For the 2022 A-level exam time, please refer to the following:
The English A-level exam time is in the second half of the year, and the specific schools are different. English Level A is equivalent to the College English Test Band 3, slightly lower than CET4, and is a test level based on the ability of students in colleges and universities.
The Test of English Proficiency in Colleges and Universities (PRETCO for short) is designed by the College English Proficiency Test Committee approved by the Ministry of Education and is available to students from higher vocational colleges and adult colleges on a voluntary basis. Standardized tests.
This exam mainly assesses candidates’ ability to actually use English for daily and business-related foreign communication. It aims to promote English teaching in higher vocational colleges towards cultivating higher applied technology; at the same time, it provides employers with Evaluation standards for the English proficiency of junior college graduates to improve their competitiveness in entering the talent market.
The English Application Ability Test in Colleges and Universities is divided into two levels: A and B. The A-level test is the standard requirement that students in higher vocational colleges should meet. The English B-level test is slightly lower than the A-level test and is transitional. Require.
The original "College English Test Level 3" is equivalent to the "Level A Test of English Application Ability in Colleges and Universities", and the original "College English Level 2 Test" is equivalent to the "Level B Test of English Application Ability in Colleges and Universities". The school decides independently whether to take the A-level or B-level examination. The full name is "English Application Proficiency Test for Colleges and Universities, English abbreviation PRETCO". It is referred to as "College English Test Band 3".
Test content:
Part 1: Listening Comprehensive (Listening Comprehensive)
Tests the candidate's ability to understand the dialogues, conversations and simple passages they listen to. The speaking speed of the listening materials is 120 words per minute. Dialogues, conversations and essays focus on daily life and practical communicative content. Vocabulary is limited to the range of 3,400 words in the "Vocabulary List" of the "Basic Requirements", and the communicative content covers the entire range of listening and speaking listed in the "Communication Scope List" of the "Basic Requirements".
Part 2: Grammatical Structure (Structure)
Test candidates’ ability to apply grammatical knowledge. The test scope includes all the content specified in the "Grammar Structure Table" in the "Basic Requirements".
Part 3: Reading Comprehension
Tests the candidate’s ability to obtain information from written text materials. The total reading volume is about 1,000 words. The written materials tested in this part include general reading materials (culture, society, common sense, popular science, economics and trade, characters, etc.) and applied texts. It does not include literary materials such as poetry, novels, essays, etc. The content can be understood by students of various majors. understand. Among them, practical written materials account for about 60%.
Part 4: Translation---English to Chinese (Translation---English to Chinese)
Tests the candidate's ability to correctly translate English into Chinese. The translated materials are sentences and paragraphs, including general content and practical content (about 50% each); the vocabulary involved is limited to the 3,400 words in the "Glossary" of the "Basic Requirements".
Part 5: Writing/Translation——Chinese to English
Test candidates to write practical essays and letters, fill in English forms or translate short Practical writing skills.