At B1 level typical
users can be expected to:
·
understand the main
points of straightforward instructions or public announcements
·
deal with most of the
situations you might meet when travelling as a tourist in an English-speaking
country
·
ask simple questions
and take part in factual conversations in a work environment
Format of the exam
·
Reading
and Writing (2 hours 10 minutes)
·
Listening
(30 minutes)
·
Speaking
(12 minutes)
LINKS TO PRACTICE PET
SPEAKING
GENERAL TIPS AND
VOCABULARY FOR SPEAKING PART
Useful ideas for
your speaking test
READING AND WRITING
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_reading_and_writing.html (on
the right you have practice tests)
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_for_schools_reading_and_writing.html (on
the right you have practice tests)
http://esl-bits.net/pet.htm (Reading
comprehension)
WRITING
Language often
tested in Writing Part 1
Present Perfect
and Past Simple
a) I started supporting this
football team six years ago.
I _________________ this time for
six years.
Modal verbs
b) You are advised to take regular
breaks when playing computer games.
You ________________ take regular
breaks when playing computer games.
Active and passive
voice
c) Three students were chosen by
the coach to play in the match.
The coach ________________ three
students to play in the match.
First conditional
d) If the bus isn’t late, I’ll be
home at six.
I’ll be home at six unless the bus
____________ late.
Reported speech
e)The teacher asked us if we wanted
to have a class party.
The teacher said,
“___________________ to have a class party?”
Possessives
f) I met one of my friends in the
park yesterday.
I met a friend of __________ in the
park yesterday.
Comparisons and
superlatives
g) My new scooter is much faster
than my old one.
My old scooter isn’t
___________________ my new one.
Conjunctions
h) I left the house late but I
still arrived at the party on time.
I arrived at the party on time
_______________ I left the house late.
Too/enough
i)It’s too cold to play tennis
outside today
It’s not _____________________ to
play tennis outside today.
So/ such
j)It was such a beautiful day we
decided to go out for a picnic.
The weather was _____________
beautiful that we decided to go out for a picnic.
Answers
a) have supported
b) should
c) chose
d) is
e) Do you want
f) mine
g) as fast as
h) although
i) hot/warm enough
j) so
COMPLETE
THE SENTENCES USING ONE, TWO OR THREE WORDS ONLY.
1 Their father was given
her first pony by her mother.
Their
father's grandmother his
first pony.
2 At our school the
students are lent text books by the school.
Our
school
the text books to the students.
3 Sarah's smartphone is
very similar to her father's smartphone.
Sarah's
smartphone is nearly the
same
her father's smartphone.
4 The Italian restaurant
is cheaper than the Greek restaurant.
The Italian
restaurant costs than
the Greek restaurant.
5 Joe said he had never
been to Rome.
Joe said,
"I been
to Rome.
6 We haven't been to the
theatre for a long time.
It's a long
time since we to
the theatre.
7 Most Valencians like
rice.
Nearly Valencians
like rice.
8 It's too hot to play
football.
It's not
cool
to
play football.
9 Each section has three
parts.
In each
section three
parts.
10 There are three
tennis courts at the sports centre.
The sports
centre three
tennis courts.
11 Sarah likes sending
photos via whatsapp and her friends too.
Sarah likes
sending photos via whatsapp and do
all her friends.
12 We love miso soup and
our children love it to.
We love
miso soup and so
our
children.
13 Convent Garden is
close to Oxford Street.
Convent
Garden is not Oxford
Street.
14 Joe said he had never
been to Rome.
Joe
said "I to
Rome".
15 Soccer is a very easy
game to learn.
It's not
very to
learn how to play soccer.
16 Making our own muesli
doesn't take too long.
It doesn't
take you long make
your own muesli.
17 If we don't practice
every day we won't improve.
We won't
improve we
practice every day.
18 Why don't you join a
photograph club?
If I were you,
I a
photograph club.
