REPHRASING: PET WRITING PART 1

Do you know how to say the same in English but using different words? 

You have to do it in part 1 of Pet Writing test. In order to help you, I have  choosen some of the most common structures for this part.

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LINKING WORDS EXPLANATION

Know how to use the most essential linking words to make your writing more interesting. 

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SHORT WRITING FOR PET (B1): TOPICS

The following post has some useful information related to Writing PET exam (B1) part 2 (short message)

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LETTER OR STORY

In the last part of PET (B1) exam you have to write a letter or a story around 100 words. 

This is a guide to help you to write a good Letter or Story.

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ONLINE PET (B1) EXAMS

In this website you will find some exercises to practice every part of PET (B1) exam. Choose the part of the exam you want to practice.

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USEFUL ADVICE TO DO A GOOD WRITING

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WRITING PART 3 PET (B1) LETTER OR STORY

Write a letter or a story. Hand in next Monday 4th April or Wednesday 6th April 2016

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USEFUL ADVICE FOR SPEAKING TEST PET (B1)

Watch the following videos to know how your PET (B1) speaking test will be and what the examiners expect you to do:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4RgJpGCG34 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3McXr_VgmI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTdte3pksBs

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: PRELIMINARY FOR SCHOOLS

This is an example of a real PET (B1) speaking test, listen to the children and the examiner, and try to find some mistakes. Then click on the link below and read the examiner comments.

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PRACTICE YOUR LISTENING SKILLS

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A1          A2          B1           B2  

WRITING PART 1: COMMON STRUCTURES

In PET writing part 1, you have to rewrite sentences following some structures. In the following link you have some of the most common expressions in this part ( B1 exam).

Parte 1 estructuras principales de PET de escritura

SHEET TO PRACTICE PART 1 WRITING B1

A useful sheet to practice Writing B1 part 1, click the link below to download it

PET Escritura parte 1

+ COMMON TRANSFORMATIONS FOR PET WRITING

Click on the link below to get more important structures to know how to do writing B1 (part 1) in a successful way.

Useful expressions for PET

GENERAL TOPICS FOR B1 SPEAKING

Aquí tenéis algunos de los temas sobre los que os pueden preguntar en el oral

TOPICS FOR THE SPEAKING TEST B1

~ Books are better than television.
~ Importance of teachers in education.
~ Should computers replace teachers?
~ Are school uniforms needed?
~ Reading - an emerging trend or a dying interest?
~ Should mobile phones be allowed in schools?
~ Junk food must be banned in schools.
~ Are sports and games as important as studies?
~ Is year-round schooling necessary?

TALK ABOUT PICTURES

In Part 3 of the speaking test, you should talk about a picture. You should try to talk for 1-2 minutes. I´ll show you some examples.

Examples:
The picture shows three boys in a small boat. The boy with the paddle is not very happy. The boy in the middle is enjoying the adventure.The student at the front of the canoe is looking back at something.The water is moving fast and there are lots of stones.There is some white water where the river is flowing quickly. They are near a bridge or a wall.

A referee is showing a red card to a football player.The player who is being sent off can´t believe it, The player in the blue team looks happy, he thinks it is a good decision. The referee looks stict, he is not giving any second chance. The stadium is crowded, so it must be an important match. I´m not sure where the players are from.

 It is a beautiful sunny day, It may be summer. The man is cooking some sausages in a big gas barbeque. Perhaps he is making hot dogs. The man is quite fat, I think he is enjoying eating barbeque! There are some other people sitting at a table. There are a lot of cars outside the fence, so, it must be a big party.

 Everyone is trying to get in the photograph. There are some people making funny faces at the camera.Everybody is having fun, especially the girls. Maybe they are from Japan. Smoke is coming from the barbeque. I think they are in a forest because I can see some trees behind them.

 The picture shows a big city on a river. There are a lot of old buildings, so the picture must be in Europe. I think it is London. There are some boats and ships on the river. There is a very big ship, too. I can see a big building, it could be a train station or a museum.

There are four people speaking. They are teenagers and maybe they are talking about an exam. They look happy and relax. I think they are from different nationalities. They are friends. The tallest boy is explaining something. The two girls are laughing. There is another boy who seems quite sad, maybe he has just fail the exam.

SPEAKING PET PART 2

In this part of the speaking test you should talk for about 1-2 minutes about a situation  (which is introduced by the examiner) in pairs. You have some pictures to help you about it.

Click here to see a guide to help you to do this part;  Useful sentences to use in PART 2

Practice your listening Level B1 (PET)

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Writing practice for PET

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Reading for PET

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Speaking for PET

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