Neha sea) Ere oat eosin bs rR nmin Cat Piha teases era) Aor) Luque-Morti: NV EXGW OIE ENCONTENTS Introduction 4 TEST ONE TEST TWO TEST THREE TEST FOUR Reading Reading Reading Reading Pant 6| Pant a4 | Patt 2 | Pant 0 ‘Reading Part Pane ae | pane 64 | Pane 92 Farter Practice 8 | Aoacing Patz Panta 69 | Pans 34 Pane 10] — FurherPracice 98 | Feading Pats Pans 96 Pans 2 | eats 40 | FurterPractce 68 | Reaang Parts Pana ta | Pane 42 | pans 70 | FuthorPractce 98 Pars 16 | Pans, 44 | Pans v2 | ean % Reading Pants writing writing writing eee Part 17] Pant as | part 3 Wing Part 4 Pane ‘6 | pane 73 | Writing FurherPracico 18 | WhtingPast2 Pans 75 | Pant 102 ana 18| FurherPracice 47 | Wring Peas Pane 103 Pans 20| Pans 48 | FurherPracice 75 | Parts 104 Wong Pata Listening Listening Listening oe eae Pant zi | Pant 49 | Pant 7 Ustening Pat 1 Pane 2 | Patz 80 | Listening Further Pracice 24 | Listing Pat 2 Pans 81 | pans 107 Pan? 25] FunterPractce $9 | Listening Part Pane 10 Pans 2s | Pans si | “FunherPracice 2 | Part Pan 27] Pane ss | pons a9 | Parts ne Ltening Pat 4 Speaking ‘Speaking Speaking fate eee Pant ze | Pant se | Pant os ‘Speaking Part Pane or | pana 8s | Speaking Further Pracice 28 | Spoaking Pat 2 Pans as | Pant m4 pana 30] “Runner Pracico 68 | Speaking Pata Pane 45 Pans si | pais 00 | FinherPracice 7 | Pans 16 Pan se | pans 61 | pana ae | Pans 7 ‘Speaking Part Reading Paper ‘wrting Papor Furr Practice 18 SemploArswor sheet 93 Sample Answer shoct 88 Lsining Paper ‘Sample Arewer shoot 118 Photographs 120 Key and explanations 129 Listening scripts 148 CD Track Listing 160INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The PET Testbuilder ‘The Preliminary English Test (PET) Testbullder provides students withthe information, advice and practice they need to pass PET. offers teachers and students an encouraging and accessible way to prepare for the exam ‘and may be used as part of an English language course ras a sel-access programme for students prepating for the exam on their own. There are four complete practice tests that reflect the content and level of the actual examination. Allthe tests are of a similar standarc and include the themes, topics and vocabulary specified in the. PET syllabus. They are accompanied by an expanded answer key, an Exam Information and Advice and a Further Practice and Guidance section for each part of the test. Expanded Key “The main purpose ofthe expancied key Is to promote ‘confidence and understanding of the demands ofthe ‘exam. It glves students and teachers information about why a particular answer is correct and, when appropriate, thoro are explanations as to why other options or possible answers are incorrect. Exam Information and Advice Each part of the test has an Exam Information and Advice section. The aim ofthis section isto show students what they are expected to do and the best way of tackling the particular items in each part of the test Further Practice and Guidance Each part of the test has a graduated exercise to enable ‘students to improve thei test technique as well as their language skits. The Preliminary English Test ‘Tho PET cavers the fou" language skils of reading wing, listening and speaking. At Proliminary level, the reading and wring skils are combined in one question Paper. Reading and Writing (1 hour 30 minutes) Reading “The reading tests in five parts. Thare is one mark for each question Part One Tis consists of five shor texts, for example, signs, messages, notes, emails. Each text is followed by & ‘multiple-choice question. This part tests the ability read toal-world notices and other short texts for the main ‘message, See page 8 for more information and advice. Part Two. ‘This consists of five short descriptions of paople and eight short texts. The task isto match each person with the ‘correct text. This par tests the abilty to read mufiple texts for specific information and detailed comprehension. See page 38 for more information and advice, Part Three “This consists of a factual text of 400-450 words, taken from a travel brochure, an advertisement, a magazine, ec, The text is folewed by ten statements, anc the task is to decide which statements are True and which are False, “This part tests the ability to find spactic information in a text and disregard redundant material. See page 68 for more information and advice Part Four Ths consists of a text of 220-280 words, taken froma newspaper, a magazine, a review, etc. The text is followed by five multiple-choice questione, each with four options. ‘his par tests the ability to understand altitude, opinion ‘and the purpose of the writer. See page 98 for more Information and advice, Part Five ‘This consists of a factual or narrative text of 125-150 words, followed by ten multiple-choice questions, each with four options. This part tests the ability to understand vocabulary and grammar in a short text. See