PET Speaking

Detailed Advice for the speaking test.
http://clivesenglish.blogspot.com.es/2010/04/pet-speaking-exam-practice.html

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PET Sentence Transformations

Transformation Advice
http://www.autoenglish.org/PET/PETWritingPart1.htm

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NEW - PET/B1 Hub

Bringing together new `posts and advice for Cambridge Preliminary (PET) you'll now find a PET/B1 Hub on the navigation menu.

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PET Listening

Practice link here:

Exam English


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First: Linking Expressions

Remind yourself about linking words.

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PET Speaking

Samples for the four different sections:

Part 1
Flo Jo
Part 2
Flo Jo
Part 3
Flo Jo
Part 4
Flo Jo


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Proficiency Listening Practice

VIsit the updated Listening Page for two new activities to help you practice your skills and prepare for the exam tasks if you need to.

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FCE and CAE Planning

Planning Tips

Phrases to start informal letter paragraphs, including

It was ? to hear from you

I’m sorry to ?

7 pieces of advice for all your writing

- what? is king
- obey what?
- be the what? not "a student"
- write to whom?, not (usually) the teacher
- make it look right from where?
- Ex-?
- use what intelligently?

Synomyms

Hope/b---/tr---

Shocked/disa----

Matter/sub----

Ask/req___

Advice for formal letters

What are some of the magic words for making your paragraphs flow?

"Answer me, then we can organise our trip." In an informal letter?

Abbreviations "BTW" and emoticons ";-)" Appropriate?

"Kisses" Nice or nasty?

Collocations for Advanced

Categ---- d----

Dee--- reg---

Sinc---- ho-----

Tot--- rej----

Bad News conversion

I can’t

---------------, I'm ----- I have to ----- you it ----- ----- we ---- not be able to...

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PET Test Practice

Links to three tests:

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3


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Advanced and Proficiency Writing Correction Activity

Click to view the .ppt

Can you see the pros and cons of the various extracts?

Feedback will be added here soon.

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PET Speaking

Thinking about PET Speaking?

Go here for some advice:

Introducting the test
Exam English


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Advanced Essay

Excellent advice for Part 1 of the Writing test here.

Link.

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PET Reading Practice

Go here for some material to help your assessments:
Exam English

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First Essay

A full page of advice on writing essays at First.

Link.


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First: Transformations

A video Howto.

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PET Vocabulary

Exercises and Practice
Flo-Jo
Exam English

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First Letters

Useful words and phrases for formal and informal writing collected here.


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PET Writing

Introducing PET Writing

Exam Practice and Advice
Exam English




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First and Advanced Writing Advice

Some excellent advice at this link.http://www.rubenvalero.com/english/content/dos-and-donts

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PET Reading

Reading Practice for the PET Exam

Flo-Jo
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PET Speaking Videos

Two Video Examples that can help your prepatation.

One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNjfWh3uPRs
Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj6XvXiTnDE


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New Visitors Start Here

Welcome to the Virtual Exam Room.
Extra help when you need it.

If it's your first visit, this article should help you find your way around.

Writing work to complete or learn about?
Use the Exam Room A-Z on the left. Think about what you've got to write. Letter? Essay? Review? Look for it in the A-Z. You'll find examples, links and even students work which they've let us use.

Want to work on Vocabulary?
Look at the tab at the top of the page and click on it - you should find something to help you practise.

Need help at First, Advanced or Proficiency?
We have links and activities for the various parts of these exams. Use the Exam Room A-Z on the left or visit one of the Hubs via the menu bar above for an overview of what we have.

Working Towards IELTS?
We've labelled material for B2, C1 and C2 levels. Every article on the site will have a guide to its level soon.

Doing a Cambridge exam soon?
We have a range of links to help you Test Yourself on Writing and Vocabulary in particular. Search for Test Yourself in the A-Z

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Test Yourself: First Writing

On an application.

Test Yourself: FCE Writing

On an application.

Test Yourself: First Writing

Enquiring 

about a language course.

Test Yourself: FCE Writing

Enquiring 

about a language course.

Test Yourself: First Writing

Read up on a report here.

Test Yourself: FCE Writing

Read up on a report here.

Test Yourself - First (and Advanced) Applications

An application to try to correct is here 

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Test Yourself - FCE (and CAE) Applications

An application to try to correct is here 

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Test Yourself: Miniquiz on Film

On cinema words and some movie collocations

Test Yourself: Miniquiz on Film

On cinema words and some movie collocations

Test Yourself - Advanced and Proficiency

Synonym work for Use of English and Writing

http://testyourvocab.com/

Test Yourself - CAE and CPE

Synonym work for Use of English and Writing

http://testyourvocab.com/

Test Yourself - Vocabulary Topics

Speaking and Writing - you need as much as you can get to show you can talk about the topics. Try some quizzes at  BBC English Quiznet.

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Test Yourself - Vocabulary Topics

Speaking and Writing - you need as much as you can get to show you can talk about the topics. Try some quizzes at  BBC English Quiznet.

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Test Yourself: Miniquizzes Link

at British Council Learning English

Test Yourself: Miniquizzes Link

at British Council Learning English

Test Yourself Formal Letter of Complaint

Test your Formal Complaint Writing here

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