Registration starts in the first half of every year1February;
Registration for the second half of the year begins in June each year;
expense
Tentative standard of candidate category examination items written test standard oral test standard
Non-student candidates
Pets-Grade 3 and Grade 4155 yuan, 80 yuan, 35 yuan
PETS- Grade Three and Grade Four155 yuan, 70 yuan, 25 yuan
Examination time
The first half:
The second Saturday and Sunday in March.
-test pet 1, 1B, 2, 3.
The preliminary examination will be held on the fourth Saturday in June.
In the second half:
The second Saturday and Sunday in September.
-test pet 1, 1B, 2, 3, 4.
On the third Saturday of February 6th, PETS5 will be tested.
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 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.
Fractional weight
PETS Grade 1 to Grade 5 exams all adopt the method of score weighting, that is, different weights are given to the original scores of each part of the topic, so as to balance the investigation relationship of various skills. In addition, the change of the weight of the same part of the score in different grades also reflects the evolution of the requirements of pets for various skill tests. Level \ Part of English listening knowledge, reading comprehension and writing.
Level 1 30% 25% 30% 15%
Level II 30% 20% 30% 20%
Grade III 30% 15% 30% 25%
Level 4 30% 10% 35% 25%
Level 5 30% 10% 35% 25%
Inspection method
The examination center of the Ministry of Education provides telephone inquiry service for scores. National unified telephone number: 168-97026. The provincial education examination institutes also provide online or telephone inquiries. Inquiry time: In principle, the inquiry method starts 40 days after the exam: candidates must enter the admission ticket number according to the voice instruction before they can get the results.
Matters needing attention
1. Candidates fill in the registration card or provide relevant information in other forms according to the requirements of the registration point, and perform various procedures as required. Then get the admission ticket and the examination notice at the time and place designated by the local examination institution, otherwise you will still be unable to take the examination. Candidates should carefully check the information on the admission ticket when registering, and request to change the registration point in time if there are any mistakes. 2. The day before the exam, it is best for candidates to get familiar with the examination room at the examination place arranged in the exam notice. 3. During the examination, candidates should strictly abide by the candidates' code and follow the guidance of invigilators. Those who violate the examination regulations will have their examination results cancelled. 4. Before the exam, candidates must prepare a black pen and a 2B pencil. Other types of pens are not allowed in the exam. 5. The registration place for Level 1 B(PETS 1B)- Level 4 (PETS 4)*** Level 5 examination shall be decided by the educational examination institutions of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. Please consult them for the specific registration time and place. The registration place of the fifth level (PETS 5, the original WSK-EPT) is in WSK test sites all over the country. 6. Candidates for the 6.PETS exam are not restricted by regions and can apply for exams across regions. 7. Candidates should take the exam on time. Candidates for written examination will be admitted from 8:30, and will not be admitted after 8:45. Candidates who are interviewed in the morning will be admitted from 8:30, and will not be admitted after 9:00. Candidates who are interviewed in the afternoon will be admitted from 13:30, and will not be admitted after 14:00. 8. When taking the exam, candidates must enter the exam with valid documents such as admission ticket, notice of the exam, ID card (or ID number certificate issued by the public security household registration department, minor household registration book, and certificate of military armed police personnel) or passport, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan resident ID card. Three certificates are indispensable.
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True question type
The real questions and analysis of the national CET-3 in March 2008
In March 2008, the national public English examination ended. I don't know what the candidates think. Now I will make an analysis of some contents and some problems in the PETS3 exam, so that candidates who plan to take the exam in September can have a clear aim.
Written test:
Composition: 1. functional composition
Temporary hotel receptionist
The medium-sized hotel in plesent, located in the center of Cambridge, is looking for a cheerful young man to assist the reception desk.
Previous experience is an advantage, but it is not necessary.
Know at least one foreign language.
The name of the hotel
Write an application letter to the hotel manager to apply for this position. This letter must include the following two points:
The reason for your application
Ask for an interview
Don't write your own name at the end of the letter, but use "Lily" instead.
Step 2 write a short essay
There are two pictures. Write an article about these two pictures.
Describe these two pictures.
