Workshop: Adapting the Course book to Incorporate Pet-Style Speaking Practice 1

Teacher Observed: Raghdah AL-Madany Date 10/04/2014, Thursday Class: GA01

Time: 60 minutes

Time/stage of What is the teacher doing? Your reflections

the lesson What are the students doing?

Teachers are divided in to groups ( 4 in each) It is an intermediate level exam, B1 of the

What is pet exam? Council of Europes Common European
1 -Warm up What does it stand for? Framework of Reference for Languages. PET
5 minutes Who is it for? is a valuable qualification if you want to work
Which level does it represent? or study abroad or to develop a career. It
How long is the speaking exam stands for preliminary English Exam. The
What does it consist of? speaking exam is 10-12 minutes only. It
consists of the four skills, which are Reading,
Writing, listening and Speaking.
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Sample of pet The teachers will watch the clip and answer
speaking exam questions individually about part 2 and 3
Part 2
8minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ASdBL1Rb30k

part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=7YyY2GHcF8A
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Each group will be given a chapter of headway
Teachers will academic skills level 1 , 2, 3 in order to design
design a pet a pet speaking exam part 1 , 2 and part 3 after
speaking exam being provided with a sample of the actual pet
part 1-2 -3 exam.
20 minutes

Part one: Get Ready

5 Each group will mix and mingle in order to act
Presentation out the following four roles : In the example questions below you will need
2 students, to use present and past tenses when you
20 minutes 1 interlocutor answer the questions.
1 assessor
Some of these words might be useful.
village, town, city, in the countryside, house,
apartment
study, learn, full-time, part-time, self-study,
evening classes, private lessons,
hobbies, relax, go shopping, play
tennis/football ...

part two:
Get Ready

During the discussion in the exam you will

need to show you can offer an opinion (I think
...), ask your partner for his/her opinion (Do
you think ... Do you agree that ...) and make
suggestions (Why don't we ... What about ...).

Some of these words might be useful in this

practice test:
flask, hot drink, walking boots, sore feet,
umbrella, phone, get in trouble
first aid kit, plasters, compass, get lost.

Part three:
Try to make your talk easy to understand and
follow. Use phrases like 'On the left ...', 'On
the right ...', 'In the middle ...', 'In the
background' to describe where things are.

The following vocabulary might be useful in

this practice test:
party, celebration, birthday, treats,
grandparents, grandchildren, grandson,
granddaughter
parents, children, sit around the table, enjoy
 a meal, salad, bowls of food.

Part four:
Get Ready

In the exam, as well as talking about your

own opinions and experiences, remember to
ask your partner for their own thoughts.
Some of the following words and expressions
may be useful in this practice test:

party, celebration, birthday, treats, presents,

wedding, party games, guests, school friends,
relations, party bags, cake

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Feedback & Teachers questions or concerns
Reflection
5 minutes

7 http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_speaki
Resources for Links for more information and books of the ng.html
pet exam pet speaking exam http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-
qualifications/preliminary/
2 minutes http://www.cie.org.uk/
 https://www.teachers.cambridgeesol.org/ts/ex
ams

The strongest part of this lesson was..

Because