country, and BULATS (Business Language Testing Service), a business English test used by many companies and educational institutions. Please refer to the IELTS and BULATS pages for more details.我應(yīng)參加哪種考試？首先你要確定你獲取語(yǔ)言證書(shū)的目的。是為了去英語(yǔ)國(guó)家學(xué)習(xí)嗎？是為了得到更好的工作嗎？還是為了個(gè)人興趣及自我價(jià)值體現(xiàn)？無(wú)論你的理由是什么,我們都將有一套適合你的考試。請(qǐng)?jiān)诒卷?yè)查閱不同的考試并挑選出最適合你的考試。為了找到最適合你的考試,請(qǐng)你: -咨詢你的老師或培訓(xùn)員-查閱本網(wǎng)站上的考試題來(lái)決定難易程度-做個(gè)快速測(cè)驗(yàn),例如牛津大學(xué)出版社出版的QUICK PLACEMENT TEST(快速編班測(cè)試)。我們不了解你和你的語(yǔ)言水平,所以我們無(wú)法準(zhǔn)確地建議你最適合參加哪種考試。另外,因?yàn)槊總€(gè)考生都使用同樣的考題,所以你不用選擇考題。考試結(jié)果將告訴你你的語(yǔ)言水平。How do I know which exam to take You must first decide your aim in getting a language qualification. Is it perhaps to go to university in an English-speaking countryIs it to get a better jobIs it just for your personal interest and satisfactionWhatever your reason, we have a suitable exam or test for you. Look at the different exams on this website and choose the one that suits you best.To find out which exam would be the most appropriate for your, you should:- ask your teacher or trainer if you have one- look at typical exam questions (available on this site) and see if they are too easy/too difficult/more or less right- do a quick test, such as the Quick Placement Test produced by Oxford University PressWe don't know you or your language level and we cannot really advise you which exam is best!With tests, on the other hand, you don't have to choose because every candidate does the same paper. The test tells you what level you are at!任何人都可以參加考試嗎？是的,任何人都可以參加考試。我們?yōu)樾W(xué)的兒童、中學(xué)生以及大學(xué)生和工作人員設(shè)計(jì)了不同的考試。除了劍橋少兒英語(yǔ)考試以外其他考試沒(méi)有年齡限制。你也可以不通過(guò)初級(jí)考試而直接進(jìn)入高級(jí)水平考試。Can anyone take them Yes, anyone can take them. We have tests and exams for young children at primary school, for middle-school students, for university students and working people. There is no age limit, upper or lower, except for Young Learners English Tests.You can do an advanced exam withoutshavingstaken an elementary one.我在哪里參加考試？在中國(guó)有六十九個(gè)考點(diǎn),考生可以在這些考點(diǎn)參加我們的考試。。在此你可以找到考點(diǎn)信息。你可以致電、傳真或?qū)懶沤o各考點(diǎn)索取更多信息。有些考點(diǎn)為考生多的學(xué)?；蚬九e辦講座,你可以向考點(diǎn)詢問(wèn)有關(guān)的信息。Where can I take an exam There are 69 Centres in Chinaswheresyou can take our exams. You can find all the details here.You can phone, fax, send a letter and they will tell you the details.Some centres organise sessions of the exam in schools, universities and companies if there are many candidates. You can ask the centre about this.我什么時(shí)間參加考試？考試在固定日期舉行。這些日期在全世界都相同。如果你要參加KET,PET和BEC的考試,每年在全球有六次考試。FCE的考試有五次。CAE和CPE的考試有兩次。在中國(guó)KET, PET, FCE和YLE每年考試二次。BULATS考試沒(méi)有固定日期。學(xué)校及公司可與考試中心安排合適的日期。When can I take an exam Examinations have fixed dates. These are the same the world over. There are six possible dates a year when you can take KET, PET, FCE and BEC, five for FCE and two for CAE and CPE. In China, there are two sessions for BEC, KET, PET, FCE and CAE, and YLE.You can find the exact dates and also the deadline date for enrolling here. BULATS has no fixed dates. Schools or companies arrange a convenient date with the centre.考試費(fèi)用是多少？每個(gè)考試的費(fèi)用不同。請(qǐng)與你最近的考點(diǎn)聯(lián)系詢問(wèn)確切的考試費(fèi)用。目前商務(wù)英語(yǔ)的考試費(fèi)用如下:BEC初級(jí): 289.4元BEC中級(jí): 372.6元BEC高級(jí): 488.9元?jiǎng)蛴⒄Z(yǔ)五級(jí)考試:KET 224.6元PET 271.2元FCE 432.4元?jiǎng)駿SOL(英語(yǔ)作為外語(yǔ))考試中心是純教育團(tuán)體,而非商業(yè)機(jī)構(gòu)。所以我們將盡力減少取得證書(shū)所需的費(fèi)用。但是相關(guān)的管理費(fèi)尤其是口試以及其他費(fèi)用是必不可少的。How much does it cost Every exam and test has a different price. So you need to contact the centre nearest you to find out the exact enrolment fee.Currently the prices for BEC series are:BEC Preliminary: 289.4 yuanBEC Vantage: 372.6 yuanBEC Higher: 488.9 yuanPrices for LMS are:KET 224.6 yuanPET 271.2 yuanFCE 432.4 yuanCambridge ESOL Examinations is not a commercial enterprise, but a purely educational body. We therefore do our best to limit the costs involved in obtaining a certificate. But of course there are costs attached to the administration of the exams, especially the oral tests, and some charges are inevitable.