PET. reading part 5 pages and answers.

Hello PET students. Did you do the exercises in autoenglish on reading part 5?  Here is the link if you need it:

http://www.autoenglish.org/PET/PETReadingPart5.htm

And Writing part 1: sentence transformations:

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

Now, here are the page numbers of the rest of the part 5 readings. Remember to use the photocopy I gave you to help you. There are usually one or two exercises before each reading to prepare you for it too.   

Learning to Rock: page 33

Should we eat less meat? page 43

The pyramids in Egypt: page 49

The world's most dangerous animal: page 57

Holidays in space: page 65

Here are the answers:

Best of luck!!

PET AND KET: listening practice

Hi year  6 students....Nearly there now, just a few more days and you' ve finished the KET and PET exams.

Here are some exercises to help you in the listening exam. The man speaks quite quickly, but you can pause and replay each word or number.

Spelling practice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrjWWZud-B8&t=38s

Numbers practice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6FAKlNSHmE

And finally, some spelling rules:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7BuSCppFAE

Can you describe this picture?

Have fun! 

PET speaking part 3: describing a photo.

Hi year 6 pet students. Today I'm going to talk about part 3, describing a photo again.

Apart from describing the pictures below to practise, revise vocabulary to do with the house and furniture, food, clothes and appearance. Remember, you can use these web-pages to practice vocabulary:

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/index.htm

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises

Choose a picture from the ones below.

Look up any vocabulary you don't know in the dictionary before you start, and learn it!!

Imagine you are describing the picture to someone who can't see it. 

Start with GENERAL information: 
Who you can see, what they are doing, where they are.
The picture I'm going to describe is....
In this picture I can see....
This is a colour/black and white photo of...

Continue with more specific information, and try and show the examiner what a wide vocabulary you have. Use expressions like: 
In the background, 
in the foreground, 
on the left, 
on the right, 
next to
above
between
in the top right-hand corner,
In the bottom left-hand corner....

Say how old you think the people in the photo are: 
they are in their teens/teenagers, very young, in their twenties, thirties, quite elderly, elderly...

Say how you think the people are feeling and, if you can, WHY YOU THINK THIS:
The father seems to be happy because he is laughing.
I think the teenagers are bored because they look very serious.


Describe how they are dressed in general:
They are wearing sports clothes/school uniform/casual clothes. 

Say what time of year it is
I think it must be winter because they are all wearing coats and there are no leaves left on the trees.

Use LOTS of expressions of deduction (deducir) and if possible explain WHY.
It´s better to say:
´They seem to be doing their homework because there are a lot of books on the table in front of them' than 'they are doing their homework'
They are probably....because
They seem to be...
The man could be the boy's grandfather
The woman might be,
Perhaps the younger girl is...
Maybe the boy has got...
I think they must be friends because they seem to be having fun together

Give your opinion of the picture
I quite like this picture because 
I don't like this picture at all because
This picture reminds me of when....


If you can't think of any more things to say, you could describe one person in more detail:
'I'm going to describe one person in more detail: the girl on the left has got long blonde straight hair and green eyes, she's wearing a red and white striped t-shirt and a pair of shorts.'

..If you can't remember the vocabulary, say 'I can't remember how to say it but it's something you use to'.....you will get mre points for this.

Try and talk about all the pictures over the weekend.

Here is a link to a blog entry about describing photos:

http://lunamar76.blogspot.com.es/2015/02/describing-picture-pet-speaking-test.html

Have fun!

KET: how to do well on the day of your speaking exam

Hi KET students, it's me again. Look at this link for advice on how to do well on the day of your speaking exam:

https://www.examenglish.com/FCE/speaking_exam.html

And here is some writing practice:

https://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_writing_part6.htm

Have fun!

Everybody: prepositions....very important!

Everybody makes mistakes with prepositions, so you all need to watch these videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk5L6ny8fEU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIHWuvB16HQ&t=514s



Now, describe everything in this picture: 

Enjoy yourselves!

