Preliminary English Test.R.wpptx

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General information of PET

Reading part

Writing part

Speaking part

Listening Part


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Preliminary English Test

In Cambridge ESOL system

is an intermediate level qualification. It

shows you are able to use your Englishlanguage skills for work, study and travel.


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CEF level Cambridge

ESOL

IELTS TOEFL

iBT

TOEIC

C2 CPE 9

8

C1 CAE 7.5 110-120 880

6.5

B2 FCE 6 87-109

5

B1 PET 4.5 57-86 550

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CEF level: Common European Framework of Reference forLanguages

Cambridge ESOL: Cambridge English LanguageAssessment.

IELTS: International English Language Testing System

TOELF iBT: Test of English as a Foreign LanguageInternet based Test

TOEIC: Test of English for International Communication


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PAPER TIME(minutes)

%

Paper 1 (Reading +Writing)

90 50

Paper 2 (Listening) 30 25

Paper 3 (Speaking) 10-12 25


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Part What kind of task is it? What do I have to do?

Number of

questions

1

Three-option multiple choice.Read several real-

world notices and

other short texts for

the main message.

5

Five short texts: signs and

messages, postcards, notes, e-

mails, labels etc., plus one

example.

2

Matching. Read several texts for

specific information

and detailedcomprehension.

5Five descriptions of people tomatch to eight short texts.


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3True/False. Understand a factual text

and scan for specific

information.

10Ten questions with a long text.

4

Four-option multiple choice. Read a long text tounderstand the writers

opinion, attitude and

purpose for writing, as

well as the global

meaning.

5Five questions with a long text.

5

Four-option multiple-choice. Fill in the gaps in a short

text using vocabulary and

grammar.

10Ten questions, plus an example, with

a factual or narrative text.

Part What kind of task is it? What do I have to do?Number of

questions


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Part What kind of task is it? What do I have todo?

Questions No

1 Sentence transformations.

Five items, plus an example, onthe same topic. Candidates aregiven sentences and then asked tocomplete similar sentences using adifferent structural pattern so thatthe sentence still has the samemeaning.

Rephrase andreformulate

information bychanging the structureof the sentence butkeeping the meaningthe same

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2 Short communicative message.Candidates write a short message inthe form of a postcard, note, e-mailetc.

Write a short pieceof text of 35-45

words focusing oncommunication ofspecific messages.

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3 A longer piece of continuouswriting.Candidates have a choice of twoquestions, an informal letter or astory.Candidates are mainly assessed ontheir ability to correctly use a rangeof language. Organization, spellingand punctuation are also assessed.

Write a short text ofabout 100 wordsfocusing onaccuracy, range andorganisation oflanguage.

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Part What kind of task is it? What do I have to

do?

Questio

ns No


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- Time?- Who take part in?- Activity?

- Content?

Part 1

Part 2Part 3Part 4
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Time: 2-3 min

Participant:- Examiner (1)

- Supervisor (1)

- Candidates (2)


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Activity:- Examiner: ask questions- Supervisor: watch and write notes

- Candidates: interact with examiner

Content: 2 phases- Phase 1: Personal details

- Phase 2: Develop ideas from your personaldetails- About present, past or future


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Family and friends

- Can you tell me about your family?

- Does your father works?

- Where does your mother work?- Do you have favorite brother/ sister?

- What does your family do together?

- Tell me about your friends?

- Have you got a best friend?

- Why do you like him/ her?


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Time: 2-3 min


- Supervisor (1)

- Candidates (2)


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Activity:- Examiner: give situation

- Supervisor: watch and write notes

- Candidates: discuss together

Strategy:

- Examiner give situation2 candidatesdiscuss different ideas based on a picturethen decide which is the best.


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Time: 1-2 min


- Supervisor (1)

- Candidates (2)


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- Candidates: Describe a colored picture

Strategy:

- Examiner give you a colored picture

2 candidates take turn to describe whatyou can see in that picture.


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Time: 1-2 min


- Supervisor (1)

- Candidates (2)


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- Candidates: Discuss Strategy:

- Examiner give situation based on topic of

the colored pictures in Part 32 candidates discuss


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Speaking Task Type

Part 1:Conversation withinterlocutor

The interlocutor asks thecandidates questions

Part 2:Conversation withother candidate

Candidates interact with eachother

Part 3: Short Talk Candidates talk about a coloredphoto

Part 4: GeneralConversation

General conversation. Candidatesinteract with each other


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Time: 30 min Structure:

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