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play audio Candidates: listen and answer questions  Content: - 5 short conversations - 5 short monologues - 5 short interviews - 5 short announcements  Task: - Multiple choice questions - Short answers - Sentence completion - Labeling diagrams - Classification - Matching - Form completion - Flow-chart completion - Table completion - Note completion  Assess: - Understanding of main points - Understanding of specific details - Understanding of speaker's purpose - Understanding of speaker's attitude - Understanding of global meaning - Understanding of the overall content - Understanding of the relationship between

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Overview of the Preliminary English Test

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  • General Information of PET: Provides an overview of the Preliminary English Test (PET), including its purpose and comparison with other language certifications.
  • Reading Part: Explains the tasks and questions involved in the reading section of the PET, focusing on comprehension and detail retrieval.
  • Writing Part: Covers the writing portion of the PET, detailing the tasks and skills assessed, including sentence transformation and short writing.
  • Speaking Part: Describes the speaking section of the PET, outlining the discussions and interactions required in each part.
  • Listening Part: Introduces the listening section of the PET, highlighting the different task types and their objectives.

General information of PET

Reading part
Writing part
Speaking part

Listening Part

What is PET?
PET in comparison with other

certificates
Structure of PET

Preliminary English Test


In Cambridge ESOL system
is an intermediate level qualification. It

shows you are able to use your English


language skills for work, study and travel.

CEF level Cambridge


IELTS
ESOL
C2
CPE
9
8
C1
CAE
7.5
6.5
B2
FCE
6
5
B1
PET
4.5
4

TOEFL
iBT

110-120

TOEIC

880

87-109
57-86

550

CEF level: Common European Framework of Reference for

Languages
Cambridge ESOL: Cambridge English Language

Assessment.
IELTS: International English Language Testing System
TOELF iBT: Test of English as a Foreign Language

Internet based Test


TOEIC: Test of English for International Communication

PAPER

TIME
(minutes)

Paper 1 (Reading +
Writing)
Paper 2 (Listening)

90

50

30

25

Paper 3 (Speaking)

10-12

25

Part

What kind of task is it?

What do I have to do?

Three-option multiple choice.

Number of
questions

Read several realFive short texts: signs and


world notices and
1 messages, postcards, notes, eother short texts for
mails, labels etc., plus one
the main message.
example.

Read several texts for


specific
information
and
detailed
comprehension.

Matching.
2 Five descriptions of people to
match to eight short texts.

What do I have to do?

Number of
questions

Understand a factual text


and scan for specific
information.

10

Read a long text to


understand the writers
opinion, attitude and
purpose for writing, as
well
as
the global
meaning.

Four-option multiple-choice.
Fill in the gaps in a short
5 Ten questions, plus an example, with text using vocabulary and
grammar.
a factual or narrative text.

10

Part

What kind of task is it?


True/False.

Ten questions with a long text.


Four-option multiple choice.

Five questions with a long text.

Part
1

What kind of task is it?


Sentence transformations.

What do I have to
do?

Questio
ns No

Rephrase and
5
reformulate
Five items, plus an example, on
information by
the same topic. Candidates are
changing the structure
given sentences and then asked to of the sentence but
complete similar sentences using a keeping the meaning
different structural pattern so that the same
the sentence still has the same
meaning.

Part

What kind of task is it?

What do I have to
do?

Questio
ns No

Short communicative message.


Candidates write a short message in
the form of a postcard, note, e-mail
etc.

Write a short piece


of text of 35-45
words focusing on
communication of
specific messages.

A longer piece of continuous


writing.
Candidates have a choice of two
questions, an informal letter or a
story.
Candidates are mainly assessed on
their ability to correctly use a range
of language. Organization, spelling
and punctuation are also assessed.

Write a short text of


about 100 words
focusing on
accuracy, range and
organisation of
language.

Time?
Who take part in?
Activity?
Content?

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Time: 2-3 min


Participant:

- Examiner (1)
- Supervisor (1)
- Candidates (2)

Activity:
- Examiner: ask questions
- Supervisor: watch and write notes
- Candidates: interact with examiner
Content: 2 phases
- Phase 1: Personal details
- Phase 2: Develop ideas from your personal

details
- About present, past or future

Family and friends

- Can you tell me about your family?


- Does your father works?
- Where does your mother work?

- Do you have favorite brother/ sister?


- What does your family do together?
- Tell me about your friends?

- Have you got a best friend?


- Why do you like him/ her?

Time: 2-3 min


Participant:

- Examiner (1)
- Supervisor (1)

- Candidates (2)

Activity:

- Examiner: give situation


- Supervisor: watch and write notes
- Candidates: discuss together
Strategy:

- Examiner give situation 2 candidates

discuss different ideas based on a picture


then decide which is the best.

Time: 1-2 min


Participant:

- Examiner (1)
- Supervisor (1)

- Candidates (2)

Activity:

- Examiner: give situation


- Supervisor: watch and write notes
- Candidates: Describe a colored picture
Strategy:

- Examiner give you a colored picture

2 candidates take turn to describe what


you can see in that picture.

Time: 1-2 min


Participant:

- Examiner (1)
- Supervisor (1)

- Candidates (2)

Activity:

- Examiner: give situation


- Supervisor: watch and write notes
- Candidates: Discuss
Strategy:
- Examiner give situation based on topic of

the colored pictures in Part 3


2 candidates discuss

Speaking
Part 1:
Conversation with
interlocutor
Part 2:
Conversation with
other candidate
Part 3: Short Talk
Part 4: General
Conversation

Task Type
The interlocutor asks the
candidates questions
Candidates interact with each
other
Candidates talk about a colored
photo
General conversation. Candidates
interact with each other

Time: 30 min
Structure:

Preliminary English TestPreliminary English TestPreliminary English Test
General information of PET Reading part Writing part Speaking part Listening Part CONTENTCONTENTCONTENT
What is PET? PET in comparison with other certificates Structure of PET I. General information of PET I. General in
“Preliminary English Test” In Cambridge ESOL system “is an intermediate level qualification. It shows you are able
CEF level Cambridge ESOL IELTS TOEFL iBT TOEIC C2 CPE 9 8 C1 CAE 7.5 110-120 880 6.5 B2 FCE 6 87-109 5 B
CEF level: Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Cambridge ESOL: Cambridge English Language Assessment
PAPER TIME (minutes) % Paper 1 (Reading + Writing) 90 50 Paper 2 (Listening) 30 25 Paper 3 (Speaking) 10-12 25
II. Reading PartII. Reading PartII. Reading Part
 ReadingReadingReading Part What kind of task is it? What do I have to do? Number of questions 1 Three-option mu
3 True/False. Understand a factual text and scan for specific information. 10 Ten questions with a long text. 4

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