As an educational exchange and cooperation project between the Chinese and British governments, PETS is a national English proficiency test system designed by the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education for all citizens. PETS has been initially incorporated into the national standards jointly issued by AQSIQ and the National Standards Committee, as a reference for the foreign language level of talent management in China. In the future, the examination will gradually transform the internal English examinations in various industries, such as college entrance examination, postgraduate entrance examination, CET-4 and CET-6, instead of EPT and self-taught English courses. Candidates are not limited by occupation, age and education, and can apply for the corresponding level according to their actual English learning situation. PETS can ensure a comprehensive examination of candidates' listening, speaking, reading, writing and communication skills, especially listening and speaking skills.
Q: What are the criteria for the National English Test?
A: Level 1 (PETS 1) is the initial level of the five levels of examination, and its examination requirements are slightly higher than the English level when China graduated from junior high school, a nine-year compulsory education.
PETS2 is the middle and lower level of the five grades in this examination, and its examination requirements are equivalent to the English level of outstanding graduates of ordinary high schools in China. According to the relevant documents of the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education, the qualified written test scores at this level can replace the scores of self-taught English (I) and graduation certificate basic English.
PETS3 is the intermediate of the five levels of examination, and its examination requirements are equivalent to those of China students who have studied English in junior college for two years after graduating from high school or have taught themselves English courses of the same level. According to the relevant documents of the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education, the qualified written test scores at this level can replace the English (II) test scores of the self-taught examination.
In this exam, CET-4 is the upper-middle level of CET-5, and the test requirements are equivalent to that of China students who have studied English for at least 3-4 years at university or who have taught themselves English courses of the same level after graduating from high school.
English Band 5 (formerly WSK). EPT) is the highest of the five levels in this examination, and its examination requirements are 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. There are many particularities in this level of examination. Question 28 specifically introduces the fifth level.
These five levels of examination standards are all based on the same ability scale, and there are obvious differences and internal relations between them. Please refer to the National PETS Examination Outline compiled by the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education for the design standards of all levels of this examination.
Q: How is the examination time for all levels of the National English Test determined?
A: The examination time for Level 1 B, Level 2 and Level 4 is:
The second Saturday and Sunday of March every year;
The examination time for Level 1 and Level 3 is:
The second Saturday and Sunday of September every year;
Q: How is the registration time for the national English test determined?
9 a:1grade b, grade 2 and grade 4 registration time is:
Wednesday to Sunday in the second week of every year 1 month; (* This depends on the current manual)
The registration time for Level 1 and Level 3 is:
Wednesday to Sunday in the second week of July every year; (* This depends on the current manual)
10 q: what is the form of the national English test?
10 A: 1) exams at all levels include written and oral exams;
2) The written test includes the content of listening test;
3) Every exam is written first and then oral;
1 1Q: what are the questions in the written test of the national English proficiency test?
1 1 Answer: There are two main types of written test questions: objective questions and subjective questions.
Subjective questions and objective questions are answered on specially designed answer sheets of different grades (except for the second-level subjective questions, which are temporarily answered outside the test paper).
12 q: what is the method and time of the national English proficiency test?
12 A: 1) Face-to-face conversation is adopted in the oral test;
2) Two oral test teachers test two candidates;
3) Because Grade B focuses on oral English, two teachers test one student in the exam;
4) During the exam, a teacher did not participate in the conversation and scored specially; Another teacher presides over the oral examination, talks with the candidates at any time and scores;
13 q: how long are the written and oral tests at all levels?
13 A: Level 1 B-90 minutes for written test and 3 minutes for oral test;
Level 1-90 minutes for written test and 8 minutes for oral test;
Level 2-written test 120 minutes, oral test 10 minutes;
Level 3-written test 120 minutes, oral test 10 minutes;
Band 4-written test 140 minutes, oral test 12 minutes;
Level 5-written test 140 minutes, oral test 15 minutes;
(The interview time at all levels listed above is the upper limit)
14 q: what are the contents, structure and requirements of the national English test?
14 A: The ability of the national English test is based on the "communicative language behavior model", focusing on the communicative competence of candidates. Standards at all levels are positioned from three aspects: horizontal description, language knowledge (including grammar knowledge and vocabulary) and language application (including interactive ability, receptive ability and productive ability).
Content and structure of written test paper: listening, application of English knowledge, reading comprehension and writing;
Note: all levels are investigated according to the above four parts, but the proportion and weight of each part are not exactly the same;
Oral test is a test of candidates' oral English communication ability, which is generally divided into 2 ~ 3 sections, with different test points in each section;
15 q: who can apply for the national English proficiency test?
