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The registration procedures for Summer 2009 examinations session will be published soon.

REGISTRATION DATES FOR BEC

	Summer 2009
Normal Entry Registration	16 February 2009 - 24 March 2009

BRITISH COUNCIL EXAMINATION CENTRES IN POLAND

CENTRE:	ADDRESS:	CONTACTS:	PHONE NUMBER & E-MAIL
PL032 BIAŁYSTOK	Czytelnia Neofilologiczna Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku ul. Liniarskiego 3 15-950 Białystok	Barbara Kraszewska Kazimierz Klekotko Ewa Wyszczelska Oksie	tel. 085 745 75 21 e-mail WWW
PL070 BIELSKO BIAŁA	International House ul. Zielona 32, 43-300 Bielsko-Biała	Agnieszka Gacek Dobrochna Jakubiec	tel. 033 822 33 30 fax. 033 811 79 27 e-mail
PL047 CZĘSTOCHOWA	English Language Courses British Centre ul. Dąbrowskiego 8 42-200 Częstochowa	Henryka Rabenda Anna Nabiałek	tel. 034 361 59 14 e-mail WWW
PL004 GDAŃSK	English Language Centre ul. Polanki 62 80-306 Gdańsk	Grażyna Zawisza Katarzyna Meger Anna Ignaciuk	tel. 058 341 05 58 tel. 058 552 91 13 e-mail WWW
PL037 GLIWICE	Dział Promocji Politechniki Śląskiej ul. Akademicka 2a 44-100 Gliwice	Magdalena Pawlaczek Martyna Pyrkosz	tel. 032 359 22 11 fax. 032 359 22 12 e-mail WWW
PL069 GORZÓW WIELKOPOLSKI	MACPHERSON ul. Składowa 11, 66-400 Gorzów Wielkopolski	Renata Szumilas Joanna Hubert-Spychała	tel. 095 72 03 578 e-mail www
PL007 KATOWICE	English Language Centre ul. Bankowa 14 40-007 Katowice	Maria Gałązka Małgorzata Bolek-Bartoszek	tel. 032 359 22 11 fax. 032 359 22 12 e-mail WWW
PL042 KIELCE	International House ul. Wesoła 33 25-353 Kielce	Elżbieta Wojsa	tel. 041 343 04 30 fax. 041 343 02 61 e-mail WWW
PL044 KOSZALIN	EUREKA - Studium Języków Obcych Matejko & Muchowska ul. Wojska Polskiego 24 – 26 75–712 Koszalin	Anna Muchowska Joanna Sosnowska Ewa Reczka	tel. 094 347 14 99 e-mail WWW
PL001 KRAKÓW	British Council Rynek Główny 6 31-042 Krakow	Examinations Services	tel. 012 428 59 37 fax. 012 428 59 40 e-mail
PL010 LUBLIN	British Library of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska Uniwersity in Lublin ul. Zuchów 2 20-047 Lublin	Elżbieta Stelmach-Misztal Ewa Krzywicka Urszula Lewandowska Ewa Tyburek	tel. 081 741 86 24 e-mail WWW
PL005 ŁÓDŹ	English Language Centre ul. Lindleya 8 90-131 Łódź	Joanna Perlińska Jolanta Rosińska	tel. 042 665 57 55 fax. 042 665 57 60 e-mail WWW
PL052 OLSZTYN	Międzynarodowe Centrum Biznesu i Administracji Publicznej Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski ul. Prawocheńskiego 19/100 10-720 OLSZTYN - Kortowo	Maria Siemionek Robert Popiołek	tel. 089 523 49 28 e-mail WWW
PL033 OPOLE	ILS International School; Centrum Języków Obcych ul. Ozimska 63 A 45-368 Opole	Małgorzata Besz-Janicka Aleksandra Wąsowicz	tel. 077 44 17 677 fax. 077 453 15 97 e-mail WWW
PL006 POZNAŃ	Szkoła Języka Angielskiego INTERSECTION ul. Sienkiewicza 8/5 60-817 Poznań	Magdalena Łowczynowska Monika Wołyńska	tel. 061 847 66 04 fax. 061 847 66 05 e-mail WWW
PL072 PŁOCK	Centrum Edukacji Grupa ORLEN ul. Kobylińskiego 25, 09-400 Płock	Joanna Lisiewska Ewelina Frankie	tel. 024 365 86 19 fax. 024 365 86 24 e-mail www
PL0071 RADOM	CITY COLLEGE ul. Żeromskiego 33, 26-600 Radom	Edyta Siara Agata Czarnecka-Chałupka	tel. 048 363 22 09 e-mail www
PL031 RZESZÓW	Szkoła Języków i Zarządzania Promar International ul. Bohaterów 12 35-112 Rzeszów	Teresa Rokosz Ewa Wawszczak-Rybka Dorota Podolec	tel. 017 85 30 997 e-mail WWW
PL002 WARSZAWA	British Council Al. Jerozolimskie 59 00-697 Warsaw	Examinations Services	tel. 022 695 59 00 fax. 022 695 59 30 e-mail
PL003 WROCŁAW	English Language Centre ul. Kuźnicza 22 50-138 Wrocław	Joanna Bajorek Anna Gostkowska	tel. 071 375 29 55 e-mail WWW
PL068 ZIELONA GÓRA	LINGUA VIVA Języki Świata ul. Bohaterów Westerplatte 11, 65-034 Zielona Góra	Małgorzata Zielińska, Małgorzata Swoboda	tel. 068 329 94 64 fax 068 329 94 63, e-mail WWW

