TheEnglishSixBandOralTest(CET-SET)isanimportantcomponentoftheCollegeEnglishTestSysteminChina.Itaimstoevaluatestudents'abilitytocommunicateinEnglishandtheirproficiencyinusingthelanguageforpracticalpurposes.Thetestconsistsoftwoparts:shortconversationsandlongconversationsordiscussions.
**ShortConversations:**
Inthefirstpart,candidatesaregivenaseriesofpromptsrelatedtoeverydaylife,currentevents,oracademictopics.Theyneedtorespondquicklyandspontaneouslytotheseprompts.Thissectiontestsyourabilitytoexpressyourselfclearly,maintainaconversation,andhandleunexpectedturnsinthediscussion.
**LongConversations/Discussions:**
Thesecondpartinvolvesalongerconversationordiscussionwithanothercandidateortheexaminer.Here,youwillbeexpectedtoexchangeideas,clarifyinformation,andpresentargumentsonagiventopic.Thissectionevaluatesyourabilitytoengageinameaningfuldialogue,showempathytowardstheotherspeaker'spointofview,anddemonstratecriticalthinkingskills.
**Sampleprompts:**
HerearesomeexamplesofpromptsthatmightappearintheCET-SET:
1.**EverydayLife:**