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PET Exam in A Nutshell

The document provides an overview of the Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) exam, which assesses English proficiency at level B1. It describes the exam's 3 papers - Reading and Writing which contains multiple choice and cloze questions, Listening with MCQs and gap fills, and Speaking with personal questions and photo descriptions. Candidates are assessed on their ability to understand texts, transform sentences, identify key information, and engage in short conversations.

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PET Exam in A Nutshell

The document provides an overview of the Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) exam, which assesses English proficiency at level B1. It describes the exam's 3 papers - Reading and Writing which contains multiple choice and cloze questions, Listening with MCQs and gap fills, and Speaking with personal questions and photo descriptions. Candidates are assessed on their ability to understand texts, transform sentences, identify key information, and engage in short conversations.

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A brief introduction

to the Cambridge English:


Preliminary test
PET Training
2017
Cambridge ESOL Levels Council of Europe Levels

Cambridge English: Proficiency Mastery C2

Cambridge English: Advanced Effective Proficiency C1

Cambridge English: First Vantage B2

Cambridge English: Preliminary Threshold B1

Cambridge English: Key Waystage A2


What can you do at Level B1?

• Ask questions and understand information regarding travel


arrangements, and details relevant to the journey.

• State needs at work and ask questions to acquire relevant


information.

• Take part in meetings, present straightforward information


and understand straightforward instructions.
What can you do at Level B1?

• Take phone messages and pass on the information


accurately.

• Follow a simple presentation or seminar and make


notes.

• Write simple personal letters and messages.


Overview of Cambridge English:
Preliminary

Paper Focus Number of Number of Timing


Parts questions

Reading 1 hour
1 and Writing
8 parts 42
30 minutes

approx.
2 Listening 4 parts 25
30 minutes

10–12
3 Speaking 4 parts
minutes
Overview of Cambridge English: Preliminary
Reading and Writing tasks

NUMBER OF
PART FOCUS TASK TYPE
QUESTIONS

1 three-option multiple-choice sentences 5

2 matching 5
3 Reading true/false 10
4 four-option multiple choice 5

5 four-option multiple-choice cloze 10

1 sentence transformation 5
2 Writing guided writing 1
3 continuous writing 1
Overview of Cambridge English: Preliminary
Reading and Writing tasks

Candidates are required to:

✓ read and understand factual texts from signs,


brochures, newspapers and magazines

✓ understand the main messages, as well as to


understand an opinion or attitude expressed by the
writer, and have ways of dealing with unfamiliar words
and structures

✓ transform sentences as well as produce one short and


one longer piece of writing
Overview of Cambridge English: Preliminary
Listening tasks

NUMBER OF
PART FOCUS TASK TYPE
QUESTIONS

three-option
1 7
multiple choice

Listening to three-option
2 6
identify key multiple choice
information
3 gap-fill 6

4 true/false 6
Overview of Cambridge English: Preliminary
Listening tasks

Candidates:

✓ make notes on their exam paper as they listen. Then


there are 6 minutes at the end of the test for
them to transfer their answers to the answer sheet.

✓ are assessed on their ability to identify specific


information and meaning, as well as their ability to
assess the speakers’ attitude or opinion.
Overview of Cambridge English: Preliminary
Speaking tasks

PART FOCUS TASK TYPE

candidate/ candidates answer


1 examiner personal questions

2 candidate/can candidates make and respond to


didate suggestions and recommendations

3 candidate/ candidates describe a photo


examiner

4 candidate/can extended conversation based on Part 3


didate topic

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