PET: Preliminary English Test
Materials to help your students prepare for the Cambridge ESOL Preliminary English Test.
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Inside PET: Preliminary English Test
PET reading paper: Part 4: Multiple choice
Candidates have to read a text which is not purely factual. It includes some attitude and opinion. They will be expected to understand the general meaning of the text (the gist or global meaning), and the purpose of the writer in writing the text.
PET speaking paper: Part 3 : The extended turn: Describing a photograph
Tips for helping students to prepare for the speaking activity in the PET exam which is based on describing a photograph.
PET: The writing component
Candidates are encouraged to focus on the structural patterns of language and to communicate a specific message in a clear and concise manner.


