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LEVEL B1 OF THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES (CEFR)

PET CONTENT AND OVERVIEW

PET EXAM PARTS (PAPERS)

PAPER 1: READING AND WRITING (50%)1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES

PAPER 2: LISTENING (25%)APROX. 30 MINUTES

3: SPEAKING (25%) ABOUT 10-12 MINUTES

PET EXAM FORMAT. PAPER 1

PAPER 1: READING, GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes

Number of parts: Reading: 5; Writing: 3

Number of questions: Reading: 35; Writing: 7

Marks: 50% of total

PET EXAM FORMAT. PAPER 1

PAPER 1 PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE. READING FOR MAIN MESSAGE

What's in Part 1? Five very short texts (they may be signs and messages, postcards, notes, emails, labels, etc.). You have to read them and choose which of the three sentences (A, B or C) is the best description of the text.

What do I have to practise?

Reading notices and other short texts to understand the main message.

How many questions are there?

5

How many marks do I get?

One mark for each correct answer.

PET. PAPER 1. READING.

PART 2: MATCHING. READING FOR DETAILED UNDERSTANDING

What's in Part 2? Five short descriptions of 5 people and eight short texts to read. You have to match each person to a text.

What do I have to practise? Reading a lot of short texts to find specific information.


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How many marks do I get? One mark for each correct answer.

PART 3:TRUE/FALSE. SCANNING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION


What's in Part 3? A long FACTUAL text and ten sentences about the text. You have to read the text and say if each sentence is true or false.


Reading a text quickly to find some information.


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PART 4:MULTIPLE CHOICE FOR LONG TEXT. READING TO UNDERSTAND WRITER’S PURPOSE, ATTITUDE OR OPINION.


What's in Part 4? A long text and five questions. You have to read the text and choose the right answer (A, B, C or D) for each of the five questions.


Reading to understand the detail of a text.


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PART 5: MULTIPLE CHOICE CLOZE


What's in Part 5? A short text with ten numbered spaces. Each space represents a missing word and you have to choose the right answer from a choice of four (A, B, C or D).


Understanding vocabulary and grammar.


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PET. PAPER 1. WRITING.

PAPER 2: WRITING

Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes

Number of parts: 3

Number of questions: 7

Marks: 25% of total

PET. PAPER1. WRITING.

What's in Part writing1?

Five questions which are all about the same theme. For each question there is one complete sentence and a second sentence which has a missing word or words. You have to complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.


How to say the same thing in different ways in English, e.g. 'not warm enough' means the same as 'too cold'.


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PART 1: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

1. My parents prefer Jazz to classical music.

My parents think jazz……………………………….than classical music. IS BETTER

PET. PAPER 1. WRITING.PART 2: FORM FILLING

CANDIDAES WRITE A SHORT MESSAGE COMPLETING THE INFORMATION REQUIRED.

PET. PAPER 1. WRITING.

PART 3, QUESTION 7. LETTER/ E-MAIL

What's in Part 7? (Writing Part 2)

The instructions tell you who to write to and what you should write (a postcard, note, email, etc.).


Writing short messages.


1

How much do I have to write?

35–45 words


This question has a total of 5 marks.

PAPER 4: LISTENING

PAPER 2: LISTENING. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Time allowed: About 30 minutes, plus 6 minutes to copy answers on to the answer sheet

Number of parts: 4

Number of questions:

25

Marks: 25% of total

PAPER 2: LISTENING

PART 1: LISTENING FOR DETAILED MEANING AND SPECIFIC INFORMATION

What's in Part 1? Seven short recordings. For each recording there is a question and three pictures (A, B or C). You have to listen to the recordings and choose the right answer.


Listening to find key information.


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PAPER 2: LISTENING

PART 2: LISTENING FOR DETAILED MEANING. MONOLOGUE

What's in Part 2? A longer recording (one person speaking or an interview) and six questions. You have to listen to the recording and choose the right answer (A, B or C) for each question.

What do I have to practise? Listening to find specific information and detailed meaning.


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How many marks do I get? One mark for each correct answer.

PAPER 2: LISTENING

PART 3: LISTENING. GAP FILLING. LISTENING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION

What's in Part 3? A longer monologue (one person speaking) and a page of notes which summarise the text. Six pieces of information are missing from the notes. You have to listen to the recording and fill in the missing information.


Listening for information.


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PAPER 4: LISTENING

PART 4: LISTENING. TRUE/FALSE, TES/NO QUESTIONS.

What's in Part 4? An informal conversation and six sentences. You have to listen to the conversation and decide if each sentence is true or false.


Listening for detailed meaning, attitude and opinion.


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PAPER 5: SPEAKING

Time allowed: 14 minutes per pair of candidates

Number of parts: 4

Marks: 20% of total

You have to talk: with the examiner with the other

candidate on your own

HI!

PAPER 5: SPEAKING

SPEAKING PART 1: SOCIAL AND PERSONAL CONVERSATION

CANDIDATES AND EXAMINER INTERACT

PERSONAL INFORMATION (NAME, NATIONALITY, HOMETOWN, ETC)

LIKES AND DISLIKES

HOMELIF

FEE TIME

EDUCATION AND WORK

TRAVEL

PAPER 5: SPEAKING

SPEAKING PART 2: TALKING ABOUT PICTURES

CANDIDATES AND EXAMINER INTERACT

EACH CANDIDATE TALKS FOR 1 MINUTE ABOUT ONE PAIR OF RELATED PICTURES AND ANSWERS A QUESTION ABOUT THE OTHER PAIR OF RELATED PICTURES.

PAPER 5: SPEAKING

SPEAKING PARTS 3 AND 4: DISCUSSION

PART 3: CANDIDATES INTERACT

DISCUSSION BETWEEN CANDIDATES BASED ON A SITUATION PRESENTED IN PICTURES AND WORDS

CANDIDAES MAKE A DECISION TOGETHER

PART 4: CANDIDATES AND EXAMINER INTERACT

DISCUSSION BETWEEN CANDIDATES AND EXAMINER ON TOPICS RELATED TO PART 3 TASK.

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