Answer 15: The age, occupation, education, gender and nationality of candidates are not limited. In principle, anyone can take any level of exams according to their English learning and English level.
16 q: who can't take the national English exam collectively? Why?
16 a: in order to avoid interfering with normal academic education, ordinary middle schools and universities are not allowed to organize students to apply collectively.
18 q: what are the registration methods and procedures?
18 A: 1) Candidates should register at the "National Public English Examination Registration Point" set up by the Social Examinations Institute of Beijing Education Examinations Institute;
2) The applicant should show his identity card;
3) Anyone who loses his ID card must register with the ID number certificate issued by the public security department;
4) Minors without "ID cards" are registered in the household registration book;
5) military personnel (armed police personnel) shall register with military identity documents;
6) Submit three recent bareheaded one-inch photos of the same original edition;
7) Pay the prescribed registration and examination fees;
8) Those with incomplete documents or photos that do not meet the requirements may not register;
9) The registration station issues admission tickets to candidates;
10) Candidates will receive the test notice at the original registration point at the specified time with the admission ticket; And take the exam on time;
19 q: who will read the papers?
19 A: Review is organized by Beijing Education Examinations Institute.
Q: When will the test results be announced?
Answer 20: After the examination, the results will be reported to the examination center of the Ministry of Education and published within two months from the date of the examination.
2 1 q: what are the scoring methods for written and oral tests?
2 1 answer: the full score of the written test is 100, and 60 or above is qualified;
The oral test is scored on a 5-point scale, and 3 points or above are qualified;
Q: Who will issue the examination certificate?
Answer 22: If both the oral and written tests are qualified in an exam, the National Public English Examination Certificate will be issued by the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education. The certificate is written in Chinese and English, and the holder's ID number (including military ID card and household registration number) is printed on the certificate. Those who fail in both oral and written tests or fail in one test will only be issued with a notice of test results, and the test results will not be retained.
Q: Who will control the application scope and interpretation level of test scores? How long is the test result valid?
Answer 23: The scope of application and the interpretation level of test scores are in the examination center of the Ministry of Education. The validity period and the right to use the candidates' scores are determined by the employer (the validity period of the scores of the PETS5 Band 5 test for overseas personnel is two years, and it is not limited by this period if they are used for other purposes).
Q: How to master the charging standards for exams at all levels?
Answer 24: The examination fees for Grade B, Grade I and Grade II are: 95 yuan;
The third-level examination fee is: 125 yuan;
The fee for CET-4 is 145 yuan;
All levels also receive certificate fees in 6 yuan;
Q: How to choose examination materials?
Answer: There are exam outlines, exam tutorials, exam content analysis and auxiliary exercises at all levels, and they are equipped with tapes. This book is published by Higher Education Press. Place of purchase: Beijing Guo Yong Education Examination Bookstore (No.8, Block C, Wainan Road, Xizhimen, Beijing). Candidates who participate in the training of this training center are responsible for purchasing. Tel: 64936928 Teacher Liu.
Q: What other things should candidates pay attention to?
A: 1) Candidates need to fill in the registration card, and after completing all the formalities as required, they can get the admission ticket, and then get the examination notice at the time and place designated by the registration point. The location and time of written and oral examinations of candidates are generated by computer respectively, subject to the examination notice.
2) The day before the exam, candidates should be familiar with the exam location according to the exam notice.
3) Before the exam, candidates must prepare blue (or black) ballpoint pens and 2B pencils. You are not allowed to use other types of pens during the exam.
4) Candidates who take the written test will be admitted at 8: 30 am, and will not be admitted after 8: 45 am.
Candidates who take the morning oral test will be admitted at 8: 30, and will not be admitted after 9: 00.
Candidates who take the afternoon interview will be admitted at 13: 30, and will not be admitted after 14: 00.
5) When taking the exam, candidates must hold the admission ticket, the notice of the exam, their ID card (or the ID number certificate issued by the public security household registration department, the minor household registration book, and the certificate of the military or armed police personnel), and all three certificates are indispensable. Other documents are not recognized.
6) During the examination, candidates should strictly abide by the examinee's code and follow the guidance of invigilators. Those who violate the examination regulations will have their examination results cancelled and will be punished according to the seriousness of the case.
Q: What is the form of the National English Level Certificate Examination?
Q: What's the particularity of CET-5?
28 A: 1) PETS level 5 is still under the responsibility of the original WSK test center. EPT is in China;
2) PETS Band 5 is an English proficiency test specially designed for those who apply to go abroad;
3) PETS Level 5 can be applied for twice a year;
4) In the written test score of 4)PETS 5, 60% or more of the listening part must be correctly answered, otherwise the written test will be regarded as unqualified;
5) 5) The test scores of PETS 5 are valid for those who go abroad for two years;
Q: Which universities in China are eligible to take the PETS 5 group exam?
