Websites to review the contents for the PET exam.

Dear students,

The exam is now around the corner and I am pretty sure all of you will be fine as we have worked on the PET exam quite a lot in class. In any case, here you have different websites you can use to keep on reviewing for the exam.

Websites to practise listening;

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part1.htm  (if you click on the right there are many many more)

https://www.englishaula.com/en/cambridge-english-test-exam-preparation/cambridge-english-preliminary-b1-preliminary/listening/exam-parts/exercise-practice-test/3-3-1-6442057149186048/ (same as before but in this website you need to click on the left)

https://virtuaule.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=623:pet-listening-t1-p1&catid=153&Itemid=1175

This is the website I showed you today in class which includes explanations if you make mistakes.

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/present-perfect/

https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/pet.php (you've got different exams as well as some extra grammar/vocabulary activities to review some concepts)

Regarding the speaking, there is another publication I made with webpages. However, we have seen plenty of exams in class. If I were you, I would focus a bit more on reviewing listening, reading and writing as speaking is something that we have been working on since the course started.

Come on! One last effort! I am sure you will make it :)!

Regards,

Daniel.

WEBSITES. PET EXAM. 4th GRADE

 Dear students,

Here you have the websites I showed you during class. Please, take a look at them to familiarize yourself with the different parts and with the expressions required for the different sections (giving your opinion, agreeing, disagreeing, asking for opinion, , etc).

 

Tips for preparing the speaking exam;

 

https://atlaslanguageschool.com/blog/top-tips-for-preparing-for-the-cambridge-preliminary-pet-speaking-exam/

 

Sample exam for you to see how it looks and practice;

 

http://www.zkouskypark.cz/uploads/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zkcentrum/informa%C4%8Dn%C3%AD%20materi%C3%A1ly/PET%20for%20schools/PET_schl_Spk_Sample_Paper.pdf

 

Here you have practice regarding part 1, the different topics and possible questions you might be asked

 

https://www.intercambioidiomasonline.com/2017/08/23/starter-speaking-questions-cambridge-pet-b1-level/

 

Here you have got the different topics you might be asked in parts 3 and 4, including examples that you can download

 

https://breakoutenglish.com/preliminary-pet/pet-speaking-part-3-4-pictures/

 

Any doubts,  contact me!

 

Regards,

 

Daniel.

 

 

PET VIDEOS FOR FRIDAY THE 6th

PART 1

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

PART 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfpZPDqNNg0

PART 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6qBjG4dUIQ

PART 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atsZJF7Uow4

PET SPEAKING PRACTICE

Dear students,

I hereby attach different videos where you will be able to see how people sit for the speaking exam. In addition, I am attaching the link to the website where you have an explanation of the different parts. Best of luck!

Video PART 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZgntRYyt9U

Video PART 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-esJY1bsKTw

Video PART 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2SM7BMlba0

Video PART 4

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

WEBSITE

https://www.greenwichcollege.edu.au/cambridge-pet-speaking-task-1

I encourage you to read this webpage too in order to get some useful tips for the exam (Basically what we said in class)

https://atlaslanguageschool.com/blog/top-tips-for-preparing-for-the-cambridge-preliminary-pet-speaking-exam/

2nd grade answers for the activities

2. Australia is not as big as Canada.

3. I am as tired as Kevin.

4. England is not as cold as Iceland.

5. This char is as expensive as that chair.

6. Wendy is not as lazy as Andrew.

7. Carol is as old as David.

8. I think comedies are not as interesting as action movies.

2. bigger

3. more expensive

4. slower

5. better

6. taller

7. thinner

8. stronger

9. more interesting

10. heavier

11. hotter

12. happier

13. more beautiful

14. more difficult

15. older

16. larger

17. worse

18. more important

19. cheaper

20. more boring

______________________________

2. the biggest

3. the largest

4. the most expensive

5. the most dangerous

6. the laziest

7. the best

8. the most difficult

9. the longest

10. the strangest

11. the worst

12. the hottest

13. the funniest

14. the most interesting

15. the most famous.

