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PET

Exams World - Exams Guide - PET

Paper 1 Reading and Writing (1 hour 30 minutes)
 

Content

Reading
5 Compulsory questions each with either multiple choice, matching or true/false questions

Writing

  • short sentence transformations
  • filling in a form
  • writing an informal letter

Test Focus

Reading

  • understanding signs, notices, etc
  • detailed comprehension of factual materials
  • skimming and scanning for information
  • understanding a writer's intention, opinion and attitude
  • understanding simple text markers, grammar and vocabulary

Writing

  • understanding grammatical structures
  • giving information and short responses
  • expressing opinions
  • demonstrating linguistic competence and control of errors
 
Paper 2 Listening (30 minutes)
 

Content

4 sections with 25 items of the following task types: multiple choice, gap filing, true/false questions

Test Focus

  • understanding meaning across a range of topics with a variety of monologues and conversation types
  • identifying specific information of a factual nature and writing it all down
  • understanding both global and specific meaning
  • identifying attitudes and feelings
 
Paper 3 Speaking (10-12 minutes)
 

Content

A conversation divided into 4 parts between two candidates tested by 2 examiners.

Test Focus

  • exchanging personal information
  • participating in a simulated situation and talking about the contents of visual material
  • individual long turn, talking about a photo
  • reacting and expressing opinions about the topics raised by the photo

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