A: 1) Dalian International Studies University.
2) Beijing Language and Culture University
3) Beijing Foreign Studies University
4) Xi 'an International Studies University
5) Shanghai International Studies University
6) Wuhan University
7) Sichuan University
8) Sichuan International Studies University
9) Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
10) Heilongjiang university
1 1) Jilin University
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13) Shanxi University
14) Tianjin foreign studies university
15) Xinjiang University
16) Lanzhou University
17) Zhengzhou university of technology
18) PLA Foreign Languages Institute
19) Hunan University
20) Shandong Normal University
2 1) Qingdao Ocean University
22) Nanjing University
23) Jiangxi Normal University
24) China University of Science and Technology
25) Fuzhou University
26) Hangzhou Business School
27) Guizhou Normal University
28) Yunnan Normal University
29) Guangxi University
30) Hebei Normal University
3 1) Ningxia University
32) Xiamen University
33) Hainan Provincial Examination Bureau
34) Liaoning Study Abroad Service Center
35) Qinghai Island Culture and Education Development Base
As an educational exchange and cooperation project between the Chinese and British governments, PETS is a national English proficiency test system designed by the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education for all citizens. PETS has been initially incorporated into the national standards jointly issued by AQSIQ and the National Standards Committee, as a reference for the foreign language level of talent management in China. In the future, the examination will gradually transform the internal English examinations in various industries, such as college entrance examination, postgraduate entrance examination, CET-4 and CET-6, instead of EPT and self-taught English courses. Candidates are not limited by occupation, age and education, and can apply for the corresponding level according to their actual English learning situation. PETS can ensure a comprehensive examination of candidates' listening, speaking, reading, writing and communication skills, especially listening and speaking skills.
1Q: What is the background of the National Public English Test (PETS)?
1 A: After China's accession to the WTO, it is particularly important for the people of China to learn and master foreign languages, which will help China's economic and social development better, promote exchanges and absorb all the achievements of world civilization, and expand international exchanges and cooperation. In a sense, popularizing foreign languages and cultivating foreign language talents is no longer an ordinary teaching problem, but a major issue that affects the better implementation of China's opening-up policy and promotes China's economic and social development. As China moves towards the future and faces the 2 1 century, English has become an indispensable communication tool in public life. In order to meet the objective needs of social and economic development, we should improve the original English education examination in China, change the passive situation that the current English examination is too closed and out of touch with social needs, and overcome the defects that many students can't read the original foreign language books skillfully, understand, speak and communicate with others after long-term study.
Q: What is the purpose of holding the National Public English Test (PETS)?
Answer: Promote learning through exams and popularize English knowledge to the society; Provide objective, fair, unified and scientific examination conclusions for all kinds of English learners and employers.
Q: What is the nature of the national English test?
A: PETS is a socialized, open and non-academic English test for all citizens. It is a level test to test candidates' English communicative competence, and a multi-level English testing system with the core of testing candidates' language communicative competence. All levels of testing standards are based on the same competency scale, with obvious differences and internal differences.
PETS is an educational exchange and cooperation project between Chinese and British governments. In the design process, it was funded by DFID and supported by Cambridge University Research Center.
Q: Who is the organizer of the national English test?
A: This test is a national English proficiency test sponsored by the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Education, and designed, developed and managed by the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education. Specifically, the examination center of the Ministry of Education is responsible for the formulation of examination syllabus, proposition, examination management, the identification of candidates' scores and the issuance of certificates, as well as the examination and approval of provincial implementation agencies. Examination institutions under the leadership of the education committees of all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) are responsible for the specific implementation of examinations in their respective regions.
Q: Who is the unit that takes the office English exam in Beijing?
Answer 5: Beijing National Public English Test (excluding Band 5) is undertaken by Beijing Education Examinations Institute, and the Social Examination Office of Beijing Education Examinations Institute is responsible for its specific implementation. The Social Examination Office of Beijing Education Examinations Institute is mainly responsible for all kinds of non-academic education examinations facing the society, such as the National Computer Rank Examination; National Computer Application Technology Certificate Examination (NIT); National certificate examination for children's computer application technology; Cambridge Children's English National Examination (Culet); Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) and National Public English Test (PETS).
Q: How many levels are there in the National English Test?
