oa a UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE c Suitable for PET Result Baa ge nbac ialPET Result Jenny Quintana OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESSContents » Holidays and travel SG GGSTIHVIF TST page 18 Learning page 24 Buying and selling page 30 Animals and humans page 38 Health and sport page 44 Homes and lifestyles page 50 Art and entertainment page 58 Safety page 64 Science and technology page 70 Relationships page 76 The natural world page 84 Food and celebrations page S0 TV and media page 95 Communicating page 102 Introductory Unit page 8-17 Review 1 page 36-37 Reading Writing ~~ — Part 2 Matching Part 1 Multiple Part 5 Multipl Part 4 Multiple choice Part ~~“ ~“a —— Part 2 Matching " —— Part 1 Multiple choice Part3 Astory _ ~~ a Part 2 Matching "I a Part1 Multiple choice Part 3 A story g “se — Part Multiple choice Part: Part 5 Multiple-choice cloze Review 2 Review 3 Review 4 page 56-57 page 82-83 page 108-109Listening Speaking Grammar _ te - Adverbs of frequency gros eset simple ard prevent ‘continuous Part 3 rine adjectives pce Bain Part 2 Obligation, prohibition and _ a oo Food Comparative and superlative Part? adverbs Reported speech Sentence transformations have something done Sentence transformations Expressing purpose Exam Overview Writing Guide Vocabulary Reference page 47 page 10-112 page 113-117 Vocabulary Travel and transport Holidays Countryside Hobbies and leisure make, do, have, tal Education ‘Shopping Clothes and accessories Animals Parts of the body Films House and home Adjectives Entertainment Household objects Weather Technology Work and jobs Family Personality adjectives Phrasal verbs with get ‘The natural world ‘Verbs and prepositions Phrasal verbs Food and drink Celebrations Jinment and media Personal feelings Grammar Reference page 118-127m-Overview — Introduction ‘The Preliminary English Test corresponds to Level Two in the Cambridge ESOL five-level system. It also corresponds to the Association of Language ‘Teachers in Europe (ALTE) Level Two, and Council of Europe level BL ‘There are three papers in the examination: Reading and Writing, Listening, and Speaking. To get a passing grade, candidates must achieve 70% of the total marks available, or above. Candidates are graded on the total score from all three papers and there is no pass or fail grade for individual papers. Paper 1 Reading and Writing (1 hour 30 minutes) Reading ‘The Reading Paper has five parts and 35 questions. The reading texts are short texts such as notices, signs, messages, emails and labels, and longer, adapted texts, Number - Part Critems Task type What you do What it tests 1 5 Three-option multiple- Read short notices or Your understanding of everyday choice messages for the main _notices and other short texts. message. oy Matching Read short texts and Your detailed comprehension of match with descriptions of different texts. people. 3 10 True / False ‘Answer true / false Your ability to find specific questions about alonger information while ignoring factual text. Uunimportant material. ae Four-option multiple Answer four-option Your ability to understand both choice multiple-choice questions the whole picture and the details, fon alonger attitude or and to understand the writer's opinion text. attitude, opinion and purpose for writing eo) Four-option multiple- Complete a short passage, Your understanding of choice cloze Which can be factual or vocabulary and grammar in a narrative short text, Marks 25% of total marks for the whole examination. = Exam Overview How to do it, page 3) page 52 page 18 page 59 ppage 105Writing ‘The Writing Paper has three parts and seven questions. Part 1 tests common grammatical structures. You read a sentence, then complete a gapped sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. You will need to write between one and three words to fill, the gap. Answers of more than three words will be marked wrong, and spelling must be correct. In Part 2 you are told who to write to and why, and must include the three points given in the question. In Part 3 you choose to write either a story or an informal letter. For the story you are given the title or the first sentence. For the informal letter you read an extract from a letter and are told what to write in response. eo SS mm arb What tests a a oa Marks 25% of total marks for the whole examination. How to do it page 86 page 23 page 69 Exam Overview hePaper 2 Listening (approximately 30 minutes) ‘The Listening Paper has four parts and 25 questions. All parts are heard twice. The instructions are given on the question paper and are also heard. ‘The recordings include a variety of voices, styles of delivery and accents Part Number Task type 1? Multiple choice oe Matile choice 3. 6 Gap-fi 0 6 Tania Marks What you do ‘Answer questions on short monologues or dialogues. ‘Answer questions on a longer ‘monologue or interview. Complete notes based on a anger monologue. Answer true / false questions. about a longer dialogue. 25% of total marks for the whole examination, at Exam Overview What it tests Your ability to identify Important information from short texts. Your ability to identify detailed information in longer recordings. Your ability to listen to, Identify, understand and Interpret information. Your ability to listen for detailed meaning, and to identify the attitudes and opinions of the speakers. How to do it page 80 page 46 page 51 page 60Paper 3 Speaking (10-12 minutes) ‘The Speaking Paper has four parts. There are two candidates and two examiners. One examiner (the interlocutor) will ask the candidates questions and the other (the assessor) just listens. If there is an uneven number of candidates, three candidates may sit the test together and the test will take slightly longer. Part Length Task type What you do What it tests How to do it 1 2-3minutes Acconversation Answer questions about Your ability to give information page S4 between the yourself, your past of a factual, personal kind. interlocutor and experiences and plans. each candidate. 2 -2-3minutes A simulated Discuss a task based on Your ability to use language page 77 situation which pictures. to make and respond to candidates do suggestions, discuss alternatives, together. make recammendations and to agree and disagree, 3 3minutes —Anextended turn Talk about a photograph Your ability to describe a page 6 for each candidate. for approximately ane photograph and use appropriate minute. vocabulary in a longer turn, 4 3 minutes A generat Discuss topics related to Your ability to talk about page 74 conversation the photographs. likes and dislikes, opinions, between the preferences, experiences and candidates. habits. Marks Candidates are assessed on their performance throughout the test. ‘There are 25 marks which make up 25% of the total score for the whole examination, Exam Overview exReading 1 1 Look at texts 1-6 and match them with text, types a-c. a text message © posteard b_ notice » Why don't we meet up on Friday and play tennis? Please let me know before 5.30 because | need to book ‘the court today. ANY BIKES LEFT HERE WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY It's @ beautiful place - the beach is fantastic and within easy walking distance of the hotel. The weather's great too! Wish you were here with us! Identity cards must be shown in order to enter building We have to be at the sports centre before 9 tomorrow morning. Shall | meet. you at the corner of Green Street so we can walk there together? USE OF MOBILE PHONES FORBIDDEN INSIDE HOSPITAL, a> Introductory Unit 2 Match these phrases from the texts in exercise 1 with purposes a-f below. why don't we meet up please let me know bikes left here will be removed identity cards must be shown we have to be at the sports centre use of mobiles forbidden a prohibition / something not allowed arule ea warning a suggestion fan obligation a polite request Put these phrases into three groups of similar meanings. a itis prohibited fit is forbidden b itis required & you can © itis permitted h it is necessary d_ itis allowed i itis not allowed e you need to J you mustn't Using the phrases from exercise 3, discuss some rules for your school or where you work. Read messages 1 and 2 and decide what they mean (A, Bor ©). Hi Elena | think | eft my wallet on your kitchen table. Please check for me and see if there are two theatre tickets inside. I'l need them on Saturday night. Give me a ring {as soon as possible! Love Joanna, A Joanna wants Elena to confirm that the theatre tickets in her wallet are safe. B Joanna wants Elena to check she has theatre tickets for the right evening. © Joanna wants Elena to call her about the wallet she lost in the theatre.