Red color à Regular

met       collected

Went    painted

Drove   invented

Slept     stopped

Rode     hugged

Came    jumped

Flew      saw       

Was       became

Sang      fought

                Cried

3.

a.Anne did not play tennis…

b.Did your friends eat some…?

c. Alex and Chris were not…

d. Did betina read a whole book yesterday?

4.

a. make

b. spent

c. gave

d. did the students buy

5.

Was

called

Went

were

took

Broke

Decided

Saw

Crossed

noticed

Answers

1 Few people came to see the play. It was rather sad.

2 Come on! We've still got a little time left to finish this.

3 Jordi gave very few reasons for closing down the bar.

 4 With time and a little patience, you'll forget her and be happy again.

5 He's not a good teacher. He's unimaginative and has very little patience with children.

6 A few of that group's songs are excellent but I don't really like most of their music.

7 I've been to that Asturian restaurant a few times. It's good.

8 Few people ever learn how to dance properly. It's such a shame.

 9 Very few people went to see that film. I don't know why. It's excellent.

 10 I have little time for people who talk about themselves all the time and never listen to anyone else.

11 I normally have a little red wine with my lunch. It's good for you.

12 Dress the salad with salt, pepper and a little olive oil.

 13 I've got 20 Euros and a few coins. That should be enough for tonight.

14 His computer needs cleaning. He takes very little care of it.

PET Practice with ANSWERS

Hello dear students,

I paste here some links which you can use in order to practice for the official exam. Feel free to ask me any questions, I am here to help you.

https://www.cambridge.org/elt/objectivepet/tests.htm

The one above is from the official Cambridge website so I strongly recommend you to do it.

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_grammar.htm

https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/pet.php

You have the answers but again, if there is any wrong answer and you do not understand the reason why they are wrong PLEASE contact me and I will help you find the reason.

Regards,

Daniel.

Expressions for powerpoint presentation

WELCOME

Good morning/afternoon/evening, ladies and gentlemen/everyone.

INTRODUCING THE SPEAKERS

First, let me introduce ourselves Our names are ''Daniel'' and today we are here to talk about...

We are ''X---X'' and today we would like to talk about...

INTRODUCTION

Today we are  here to talk to you about…
What we are going to talk about today is…
We would like to take this opportunity to talk to you about…
We are delighted to be here today to tell you about…
We want to make you a short presentation about…

GOALS

The objective of the presentation is to...

We want to....

STRUCTURE

The presentation is divided into different parts. First, ...... Secondly.... Thirdly... And finally....

FIRST POINT (SLIDE)

Let us start with some general information on…
Let us begin by explaining why/how…
I’d like to give you some background information about…
Before we start, does anyone know…
As you are all aware…
I think everybody has heard about…, but hardly anyone knows a lot about it.

TRANSITION

I’d now like to move on to the next part…
This leads me to my next point, which is…
Turning our attention now to…
Let’s now turn to…
Moving on to...

EXAMPLES

For example,…
A good example of this is…
As an illustration,…
To give you an example,…
To illustrate this point…

PARAPHRASE

In other words,…
To put it more simply,…
What I mean to say is…
So, what I’m saying is….
To put it in another way….

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

I’d like to conclude by…
In conclusion, let me sum up my main points.
Weighing the pros and cons, I come to the conclusion that…
That brings me to the end of my presentation. Thank you for listening/your attention.
Thank you all for listening. It was a pleasure being here today.
Well, that’s it from me. Thanks very much.
That brings me to the end of my presentation. Thanks for your attention.

HANDING OVER

Now I will pass you over to my friend ‘Jerry’.
‘Jerry’, the floor is yours.

GRAPHS AND IMAGES

Let me use a graphic to explain this.
I’d like to illustrate this point by showing you…
Let the pictures speak for themselves.
I think the graph perfectly shows how/that…
If you look at this table/bar chart/flow chart/line chart/graph, you can see that…