PET TIPS
Reading
Reading Part 1: Read CAREFULLY. It seems easy but sometimes they trick you.
Reading Part 2: Read the questions, underline key words that each person is looking for.
Underline the answers in the other test. Find words that mean the same. (ex: busy = lots
of people, weekend = Saturday and Sunday)
Reading Part 3: Read the questions (not the answers ABC), read the text, then answer and
underline key words if needed. The last question usually asks about the text IN GENERAL.
Reading Part 4: Read the choices, underline what’s “missing.” Read text quickly, go back
and read more carefully practicing the sentence with each choice. If you aren't sure -
choose the one that you think sounds best.
Reading Part 5: Read text quickly, go back and read more carefully practicing the
sentence with each choice. If you aren't sure - choose the one that you think sounds
best. Pay attention to the clues that come before and after (part of phrasal verb, etc.)
Reading Part 6: Read the text quickly, go back and read more carefully thinking of a word
that makes sense – pay attention to clues: countable, uncountable, prepositions, phrasal
verbs, adverbs, present perfect (they often give you the past participle), relative clauses
(which, that, who, when, where…) etc. Many times, you need a, an, no, none, at, on, in, of,
the, for, have, ever, never, too, so, much, more, many, more, less, most, least, which, that,
who, when, where, his, her, our, their…
Listening
Listening Part 1: Each question is a different conversation. Read the question CAREFULLY.
It seems easy but sometimes they trick you. They mention all three pictures. Listen until
the end.
Listening Part 2: Each question is a different conversation. Read the questions and
underline key words. Listen for things that have the same meaning.
Listening Part 3: One speaker. Read the “questions” – what information are they looking
for (a date, a name, a time…)? Underline key words. They also give you extra/wrong
information. Pay close attention. Names are usually spelled and phone numbers are
usually repeated. Double zero means 00. Use capital letters when necessary.
Listening Part 4: Conversation/interview with 2 people. Read the questions and underline
key words. Pay attention to “first” because they will try to trick you here too. Listen for
synonyms/antonyms and things that mean the same (60 minutes = 1 hour). Answers
come in order. They always give you wrong information – don’t fall for it.
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Writing
Writing Part 6: Email
◦ pay attention to who you are writing to and use appropriate language: a friend
(informal), teacher (formal)
◦ Greeting (opening and closing)
◦ Answer the “prompts”/questions they ask you
◦ Say something extra (fluff/brodo)
◦ Pay attention to your verb use – use a variety
◦ Spelling
◦ Punctuation
◦ Capital letters
◦ Grammar
◦ 100+ words
Writing Part 7: Story (choice)
◦ Use the past (simple, continuous present perfect)
◦ Be creatice and “show off”
◦ Time expressions (in the morning, while, at 11 o’clock, after, next, last Tuesday/two
summers ago…)
◦ Give names
◦ Tell feelings
◦ Use dialogue “”
◦ Be descriptive - adjectives, adverbs, etc.
◦ Spelling, punctuation, capital letters
◦ Grammar (pay attention to the correct verb tense)
◦ 100+ words
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Writing Part 7: Article (choice)
◦ Dialogue/Reported speech
◦ Language (who are you writing to)
◦ Make it personal
◦ Be consistent with verb tense
◦ Organize (separate paragraphs)
◦ Feelings
◦ Spelling, punctuation, capital letters
◦ Time expressions (in the morning, while, at 11 o’clock, after, next, last Tuesday/summer…)
◦ Be descriptive - adjectives, adverbs, etc.
◦ Vocab
◦ Ask a question (to get reader thinking)/give a suggestion
◦ About 100 words
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Speaking
Part 1
◦ Practice giving information about yourself (your name, where you come from).
◦ Practice giving longer answers about your daily life, your interests, etc.
◦ Try to answer the examiner’s questions with as much detail and expression as possible.
◦ You can give short answers, but it is good to give some longer answers too.
◦ When answering the ‘Tell me something about’ question, try to add more information or
give reasons. Imagine you have been asked ‘Why?
◦ Remember the examiner does not know how much English you know, so you have to
show him or her by speaking a lot.
Part 2
◦ Describe as much as you can in the photo (background, foreground, to the left/right).
◦ Infer what they might be doing and where they might be.
◦ Talk about the weather, clothes, facial expressions.
Part 3
◦ Give your opinion in detail: why do you like like/dislike
◦ Talk about each picture if you can
◦ Do you have experience with these things? Would you like it?
◦ Answer which would be BEST.
Part 4
◦ Try to answer the examiner’s questions with as much detail and expression as possible by
adding more information or giving reasons.
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