National Public English Proficiency Test Examination Syllabus (Level 4) Tape

Author: China Education Examination Center
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: The National Public English Test (PETS) is a five-level English examination system designed for the general public. It was established to better serve the reform and opening-up of China and the continuous expansion of foreign exchanges, as well as to lay a solid foundation for further reforms in the current social English education and testing system. It is well-known that with the establishment and improvement of the socialist market economy system, the social education and testing industry has developed rapidly, with an increasing number of testing programs and types. Among these education and testing programs, almost all involve foreign language testing. However, the foreign language tests in many of these programs are often repetitive and disconnected, which brings numerous inconveniences to teaching and testing. The content of this book includes an introduction to the National Public English Test system, the background of establishing the PETS system, the development of PETS, the goals and objectives of PETS, the design principles of PETS, the use and scope of PETS test scores, and the organization and implementation of PETS exams. Additionally, it covers the level standards, overview, and level standards of the PETS Level 4 exam; the format, content, and structure of the PETS Level 4 exam, overview, paper-based test content and structure, oral test content and structure, and exam structure diagram. Furthermore, it includes sample papers for the PETS Level 4 exam, paper-based sample paper, answer sheet, audio script for the listening section of the paper-based sample paper, answers and marking standards, teaching materials for oral teachers, information cards for examinees in the oral test, score sheets for the oral test, oral test marking methods and passing criteria, Appendix 1: Functional Notion Table, Appendix 2: Language Skills Table, Appendix 3: Vocabulary Table, and Appendix 4: Prefix and Suffix Table.