PET Masterclass WB W Tests [PDF]

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Introducing PET

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The same routine Different experiences

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Perfect homes Home from home

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Waste not, want not What's it like there?

Sales power Are you a shopaholic? Aches and pains Stayi ng hea Ithy

Go for gold! Sport for all Body fuel Special recipes

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Old building, new use State of the art

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Take the challenge Take a break

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Free to talk Disappearing languages

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At your service Student life

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The working world All work and no play

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Fame Glittering prizes

Internet interests Leisure interests Summer music Screen scene

Different relationships Close to you Your own wheels On the move

It could happen to you Life can be difficult

In captivity In the wild Get ready! Aim high!

Practice test Answer sheets Answers

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Introducing PET Paper 1 Reading and Writing (1 hour 30 minutes) Part

Task type

What does it test?

Marks

What do you do?

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Three-option multiple choice

Your ability to understand short 'real-world' texts

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Answer each question by choosing one option

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Matching

Your ability to scan for information and detail

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Match five people with short texts, choosing from eight

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True/false

Your ability to scan a factual text for information

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Decide whether each sentence is correct or incorrect according to the information in the text

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Four-option multiple choice

Your ability to understand attitude or opinion in a text

5

Answer each question by choosing one option

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Four-option multiple-choice doze

Your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary

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Answer each question by choosing one option

35 marks are 'scaled' to 25 in the Reading 1

Sentence transformations

Your knowledge of grammar

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Complete a sentence using between one and three words

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Communicative message

Your ability to write a short, dear message

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Write 35-45 words, including three pieces of informatjon

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Longer piece of writing

Your range and accuracy in writing

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Write either a story or an informal letter in about 100 words

Paper 2 Listening (about 30 minutes plus 6 minutes to transfer answers) Part

Task type

What does It test?

Marks

What do you do?

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Three-option multiple choice

7 Your ability to understand short monologues or dialogues

Choose one of three pictures

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Three-option multiple choice

Your ability to identify detailed 6 meaning in a monologue or interview

Answer each question by choosing one option

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Gap filling

Your ability to understand a monologue and use key information in notes

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Complete a set of notes or sentences, using recognisable spelling (common words and words spelled out must be accurately spelled)

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True/false

Your ability to understand detailed meaning and attitude or opinion in a dialogue

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Decide whether each sentence is correct or incorrect according to what you hear

Paper 3 Speaking (10-12 minutes per pair of candidates) two candidates and two examiners - one, the 'assessor', takes no part in the interaction Part

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Task type

Time

What do you do?

Conversation between the Your ability to talk about examiner and each yourself and express opinions candidate

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Answer the examiner's questions

Shared task between the two candidates

Your ability to carry out a task using functional language such as making suggestions and agreeing

2-3 mins

Talk together using a picture to help you

Individual long turn

Your ability to talk on your own for up to a minute, using the language of description

3 mins (up to

Describe a photograph

Discussion between the two candidates

What does it test?

Your ability to discuss a topic, taking appropriate turns in the conversation

1 min for each candidate plus brief comments) 3 mins

Discuss the topic from Part 3

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INTRODUCING PET

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The same routine Voca bulary 1

Complete the puzzle with a suitable word for 1-8. Then write a meaning for the word that appears in the box. 1 This word means doing something active with your body - it can go with exerase, for example. 2 The meaning of this word is very important. 3 If you feel this, you believe you can do anything. 4 This word mean s clean. It can be used to describe air and water. 5 This word has a similar meaning to fears. 6 This word has a similar meaning to simple. 7 If you behave like this, you are relaxed and don't get excited. 8 The opposite of this word is expensive.

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Complete sentences 1-6 with some or any. During the week, I don ,t h ave ............................ . breakfast - there isn't enough time. 2

At the weekend, I usually h ave ............................. toast with cheese and jam, and a big pot of coffee.

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On Sunday, I like to spen d ............................ . of the morning looki ng at the newspaper.

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I love music and I read ............................. article I can about new bands.

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I never miss going to .................. ......... of the big pop concerts in London.

Writing 3 Read the paragraph about an unusual daily routine and add any missing pronouns.

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AT MIDNIGHT, when.most people are already asleep, Oswald 8qy puis on his coat, says goodbye to his wile and sets off for WOIt. For the last forty-two years, has chosen to work the night shilt at the local jam factory, Oswald prefers working at night, because gives him more free time during the day, He spends most of this time looking after his huge vegetable garden, whatever the weather. When comes home from work at eight thirty in the morning, he has a big breakfast and then changes into his gardening clothes. Oswald says only needs four hours' s1eep a night and he has this after his evening meal, between seven thirty and eleven thirty. His behaviour hasn't changed for years. But next week, his routine will change forever, as is retiring from the factory. Oswald is lOOking forward to, because will be able to spend even more time in his garden.

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Which of these nouns from the text are countable (C) and which are uncountable (U)? behaviour coat day factory garden routine shift sleep wea ther work

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Different experiences Reading 1

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Read the text and decide if the sentences after each paragraph are correct or incorrect.

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A DIFFER ENT WAY OF LIFE In the recent 1V series Faking It, ten men and women took up something completely different from their actual jobs, For example, a kickboxer became a dancer and a computer-games tester became a racing driver. They each spent just four weeks learning their new skill and then had to take part in a test or competition, where they tried to make the judges belleve that they were experts! The people appear ing on Faking It were unemployed. After four weeks' training, the people had to show how good they were.

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Stuart Matheson says that appearing on the programme changed his life, Before Faking It. he had no real aims and was stuck In a routine. The 1V company decided to send him to Cornwall, in the South-west of England, to to surf the waves. The surfers there showed hi m a different way of life lot of fun. In fact, he is seriously thinking of movi ng to Cornwall, if only his agree .

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Before the progra mme, Stuart found 11is lifc! , r'lth'~r boring. Stuart suggested t he idea of learning ow Cornwall . Stuart enjoyed th e time he spent with the

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