What have you learned from these two pictures?
draw
1. A man is riding a bike on the road. He hung his umbrella on the truck in front and dragged him to the truck together.
This man has just been bandaged from the hospital.
Analysis:
First, the first part requires candidates to write an employment letter. When I saw this problem,
1. Candidates should pay attention to the examination.
1) Look at the advertisement carefully first;
2) Understand the requirements of the recruiting unit for the candidates;
3) Suppose you are the applicant, and compare your own situation to see if it meets the requirements. Pay special attention to self-evaluation from skills, specialties, vocational training, work experience, education, etc., and look for places that match each other.
2. Matters needing attention in writing a cover letter
1) Write down your detailed address and telephone number so that the other party can contact you;
2) Appropriate address.
If the advertisement doesn't say who the contact person is, it can be used at the beginning of the cover letter: Dear Sir or Dear sirs. For the sake of safety, you can write Dear Sir/Dear Madam. If a contact person has been appointed in the advertisement, his name should be written in the cover letter: Dear Mr. Smith, or Dear Ms. Shirley Green, etc.
3) The cover letter should be short and eye-catching.
3. Format of job application letter
1) opener
It's best to come straight to the point and state the purpose of writing this letter directly to avoid unnecessary politeness.
I am writing this letter in order to apply for the position of ... and advertised in today's Shanghai Daily.
In response to your advertisement in today's Shanghai Daily, I am writing to apply for the position. ......
I saw the advertisement for your in today's newspaper .../I learned that you are looking for a job. ...
I want to apply for/be considered as a candidate for the job/position advertised ... I saw the advertisement in ... ...
2) body
Writing a cover letter is like selling a product. Words must be persuasive and can impress each other. Therefore, in the article, you must emphasize your advantages, such as education and work experience, to prove that you are the person the other party wants to recruit. But don't exaggerate.
My work experience includes two months as a part-time receptionist in CNR company and one year as an assistant office manager in Haper stationery company.
I feel very qualified ... for the following reasons. ...
I have the experience of ..., so I may have the ability you are looking for.
3) Close
Finally, you can write some pleasantries such as wanting to attend the interview and asking the other party to give you an answer as soon as possible.
If my application is successful, I am willing to ...
If you are interested in my application, I can attend the interview.
I would appreciate an interview at your convenience.
If these meet your requirements, please give me an interview. I look forward to your early reply.
May I discuss my qualifications with you in more detail at your convenience? Please call (02 1)632-8976 at any time.
Functional compositions like this are all formatted, so candidates must accumulate more functional sentences when preparing for the exam, and have a general framework for such compositions in their minds.
Second, the second part is a big composition, which is the same type as the composition last September.
The vast majority of candidates are no strangers to this type of composition, and they usually do a lot of training. But in the exam, you will still see that many students can't start with the topic. The key to writing a composition with pictures is to clarify the meaning of the question, that is, to understand the surface meaning and deep meaning of the pictures, and then express them clearly and correctly.
The general writing of composition is:
Opening paragraph: describe the surface meaning and deep meaning of the picture, and draw a conclusion from it.
Intermediate paragraph: explain the reasons, analyze the results, or further demonstrate the theme.
Concluding paragraph: make suggestions or express personal opinions.
Here are some sentence patterns that we will use in such a composition for your reference only:
Description picture:
1) as shown ... as shown. ...
2) picture description ... it shows that ...
3) In this picture, we can see that ... it reveals. ...
Explain the reason:
1) may have several possible reasons, which will be explained below.
2) The explanation of this phenomenon involves many complicated factors.
3) A combination of multiple factors may lead to/explain. ...
Another reason:
1) Among all the above important/convincing reasons, one should be emphasized. ...
2) Of course, this in itself cannot explain/explain. ...
3) One of the most common/popular reasons ... ...
Show attitude:
Because this problem plays such an important role in society and life, we should pay more attention to it.
2) Because this problem has a far-reaching impact on society and life, we should pay more attention to it.
For example:
Take away ... for example, one example is ... and the other example is ... for example.
Connectives that connect the front and back:
1), then, further, finally.
