2023年P(guān)ETS等級(jí)考試具體時(shí)間及pets級(jí)資料

等級(jí)一級(jí)二級(jí)三級(jí)四級(jí)五級(jí)上六個(gè)月考試時(shí)間3月19日-20日3月19日-20日3月19日-20日無6月19日-20日下六個(gè)月考試時(shí)間9月10-11日9月10-11日9月10-11日9月10-11日12月18日-19日詳細(xì)時(shí)間9:-10:30筆試90分鐘，試8分鐘9:0-11:筆試120分鐘，試10分鐘9:0-11:筆試120分鐘，試10分鐘9:0-11:20筆試140分鐘，試12分鐘上午筆試，下午試考試內(nèi)容：聽力理解(ListeningComprehension時(shí)間35分鐘，得分30分。這部分重要考察考生理解聽力文章中心、思想、重要思想以及判斷態(tài)度能力，共分三部分。PartA聽一段獨(dú)白或?qū)υ?5-6個(gè)單詞，只放一遍錄音)，然后做十題判斷題(TrueorFalse)PartB聽三段獨(dú)白或?qū)υ捗慷?80-320個(gè)單詞，只放一遍錄音)，然后做十題多選題；PartC聽一段獨(dú)白或?qū)υ?7-8個(gè)單詞，放兩遍錄音)，然后完畢句子或回答問題，共十題。英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用(UseofLanguage)時(shí)間15分鐘，得分10分。這部分重要考察考生對(duì)英語語法、詞匯和構(gòu)造綜合運(yùn)用能力，考題以完型填空形式出現(xiàn)，考生須在一篇250-300詞文章中一定間隔空格內(nèi)填入合適詞，填空沒有選擇項(xiàng)，共二十題。閱讀理解(ReadingComprehension)時(shí)間50分鐘，得分35分。這部分考察考生閱讀文章后對(duì)文章中心、思想、總體構(gòu)造掌握能力以及通過閱讀獲取信息能力，共分三個(gè)部分。PartA規(guī)定考生閱讀三篇文章每篇4-5個(gè)單詞)后做多選題，共十五題；PartB部分，考生閱讀一篇750-850詞文章，然后做選擇搭配題，共五題；Part(部分，考生閱讀一篇750-850詞文章，然后做選擇搭配題，共十題。寫作(Writing)時(shí)間40分鐘，得分25分。這部分考察考生英語書面體現(xiàn)能力，規(guī)定考生就主題性或情景性提醒或問題寫一篇不少于250字短文標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)不計(jì)在內(nèi))。文章類型多種多樣，規(guī)定考生可以寫作書信、科研論文、試驗(yàn)匯報(bào)、申請(qǐng)材料以及與自己本專業(yè)有關(guān)描述性或闡明性文章。試(OralTes:t)時(shí)間15分鐘，滿分5分。PETS考試每年舉行兩次，但每次考試級(jí)別也許有所不一，有級(jí)別一年考兩次，有級(jí)別一年只考一次，詳細(xì)狀況以當(dāng)?shù)乜荚嚈C(jī)構(gòu)告知為準(zhǔn)，考生可根據(jù)自身英語水平報(bào)考對(duì)應(yīng)級(jí)別，但一次只能報(bào)考一種級(jí)別考試?？荚囋嚲碛筛魇∽灾螀^(qū)、直轄市)考試機(jī)構(gòu)組織評(píng)閱，經(jīng)教育部考試中心審核后兩個(gè)月內(nèi)公布成績(jī)，試和筆試成績(jī)均合格者由教育部考試中心、發(fā)給《全國(guó)公共英語等級(jí)考試合格證書》。教育部考試中心計(jì)劃后來由PETS考試逐漸取代自學(xué)考試中公共英語考試，向全社會(huì)推廣和普及英語知識(shí)，以滿足社會(huì)上多種需求。SectionI:ListeningComprehensionThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.Remember,whileyouaredoingtheteyoushouldfirstanswerthequestionsinyourtestbooklet,notontheANSWERSHEET.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferyouranswersfroiyourtestbookletontoANSWERSHEET1.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.PartAYouwillhearaconversationbetweenastudent,Mr.Wang,andhistutor,Dr.Wilson.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1to10bycirclingTrueorFalse.YouwillheartheconversationONLYONCE.Younowhave60secondstoreadQuestions1-10.Dr.WilsonandMr.Wanghavemetbefore.TRUE/FALSEWangpreferstolivewithanEnglishfamily.TRUE/FALSEWangintendstostudyhowcomputerisusedforlanguagetranslation.TRUE/FALSEBackinhisowncountryMr.WangstudiedC-languageandchemistry.TRUE/FALSEWanghassomeexperienceinCAD.TRUE/FALSEDr.WilsonissatisfiedwithWang'spastexperience.TRUE/FALSEWanghaslittleknowledgeofthephoneticprocessingsystem.TRUE/FALSEWangdecidestotakecoursesandpassexams.TRUE/FALSEDr.WilsonsuggeststhatWangshouldextendhisstayattheuniversity.TRUE/FALSEDr.WilsonasksWangtodoalittlemoreresearchbeforedecidingonhisproject.TRUE/FALSEYounowhave20secondstocheckyouranswerstoQue——1i0s1ThatistheendofPartAPartB:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.Questions1-3arebasedonthefollowingtalk.Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions1-3.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestthatthestudentsshoulddoduringtheterm?[A]Consultwithherfrequently.[B]Usethecomputerregularly.[C]Occupythecomputerearly.[D]Waitforone'sturnpatiently.Whatservicemustbepaidfor?[A]Computerclasses.[B]Trainingsessions.[C]Laserprinting.[D]Packageborrowing.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?[A]Computerlabservices.[B]Collegelibraryfacilities.