PAS S T HE P E T

EXAM
WITH KAREN TEACHER
HOW TO WRITE AN EMAIL FOR B1
PRELIMINARY (PET)
•THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS TO FIND OUT
WHAT THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE LIKE AND KNOW
WHAT WE ARE EXPECTED TO DO.
 EMAIL
STR U C TU R E
SEC TIONS OF AN E MAİL.
LET S L OOK AT THE D İFF ER ENT
FIRST OF ALL
GREETING

•WE GREET THE OTHER PERSON (I.E. SAY «HI» OR «HELLO»)

OPENING PARAGRAPH

•WE REACT TO THE OTHER PERSON’S NEWS AND ASK

THEM HOW THEY ARE FEELING AND WHATEVER ELSE
YOU FEEL IS APPROPRIATE.
MAIN PARAGRAPH ONE

•IN THIS PARAGRAPH WE DEAL WITH THE FIRST

IMPORTANT POINT, WHICH WE CAN IDENTIFY IN THE
INSTRUCTIONS.
MAIN PARAGRAPH TWO
• IF THERE IS A DIFFERENT POINT TO DEAL WITH, THIS
PARAGRAPH WILL DO SO.
(WE MIGHT HAVE MORE MAIN PARAGRAPHS,
DEPENDING ON THE TASK.)
CLOSING PARAGRAPH

•IN THIS PARAGRAPH WE «START» TO SAY GOODBYE

BY WISHING THE OTHER PERSON WELL AND ASKING
THEM TO REPLY TO YOUR EMAIL.
 GOODBYE WE USE A SHORT EXPRESSION HERE

SIGNATURE: WE SIGN THE EMAIL WITH OUR NAME.

IN GENERAL, ALL EMAILS MUST FOLLOW THE SAME STRUCTURE
NEVER……
• WRITE FROM OR TO: AS IT IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY AND CAMBRIDGE WILL PENALISE YOU FOR
USİNG LANGUAGE THAT IS TOO SIMPLE.

• WRITE THE SAME SUBJECT: FOR EXAMPLE, IF IN THE GIVEN EMAIL IT SAYS ‘’A GET TOGETHER’’ THEN YOU
SHOULD WRITE ‘PARTY’ OR ‘CAMPING TRIP’- WHATEVER YOU SUGGEST IN YOUR E-MAIL.

YOU WILL LOSE MARKS IF YOU MAKE THESE SMALL MISTAKES, SO

BE CAREFUL!!!
LE T ’ S T A K E A
LOOK AT AN
EXAMPLE
 • IT’S NICE / GREAT / GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU.

• IT’S NICE / GREAT / GOOD TO READ YOUR EMAIL.

EXPRESSIONS • I’M GLAD TO HEAR YOUR NEWS.

FOR • IT’S NICE / GREAT / GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU.

•
GREETINGS
IT’S NICE / GREAT / GOOD TO READ YOUR EMAIL.

• I’M GLAD TO HEAR YOUR NEWS.

EXPRESSIONS • HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL.

•
FOR •
HOW’S IT GOING?
HOW ARE YOU (DOING)?
GREETINGS (2) • HOW ARE THINGS (GOING)?
 AND/BUT
HOWEVER - TO CONNECT CONTRASTING IDEAS
USEFUL MOREOVER – TO ADD MORE INFORMATION

CONNECTORS BECAUSE OF THAT – TO GİVE A FACT. OPINION OR IDEA

AS FOR/REGARDING – TO CHANGE A TOPIC.
 • FİRST OF ALL / FIRST
• THEN
TIME • AFTER THAT
• IN THE END
LINKERS AND • YESTERDAY
SEQUENCING • THIS MORNING
• LAST SUMMER
• A MONTH AGO
 • WELL, IT’S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE.

• ANYWAY, I HAVE TO GO NOW.

• WELL, IT’S TIME TO GO.

CLOSING • I REALLY HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

PARAGRAPH •
•
I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.
I HOPE YOU WRITE BACK SOON.

• MAKE SURE YOU WRITE BACK SOON.

 • BEST WISHES

• TAKE CARE

•
SAYING •
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
SEE YOU SOON,

GOODBYE • REGARDS

• KEEP IN TOUCH
 •FALSE STOP . ( NOT AFTER A SIGNITURE)
•QUESTION MARKS ?
•COMMA , AFTER MOST CONNECTORS
PUNCTUATION •EXCLAMATION MARK ! İF NEEDED
•CAPITAL LETTERS FOR NAMES, PLACES AND AT THE START OF A
SENTENCE.
IN ENGLISH, PUNCTUATION IS VERY IMPORTANT. IF
YOU MAKE MISTAKES YOU WILL LOSE MARKS.
MY TOP 5 TIPS
TO PASS THE
PET WRITING
TASK 1
1. LEARN AND MEMORISE A SET OF EXPRESSIONS

•THIS WILL SAVE YOU A LOT OF TIME WHILE DOING A TASK,

AND YOU WILL AVOID MAKING SILLY MISTAKES AS YOU
WILL ALREADY KNOW THE EXPRESSIONS BY HEART.
2. WRITE A WELL-STRUCTURED AND
VISUALLY-APPEALING EMAIL

• CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EXAMINERS PAY ATTENTION TO THE ORGANISATION OF YOUR WRITING, SO MAKE
SURE TO USE THE CORRECT STRUCTURE.

• REMEMBER THAT PUNCTUATION MATTERS, SO BE SURE TO SEPARATE YOUR SENTENCES WITH FALSE
STOP OR COMMA. DON’T WRITE EXCESSIVELY LONG SENTENCES.
3. PLAN YOUR EMAIL
• BRAINSTORM A COUPLE OF THINGS AND WRITE DOWN SOME IDEAS. THEN, THINK OF
VOCABULARY RELATED TO THE TOPIC.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE TO WRITE ABOUT TV SHOWS, YOU CAN WRITE DOWN THINKS
LIKE ‘CONTESTANTS’, ‘COOKERY SHOW’ OR ‘PRIZE’
• THEN, WRITE YOUR EMAIL.
• AFTER LOOK FOR POSSIBLE MISTAKES OR IF YOU CAN IMPROVE IT.
FOR EXAMPLE ; ADDING DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES, REPHRASING SENTENCES..
 4. READ CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND
READ THE TASK CAREFULLY AND IDENTIFY EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE BEING ASKED.
LOOK OUT FOR ;
• ASK
• SUGGEST
• EXPLAIN
REMEMBER TO; PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE !
5. KNOW WHAT YOU ARE WRITING
•DON’T RISK TRYING OUT NEW WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS, AS YOU
MAY BE MAKING A TERRIBLE MISTAKE. SO BE SAFE IN YOUR
EXAM, AND STICK TO WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW WORKS.
TASK TWO
COMING
SOO N… … . .
GOODBYE FOR NOW