page 100 for more information and advice. Writing ‘The writing testis in three paris, Part One (Questions 1-5) In this task there are five complete sentences on the ‘same topic. Below each one, there is an incomplete sentence. The task is o complete itso that it means the same as the complete sentence. This part tests control of and understanding of grammatical structures. There is ‘one mark for each sentence. See page 18 for more information and advice. The tasks to produce a short communicative message of between 95 and 45 words in length. There isa clear situation wich tells the student who to write to and why, followed by three content points, Ths part tests the ability to commuricate specitic information. There are five marks. {or this part. See page 47 for mors information and advice.INTRODUCTION Part Three ‘Tha task Isto produce @ longer piece of writing, of about 400 word. There isa choice of an informal etter or & story. For the story, either the tile or the first sentence is provides. This part tests the ablity 19 Use and control a range of PET lovel language. Thore aro 18 marks for this, part. See pages 76 and 105 for more information and ‘avice, stening (approximately 30 minutes) “Tho listening fost consists of series f recorded texts and a writen question paper. Inthe exam al he instaictions are on the recording and onthe question paper. The tests in four parts, Each partis played twice. Inthe exam Itself, there is an exta six minutes fo transier the answers onto a special computer-marked answer sheet. There is one mark for each question (a total of 25 auestons). Part One. ‘This consists of seven short conversations or monologues (wan one parson le speaking). Each recording is played twice. There are seven multiple-choice questions with three visual choices or options. The task isto listen and ‘choose the correct option, This part teats the ality to Understand factual information, See page 24 for more information and advice. Part Two “This consists af a longer text which can be either a monologue or an interview with questions trom a radio, presenter. The cocording is played twice. There are six multiple-choice questions with three choices or options. ‘This par toate the abilly to understand the genera meaning of the text and find specific information. See page 83 for more information and advice, Part Three “This consists of a longer text which isan informational monologue. The recording is played twice. On the page, there are notes with six blank spaces or gaps. The task is {ofl in the gaps with words from the text. This part ests the ablity to understand and write down specific Information rom the text. See page &2 for more Information and advice. Part Four ‘This consists ofa longer text which is an informal conversation between two people, generally one male fand one female. They discuss their attitudes and opinions. fon a given topic. The recording is played twice. On the page, there are aix statements which roport the speakers! Bttudes and opinions. The task isto decide whether each Statement ie True of False. This par tests the abilty to tunderstand the general meaning ofthe conversation and the speakers atttucies. opinions, agreement and ‘dlsagrecment. See page 113 for more information and advice. Speaking (10-12 minutes per pair of candidates) ‘Tne speaking ests faken mn pars ne, occasional with three canciates, There are two examiners, One of thom {the interlocutor speaks tote candiatos and leads thom trough the take The ober examine [ust tens ‘The tent nour pars, Part One (2-3 minutes) In thi part the interlocutor talks to each of the candidates Inturn and asks general questions about where they ive land work, what they are studying or what they doin thelr ‘Spare time, This part tests the abiity to give personal information about the present. the pastor the future. See page 20 for more information anc advice. Part Two (2-3 minutes) Inthis pan, the Wo candidates discuss a simulated Situation, using @ visual aid to help them, The interiocutor st listens while the candidates tak to each other. This, part teats the abilly to make and respond to suggestions, biscuss alternatives, give opinions, etc. See page 58 for ‘more information and advice. Part Three (3 minutes) In thie part, each candidate in tum deseribes a photograph, giving a description of what he/she oan see. “The two photographs have a common theme. This part toate he abilty to use vocabulary and structures to give a simple description whieh lasts between 45 seconds and 1 ‘minute, See page 87 for more information and advice. Part Four (3 minutes) ‘Tris part is a conversation between the candidates. The theme of the photographs they have just described isthe Starting point for the ciscussion, This part tosts the abilly to talk about - and gve reasons for ~ personal opinions, likes and disikes, See page 118 for more information and advice.