Pearson Test of English (PTE)

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Pearson Test of English(PTE)

• (Formerly known as London Test of English (LTE))

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Pearson Test of English Centre

• Vytautas Magnus University
• Centre of Foreign Languages
• has been acknowledged as
• an Official Testing Centre
• for the International Pearson Company
• since the 8th of April, 2009.

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Pearson Test of English Centre

• We have been accredited the right to administer
  the English Language Tests
• London Test of English (LTE)
• (Pearson Test of English General (PTE General)
• since November 2009)
• and
• London Test of English for Children (LTEfC)
  (Pearson Test of English for Young Learners
• (PTE Young Learners)
• since November 2009)

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What is Pearson?

• Pearson is an international media company with
  worldleading businesses in education, business
  information, consumer publishing and testing.
• Pearson Language Tests (PLT) delivers a suite of
  English language tests designed to assess the
  English language usage of students who are
  speakers of other languages.
• Pearson Tests of English (PTE) include
• Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic),
• Pearson Test of English General (PTE General) and
• Pearson Test of English Young Learners (PTE Young
  Learners).

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Why take PTE General at the Centre of Foreign
Languages (VMU)?

• Pearson Test of English General (PTE General) 
• is designed
• to reward positive achievement
• in English language learning.   

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Why take PTE General at the Centre of Foreign
Languages (VMU)?

• If you learn English to help with employment
  opportunities or admission into an
  English-speaking university, or simply to enjoy
  the culture and language of other countries, this
  test can meet the differing needs of all
  students. 
• You can enter at a stage that suits you, and rise
  through the series as you improve your formal,
  informal and work-related English language
  skills. 

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Why take PTE General at the Centre of Foreign
Languages (VMU)?

• All the applicants who have successfully passed
  the PTE General are awarded with an international
  certificate to testify the English language
  competency.
• The certificate of Pearson Language Test is
  honoured and recognised in many countries around
  the world by
• Universities
• Employers
• Ministries of Education.

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Why take PTE General at the Centre of Foreign
Languages (VMU)?

• Among a great number of universities, employers
  and Ministries of Education around the world, the
  following institutions for example, are the
  British universities and colleges which have
  agreed to recognise the Pearson Tests of English
  as evidence of the English language competency
  for admission.
• The list indicates which level of PTE
• is accepted for undergraduate and
• post-graduate courses.

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List of Recognition
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List of Recognition
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What is PTE General?

• PTE General consist of two parts
• a written paper and an oral test.
• The written paper tests listening, reading
  comprehension and writing skills and is marked by
  external examiners in the UK.
• The oral test is assessed by trained local
  examiners and is sent to the UK for moderation.

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What is PTE General?

• There are six levels
• which are linked to the
• Common European Framework of Reference for
  Languages.

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What is PTE General?
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What is PTE General?

• Level A1 for test takers with a beginner level
  knowledge of English sufficient for survival in
  social, travel and everyday situations.  

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What is PTE General?

• Level 1 for test takers with a basic command of
  English to cope with language needs for social,
  travel and everyday purposes.

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What is PTE General?

• Level 2 for test takers with intermediate
  English for practical use in study, work, travel
  and other everyday purposes.  

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What is PTE General?

• Level 3 for test takers who use or will use an
  upper intermediate level of English for their
  personal, social, educational or working life.  

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What is PTE General?

• Level 4 for test takers applying for higher
  education in an English speaking institution
  and/or wishing to demonstrate an advanced level
  in English for social, academic and vocational
  purposes. Level 4 is recognized for admission to
  a number of UK universities.  

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What is PTE General?

• Level 5 for test takers applying for higher
  education in an English speaking institution
  and/or wishing to demonstrate a high level of
  proficiency in English for social, academic and
  professional purposes. Level 5 is recognized for
  admission to a number of UK universities.

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What is PTE General?

• motivate and help build confidence
• PTE General is a scenario-based English language
  test designed to allow students the freedom to
  express themselves, show what they can do and how
  well they can use English as speakers of other
  languages.

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What is PTE General?

• feature authentic and relevant scenarios
• The emphasis for the students is on real-life
  situations that learners will meet, not on how
  well they remember formal vocabulary and
  structures. For this reason, these tests use
  real-life scenarios rather than grammatical
  exercises, and focus on a students ability to
  both understand and communicate proficiently.

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What is PTE General?

• are flexible and communicative
• The tasks set at each level are similar to the
  tasks used in modern communicative course books
  and a variety of teaching materials and
  approaches can be used to prepare for the tests.

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What is PTE General?

• integrate all four skills
• There is a single paper which tests listening and
  reading comprehension and extended writing and an
  oral test which is taken before the written test
  paper. The communicative nature of the tests
  enables them to be shorter for test takers,
  without compromising the quality of the
  achievement.

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What is PTE General?

• assess and certify
• The tests are prepared and marked by teams of
  professionals and successful test takers receive
  a certificate of attainment from the largest
  examining body in the UK, Edexcel, a Pearson
  company.

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What is PTE General?

• provide constructive feedback
• Using an online marking system (e-Pen) and a
  web-based test centre service system (Edexcel
  Online), they provide fast and helpful feedback
  on individual performance of students in the
  tests.

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How to prepare for the PTE General Test?

• The types of tasks that test takers have to do in
  the tests are similar to those found in most
  modern communicative course books (such as
  Language Leader). 
• Also, the topics used in most course books are
  similar to those used in the tests. 
• Most modern course books will provide practice
  relevant to the test.  
• There is, therefore, no need to follow a specific
  PTE General course. 

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What are the scores awarded at each PTE General
level?

• The scores awarded for the PTE General at each
  level are
• Distinction
• Merit
• Pass
• Fail

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Grade Ranges for the PTE General

• Pass 55 60
• Merit 70 75
• Distinction 80 85

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When can test takers take PTE General?

• Scheduled sessions are in
• May, June, November and December for PTE General 
• and in
• May, June and November
• for PTE Young Learners

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The length of time needed to prepare for the PTE
General
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The length of the PTE General Exam
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Where and when to register for the PTE General?

• The Centre of Foreign Languages
• has started to organize and administer
• the Pearson Tests of English General
• (PTE General).
• Follow the information for the
• registration and test dates

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Where to register for the PTE General?
All interested are invited to register for the
test or get the information about the test at
the following address
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The prices for the PTE General
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Mock Exam

• All interested in taking and registering for the
  real PTE General Exam
• will be invited and encouraged
• to take a Mock Exam (free of charge)
• in the Spring semestre
• at CoFL
• (Centre of Foreign Languages)
• (K. Donelaicio Str. 52 - 603)
• Follow further information