PET (PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST)

You can practice with some test's samples at:






  • http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/ Don't use internet explorer or chrome, or you'll have problems, firefox is the one you need. Place you mouse on Exams and tests and then go to Preliminary (PET) for schools, then go to Preparation. You can download your tests, reading, writing, speaking or listening. CLICKB1 FOR SCHOOLS SAMPLES













PART 3 EXAMPLE:  





ASSESSMENT



OFICIAL EXAM: 100%

READING: 25% OF FINAL MARK
B2 (FIRST CERTIFICATE): from 32 marks to 35
B1: from 25 to 31 marks
A2: from 15 to 24 marks

In Alexia: from 30 to 35 you obtain a qualification of 10 (the highest possible mark)
30 is worth 10 marks
29 is worth 9.6 marks, and so on.
(...)
26: 8.7
25:8.3 
(...)
20: 6.7
19: 6.3 (calculation is done the following way: 19 divided by 30 is                 0.63, which multiplied by 10 makes 6.3)
18: 6
17: 5.7
16: 5.3
15: 5
14: 4.7
13: 4.3
(...)
7: 2.25
(...)



WRITING: 25% OF FINAL MARK
B2 (FIRST CERTIFICATE): from 23 marks to 25
B1: from 17 to 22 marks
A2: from 11 to 16 marks

In Alexia: 
Given that the written part can be well prepared in advance, you obtain a qualification of 10 in Alexia only if you get the 25 marks it is worth in the PET exam. However, the passing grade for Alexia will be 10 marks, written with a 5. See the equivalences below:


25: 10

24: 9.9

23: 9.8

22: 9.7

21: 9.6

20: 9.5
19: 9.25
18: 9
17: 8.75
16: 8.5
15: 7.5
14: 7
13: 6.5
12: 6
11: 5.5
10: 5
9: 4.5
8: 4
7: 3.5
6: 3
5: 2.5
4: 2
(...)



LISTENING: 25% OF FINAL MARK
FIRST CERTIFICATE: from 23 marks to 25
B1: from 18 to 22 marks
A2: from 11 to 17 marks

In Alexia: Marks are calculated out of 20. Eg. If someone has a 10, then he/she will get a 5 in alexia. You just have to divide the mark by 2. 

SPEAKING: 25% OF FINAL MARK
FIRST CERTIFICATE: from 27 marks to 30
B1: from 18 to 26 marks
A2: from 12 to 17 marks

In Alexia: Marks are calculated out of 25.



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You can practice with some test's samples at:






  • http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/ Don't use internet explorer or chrome, or you'll have problems, firefox is the one you need. Place you mouse on Exams and tests and then go to Preliminary (PET) for schools, then go to Preparation. You can download your tests, reading, writing, speaking or listening. CLICKB1 FOR SCHOOLS SAMPLES






SPEAKING PRACTICE

Sample video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwlBZc9MrJA



Part 1: Interview
Part 2: Role Play
Part 3: Long Turn
Part 4: Discussion

PART 1: THE INTERVIEW. Possible questions:
  • What's your name?
  • What's your surname? Can you spell it?

  • Where do you live?
  • How long have you lived there?
  • Tell us about your family.
  • Do you study English at a school?
  • Do you like studying English?
  • Do you have English lessons?
  • Tell us about your English teacher.
  • What do you do in your free time?
  • What's your favourite school subject? Why?


PART 2: ROLE PLAY. 

Example:



I’m going to describe a situation to you.
A teacher wants to get his students more interested in history, so he is going to take them on a class trip. Talk together about the different places they could visit and say which the students would find most interesting.
Here is a picture with some ideas to help you. 




Language you may need:

Make suggestions and giving opinions
Why don't we ... go on a guided tour around the town?
What about going to the theater to watch a play?
I think we could go to....
In my opinion, going to a museum might be boring because....
Watching a film is better, don't you agree?
Maybe, we can buy him a racket and then...

Agree or disagree:
That's true.../that's a great idea! 
You're right/wrong...
I agree / don't agree=I disagree

Useful adjectives
boring/dull        entertaining    interesting   enjoyable/funny     exciting


DISCUSSION (3 minutes)

Questions
Do you agree?
What is your favourite...?

Answering:
Yes, I do...
Me too.
Me neither.
I agree..

Reacting:
Sure!
Really?

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