College English Grade A, that is, Practical English Test for Colleges and Universities, is a national test approved by the Ministry of Education to test the English level of students in adult colleges, ordinary colleges and higher vocational and technical schools according to the basic requirements of English course teaching in higher vocational colleges.

It is divided into two grades: A and B. The A-level exam requires 3400 words and the B-level exam requires 2500 words.

English level A is equivalent to English level 3, slightly lower than English level 4, which is based on the ability of college students.

The College Practical English Test (PRETCO) is a standardized test designed by the College Practical English Test Committee approved by the Ministry of Education, which is for students in higher vocational colleges and adult colleges to take voluntarily.

This test mainly examines the practical ability of candidates to use English for daily and business foreign-related communication, aiming at promoting English teaching in higher vocational colleges and cultivating advanced applied technical talents; At the same time, it provides the evaluation standard of English level for higher vocational college graduates for employers to improve their competitiveness in entering the talent market.

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Examination methods and contents

The examination method is written, including listening comprehension, grammatical structure, reading comprehension, translation (English-Chinese translation) and writing (or Chinese-English translation). The scope of the examination is all the contents specified in the basic requirements of Grade A. ..

Part one: Listening comprehension.

Test candidates' ability to understand the dialogues, conversations and short passages they listen to. The speaking speed of listening materials is 120 words per minute. Dialogues, conversations and essays are mainly about daily life and practical communication content.

The vocabulary is limited to 3400 words in the Glossary of Basic Requirements, and the communication content covers all the listening and speaking ranges listed in the Table of Basic Requirements.

This part of the score accounts for 20% of the total score. The examination time is 20 minutes.

Part II: Grammatical structure.

Test candidates' ability to use grammar knowledge. The test scope includes all the contents specified in the grammar structure table in the basic requirements.

This part of the score accounts for 15% of the total score. The examination time is 10 minute.

Part III: Reading comprehension.

Test the ability of candidates to obtain information from written materials. The total reading is about 1 1,000 words. The written materials for this part of the test include general reading materials (culture, society, common sense, popular science, economy and trade, people, etc. ) and applied words, excluding poetry, novels, essays and other literary materials, the contents of which can be understood by students of all majors. Among them, practical written materials account for about 60%.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-English Grade A.