EXAMINATION FEES FOR THE SUMMER 2009 SESSION are as follows:

BEC P - Business English Certificate Preliminary	285 PLN
BEC V - Business English Certificate Vantage	510 PLN
BEC H - Business English Certificate Higher	590 PLN

DATES OF bec EXAMINATIONS IN sUMMER 2009

	Summer 2009
BEC Preliminary
Papers: Reading, Writing and Use of English and Listening	16 May
Paper: Speaking	8 - 18 May
BEC Vantage
Papers: Reading, Writing and Use of English and Listening	30 May
Paper: Speaking	8 May - 1 June
BEC Higher
Papers: Reading, Writing and Use of English and Listening	23 May
Paper: Speaking	8 - 25 May

1. DISABLED CANDIDATES

Candidates who require special arrangements (e.g. candidates with hearing or visual difficulties) are asked to provisionally report it while entering their data into the candidates’ on-line database in the British Council EntryNet system. Relevant supporting documentation – a medical certificate and a form completed and signed by the candidate (available also in the British Council EntryNet system and in all examination centres) - should be submitted to the examination centre by the end of the particular registration period (detail information in point How do I register?).

2. DYSLEXIA

Candidates applying for 25 % extra time for the written parts of the examination because of dyslexia, dysgraphy or dysorthography are asked to provisionally report it while entering their data into the candidates’ on-line database in the British Council EntryNet system and submit the following documents to the examination centre by the end of the particular registration period (detail information in point How do I register?):

1. A report provided by a fully qualified educational, clinical or chartered psychologist:

a) issued not earlier than June 2007

b) stating details of the degree of dyslexia, dysgraphy or dysorthography

c) naming tests conducted to diagnose dyslexia, dysgraphy or dysorthography

2. A form completed and signed by the candidate (available also in the British Council EntryNet system and in all examination centres).

Important: No documents will be accepted after the end of the particular registration period. Any request for special arrangements of candidates who provisionally reported their special arrangements needs while entering their data into the candidates’ on-line database in the British Council EntryNet system, but did not deliver the abovementioned documents by the end of the particular registration period will not be taken into consideration.

INVOICES:

If you want to receive an invoice for your exam payment, fill in one of the forms below:

• Request for invoice - individual candidate

• Request for invoice - company

British Council is not a payer of VAT.

REIMBURSEMENTS

• If you paid for an exam, but did not register you are entitled to a full refund. Click here to download a Refund Form. Fill it in and submit to the examination centre.

If you were not able to take part in the written part of the exam because of health reasons you are entitled to a 60% refund of the basic examination fee. The basis for the refund is a Medical certificate signed by your doctor and submitted to the address below no later than the deadline stated in the regulations of the session:
  
British Council Examinations Services
Al. Jerozolimskie 59
00-697 Warsaw

In all other cases reimbursements are not possible (more information in the regulations of the session).

COUNCIL OF EUROPE LEVELS

The Council of Europe Common European Framework of Reference is intended to describe the criteria of language knowledge and skills of language learners across Europe. Please find below a comparison of Cambridge ESOL Business English Exams with the Council of Europe global scale levels.

	Detailed description
A1 Break-through	Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
A2 Waystage	Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
B1 Threshold	Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
B2 Vantage	Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue, giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
C1 Effective Proficiency	Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning. Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
C2 Mastery	Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read. Can summarise information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation. Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations.

For more information please visit the Council of Europe webpage.