Answer 6: The National Public English Test is a multi-level English testing system, focusing on the candidates' language communicative competence. According to the different levels of English learners in society and the different requirements of employers, the test scores are divided into one, two, three, four and five from low to high. In addition, there is an affiliated grade-IB (slightly lower than I), which pays more attention to oral English and the most basic daily communication needs, and is suitable for the requirements of large-scale English popularization. This level of examination mainly tests candidates' communicative competence in the most basic communicative situations. )
Q: What are the criteria for the National English Test?
7 A: Level 1 (PETS 1) is the initial level of the five levels of examination, and its examination requirements are slightly higher than the English level of China's nine-year compulsory education-junior high school graduation.
PETS2 is the middle and lower level of the five grades in this examination, and its examination requirements are equivalent to the English level of outstanding graduates of ordinary high schools in China. According to the relevant documents of the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education, the qualified written test scores at this level can replace the scores of self-taught English (I) and graduation certificate basic English.
PETS3 is the intermediate of the five levels of examination, and its examination requirements are equivalent to those of China students who have studied English in junior college for two years after graduating from high school or have taught themselves English courses of the same level. According to the relevant documents of the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education, the qualified written test scores at this level can replace the English (II) test scores of the self-taught examination.
In this exam, CET-4 is the upper-middle level of CET-5, and the test requirements are equivalent to that of China students who have studied English for at least 3-4 years at university or who have taught themselves English courses of the same level after graduating from high school.
English Band 5 (formerly WSK). EPT) is the highest of the five levels in this examination, and its examination requirements are 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. There are many particularities in this level of examination. Question 28 specifically introduces the fifth level.
These five levels of examination standards are all based on the same ability scale, and there are obvious differences and internal relations between them. Please refer to the National PETS Examination Outline compiled by the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education for the design standards of all levels of this examination.
Q: How is the examination time for all levels of the National English Test determined?
A: The examination time for Level 1 B, Level 2 and Level 4 is:
The second Saturday and Sunday of March every year;
The examination time for Level 1 and Level 3 is:
The second Saturday and Sunday of September every year;
Q: How is the registration time for the national English test determined?
9 a:1grade b, grade 2 and grade 4 registration time is:
Wednesday to Sunday in the second week of every year 1 month; (* This depends on the current manual)
The registration time for Level 1 and Level 3 is:
Wednesday to Sunday in the second week of July every year; (* This depends on the current manual)
10 q: what is the form of the national English test?
10 A: 1) exams at all levels include written and oral exams;
2) The written test includes the content of listening test;
3) Every exam is written first and then oral;
1 1Q: what are the questions in the written test of the national English proficiency test?
1 1 Answer: There are two main types of written test questions: objective questions and subjective questions.
Subjective questions and objective questions are answered on specially designed answer sheets of different grades (except for the second-level subjective questions, which are temporarily answered outside the test paper).
12 q: what is the method and time of the national English proficiency test?
12 A: 1) Face-to-face conversation is adopted in the oral test;
2) Two oral test teachers test two candidates;
3) Because Grade B focuses on oral English, two teachers test one student in the exam;
4) During the exam, a teacher did not participate in the conversation and scored specially; Another teacher presides over the oral examination, talks with the candidates at any time and scores;
13 q: how long are the written and oral tests at all levels?
13 A: Level 1 B-90 minutes for written test and 3 minutes for oral test;
Level 1-90 minutes for written test and 8 minutes for oral test;
Level 2-written test 120 minutes, oral test 10 minutes;
Level 3-written test 120 minutes, oral test 10 minutes;
Band 4-written test 140 minutes, oral test 12 minutes;
Level 5-written test 140 minutes, oral test 15 minutes;
(The interview time at all levels listed above is the upper limit)
14 q: what are the contents, structure and requirements of the national English test?
14 A: The ability of the national English test is based on the "communicative language behavior model", focusing on the communicative competence of candidates. Standards at all levels are positioned from three aspects: horizontal description, language knowledge (including grammar knowledge and vocabulary) and language application (including interactive ability, receptive ability and productive ability).
Content and structure of written test paper: listening, application of English knowledge, reading comprehension and writing;
Note: all levels are examined according to the above four parts, but the proportion and score weight of each part are not exactly the same;
Oral test is a test of candidates' oral English communication ability, which is generally divided into 2 ~ 3 sections, with different test points in each section;
15 q: who can apply for the national English proficiency test?
Answer 15: The age, occupation, education, gender and nationality of candidates are not limited. In principle, anyone can take any level of exams according to their English learning and English level.
16 q: who can't take the national English exam collectively? Why?
16 a: in order to avoid interfering with normal academic education, ordinary middle schools and universities are not allowed to organize students to apply collectively.
17 q: how to determine the level of candidates' application?
Answer 17: Candidates can choose to take any exam according to their English level. Candidates are not required to have a lower-level certificate before taking a higher-level exam, but candidates can only take one of the exams at a time.
