First, the introduction of the exam
PETS is a national English proficiency test system designed and implemented by the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education. Candidates, regardless of age, educational background, household registration and other backgrounds, can choose their own level as long as they have a certain English foundation. There are five grades of PETS, and each grade attaches great importance to the examination of candidates' actual language communication ability. Candidates can apply for written or oral examinations according to their own needs.
The registration and organization of the PETS- 1 ~ 4 examination are the responsibility of the provincial examination contractors. Examination time: PETS- 1(B), 1, grades 2 and 3 start in March every year, and 1, grades 2, 3 and 4 start in September every year.
The public English examination system is a non-academic English certificate examination for the society and all citizens. It is an ability test to test candidates' English communicative competence. Sponsored by the examination center of the Ministry of Education, the social examination offices of local education examination institutes are responsible for the specific implementation. According to the order of difficulty from low to high, the grades of public English test are 1 B, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Among them, the fifth grade is the responsibility of colleges and universities selected by the examination center of the Ministry of Education, and the other grades are the responsibility of social examination offices of local education examination institutes.
Second, the examination content
The exam is divided into two parts: written test and oral test, including listening, language knowledge, reading, writing and speaking. Those who pass the single item can obtain the corresponding single certificate; Those who pass the written test and oral test will be awarded the National English Test Certificate by the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education. The certificate of conformity can be used as an authoritative proof of the English level of the holder; It can also provide a fair and unified evaluation scale for all localities and units to evaluate the English level of the talents they use.
Third, the examination certificate
Only those who pass the oral and written tests can obtain the national English level examination certificate issued by the examination center of the Ministry of Education. The certificate is written in both Chinese and English, which is common throughout the country. Those who pass only one subject in the written test and oral test can only be kept once (next time) to make up the test.
Fourth, the examination time
The National English Test (PETS 1-4) will be held on September 12 and 13.