National Public English Proficiency Test Level 4 Examination Syllabus (Audio Cassette): Level 4 Examination Syllabus (Audio Cassette)

Author: Ministry of Education Testing Center
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: The National Public English Test (PETS) system is a five-level English examination system designed for the public. Its establishment aims to better serve China's reform and opening-up and the continuous expansion of foreign exchanges, as well as to lay a solid foundation for further reform of the current social English education and examination system in China at the appropriate time. It is well-known that with the establishment and improvement of the socialist market economy system, the social education and examination industry has developed rapidly, with an increasing number of examination programs and types. Among various education and examination projects, foreign language examinations are almost always involved. However, these foreign language examinations in many projects are often repetitive and unrelated, which brings many inconveniences to teaching and testing. The content of this book includes an introduction to the National Public English Test (PETS) system, the background of establishing the PETS system, the development of PETS, the goals and purposes of PETS, the design principles of PETS, the use and scope of PETS examination results, and the organization and implementation of PETS examinations. It also covers the level standards, overview, and level standards of PETS Level 4; the form, content, and structure of PETS Level 4, overview, written test content and structure, oral test content and structure, and examination structure diagram. Additionally, it includes sample papers for PETS Level 4, written sample papers, answer sheets, audio scripts for the listening section of the written sample papers, answers and grading standards, teaching materials for oral tests, information cards for examinees in oral tests, score sheets for oral tests, oral test grading methods and passing standards, Appendix 1: Functional Notions Table, Appendix 2: Language Skills Table, Appendix 3: Vocabulary Table, and Appendix 4: Prefix and Suffix Table.