BCE – Exam preparation guide

To practise for the reading questions in the exam, you can do the following:

• go to this page to see examples of the two types of question you will have in the exam: Exam reading practice
• do this practice activity: BEC Preliminary Reading Test - Part 4
  you can check your answers here: Answer key 1
• use the coursebook to do as much reading as possible.

To go over the vocabulary that was covered in the course using the course book Simply Business B1+, you can use the following:

• this page to see examples of the three types of question you will have in the exam: Vocabulary review (1).
• your class notes and the Präsenzskript files made available in the Online Campus
• the vocabulary activities in your coursebook Simply Business B1+
• the vocabulary practice activities in the Simply Business B1+ Online exercises that were set in the Lessons 1 - 8 Self-study pages.
• the vocabulary related exercises set in the Lessons 1 - 8 Self-study pages.
• the word list for the Simply Business B1+ coursebook (see below)

If you find studying with your mobile phone helpful, you can use the Quizlet app, to create your own vocabulary sets. Make the individual sets about 10 - 12 words or phrases as this is a good number to study at one time. You will probably need to create more than one for each unit. Alternatively, Cornelsen offers a Vokabel trainer app which is available in the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

Alternatively, use your own word lists or cards to learn the vocabulary required.

To go over the grammar that was covered in the course, you can use the following:

• your class notes and the Präsenzskript files made available in the Online Campus
• the grammar activities in your coursebook Simply Business B1+
• the grammar practice activities in the Simply Business B1+ Online exercises that were set in the Lessons 1 - 8 Self-study pages.
• the grammar related exercises set in the Lessons 1 - 8 Self-study pages.

In this section of the exam, you will be asked to write an email choosing to write in a formal or less formal style as appropriate.

To prepare for the email writing question in the exam, you should use the following:

• your class notes and the Präsenzskript files made available in the Online Campus (especially lessons 3, 4 & 8)
• the emailing activities in the Simply Business B1+ Online exercises that were set in the Lessons 1 - 8 Self-study pages.
• the activities covering different aspects of emailing on this page Email practice.