[C]Theuseofmicro-computers.[D]Printoutsfromthelaserprinter.Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions1-3.PartCYouwillhearatalkgivenbyauniversitylecturer.Asyoulisten,youmustanswerQuestion1-10bywritingNOMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.Younowhave60secondstoreadQuestions1to10.What'stheaverageannualincreaseofforeignstudentpopulationintheperiodbetween1985and1990intermsofpercentage?Whichpartoftheworldcontributedtoanincreasebetween94/95and95/96?Whenwillthespeakertalkabouttheeconomicandpoliticalchanges?Whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?Wheredothethreelargestgroupsofstudentscomefrom?What'sthenumberofstudentsfromMalaysia?Whichisthemostpopularfieldofstudy?What'sthepercentageofstudentsinbusinessandmanagement?Intermsofacademiclevels,inwhichleveldowefindthesmallestnumber?Insummary,whatdidthespeakertalkabout?Nowyouaregoingtohearthetalkasecondtime.REPEATTHETEXTYounowhave3minutestocheckyouranswerstoQue——1i0s1ThatistheendofPartC.Younowhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtesbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.ThatistheendofListeningComprehension.SECTIONII:UseofEnglishReadthefollowingtextandfilleachofthenumberedspaceswithONEsuitableword.WriteyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Childrenwhogriptheirpenstooclosetothewritingpointarelikelytobeatadisadvantainexaminations,tothefirstseriousinvestigationintothewayinwhichwritingtechniquecandramaticallyaffecteducationalachievement.Thesurveyof643childrenandadults,agedfrompre-schoolto40-plus,alsosuggestspen-holdingtechniqueshavedeterioratedsharplyoveronegeneration,withteachersnowpayingfarattentiontocorrectpengripandhandwritingstyle.StephanieThomas,alearningsupportteacherfindingshavebeenpublished,wasinspiredtoinvestigatethisareashenoticedthatthosepupilswhohadthemosttroublewithspellinghadapoorpengrip.WhileMs.Thomascouldnotestablishasignificantstatisticallinkpen-holdingstyleandaccuracyinspelling,shefindhugedifferencesintechniquebetweentheyoungchildrenandthematureadults,andadefinitebetweennear-pointgrippingandslow,illegiblewriting.Peoplewhotheirpensatthewritingpointalsoshowothercharacteristicsinhibitlearning,aspoorposture,leaningtootothedesk,usingfourfingerstogripthepenthanthree,andclumsypositioningofthethumb(whichcanobscureisbeingwritten.Ms.Thomasbelievesthatthebetweenolderandyoungerwritersistoodramatictobeaccountedforsimplybythepossibilitythatpeoplegetbetteratwritingastheygrow.Sheattributesittoafailuretoteachthemosteffectivemethods,pointingthatthedifferencesbetweengroupscoincideswiththeabandonmentofformalhandwritinginstructioninclassroomsinthesixties."The30-year-oldsshowedahugerangeofgrips,theover40sgroupallhadauniform'tripod'grip.SECTIONIII:ReadingComprehensionPartAReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1Inrecentyears,therehasbeenasteadyassaultonsaltfromthedoctors:saltisbadforyregardlessofyourhealth.Politiciansalsogotonboard."Thereisadirectrelationship,"UScongressmanNealSmithnoted,"betweentheamountofsodiumapersonconsumesandheartdisease,circulatorydisorders,strokeandevenearlydeath."Frightening,iftrue!Butmanydocandmedicalresearchersarenowbeginningtofeelthesaltscarehasgonetoofar."Allthishuecryabouteatingsaltisunnecessary,"Dr.Dustaninsists."Formostofusitprobablydoesn'tmmuchdifferencehowmuchsaltweeat."Dustan'smostrecentshort-termstudyof150peopleshowedthatthosewithnormalbloodpressureexperiencednochangeatallwhenplacedonanextremelylow-saltdiet,orlaterwhensaltwasreintroduced.Ofthehypertensivesubjects,howehalfofthoseonthelow-saltdietdidexperienceadropinbloodpressure,whichreturnedtoitpreviouslevelwhensaltwasreintroduced."Anadequatetosomewhatexcessivesaltintakehasprobablysavedmanymorelivesthanithascostinthegeneralpopulation,"notesDr.JohnH.Laragh."Soarecommendationthatthewholepopulationshouldavoidsaltmakesnosense.Medicalexpertsagreethateveryoneshouldpracticereasonable"moderation"insaltconsumption.Fortheaverageperson,amoderateamountmightrunfromfourtotengramsaday,orroughly1/2to1/3ofateaspoon.Theequivalentofonetotwogramsofthissaltallowancewouldcomefromthenaturalsodiuminfood.Therestwouldbeaddedinprocessing,preparationoratthetable.Thosewithkidney,liverorheartproblemsmayhavetolimitdietarysalt,iftheirdoctoradvisButeventheveryvocal"lowsalt"exponent,Dr.ArthurHullHayes,Jr.admitsthat"wedonotknowwhetherincreasedsodiumconsumptioncauseshypertension."Infact,thereisgrowingscientificevidencethatotherfactorsmaybeinvolved:deficienciesincalcium,potassium,perhmagnesium;obesity(muchmoredangerousthansodium);geneticpredisposition;stress."Itisnotyourenemy,"saysDr.Laragh."SaltistheNo.1naturalcomponentofallhumantissue,andtheideathatyoudon'tneeditiswrong.Unlessyourdoctorhasproventhatyouhaveasalt-relatedhealthproblem,thereisnoreasontogiveitup.Accordingtosomedoctorsandpoliticians,theamountofsaltconsumed[A]exhibitsasanaggravatingfactortopeopleinpoorhealth.[B]curesdiseasessuchasstrokeandcirculatorydisorders.[C]correlateshighlywithsomediseases.[D]isirrelevanttopeoplesufferingfromheartdisease.FromDr.Dustan'sstudywecaninferthat[A]alow-saltdietmaybeprescribedforsomepeople.[B]theamountofsaltintakehasnothingtodowithone'sbloodpressure.[C]thereducofsaltintakecancureahypertensivepatient.[D]anextremelylow-saltdietmakesnodifferentoanyone.Inthethirdparagraph,Dr.Laraghimpliesthat[A]peopleshouldnotbeafraidoftakingexcessivesalt.[B]doctorsshouldnotadvisepeopletoavoidsalt.[C]anadequatetoexcessiveintakeisrecommendedforpeopleindisease.[D]excessivesaltintakehasclaimedsomevictimsinthegeneralpopulation.Thephrase"vocalexponent"(line2,Para.4)mostprobablyqueersto[A]elodoctor.[B]articulateopponent.[C]loudspeaker.[D]strongadvocate.Whatisthemainmessageofthistext?[A]Thatthesaltscareisnotjustified.[B]Thatcauseofhypertensionisnowunderstood.[C]Thatthemoderateuseofsaltisrecommended.[D]Thatsaltconsumptionistobepromoted.PartBInthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.Fo—Qu5,tcon)s)sfethemostsuitableparagraphfromth——FstoAfitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Fromhervantagepointshewatchedthemaindoorsswingopenandthefirstarrivalspourin.Thosewhohadbeenattheheadofthelinepausedmomentarilyonentry,lookedaroundcuriously,thenquicklymovedforwardasothersbehindpressedin.Withinmomentsthecentralpublicareaofthebigbranchbankwasfilledwithachattering,noisycrowd.Thebuilding,relativelyquietthanaminuteearlier,hadbecomeaBabel.Edwinasawatallheavysetblackmanwavesomedollarbillsanddeclareloudly,"Iwanttoputmymoneyinthebank1.Itseemedasifthereportabouteveryonehavingcometoopenanaccounthadbeenaccurateafterall.Edwinacouldseethebigmanleaningbackexpansively,stillholdinghisdollarbills.Hisvoicecutacrossthenoiseofotherconversationsandsheheardhimproclaim,"I'minnohurry.There'ssomethingI'dlikeyoutoexplain."Twootherdeskswerequicklymannedbyotherclerks.Withequalspeed,longwidelinesofpeopleformedinfrontofthem.Normally,threemembersofstaffwereampletohandlenewaccountbusiness,butobviouslywereinadequatenow.EdwinacouldseeTottenhoeonthefarsideofthebankandcalledhimontheintercom.Sheinstructed,Usemoredesksfornewaccountsandtakeallthestaffyoucansparetomanthem.Tottenhoegrumbledinreply,"Yourealizewecan'tpossiblyprocessallthesepeopletoday,andhowevermanywedowilltieusupcompletely.""I'veanidea,"Edwinasaid,"That'swhatsomeonehasinmind.Justhurrytheprocessingallyoucan.First,anapplicationformcalledfordetailsofresidence,employment,socialsecurity,andfamilymatters.Aspecimensignaturewasobtained.Thenproofofidentitywasneeded.Afterthatthenewaccountsclerkwouldtakealldocumentstoanofficerofthebankforapprovalandinitialing.Finally,asavingspassbookwasmadeoutoratemporarycheckbookissued.Thereforethemostnewaccountsthatanybankemployeecouldopeninanhourwerefive,sothethreeclerkspresentlyworkingmighthandleatotalofninetyinonebusinessday,iftheykeptgoingtopspeed,whichwasunlikely.Stillthenoisewithinthebankincreased.Ithadbecomeanuproar.Afurtherproblemwasthatthegrowingmassofarrivalsinthecentralpublicareaofthebawaspreventingaccesstotellers'countersbyothercustomers.Edwinacouldseeafewofthemoutside,regardingthemillingscenewithconsternation.Whileshewatched,severalgaveupandwalkedaway.Insidethebanksomeofthenewcomerswereengagingtellersinconversationandthetellers,havingnothingelsetodobecauseofthemelee,chattedback.Twoassistantmanagerhadgonetothecentralfloorareaandweretryingtoregulatethefloodofpeoplesoastocleasomespaceatcounters.Theywerehavingsmallsuccess.Shedecideditwastimeforherownintervention.Edwinalefttheplatformandarailed-offstaffareaand,withdifficulty,madeherwaythroughthemillingcrowdtothemainfrontdoor.Yetsheknewhowevermuchtheyhurrieditwouldstilltaketentofifteenminutestoopenanysinglenewaccount.Italwaysdid.Thepaperworkrequiredthattime.Butstillnohostilitywasevident.Everyoneinthenowjam-packedbankwhowasspokentobymembersofthestaffansweredpolitelyandwithasmile.Itseemed,Edwinathought,asifwhowereherehadbeenbriefedtobeonbestbehavior.Asecurityguarddirectedhim,"Overtherefornewaccounts."Theguardpointedtoadeskwhereaclerk?ayounggirl?satwaiting.Sheappearednervous.Thebigmanwalkedtowardher,smiledreassuringly,andsatdown.Immediatelyapressofothersmovedintoaraggedlinebehindhim,waitingfortheirturn.Evenleaningclosetotheintercom,itwashardtohearabovethenoise.Eventriplingthepresentcomplementofclerkswouldpermitveryfewmorethantwohundredandfiftyaccountstobeopenedinaday,yetalready,inthefirstfewminutesofbusinthebankwascrammedwithatleastfourhundredpeople,withstillmorefloodingin,andthelinoutside,whichEdwinarosetocheck,appearedaslongasever.Obviouslysomeonehadalertedthepressinadvance,whichexplainedthepresenceoftheTVcameracrewoutside.Edwinawonderedwhohaddoneit.PartCAnswerquestions—1—10byreferringtothecommentson3differentcarsinthefollowingmagazinearticle.Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.A=AudiA3B=HondaCivicC=Rover216Whichcarhasadriverseatthatcanbeadjustedtosuitmostpeople?1.offersapoorviewevenwhenthemirrorsareused?2.givesthemostspacefortallpassengersintheback?3.hasaconvenientwaytoextendthespaceforsuitcases?4.ismostlikelytosufferdamagethepetrolsupplyinthecaseoffrontalcollision?5.offersthemosteasilytunedradio?wouldremainsilentintheeventoftheft?7.allowseasyaccesstothebackseats?8.hasthebestenginedesignintermsofsavingmoney?9.hasitshandbookcriticised?1AudiA3MostofourdriverssaidtheA3wastheirclearfavouriteinthisgroup.Theydescribeditasrefinedandcomfortablewithgoodhandlingcharacteristicsandlight,precisesteering.Alltheseatswerecomfortableandthefrontoneswereeasytoadjust.Mostdriverslithedrivingposition,helpedbyagoodrangeofsteeringwheelandseatheightadjustments.Themaininstrumentswereclearanddashboardcontrolswerewellpositioned.Mirrorcoveragewasverygoodbutourdriverscomplainedthattheviewoutoftherearwasbadlyhinderedbythehigrearwindowlineandthickpillars.Gettingintothebackseatswaseasy,thankstoacleverseamechanism,whichmovestheseatupandforwardaswellastiltingthebackrest.Rearlegroomwasreasonablebuttherearseatwasonlybarelywideenoughforthreeadults.LuggagespacewasaverageforthisclassofcarbutyouhavetoremovetherearheadrestraintstofoldtherearsTherewereplentyofusefulinteriorstowagespaces.AllA3scomewithanalarmandimmobiliserasstandard.Our'thief'gotinthroughthedoorsin20seconds,Buttheradiowasanon-standarwhichislikelytodeterthieves.Thehingesoftherearseatscouldreleaseinanaccident,allluggagetocrashthroughintothepassengercompartment.Also,thedriver'skneescouldbedamagedbystiffstructuresunderthedash.Somepartsofthefuelsystemandelectricswouldbevulnerabletodamageinafrontalcollision.HondaCivicHondasaysitsspecialVTECenginehasawinningcombinationofeconomyandperformance,butourdriversfounditabitofacurate'segg.Itwasthemosteconomicalofcarsontest,butdriversfounditsluggishatlowrevs,anditsaccelerationinfifthgearwasovertakingnormallymeanthavingtoshiftdowntofourthgear.Thedrivingpositionwasacceptable,butourpanelcriticisedtherestrictedrearvisibility?therearwindowwasquiteDriversfoundthebackrestsupportivebutitwasnotpossibletomakefineadjustmentstotheangle.Theridecomfortwasacceptable,butitwasn'tasgoodastheAudi'sorRover's.Thedriseatdidn'tslideforwardwhenitwastilted,makingrearaccessawkwardfromthisside.Intheback,headroomandlegroomwasexcellentbuttestersdidn'tfindtheseatsparticularlycomfortable.Theluggagespacewassmallforthisclassofcar,especiallywiththerearseatsiplace.However,foldingtherearseattoincreaseluggagespacewaseasy.Otherpointsidentifiebyourpanelincludedwell-placedminorcontrols,goodmirrorcoverage,butfiddlyradiocontrolAllCivicscomewithanimmobiliserbutnoalarm.Youmaywanttoconsiderpayingextraforanalarm,asour'thief'brokeintothroughthedoorsin13seconds,andintotheenginebayinjusseconds.Therewerestiffstructuresunderthedashwhichcoulddamagethedriver'skneesinanaccident,thoughtherewasnoproblemonthepassenger'sside.Thehandbook(liketheAudi's)providedadviceonusingchildrestraints.Rover216The1.6-litreenginehadgoodpowerdeliveryatbothhighandlowrevsbutsomedriverscomplainedthatitwasnoisyathighrevs.Thebrakesdidn'thaveverygoodprogression,butdriversliketheirpositivefeel.Ridecomfortandthehandlingwerepraised.Butdriversfoitdifficulttoachieveacomfortabledrivingposition.Thedriver'sseatwasnotheight-adjustaandtherewasonlylimitedspacetorestyourclutchfoot.Sometestersalsofoundtheseatbackuncomfortable.Visibilitywasmarredbythesmallmirrors.Therearviewwasalsorestrictedbythickpillarsandthesmallrearwindow.Gettingintothebackwastrickybecausethefrontseatdidnotslideforwardwhentilted.Onceintheback,legroomandheadroomwerepoor,andtesterscomplainedthattheirrearseatbasewasunsupportive.Luggagespacewassmallerthanaverageforthisclassofcar?thiswascompoundedbyahighbootsillanddifficultiesinfoldingtheseat.Buttherewerelargepocketsinthedoorsandrearsidepanels.Themainradiocontrolswemoreconvenient;theyweremountedonthesteeringwheelsodriversdidn'thavetotaketheirhandsoffthewheeltousethem.OurRover2scamewithanalarm,thoughthisisn'tstandardoallversions.Our'thief'brokeinthroughthedoorsin15seconds.Someoftheelectricswouldvulnerableinafrontalimpact.Therearseathingescouldreleaseinanaccident,allowingluggtocrashthroughintothepassengercompartment.Also,informationinthehandbookonusingchildrestraintswasinadequate.SECTIONIV:WritingYouhavereadanarticleinamagazinewiththefollowingstatementinit.Writeanarticlethesamemagazine.Youshoulduseyourownideas,knowledgeorexperiencetogeneratesupportforyourargumentandincludeanexample.Youshouldwriteabout250words.WriteyourarticleonANSWERSHEET2.Economicdevelopmentwillinevitablygenerateindustrialwastewhichinturnwillcausepollutiontothelivingenvironment.Economicprosperityandacleanenvironmentcannotcoexist.Youhavetomakeachoicebetweenthetwo."Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththestatement?OralTest(Forexaminer)PartA:Self-introduction(Thistaskwilltakeabout2minutes.)Interlocutor:Goodmorning(afternoon/evening).CouldIhaveyourmarksheets,please?Thankyou,(HandoverthemarksheetstotheAssessor.)Mynameis…andthisismycolleague....He/sheisnotgoingtoaskyouanyquestions,buthe/sheisjngtgoingtobelistous.So,yournameis…and…？Thankyou.Firstofallwe'dliketoknowsomethingaboutyousoI'mgoingtoaskyousomequestionsaboutyourselves.(BeginwithcandidateA,thenmoveontocandidateB)Now(saythenameofthecandidateandaskthequestions).HomeTown-Whereareyoufrom??Howlonghaveyoulivedthere?-What'sitlikelivingthere??Howdoesyourhometowncomparewith(placewherecandidateiscurrentlyliving)??Well,that'sinteresting.Family:Whataboutyourfamily?Couldyoutellussomethingaboutthem?Work/Study?Whatdoyoudoin(candidate'shometown),doyouworkorstudy?(Ifcandidatealreadyworking)-Whatdoesyourworkinvolve??Isyourjobsomethingyouhadalwayswantedtodo??Howlongdoyouthinkyouwillstayinthisjob?(Ifcandidatestillatschool,collegeoruniversity)-Whatareyourfavouritesubjectsatschool?Whatexactlyareyoustudying?-Whattypeofworkareyouhopingtodointhefuture?-Whatqualificationswillyouneedtodothat?PartB:Collaboration(Thispartwilltakeabout5minutes.)(Forexaminer)DiscussionTopic:RegionalPovertyNow,(saythenamesofCandidateAandCandidateB),hereisalistofcausesforregionalpoverty,(Handoutthelisttothecandidatesandletthemreaditthrough.)Whatdoyouthinkathemaincausesforregionalpoverty?I'dlikeeachofyoutochoosethreefromthelistandteleachotherwhy.Ifyouholddifferentopinionsyoumayargueandyoumayalsoaddyourownideasthatarenotlistedhere.YoujusttalktoeachotherandIwon'tjoinyou.Youhave5minAllright.Wouldyoubegin?(Theinterlocutormaysitbackandinterveneonlywhennecessary.)CausesforRegionalPoverty:?lackofnaturalresources?disorganisationoftheeconomy?out-of-dateconventions?climate?geographicalposition?poorleadership?overpopulation?lackofeducation(Forcandidate)Whatdoyouthinkarethemaincausesforregionalpoverty?Choosethreefromthelistandtelleachotherwhy.CausesforRegionalPoverty:?lackofnaturalresources?disorganisationoftheeconomy?out-of-dateconventions?climate?geographicalposition?poorleadership?overpopulation?lackofeducationPartC:Presentation(Thispartwilltakeabout8minutes.)(Forexaminer)Interlocutor:Now,inthispartofthetestI'mgoingtogiveeachofyoualistofthreeditopics.I'dlikeyoutoselectoneofthetopicsandgiveashortpresentationofabout2minuteWhen(saythenameofCandidateA)hasfinishedtalking,I'dlikeyou,(saythenameofCandidateB),toaskhim/heroneortwoquestions.Youmaymakenoteswhileyouarepreparingandtakenoteswhiletheotherpersonistalking.Allright?Hereareyourtopics.HandovertheTopicCard,A&B,andsomeblankpaperandapenciltoeachcandidate.Nowyou'llhave2minutestoprepare.Thecandidat