考試結(jié)果是什么樣的？每個(gè)考生都將得到一張考試結(jié)果通知單,通知單將告知你的成績(jī)以及你是否通過(guò)了考試。然后,通過(guò)考試的考生將收到考試證書(shū)。你收到的考試結(jié)果非常詳細(xì),它會(huì)告訴你考試的哪部分成績(jī)最好,哪部分還需要改進(jìn)。例如考試結(jié)果可能告訴你口試部分成績(jī)很好,但是閱讀部分弱。我們的考試與歐洲教學(xué)大綱緊密結(jié)合。這就是說(shuō),不管你通過(guò)了哪一項(xiàng)考試,你都可以鑒定自己的英語(yǔ)水平,從初級(jí)到高級(jí)達(dá)到哪一級(jí)。比如說(shuō),如果你通過(guò)了FCE(第一英語(yǔ)證書(shū)考試),那你就是達(dá)到了歐共體語(yǔ)言教學(xué)大綱的B2水平。關(guān)于歐共體語(yǔ)言教學(xué)大綱的語(yǔ)言水平的詳細(xì)解釋可在此網(wǎng)站查詢。歐共體語(yǔ)言教學(xué)大綱的語(yǔ)言水平現(xiàn)在越來(lái)越多地被各國(guó)政府、國(guó)家教育系統(tǒng)和公司所使用及接受。What are the results like Every candidate gets a result slip which gives an exact grade gained and tells you if you have passed or failed. Later, successful candidates receive a fine certificate.Your result will be detailed and you will be able to see which parts of the test you did best and which areas you might need to work on. For example, it might tell you that you have done very well in the oral but were rather weaker on the reading exercises.All our exams give a result which is linked closely to the Common European Framework. This means that whichever exam you pass, you will be able to see which CEF level you have achieved, from A1 to C2. So, for example, if you have passed FCE you know you have reached CEF level B2. Detailed explanations of these CEF levels are available in printed form and on this website.These CEF levels are increasingly used and accepted as the standard by governments, national education systems and companies.考試需要很多準(zhǔn)備嗎？如果你一直在上課學(xué)習(xí),那么水平較低的考試當(dāng)然就不需要太多的特殊準(zhǔn)備。象劍橋少兒英語(yǔ)、英語(yǔ)入門(mén)考試(KET)和初級(jí)英語(yǔ)考試(PET)的內(nèi)容都很緊密地反映了語(yǔ)言教學(xué)環(huán)境的現(xiàn)狀以及許多出版發(fā)行的復(fù)習(xí)材料的內(nèi)容與風(fēng)格。但是,考試水平越高需要做的準(zhǔn)備則越多。即使你的英文很好,但是在沒(méi)有任何準(zhǔn)備的情況下去參加象高級(jí)商務(wù)英語(yǔ)的考試都會(huì)是輕率的。也許你不太熟悉英國(guó)考試的形式,所以即使是參加水平較低的考試也最好在考試之前先做一些測(cè)試練習(xí)。我們的調(diào)查顯示大部分考生在考試前做過(guò)不同程度的準(zhǔn)備工作。我們的考試并沒(méi)有具體的教學(xué)大綱,所以你并不需要去讀特定的書(shū)。如果是測(cè)試而不是正式考試,我們并不建議做準(zhǔn)備。測(cè)試的目的是為了及時(shí)簡(jiǎn)要地反映你的現(xiàn)有水平,而非學(xué)習(xí)中的成績(jī)。當(dāng)然,為了熟悉考試形式你也可以做一些測(cè)試練習(xí)。(PRACTICE TEST)測(cè)試和練習(xí)考試輔助資料(書(shū)、磁帶和光盤(pán))在大的書(shū)店都有售。如果你在當(dāng)?shù)卣也坏竭@些材料請(qǐng)與當(dāng)?shù)爻霭嫔讨苯勇?lián)系(劍橋大學(xué)出版社、牛津大學(xué)出版社或朗文出版社)。教師們可以從我們的網(wǎng)站上獲取幫助和建議,免費(fèi)下載含有樣題及幫助準(zhǔn)備的手冊(cè)。Does it take a lot of preparation Certainly the tests and exams at lower levels do not require a lot of special preparation if you follow a course of study. The content of exams like Young Learners English, KET and PET reflects closely what happens in the language teaching environment and the content and style of many published materials.The higher the level, however, the more need there is to do preparation. It would be rash to try an exam like BEC Higher withoutshavingsdone any preparation at all, even if your English is very good.You may not be familiar with the format of a British examination, so it would be wise at the very least to attempt some practice tests before the day of the exam, even for a lower level exam.Our research shows that a high proportion of candidates for our exams have done some kind of course of preparation.There is no specific syllabus, however. You don't have to read any special books, for example.For tests, rather than exams, we do not advise preparation. The idea of a test is to give a snapshot of your current level, not to reflect progress in a course of study. Here again, of course, you can always try some practice tests to familiarise yourself with the format.Practice tests and exam support materials (books, cassettes and CD-ROMs) are available from good specialist bookshops. If you have any difficult in obtaining these from your bookshop, please contact the local publishers directly.就有這些知識(shí),這本書(shū)真好,英語(yǔ)真好