gher Testbuilder Anthea Bazin and Elaine Boyd AA MACMILLANONTENTS Introduction TEST 1 Reading Further practice for Part One Further practice for Part Four Writing Further practice for Part One Listening Further practice for Part One Speaking Further practice for Part One TEST 2 Reading Further practice for Part Two Further practice for Part Five Writing, Further practice for Part Two Listening Further practice for Part Two Speaking Further practice for Part Two TEST 3 Reading Further practice for Part Three Further practice for Part Six 32 3 40 7 70 7 Writing Further practice for Part Two Listening Further practice for Part Three Speaking, Further practice for Part Three TEST 4 Reading Further practice for Parts One, Two and Three Further practice for Parts Four, Five and Six Writing Further practice for Part Two Listening Further practice for Parts One, Two and Three Speaking Further practice for Parts One, Two and Three Key and explanation Listening scripts Sample answer sheets CD Track listing 90 96 102 103, 105 107 m 3 6 us 152 164 168EC Higher Testbuilder ‘The BEC Higher Testbuilder provides students with the information and practice they need to pass BEC Higher. It offers teachers and students an encouraging and accessible way to prepare for the exam and may be used as part of a business English course or as a self-access programme for students preparing for the exam on their own. There are four complete practice tests that reflect the content and level of the actual examination. All the tests are of a similar standard and include the themes, topics and vocabulary specified in the BEC Higher Syllabus. They are accompanied by an expanded answer key and further practice and guidance pages. Key and Explanation ‘The main purpose of the key and explanation is to promote confidence and understanding of the demands of the exam. It gives students and teachers information about why a particular answer is correct and, when appropriate, there are explanations as to why other options or possible answers are incorrect Further Practice and Guidance pages Each part of the test is accompanied by one or more further practice and guidance pages. The aim of these pages is to give students more information about how to tackle the particular item types in that part of the test and to help them develop the independence and conficlence to check their own answers to the test questions. There are also graduated exercises to enable them to improve their test technique as well as their language skills. How to use the BEC Higher Testbuilder 1 Follow the instructions given at the end of each part of the test. If there are Further Practice pages relating to that part you can: a complete one part of a paper, perhaps under exam conditions, and then either do the Further Practice pages relating to that part, check the answers to the Further Practice questions and then review the test questions, taking into consideration what you have practised. Then you check the answers to the test questions and go through the explanations. OR b check the answers to the test questions you have just done and go through the explanations if there are no Further Practice activities. 2 Vary the order. You may wish to do some of the Further Practice and Guidance pages before answering the part of the test they relate to. Note to teachers Asan alternative to the above, you may wish to do the Further Practice and Guidance pages as discussion or pairwork, or ask students to prepare them before class.