19 She doesn't have that
car anymore.
She that
car anymore.
20 I costs nothing to
open a gmail account.
It doesn't
cost
to open a gmail account.
21 My sister prefers
milk chocolate to dark chocolate.
My
sister prefers milk chocolate
dark chocolate.
22 In my house, dinner
is usually prepared by my father.
In my
house, my father dinner.
23 Never go for a long
run without taking water with you.
Take water with you, if you
a long run
CORRECTION
1 Their father's
grandmother gave him his first pony.
2 Our school lends the
text books to the students.
3 Sarah's smartphone is
nearly the same as her father's smartphone.
4 The Italian restaurant
costs less than the Greek restaurant.
5 Joe said,
"I have never been to Rome".
6 It's a long time since
we have been to the theatre.
7 Nearly all Valencians
like rice.
8 It's not cool enough to
play football.
9 In each section there
are three parts.
10 The sports
centre has got three tennis courts.
11 Sarah likes sending
photos via whatsapp and so do all her friends.
12 We love miso soup and
so do our children.
13 Convent Garden is
not far from Oxford Street.
14 Joe said
"I have never been to Rome".
15 It's not very difficult to
learn how to play soccer.
16 It doesn't take you
long to make your own muesli.
17 We won't
improve unless we practice every day.
18 If I were you,
I would join a photograph club.
19 She hasn't
got that car anymore.
20 It doesn't cost anything to open a gmail account.
21 My sister prefers
milk chocolate better than dark chocolate.
22 In my house, my
father usually prepares dinner.
23 Take water with you,
if you are going
for a long run.
LISTENING
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_listening.html (on
the right you have practice tests)
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_for_schools_listening.html (on
the right you have practice tests)
READING, WRITING
& LISTENING
LINKS TO PRACTICE PET
COMPLETE TESTS TO PRACTICE
http://www.english-online.org.uk/petfolder/pethome.php?name=Practice%20for%20the%20Preliminary%20English%20Test Complete test
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_for_schools.html Test
http://www.englishaula.com/en/pet-exam-cambridge-preliminary-english-test-free-video-lessons-and-exercises.php
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_for_schools.html Practice is on the right
http://exams.supadu.com/students-area/target-pet/online-practice-tests/
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/index.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_for_schools.html Test
http://www.englishaula.com/en/pet-exam-cambridge-preliminary-english-test-free-video-lessons-and-exercises.php
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_for_schools.html Practice is on the right
http://exams.supadu.com/students-area/target-pet/online-practice-tests/
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/index.htm
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/index.htm
http://www.englishaula.com/en/pet-exam-cambridge-preliminary-english-test-free-video-lessons-and-exercises.php
https://kaykaynewman.wordpress.com/tag/pet/
http://www.englishaula.com/en/pet-exam-cambridge-preliminary-english-test-free-video-lessons-and-exercises.php
https://kaykaynewman.wordpress.com/tag/pet/
READING & WRITING
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_reading_and_writing.html
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_for_schools_reading_and_writing.html You have
practice testson the right
http://www.englishaula.com/en/pet-exam-reading-cambridge-preliminary-english-test-video-lessons-practice-tests-exercises.php
http://esl-bits.net/pet.htm Reading comprehension
http://esl-bits.net/pet.htm Reading comprehension
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_for_schools.html
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_listening.html
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_listening.html Practice tests on the right
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_listening.html
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_listening.html Practice tests on the right
VOCABULARY
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwIxqAwndjSAWGpOVHFmQXJiOG8/edit PET vocabulary list
https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/pet.php Look for the vocabulary section
SPEAKING VIDEOS
PET (B1) PART I: http://youtu.be/MKs40x6xooY
PET (B1) PART II: http://youtu.be/aT2FymYmcY
PET (B1) PART III: http://youtu.be/-1qXNtUJ5OU
PET (B1) PART IV: http://youtu.be/yuTcxDVkUaQ
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