18 q: what are the registration methods and procedures?
18 A: 1) Candidates should register at the "National Public English Examination Registration Point" set up by the Social Examinations Institute of Beijing Education Examinations Institute;
2) The applicant should show his identity card;
3) Anyone who loses his ID card must register with the ID number certificate issued by the public security department;
4) Minors without "ID cards" are registered in the household registration book;
5) military personnel (armed police personnel) shall register with military identity documents;
6) Submit three recent bareheaded one-inch photos of the same original edition;
7) Pay the prescribed registration and examination fees;
8) Those with incomplete documents or photos that do not meet the requirements may not register;
9) The registration station issues admission tickets to candidates;
10) Candidates will receive the test notice at the original registration point at the specified time with the admission ticket; And take the exam on time;
19 q: who will read the papers?
19 A: Review is organized by Beijing Education Examinations Institute.
Q: When will the test results be announced?
Answer 20: After the examination, the results will be reported to the examination center of the Ministry of Education and published within two months from the date of the examination.
2 1 q: what are the scoring methods for written and oral tests?
2 1 answer: the full score of the written test is 100, and 60 or above is qualified;
The oral test is scored on a 5-point scale, and 3 points or above are qualified;
Q: Who will issue the examination certificate?
Answer 22: If both the oral and written tests are qualified in an exam, the National Public English Examination Certificate will be issued by the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education. The certificate is written in Chinese and English, and the holder's ID number (including military ID card and household registration number) is printed on the certificate. Those who fail in both oral and written tests or fail in one test will only be issued with a notice of test results, and the test results will not be retained.
Q: Who will control the application scope and interpretation level of test scores? How long is the test result valid?
Answer 23: The scope of application and the interpretation level of test scores are in the examination center of the Ministry of Education. The validity period and the right to use the candidates' scores are determined by the employer (the validity period of the scores of the PETS5 Band 5 test for overseas personnel is two years, and it is not limited by this period if they are used for other purposes).
Q: How to master the charging standards for exams at all levels?
Answer 24: The examination fees for Grade B, Grade I and Grade II are: 95 yuan;
The third-level examination fee is: 125 yuan;
The fee for CET-4 is 145 yuan;
All levels also receive certificate fees in 6 yuan;
Q: How to choose examination materials?
Answer: There are exam outlines, exam tutorials, detailed explanations of exam contents, auxiliary exercises and tapes at all levels. This book is published by Higher Education Press. Place of purchase: Beijing Guo Yong Education Examination Bookstore (No.8, Block C, Wainan Road, Xizhimen, Beijing). Candidates who participate in the training of this training center are responsible for purchasing. Tel: 64936928 Teacher Liu.
Q: What other things should candidates pay attention to?
A: 1) Candidates need to fill in the registration card, and after completing all the formalities as required, they can get the admission ticket, and then get the examination notice at the time and place designated by the registration point. The location and time of written and oral examinations of candidates are generated by computer respectively, subject to the examination notice.
2) The day before the exam, candidates should be familiar with the exam location according to the exam notice.
3) Before the exam, candidates must prepare blue (or black) ballpoint pens and 2B pencils. You are not allowed to use other types of pens during the exam.
4) Candidates who take the written test will be admitted at 8: 30 am, and will not be admitted after 8: 45 am.
Candidates who take the morning oral test will be admitted at 8: 30, and will not be admitted after 9: 00.
Candidates who take the afternoon interview will be admitted at 13: 30, and will not be admitted after 14: 00.
5) When taking the exam, candidates must hold the admission ticket, the notice of the exam, their ID card (or the ID number certificate issued by the public security household registration department, the minor household registration book, and the certificate of the military or armed police personnel), and all three certificates are indispensable. Other documents are not recognized. ——————————— When I went to the exam, most of the scene only brought my ID card. And the admission ticket. Two is enough.
6) During the examination, candidates should strictly abide by the examinee's code and follow the guidance of invigilators. Those who violate the examination regulations will have their examination results cancelled and will be punished according to the seriousness of the case.
Q: What is the form of the National English Level Certificate Examination?
Q: What's the particularity of CET-5?
28 A: 1) PETS level 5 is still under the responsibility of the original WSK test center. EPT is in China;
2) PETS Band 5 is an English proficiency test specially designed for those who apply to go abroad;
3) PETS Level 5 can be applied for twice a year;
4) In the written test score of 4)PETS 5, 60% or more of the listening part must be correctly answered, otherwise the written test will be regarded as unqualified;
5) 5) The test scores of PETS 5 are valid for those who go abroad for two years;
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