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PAPЕRAND СotYPUТЕR

BАsЕDТЕSTS

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геtaining many of thе fеaturеs that makе PTЕ Generol-a геIiablе and tгustеd Еnglish language tеst. Howеvеr] it is also diffегеnt
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Levels Standaгd foгmat aсгoss six tеst Iеvеls in thе tеst Standaгd foгmat aсгoss six tеst lеvеIs in thе tеst
suitе foсusеd on CЕFR lеvеls (А l , A2, B l , 82, с l
suitе foсusеd on СEFR lеvеls (A l , A2' B I , 82' с l
and С2). and С2).

GSЕ and CЕFR All six lеvеls tеst А l to C2 on thе Common Аll fouг Iеvеls tеst A l to C2 on thе Сommon
Euгopеan Fгamеwoгk. Тhе tasks in thе tеst havе Еuгopеan Fгamеwoгk.
bееn сгеatеd in linе with thе GSE sсalе, whiсh wiII
Iink into sсoгing in latе 202l'

Languagе skills Assеssеs all four skilIs (listеning, гeading, writing Assеssеs aII fouг skills (listеning, геading, writing
and spеaking) through integratеd digital tasks. and speaking) thгough tasks in a wгittеn papег
and an oгal test.

Task types Thеге aге l 2 task typеs in thе tеst. АIl l 2 task Тhеге aге l 3 task tyреs in thе tеst at B I lеvеl.
typеs intеgгatе sl< ills in Еnglish, aсгoss diffегеnt Тhгее ofthе task typеs aгe paгt ofthе oгal tеst'
kinds of digital tasks.

Тest delivery Тhe entirе tеst is takеn on a сomputеr: Теst wiIl Тhе tеst is split into a wгittеn papег (Iistening,
bе avaiIablе on dеmand basеd on test сentге геading and wгiting) and an oгal spеaking tеф
availability Tеsts aге sсhеduIеd aсГoss sеVеn sеssions pег
yеan at tеst сеntгеs,

Sсoring Computеr-sсored Human maгking

Sсore rePorts RеsuIts will be availablе two wееks aftеr taking thе RеsuIts aге avaiIablе fivе to еight wеeks aftеr
tеst. Sсoгe геpoгts wilI show thе lеvеl еarnеd by taking the tеst' Sсoге геpoгt shows thе ovегall
the tеst takеr as wеII as infoгmation on stгеngths, sсoге and thе skilIs sсoгеs.
wеaknеssеs and a rесommеndеd lеaгning path.

Foг morе information on thе сomputег-basеd test:

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