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PARTS of PET EXAM (Papers)

Paper 1: Reading & Writing (50% of the final mark)

1 hour and 30 minutes long

Paper 2: Listening (25% of the final mark)

About 30 minutes long

Paper 3: Speaking (25% of the final mark)

About 10-12 minutes long

A total of 70% across the 3 papers is needed to pass the exam.

3 Papers

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Reading & WritingReading & Writing1 hour 30 minutes

5 parts 3 parts

35 Questions 7 Questions

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Paper 1 – ReadingPaper 1 – ReadingPart 1Part 1

Part 1

You need to be able to read texts from signs, journals, newspapers and magazines and understand the main points.

Questions 1–5• Look at the text in each question.• What does it say?• Mark the letter next to the correct explanation – A, B or C

Example:

NO BICYCLESAGAINST

GLASS PLEASE

AA

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5 Questions (one mark for each correct answer)

It consists of five very short texts which can be signs, messages, postcards, labels, notes, e-mails, etc. You have to read them carefully and choose A, B, C, or D as the best description of the text.

Do not leave your bicycle touching the window.

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Part 2 5 Questions (one mark for each correct answer)

In Part 2 (Questions 1-10) you will find five descriptions of people. There are then eight short texts on a particular topic. This may be goods and services of some kind (for example, purchasing books, visiting museums, staying in hotels or choosing holidays).You have to match each person to one of the texts.

You need to be able to read five descriptions of people and five shorts related texts.

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Example:

Marta wants a course in Business Studies and English, starting in September. She would prefer to be in a city, but wants a college which will organise visits, so she can see something of Britain.

Questions 6–10• The people below all want to come to Britain to study English.• There are descriptions of eight colleges.• Decide which college (letters A–H) would be the most suitable for each person (numbers 6–10).• For each of these numbers mark the correct letter.

Answer: H Howe CollegeThe college is in the city centre, but near theNorth Yorkshire countryside and the sea.• Classes run from September to June.• Part-time and full-time courses frombeginners to advanced (daytime only).• Full-time courses in English withBusiness Studies.• Trips arranged to places of interest.• Help given in finding a flat or room in the area. NextNext NextNext


You need to be able to read a long factual text and ten sentences for True or False


In Part 3 you have to read the text and say whether the corresponding sentence is True or False.

TEXT - Down the rabbit holeAlice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the river bank, and of having nothing to do. Once or twice she looked into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it. "What is the use of a book without pictures or conversations?", thought Alice.…

Questions:•1 - At the start of the story Alice was bored.•Your answer (T for TRUE or F for FALSE):

Answer: T

Example:

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It's a Multiple Choice Activity. You have to read a relatively long text to understand the writer's purpose, attitude or opinion.


Part 4 consists of a long text and five questions. You have to read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the five questions.

TEXT - Night WorkCan you imagine what it would be like working at night? You'd start your day when everyone else was going to bed, and you'd go to bed when everyone else was getting up. Is that really a natural way to live?

Questions:1 - What is the writer's main aim in writing the text?•Possible answers:•(A) to describe the importance of work•(B) to say how working at night can be bad for you•(C) to suggest how people can change their way of life•(D) to recommend people spend more time sleeping•Your answer (A, B, C or D):

Example:

Answer: B

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It's a Multiple Choice Cloze. You have to read a short text and fill in the gaps.


In Part 5 you have to read a short text with ten numbered spaces and then choose the correct missing word (A, B, C or D) to fill in the gaps.

Example:

STUDYING ABROADMore and more young people are (0) __________the advantage of living in (1) _________country and are deciding to study abroad. They realise it's the best way to learn (2) _________ the customs and the way of life of other people. Student exchanges give teenagers the (3) to live somewhere (4) for a school year. (5) __________they are living abroad, they will eat new food, experience new traditions and learn the way people (6) __________own age live from day to day. Students stay with carefully chosen host families and attend a (7) __________school. (8) __________ student on the exchange programme has (9) ___________ who directly supports them the whole time they are abroad. To qualify as an exchange student, you (10) _____________be aged between 15 and 18 years and be good at a foreign language.

RECOMMENDING B RECOGNISING C REGARDING D REVIEWINGA

(1) A SEPARATE B ANOTHER C DIFFERENT D NEW

(2) A FOR B ABOUT C OF D BY

(3) A OPPORTUNITY B OCCASION C REASON D CAUSE

(4) A ELSE B WELL C TOO D ALSO

(5) A WHETHER B ALTHOUGH C HOWEVER D WHILE

(6) A ITS B HER C THEIR D OUR

(7) A HOME B LOCAL C NEAR D CLOSE

(8) A MANY B EVERY C ALL D BOTH

(9) A ANYBODY B EVERYONE C ANYONE D SOMEBODY

(10) A MUST B OUGHT C HAVE D NEED

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Paper 1 – WritingPaper 1 – WritingPart 1Part 1

You will need to complete an exercise involving Sentence Transformation.

For questions 1 - 5, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

(1) The bus station is near the new shopping centre.- The bus station isn't 'FAR FROM' the new shopping centre.