2) firstly, secondly, additionally, finally.
3) Most importantly, finally,
4) On the one hand, on the other hand (applicable to two points)
On the one hand, on the other hand
Ending:
The phrase used in the transition: summary, in the conclusion, simply put, because of this, therefore, there, we can find. ...
Obviously, it's time for us to take measures to solve this problem.
Therefore, I suggest taking some measures.
Therefore, in order to solve this problem, some measures should be taken.
During the examination, many candidates will not arrange their time reasonably. They are used to making drafts on the test paper and then copying them on the answer sheet, which is a waste of time. Candidates are advised to practice reciting manuscripts more. And in the process of examination, don't "seek difficulties and differences", but "seek accuracy". Some candidates don't have a solid foundation in English and always want to write some difficult sentences in their compositions, which is self-defeating. Writing high-quality sentences is not a day's work, and we candidates need to work harder in peacetime.
oral examination
1. You want to choose a special dish of China for your foreign friends. They are China clothes, Chinese musical instruments, China chess and Chinese medicine.
2. Photo 1: The store has a strong May Day discount, and many people are waiting in line to buy discounted goods.
Figure 2: A little boy wants expensive brand-name shoes. His mother won't buy it for him. He was very angry.
Figure 3: A man left the company after resigning and told people in the company to call me "Tom".
The PETS3 oral test mainly examines candidates' oral English communication ability, and requires candidates to have a dialogue on scenes in life and work, asking both facts and abstract information. Capable of providing or requiring more clarity; Express personal views, opinions and attitudes. In addition, you can describe an event or give a short speech on a general topic.
Candidates should have: basically coherent exposition; Keep the language fluent; Communicate actively and solve communication difficulties with appropriate remedial measures.
The following are some questions during the oral examination:
1. Too nervous; I don't understand the interviewer's question.
2. I'm not familiar with the whole question of the oral exam.
For example, part B is a picture discussed by two candidates. Many candidates don't know what to say even if they hear the explanation from the interlocutor. Other candidates' clients talk big and don't interact with their partners, so such candidates won't get high marks in the interactive communication part, although they think they speak very well.
3. Some candidates' oral English is OK, but they met a partner with poor oral English. In fact, this does not affect the good side. There are four criteria for examiners to score: grammar and vocabulary; Discourse application; Phonetic intonation; Interactive communication. As long as the candidates play normally.
4. Bad time control.
Pets3 level 3 *** 10 minutes three parts A3 part 3 minutes b part 3 minutes c part 4 minutes.
The basic answer of the candidates in Part A is OK, but the problem is that two people in Part B have ***3 minutes, and each person has only 1 minute and a half on average. Take this exam as an example, let you choose one of the four items to recommend to your outgoing foreign friends. Then the two candidates can choose what you think is good and then discuss why. Some candidates didn't cut to the chase directly and said something irrelevant to the topic. As a result, it's time to get to the point. Candidates should not carefully examine the questions, talk nonsense! Part c will also have such problems. After Candidate A finishes speaking, Candidate B will have a half-minute supplement, just a supplement! Some candidates made long speeches. As a result, when the time came, they were interrupted by the examiner. Before they could react, they described their own comments, which greatly affected the performance of candidates! Therefore, candidates who take the oral test must pay attention to the grasp of time and language!
5. Lack of language knowledge and application ability is also the most important problem for our candidates.
We all know that it is impossible to practice oral English overnight, so here are some suggestions for candidates who take the oral exam:
1. Build self-confidence and overcome nervousness
2. Lay a solid oral foundation. Usually read more books; Imitate more, including pronunciation, intonation and skills such as weak reading, continuous reading, stress reading and rhythm.
3. Strengthen the cultivation of language use ability. Usually participate in English corner, English speech and other activities. Language is a process of acquisition. Only through a lot of actual combat practice can you speak fluent English.
4. Strengthen the training of interactive communication skills. Language is a tool for people to communicate with each other. Besides expressing their opinions, they should also get information from others.
5. Accumulate common expressions in oral English. This is very important. When you see a good sentence, you should write it down immediately to avoid the situation that candidates are full of Chinglish in the oral exam.