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New International Business English and Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC) Vantage

How New International Business English relates to the Cambridge BEC Vantage

New International Business English is a course which can provide appropriate business vocabulary and language skills for students taking the Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC) Vantage. Although it does not prepare them specifically for the examination format, many of the task types and source materials are similar to those which appear in the examination.

The categories for comparing New International Business English and Cambridge BEC Vantage are based on the UCLES examination syllabus. You can download these comparisons as Word documents.

A Functions and Communicative Tasks

B Source Materials and Text Types

C Examination Format

D Language Level

Further online practice materials for Cambridge BEC Vantage

Additional practice material for Cambridge BEC Vantage can be found on this website. The activities, which will be regularly updated, supplement material found in the New International Business English coursebook. These additional materials are also included in the comparisons listed above.

Further information about the Cambridge Business English Certificates

For more information about the Cambridge Business English Certificates visit the Cambridge ESOL website.