B1 (PET)
At
B1 level typical users can be expected to:
· understand the main points of
straightforward instructions or public announcements
· deal with most of the situations you
might meet when travelling as a tourist in an English-speaking country
· ask simple questions and take part in factual conversations in a work environment
SPEAKING
https://youtu.be/FzEcPcQc91I
GENERAL TIPS AND VOCABULARY FOR SPEAKING
PART
http://clivesenglish.blogspot.com.es/2010/04/pet-speaking-exam-practice.html
Useful ideas
for your speaking test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4RgJpGCG34
READING AND
WRITING
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/pet-reading-practice-tests.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_reading_and_writing.html (on the right you have practice
tests)
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_for_schools_reading_and_writing.html (on the right you have practice
tests)
http://esl-bits.net/pet.htm (Reading comprehension)
WRITING
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/pet-writing-practice-tests.htm
Language
often tested in Writing Part 1
Present Perfect and Past Simple
a) I started supporting this football
team six years ago.
I _________________ this time for six
years.
Modal verbs
b) You are advised to take regular
breaks when playing computer games.
You ________________ take regular breaks
when playing computer games.
Active and passive voice
c) Three students were chosen by the
coach to play in the match.
The coach ________________ three
students to play in the match.
First conditional
d) If the bus isn’t late, I’ll be home
at six.
I’ll be home at six unless the bus
____________ late.
Reported speech
e)The teacher asked us if we wanted to
have a class party.
The teacher said, “___________________
to have a class party?”
Possessives
f) I met one of my friends in the park
yesterday.
I met a friend of __________ in the park
yesterday.
Comparisons and superlatives
g) My new scooter is much faster than my
old one.
My old scooter isn’t ___________________
my new one.
Conjunctions
h) I left the house late but I still
arrived at the party on time.
I arrived at the party on time
_______________ I left the house late.
Too/enough
i)It’s too cold to play tennis outside
today
It’s not _____________________ to play
tennis outside today.
So/ such
j)It was such a beautiful day we decided
to go out for a picnic.
The weather was _____________ beautiful
that we decided to go out for a picnic.
Answers
a) have supported
b) should
c) chose
d) is
e) Do you want
f) mine
g) as fast as
h) although
i) hot/warm enough
j) so
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING ONE, TWO OR
THREE WORDS ONLY.
1 Their father was given her first pony
by her mother.
Their father's
grandmother his
first pony.
2 At our school the students are lent
text books by the school.
Our school
the text books to the students.
3 Sarah's smartphone is very similar to
her father's smartphone.
Sarah's smartphone is nearly the
same
her father's smartphone.
4 The Italian restaurant is cheaper than
the Greek restaurant.
The Italian restaurant
costs than
the Greek restaurant.
5 Joe said he had never been to Rome.
Joe said,
"I been
to Rome.
6 We haven't been to the theatre for a
long time.
It's a long time since
we to
the theatre.
7 Most Valencians like rice.
Nearly Valencians
like rice.
8 It's too hot to play football.
It's not cool
to
play football.
9 Each section has three parts.
In each section three
parts.
10 There are three tennis courts at the
sports centre.
The sports
centre three
tennis courts.
11 Sarah likes sending photos via
whatsapp and her friends too.
Sarah likes sending photos
via whatsapp and do
all her friends.
12 We love miso soup and our children
love it to.
We love miso soup and
so
our
children.
13 Convent Garden is close to Oxford
Street.
Convent Garden is
not Oxford
Street.
14 Joe said he had never been to Rome.
Joe said
"I to
Rome".
15 Soccer is a very easy game to learn.
It's not very to
learn how to play soccer.
16 Making our own muesli doesn't take
too long.
It doesn't take you
long make
your own muesli.
17 If we don't practice every day we
won't improve.
We won't
improve we
practice every day.
18 Why don't you join a photograph club?
If I were you, I a
photograph club.
19 She doesn't have that car anymore.
She that
car anymore.
20 I costs nothing to open a gmail
account.
It doesn't cost
to open a gmail account.
21 My sister prefers milk chocolate to
dark chocolate.
My sister prefers
milk chocolate
dark chocolate.
22 In my house, dinner is usually
prepared by my father.
In my house, my
father dinner.
23 Never go for a long run without
taking water with you.
Take water with
you, if you
a long run
CORRECTION
1 Their father's grandmother gave
him his first pony.
2 Our school lends the
text books to the students.
3 Sarah's smartphone is nearly the
same as her father's smartphone.
4 The Italian restaurant costs less than
the Greek restaurant.
5 Joe said, "I have
never been to Rome".
6 It's a long time since we have
been to the theatre.
7 Nearly all Valencians
like rice.
8 It's not cool enough to
play football.
9 In each section there
are three parts.
10 The sports centre has got three
tennis courts.
11 Sarah likes sending photos via
whatsapp and so do all her friends.
12 We love miso soup and so do our
children.
13 Convent Garden is not far
from Oxford Street.
14 Joe said "I have
never been to Rome".
15 It's not very difficult to
learn how to play soccer.
16 It doesn't take you long to make
your own muesli.
17 We won't improve unless we
practice every day.
18 If I were you, I would
join a photograph club.
19 She hasn't got that
car anymore.
20 It doesn't cost anything to open a gmail account.
21 My sister prefers milk
chocolate better than dark chocolate.
22 In my house, my father usually
prepares dinner.
23 Take water with you, if you are going
for a long run.
LISTENING
http://clilcolonna.wikispaces.com/PET+Listening+Practice
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_listening.html (on the right you have practice
tests)
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_for_schools_listening.html (on the right you have practice
tests)
READING,
WRITING & LISTENING
http://exams.richmondelt.com/index.php?practice_tests_pet_en
LINKS TO PRACTICE PET
https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/index.htm
https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/pet.php
COMPLETE TESTS TO PRACTICE
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/pet-reading-practice-tests.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_reading_and_writing.html You have practice testson the right
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_for_schools_reading_and_writing.html You have practice testson the right
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/pet-writing-practice-tests.htm Writing
http://exams.richmondelt.com/index.php?practice_tests_pet_en Reading, writing and listening
http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/activity/listening/ex1phoneex.html Phone numbers
http://clilcolonna.wikispaces.com/PET+Listening+Practice
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_listening.html Practice
tests on the right
VOCABULARY
http://cdextras.cambridge.org/ObjectivePET/start.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_vocab.htm
https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/pet.php Look for the vocabulary
section
https://www.esleschool.com/b1-entertainment-vocabulary/
SPEAKING
VIDEOS
PET (B1) PART I: http://youtu.be/MKs40x6xooY
PET
(B1) PART II: http://youtu.be/aT2FymYmcY
PET (B1) PART III: http://youtu.be/-1qXNtUJ5OU
PET
(B1) PART IV: http://youtu.be/yuTcxDVkUaQ
