Are You Ready For English Tests?

----By Tiffany Liu



It is human that is the most expensive in the 21th Century, which is put forward as a humor in a film. Although it is only a joke originally, it indeed shows more than that.


Flocks of people are rushing into the job-hunting stream. Some are freshmen in the society, some are guys who are seeking for higher salary or more satisfying position. Furious competition exists not only amongst various organizations, but also amongst job hunters. Possessing certain abilities are severely required. No doubt that English is necessary for a fair job. English communication skills in working environment is a must in large canpanies and many specified positions. Learning pretty Business English, therefore, enables you to approach your objective.


Actually, most educated people have learnt some English before. Whatever major we are/were in college, we've got the basic knowledge of English listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Translation skills, maybe, are far more sophisticated than the other four. For Chinese learners, the focus is undoubtedly the grammar. As a matter of fact, when we regarded English as a tool, grammar is not the most importance. Making out your opinion clearly to others as well as understanding the exact meaning from the partner are for more significant.


For job-hunting, one necessary stuff is certificate. Any qualification of you needs to be proved. When there is demand, there is supply. We can meet across a variety of English tests created by different organizations. Frankly speaking, the worst one for Chinese learners are CET tests, no matter 4 or 6. The tests are filled with unreasonable questions. And the format of CET tests also needs recomposition. So many learners are scared by English study. Some improper tests are one of the causes.


Taking English Tests by English speaking countries, apparently, is a rational choice. There are sorts of English tests held by Briton, America and other countries. We've heard of GRE, TOFEL, IELTS,GEMAT, BEC, TOEIC,etc. Before picking one test from them, we have to know our objective for the test exactly. When we plan to go abroad for no matter study or work, we can choose TOFEL or IELTS. When we want fo apply for higher education in foregin countries, we can take GEMAT exam, for instance. And if we think working in motherland is your best choice, but the job is related to business coping with foreighers, we'd better think about BEC or TOEIC test.


And after we've comfirmed the main category of our English test, we should check out some detailed difference in similar tests held by different organizations. For instance, what are the major difference between BEC and TOEIC, though they are all business English tests? Do they have different focus in their paper? What kind of ability can we get after the whole test-preparing process? We should find out all the answers. Then we can make our final choice with the accordance to individual needs.



The result of the test is meaningful, but it does not means everything. Merit level and high marks on your final certificate is desirable, whilst the crucial matter is we have learnt a lot about real use of English and fluent English communication skills.
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