(2) I went to France because I wanted to improve my French. - I wanted to improve my French SO I went to France.

Part 1 5 Questions

Example:

(one mark)

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You have to write a short message completing the information required.

Part 2 Question 6 (five marks)

Dear Sara and Peter,I am writing because I wanted to say thank you for letting me stay with you at the weekend. I had a fantastic time and especially liked meeting your friends and eating in your favourite restaurant. I want to invite you all to come and stay with me whenever you can. I hope it is soon.

Best wishes,

Miran

Type of task:

Example:

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You will need to show you can use vocabulary and structure by completing tasks such as writing a short message, a story or a letter of around 100 words.

Type of tasks:

(five marks) Part 3 Question 7 or 8

Question 7 Question 8or

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Paper 2 – ListeningPaper 2 – Listening

about 30 minutes4 PartsYou have about 30 minutes plus 6 minutes to copy

answers on the answer sheet

Part 1

7 questions

Part 2

6 questions

Part 3

6 questions

Part 4

6 questions

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25% of the final mark

[25% of the final mark]

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Part 1

PAPER 2: LISTENING PART 1Questions 1–7• There are seven questions in this part.• For each question there are three pictures and a short recording.• Choose the correct picture and put a tick ( √ ) in the box below it (A, B or C).Example: Where’s the girl’s hat?

Questions 1–7

Your answer (A, B or C): A

You have to listen for specific information

(one mark for each correct answer)

You will hear a news reporter called Angela Bond, talking on the radio about her job.For each question put a tick (√) in the correct box. (A, B or C).

Paper 2 – ListeningPaper 2 – Listening Part 2 Questions 8–13

Listening for details a longer recording. Dialogue or Monologue.

PAPER 2: LISTENING PART 2

A Britain

B the USA

C Asia

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1 Where is Angela working at the moment?

2 Angela likes her job because she

A loves being in dangerous situations.

B never knows where she’ll go next.

C enjoys watching important events happen

(one mark for each correct answer)

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Part 3 Questions 14–19 (one mark for each correct answer)

You will hear someone talking about a sports camp for children. For each question, fill in the missing information in the text given bellow.

Gap Filling. Listening for specific information. A Monologue.

You will hear a person talking and you will have a page of notes which summarises the text. There are six pieces of information missing, you have to listen to the recording and fill in the gaps the missing information

SUNNINGTON SPORTS CAMP


Choice of afternoon activity

Sign list outside (14) ____________ room.

Clothes

Wear track suit, but also bring (15) _____________ and a T-shirt 2 pairs of sports (16) ________________ .

Food

Lunch served in canteen every half-hour between 12.15 and (17)____________. Snack bar sells drinks, chocolate and (18) ______________ .

Certificate

Marks given for attitude: effort and team-work performance: strength, (19) ____________and skill.

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Part 4 Questions 20–25 (one mark for each correct answer)

Yes / No Questions. Listening for True or False.

You will hear a conversation between a man, Marco, and his wife, Sarah, about a film they have just seen at the cinema.Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrectIf it is correct, write T for true or F for false if it is incorrect.

An informal conversation and six sentences. You have to listen to the conversation and decide whether the sentences are true or false.


21 Marco and Sarah agree that the city in the film was London.

20 Sarah was expecting to enjoy the film F

Example:

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Paper 3 – SpeakingPaper 3 – Speaking

About 10-12 minutes long 4 parts

2 candidates 2 ExaminersOnly one speaks

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● with the examiner

● with the other candidate

● on your own

You speak:


Part 1: Interview. Social and personal conversation

The examiner interacts with both candidates (A-B) in turns

● Personal information: name, surname (spelling), nationality, hometown, etc.

● Likes and dislikes.

● Home and family

● Free time (hobbies and interests)

● Education and work

● Travelling

□ The examiner will ask you in turn. So you should listen while the other candidate answers the question.

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Part 2: Talking about pictures (simulated situation)

The examiner asks the candidates (A-B) to talk to each other for about a minute

I would like you to look at the picture and talk about it between yourselves.

In Part 2 you have to listen while the examiner explains a situation. Then the examiner will give you a picture and you have to discuss the situation with your partner. Here is a sample picture about things to take when going on holiday:

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In Part 3, you have to talk for one minute about a picture. After you finish, your partner will talk for another minute about another picture.

Part 3: Interaction between the two candidates

□ Sample picture for candidate A (three grils waiting at the airport)

□ Sample picture for candidate B (People waiting at the airport)

ONE minute each candidate

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In Part 4, you have to talk with your partner about a topic. The topic will be related to the photos you saw in Part 3. For example, if the two photos were about “waiting at the airport”, then will have to talk together your experience waiting at the airport (when was it? What happened? Where were you travelling to? etc.)

Paper 3 – SpeakingPaper 3 – SpeakingPart 4: Discussion related to the topic 3

OTHER POSSIBLE TOPICS:If your pictures were about games, then you will have to talk together about games you play or like, or games you used to play. And if the two photos in Part 3 showed old people, Part 4 might be about old people in your country, or an old person you know, etc. NextNext NextNext

That’s all!!That’s all!!

Matifmarin

Summary of pet exam

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