National Public English Proficiency Test - Level 4 Examination Syllabus

Author: Ministry of Education Testing Center
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Publish Date: 2000-02-01
Features: The National Public English Test (PETS) system is a five-level English examination system designed for the public. It was established 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. As is well known, 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. The PETS Level 4 examination level standards, overview, level standards; the form, content, and structure of the PETS Level 4 examination, overview, written examination paper content and structure, oral examination paper content and structure, examination structure diagram; sample papers for the PETS Level 4 examination, written sample paper, answer sheet, written sample paper listening section recording script, answers and grading standards, oral examination teacher materials, oral examination candidate information card, oral examination score sheet, oral examination grading methods and passing standards, Appendix 1: Functional Notion Table, Appendix 2: Language Skills Table, Appendix 3: Vocabulary Table, Appendix 4: Prefix and Suffix Table.