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Introduction 4
TEST ONE TEST TWO TEST THREE TEST FOUR
Reading Reading Reading Reading
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Farter Practice 8 | Aoacing Patz Panta 69 | Pans 34
Pane 10] — FurherPracice 98 | Feading Pats Pans 96
Pans 2 | eats 40 | FurterPractce 68 | Reaang Parts
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Pans 20| Pans 48 | FurherPracice 75 | Parts 104
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Ustening Pat 1 Pane 2 | Patz 80 | Listening
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Pans si | pais 00 | FinherPracice 7 | Pans 16
Pan se | pans 61 | pana ae | Pans 7
‘Speaking Part
Reading Paper ‘wrting Papor Furr Practice 18
SemploArswor sheet 93 Sample Answer shoct 88
Lsining Paper
‘Sample Arewer shoot 118
Photographs 120
Key and explanations 129
Listening scripts 148
CD Track Listing 160INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
The PET Testbuilder
‘The Preliminary English Test (PET) Testbullder provides
students withthe information, advice and practice they
need to pass PET. offers teachers and students an
encouraging and accessible way to prepare for the exam
‘and may be used as part of an English language course
ras a sel-access programme for students prepating for
the exam on their own. There are four complete practice
tests that reflect the content and level of the actual
examination. Allthe tests are of a similar standarc and
include the themes, topics and vocabulary specified in the.
PET syllabus. They are accompanied by an expanded
answer key, an Exam Information and Advice and a
Further Practice and Guidance section for each part of
the test.
Expanded Key
“The main purpose ofthe expancied key Is to promote
‘confidence and understanding of the demands ofthe
‘exam. It glves students and teachers information about
why a particular answer is correct and, when appropriate,
thoro are explanations as to why other options or possible
answers are incorrect.
Exam Information and Advice
Each part of the test has an Exam Information and Advice
section. The aim ofthis section isto show students what
they are expected to do and the best way of tackling the
particular items in each part of the test
Further Practice and Guidance
Each part of the test has a graduated exercise to enable
‘students to improve thei test technique as well as their
language skits.
The Preliminary English Test
‘Tho PET cavers the fou" language skils of reading
wing, listening and speaking. At Proliminary level, the
reading and wring skils are combined in one question
Paper.
Reading and Writing (1 hour 30 minutes)
Reading
“The reading tests in five parts. Thare is one mark for
each question
Part One
Tis consists of five shor texts, for example, signs,
messages, notes, emails. Each text is followed by &
‘multiple-choice question. This part tests the ability read
toal-world notices and other short texts for the main
‘message, See page 8 for more information and advice.
Part Two.
‘This consists of five short descriptions of paople and eight
short texts. The task isto match each person with the
‘correct text. This par tests the abilty to read mufiple texts
for specific information and detailed comprehension. See
page 38 for more information and advice,
Part Three
“This consists of a factual text of 400-450 words, taken
from a travel brochure, an advertisement, a magazine,
ec, The text is folewed by ten statements, anc the task is
to decide which statements are True and which are False,
“This part tests the ability to find spactic information in a
text and disregard redundant material. See page 68 for
more information and advice
Part Four
Ths consists of a text of 220-280 words, taken froma
newspaper, a magazine, a review, etc. The text is followed
by five multiple-choice questione, each with four options.
‘his par tests the ability to understand altitude, opinion
‘and the purpose of the writer. See page 98 for more
Information and advice,
Part Five
‘This consists of a factual or narrative text of 125-150
words, followed by ten multiple-choice questions, each
with four options. This part tests the ability to understand
vocabulary and grammar in a short text. See page 100 for
more information and advice.
Writing
‘The writing testis in three paris,
Part One (Questions 1-5)
In this task there are five complete sentences on the
‘same topic. Below each one, there is an incomplete
sentence. The task is o complete itso that it means the
same as the complete sentence. This part tests control of
and understanding of grammatical structures. There is
‘one mark for each sentence. See page 18 for more
information and advice.
The tasks to produce a short communicative message of
between 95 and 45 words in length. There isa clear
situation wich tells the student who to write to and why,
followed by three content points, Ths part tests the ability
to commuricate specitic information. There are five marks.
{or this part. See page 47 for mors information and advice.