Candidates who pass this level of examination basically meet the requirements for further study in colleges and universities, and also meet the basic needs of foreign exchanges at the same level as hotel receptionists, ordinary employees of banks and ordinary employees of foreign-related enterprises. Candidates at this level should be able to have simple conversations in familiar situations.
Public English Test System (PETS) is a national English proficiency test system designed and managed by the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education.
As an educational exchange and cooperation project between the Chinese and British governments, it received technical support from British experts in the design process. The level is divided into pets-1 to 5.
The exam is divided into two parts: written test and oral test, including listening, language knowledge, reading, writing and speaking. 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.
PETS- 1: the first level is the primary level, and its examination requirements are slightly higher than the English level of junior high school graduates (PETS- 1B is the subsidiary level of the national English level examination).
Pets-2: The second level is the lower level, which is equivalent to the English level of outstanding graduates of ordinary high schools (the qualified written test scores of this level can replace the English test scores of self-taught junior college (I) and diploma exams).
Pets-3: Level 3 is an intermediate level, which is equivalent to the level of China students who have studied English in colleges and universities for two years after graduating from high school or have taught themselves English courses of the same level. (The qualified written test scores at this level can replace the English (II) test scores at the undergraduate stage of the self-study exam. )
Pets-4: CET-4 is the upper-middle level, which is equivalent to the level of China students who have studied English for at least 3-4 years at university or have taught themselves English courses of the same level after graduating from high school.
Pets-5: Band 5 is the highest level, which is equivalent to the level of college English majors in China at the end of the second year. It is an English proficiency test specially designed for those who apply for public study abroad.