(teach) Re: CET and oral test

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> The syllabus for CET, TEM4, TEM8 oral are widely available. >
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All are available from Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press.

TEM4 has 3 tasks.

Task 1 is retelling a story.
The passage is about 300 words long and you will hear it twice.

Task 2 is talking on a given topic. This topic is often related to task 1. You will hear the topic twice. You have 3 minutes preparation and must talk for 3 minutes.

Task 3 is role-playing
This involves two candidates. You are given a specific situation and a specified role. You have 3 minutes preparation and the role-play lasts 4 minutes.

TEM8 has 3 tasks.

Task 1 is interpreting from English into Chinese.

Task 2 is interpreting from Chinese into English

Task 3 is making a comment on a given topic. This comes on a sheet of paper. You have 4 minutes preparation time. Your talk must last 3 minutes.

Nick