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What is PET?
The Preliminary English Test (PET) is an exam that tests intermediate English language skills. It was first approved in the 1970s and certifies that test-takers can read, write, and speak English at a basic level. The PET exam evaluates the four language skills - reading, writing, listening, and speaking. It is internationally recognized as proof of a B1 English proficiency level and can help students in their business and academic pursuits. The exam takes 3 hours and 30 minutes to complete and assesses skills through tasks like choosing pictures to match conversations, answering questions about reading or listening passages, and short conversations between exam-takers. A passing score results in a PET certificate.
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- 1. What is thePreliminary English Test (PET)? School4 Form 11A Mishchuk Nadia Harazd Khrystyna Olha Dushynska Bodnar Marta
- 2. History of PET • PET examination was approved in early 1970. • PET certificate confirming the ability to read, write and speak in English.
- 3. What is thePreliminary English Test? • The Cambridge PET is an internationally recognised exam for people who can use everyday written and spoken English at an intermediate level. PET is at Level B1 in the Common European Framework of Reference.
- 4. What will thePET do for you? • PET is accepted around the world for business and study purposes. Thousands of employers, universities and government departments recognise PET as an intermediate qualification in English.
- 5. Why take thePET with the British Council? • A million people take exams with the British Council every year. We provide pre-exam support and a professional and efficient service to make your exam day run as smoothly as possible.
- 6. What’s in theexam? The exam covers all four language skills: • reading • writing • listening • speaking
- 7. • Reading andWriting Contains two sub-sections: Reading (5 tasks - 35 questions) and Writing (3 tasks 7 questions). Assigned to perform a half hour • Reading Contains job-choice from a variety of options proposed job correlating text and the associated human task to choose alternatives to true / false. • Writing Contains a reference to the preparation of proposals, identical to this, writing short notes or letters, writing a letter or story (optional). • Listening There are 4 tasks to perform is given 30 minutes (plus 6 minutes to transfer answers to the blank).
- 8. • Task 1 7 short conversations, each of which you must choose one of the three proposed pictures. Each correct answer is worth one point. • Task 2 Monologue or interview and 6 questions to him with the choice of the correct answer from the three options. • Activity 3 Monologue, listening to that, it is necessary to fill in gaps in the 6 herein. • Task 4 Dialogue, listening to that, it is necessary to determine the true or false each of these 6 offers (true / false) relative to listen to.
- 9. • Speaking Consistsof four tasks performed by a pair of candidates. On the part of the allocated 10-12 minutes. • Task 1 Represents the answers to the questions of the examiner (mostly about themselves). Is given 2-3 minutes . • Task 2 The examiner gives the candidate a picture and describes the situation. Necessary in a conversation with the other candidate to come to the decision that it would be the best choice of action in this situation. (assigned to 2-3 minutes). • Task 3 The examiner gives a color photograph, which the applicant must describe (1 minute). • Task 4 Conversation both candidates on the theme begun in the job three (from the photos). On a mission given to 3 minutes.
- 10. • Evaluation Partof the reading and writing gives 50 % of the total result of the listening and speaking - 25% . Final estimates may be - Rented summa cum laude (Pass with distinction) - 90- 100%, Rented with honors (Pass with merit) - 85-90%, Rented (pass) - 70-84%, put the level A2 - 65 -69% . Do not put (fail) - less than 65%. Get estimates Rented and delivered a certificate with honors PET , received the mark " put at A2 " certificate is issued A2 level scales of the Council of Europe. Do not pass the exam certificate shall not be issued.
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