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General information of PET
Reading part
Writing part
Speaking part
Listening Part
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Preliminary English Test
In Cambridge ESOL system
is an intermediate level qualification. It
shows you are able to use your Englishlanguage skills for work, study and travel.
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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
B1 PET 4.5 57-86 550
4
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CEF level: Common European Framework of Reference forLanguages
Cambridge ESOL: Cambridge English LanguageAssessment.
IELTS: International English Language Testing System
TOELF iBT: Test of English as a Foreign LanguageInternet based Test
TOEIC: Test of English for International Communication
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PAPER TIME(minutes)
%
Paper 1 (Reading +Writing)
90 50
Paper 2 (Listening) 30 25
Paper 3 (Speaking) 10-12 25
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Part What kind of task is it? What do I have to do?
Number of
questions
1
Three-option multiple choice.Read several real-
world notices and
other short texts for
the main message.
5
Five short texts: signs and
messages, postcards, notes, e-
mails, labels etc., plus one
example.
2
Matching. Read several texts for
specific information
and detailedcomprehension.
5Five descriptions of people tomatch to eight short texts.
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3True/False. Understand a factual text
and scan for specific
information.
10Ten questions with a long text.
4
Four-option multiple choice. Read a long text tounderstand the writers
opinion, attitude and
purpose for writing, as
well as the global
meaning.
5Five questions with a long text.
5
Four-option multiple-choice. Fill in the gaps in a short
text using vocabulary and
grammar.
10Ten questions, plus an example, with
a factual or narrative text.
Part What kind of task is it? What do I have to do?Number of
questions
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Part What kind of task is it? What do I have todo?
Questions No
1 Sentence transformations.
Five items, plus an example, onthe same topic. Candidates aregiven sentences and then asked tocomplete similar sentences using adifferent structural pattern so thatthe sentence still has the samemeaning.
Rephrase andreformulate
information bychanging the structureof the sentence butkeeping the meaningthe same
5
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2 Short communicative message.Candidates write a short message inthe form of a postcard, note, e-mailetc.
Write a short pieceof text of 35-45
words focusing oncommunication ofspecific messages.
1
3 A longer piece of continuouswriting.Candidates have a choice of twoquestions, an informal letter or astory.Candidates are mainly assessed ontheir ability to correctly use a rangeof language. Organization, spellingand punctuation are also assessed.
Write a short text ofabout 100 wordsfocusing onaccuracy, range andorganisation oflanguage.
1
Part What kind of task is it? What do I have to
do?
Questio
ns No
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- Time?- Who take part in?- Activity?
- Content?
Part 1
Part 2Part 3Part 4
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Time: 2-3 min
Participant:- Examiner (1)
- Supervisor (1)
- Candidates (2)
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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 personaldetails- About present, past or future
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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?
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Time: 2-3 min
Participant:- Examiner (1)
- Supervisor (1)
- Candidates (2)
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Activity:- Examiner: give situation
- Supervisor: watch and write notes
- Candidates: discuss together
Strategy:
- Examiner give situation2 candidatesdiscuss different ideas based on a picturethen decide which is the best.
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Time: 1-2 min
Participant:- Examiner (1)
- Supervisor (1)
- Candidates (2)
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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 whatyou can see in that picture.
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Time: 1-2 min
Participant:- Examiner (1)
- Supervisor (1)
- Candidates (2)
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Activity:- Examiner: give situation
- Supervisor: watch and write notes
- Candidates: Discuss Strategy:
- Examiner give situation based on topic of
the colored pictures in Part 32 candidates discuss
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Speaking Task Type
Part 1:Conversation withinterlocutor
The interlocutor asks thecandidates questions
Part 2:Conversation withother candidate
Candidates interact with eachother
Part 3: Short Talk Candidates talk about a coloredphoto
Part 4: GeneralConversation
General conversation. Candidatesinteract with each other
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Time: 30 min Structure:
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