SETB - Spoken English Test for Business
Introduction
The Spoken English Tests for Business (SETB) is a part of a suite of qualifications in modern, written Business English, It is an internationally recognized certificate which shows their level of spoken English for a range of business purposes. It is a stand-alone test of spoken English in a business context. The tests are available at three stages, each of which measures candidates' performance across two levels of the City & Guilds scale of assessment of Spoken English for Business (please see page 6 for comparative levels chart and page 14 for detailed descriptors of the City & Guilds levels).
It helps learners to improve their spoken skills in business English and is also a useful tool for employers wishing to assess the language proficiency of existing or potential employees.
Target Audience
People in business
A SET for Business is an internationally recognized certificate which gives employees, and companies detailed evidence of their competence in the communicative use of spoken English for general and specific business purposes.
Business students
The SET for Business offers students of business an internationally recognised certificate which shows their level of spoken English in the context of the world of business. It gives them targets to aim at during their studies and provides you, and prospective employers, with detailed evidence of your competence in the communicative use of spoken English for general and specific business purposes.
Format
The SETB consists of four parts.
The SETB consists of four parts.
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| 1. Giving personal information in response to standard prompts |
To respond to predictable questions about personal, work related matters |
Give name and contact details |
| To put candidate at their ease and elicit informal conversation on work related topics |
Answer questions about own professional experiences, positions and plans
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2. Interacting in common business-related situations |
To use functional language to communicate a variety of specified messages in short role play situations. Candidate and Interlocutor play out three different situations
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Candidate and Interlocutor play out three different situations |
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3. Exchanging given information to achieve a task related to the world of business |
Stage A test To ask and answer questions in order to exchange factual information |
Completing an informal gap activity |
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Stage B test To ask and answer questions to exchange factual information and opinions |
Collaborating to reach a joint conclusion or decision |
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Stage C test To use English persuasively in business settings requiring negotiation |
Negotiating an outcome from different starting points |
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To present, with minimal prompting, and answer followup questions about, a topic related to a specific area of business |
Presenting either:
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SETB Sample Papers, Handbooks
You can download the SETB handbook and sample papers from here.