PET pictures: making guesses

When you are describing a picture, describe everything in it, 'I can see...there is/there are...' but make some guesses too, using words like:

could            might           perhaps         maybe       probably 

For example:

'In this picture I can see a young woman or a girl of about eighteen. She is slim and has short red hair. I can't see what she looks like because she has her back to us. She's wearing a black swimming costume. She is swimming in the ocean, in front of a huge whale. It is so large that it fills most of the picture.There is also a shoal of fish swimming aound the whale and below it. We can clearly see the woman's reflection in the whale's eye. We can also see its large teeth.

(And now for the guesses....)

'She is probably absolutely terrified as she looks into the whale's eye. 

She might be thinking that she is going to be the whale's next meal, although whales don't eat meat so she doesn't need to worry!

The whale could be hostile; angry with the girl for swimming into h territory.

But maybe the whale is actually friendly and wants to help the girl. 

Or perhaps the girl wishes to help the whale in some way.'

Now it's your turn. Check any vocabulary you don't know in a dictionary before you start. Then describe what you can see in the following pictures and make lots of guesses using:

could            might           perhaps         maybe       probably 

 Have fun!

PET speaking part two

Hi year 6 students, it's me again.

Part two lasts from two to three minutes. In part two you need to discuss alternatives and come to a decision. Try to decide early on which option you wish to choose, and make it clear you have chosen it, by saying, for example: 'So, shall we choose this option? ok, but let's look at the other ones too,' and then discuss the rest. Make sure each of you gives your opinion of each option.  Don't talk for too long about any of the options, you can always go back later if you have time.

Use: Could, would and should:

It would be a good idea if...


I think he/she/they could...

In my opinion he/she /they should...

Other useful language:

Practice with these situations. If you haven't got anyone to practice with, imagine you are two people and have a conversation with yourself! Time yourself - you can have between two and three minutes. If you haven't come to a decision before the end of two minutes you need to start coming to one. Before you start, check you know all the vocabulary, and if you don't, look it up in a dictionary and learn it.  don't forget to use some conditionals.

Situation 1

A teacher is going to take a class of 15-year-olds on a school trip. 
Talk together about the different places the class could visit and decide which trip the class would enjoy most.

Here is a picture with ideas to help you.

Useful Language

go sailing / boats / lake  cinema / actors  horses / riding school  old castle  art gallery / paintings  I think … would be a good idea because  is (more) interesting / boring because  Most people like visiting / going to… I think that they should choose 

Situation 2

A boy is leaving his school because his parents are going to work in another country. The students in his class want to give him a present. Talk together about the different

presents they could give him and then decide which would be best.

Here is a picture with some ideas to help you.

Situation 3

You are both going on a three  day walking trip in

the country-side.Talk together about the things you

 will need, and decide which are the most important things to 

take with you.

Situation 4

Your friend has moved to a new town and wants to make some new friends. Talk about different things he can do to meet people and say which you think is best. This photo should help you generate some ideas:

Situation 5

An older friend of yours wants to help his elderly neighbour who cannot walk very well. Talk about the different things your friend could do, and which is the best.

Have fun!

Some exercises to practise vocabulary

Hello, year six, it's me again!

You all need to improve your vocabulary, so here are some exercises to do that....but first, one to practise pronouns, which a lot of you have problems with:

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/pronouns

Now the vocabulary. It looks like a lot, but they are all very quick and easy to do:

Containers:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/containers

Kitchen:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/kitchen

Living-room:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/living-room

Bedroom:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/bedroom

Bathroom:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/bathroom

Drinks:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/drinks

Food:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/food

Fruit:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/fruit

Meat and fish:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/meat-fish

Vegetables:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/vegetables

Speaking practice:

Now use the vocabulary you have just revised to describe these pictures, talking for as long as you can. Look up any words you don't know. Make as many guesses about the people in the pictures as you can, for example, (top picture) the women at the table could be looking at their holiday photos, or perhaps (bottom picture) the girl has fallen asleep at her desk because she has been studying for too long, etc. Use these expressions:

Maybe

Perhaps

the man could be....

the woman might be....

The waiter is probably....

Keep up the good work, everybody!