PET Test 1
PET Test 1
PET Test 1
Reading 45 minutes
Part 1
Questions 1 – 5
B to contact her.
Reading 5
Part 2
Questions 6 – 10
The people below all want to get an app to help them have a healthier life.
On the opposite page there are descriptions of eight different apps.
Decide which app would be the most suitable for the people below.
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Maria wants to know which are the healthy options on menus,
and get ideas for easy things to prepare at home. She also wants
to know the restaurants closest to her that have healthy food.
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Luca needs an app which will help him get up in the morning,
and let him know how much sleep he should have. As he has a
very busy life, he’d like some help relaxing.
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Sandra eats healthy food and exercises regularly, but she
often forgets things, so she wants to improve her ability to
concentrate. She’s very busy so she wants something quick and
easy that keeps her interested.
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Weronika wants an app to help her make permanent changes
to her lifestyle to help her keep fit. She’d like to check how she’s
getting on and find interesting ways to exercise.
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Stefan loves running and wants to know about the foods that
will help him with his training. He’d like to cook food at home,
but isn’t an experienced cook.
Reading 7
Part 3
Questions 11 – 15
I always loved fashion when I was in school, and became more and more fascinated by the
kinds of clothes that people wore in previous centuries. I was surprised to discover exactly
how much clothes change over time and across different situations. Obviously, we think of
clothes as being important – to keep us warm or to protect us from the sun, for example.
But in early history, people often wore clothes for religious reasons and not necessarily for
protection, so the designs had a different purpose.
Later, when I went to do my degree at art college, I did a survey looking at how we judge
people and their jobs based on what they are wearing. The results were unexpected. For
example, despite the fact that dress has generally become more casual in the twenty-first
century, many people simply couldn’t imagine that someone in jeans might be running a
bank. So, although it may seem that what people wear to work doesn’t matter so much
today, clothes are actually still seen as a sign of someone’s profession.
After college, I started work doing designs for films and the theatre. Many of these were
historical and what was extraordinary was the number of clothes in the past which were
simply designed for beauty rather than for practical reasons. And, of course, ideas change
very quickly so what is considered lovely by one generation is considered ugly by the next.
I have to understand all of this because when I’m creating costumes for films and plays,
I really need to study the time period carefully and consider what was fashionable at the
time. For example, did most men have beards? How easy was it for queens to move around
in their dresses? I find it all really interesting, especially finding out about the practical
clothes that the poorest people have worn to enable them to work all day in different
historical times. That’s what gives me the most pleasure – dressing the crowds or the
servants in films and making sure I give an accurate picture of their lives on screen.
12 What did Ellen discover from the survey she did at art college?
13 What did Ellen find surprising about the past when she started working in historical films?
A B
Ellen Braun designs costumes for Designer Ellen Braun talks about what
films. Here she describes what it takes to be a costume designer, and
she has learnt while studying and gives advice to other young people
working. about getting into the industry.
C D
In this article, Ellen Braun explains For Ellen Braun, costume design is
why sewing and costume design about accuracy. Here she tells us what
are still important skills today. goes into creating a perfect item.
Reading 9
Part 4
Questions 16 – 20
Once I left high school, I realised there were many interesting jobs I could do instead of
continuing education. However, I wanted to be the first in my family to go to university and
get a degree. 17 I thought this would give me the best chance of getting a good
job. It was hard at university as I didn’t have much money and I had to work part-time in a
restaurant. It made me really tired. 18 When my parents came to see me graduate,
they sat in the audience and cheered when I went on stage to get my certificate. I knew all
the hard work had been worth it.
Back at home, the whole family had a party for me. 19 The next day I started
looking for a job. Not long afterwards, I had some interviews and I was pleased to find that
my degree meant people took me seriously. In the end, I was offered three jobs, so I had
a great choice. I took one in a bank in the city that is pretty well-paid. 20 And I
always tell my nieces and nephews that they should work hard, because school is the best
way to achieve your dreams.
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E They were not able to help me with money, but the college did.
Reading 11
Part 5
Questions 21 – 26
For example, green is an easy colour for our eyes to look at, so when we are in (22) ………..
that are painted green we can feel very relaxed – and maybe want to stay there, which
is good for business. Because blue is linked with feeling safe, this colour is often used by
banks to make us (23) ……….. them more.
Black is seen as very powerful and expensive, so companies that make (24) ……….. products
use this colour a lot for their products and for their advertisements. Yellow is (25) ………..
with feelings of happiness, so stores often have this colour in their windows to get people’s
(26) ……….. . Next time you go shopping, look carefully at the colours around you!
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Part 6
Questions 27 – 32
My Australia
Last year, a friend and I had a great holiday in Australia. What I loved most about the
country (27) ……….. the natural life we saw. We didn’t stay long in Sydney, the city we’d
arrived in, but hired a car and headed up the east coast. As I expected, (28) ……….. were
some amazing beaches, where we swam and relaxed in the sun. We also went on a short
boat trip to the islands and tried fishing. I’ve (29) ……….. seen such huge fish! I would really
recommend that.
We stayed in small, friendly hostels so we (30) ……….. the opportunity to meet plenty of
local people. We ended (31) ……….. in the north east of Australia on the Gold Coast, an
incredibly hot place, but very green. I tried surfing and found it very hard at first, (32) ………..
after a while, I loved it. I can’t wait to go back!
Reading 13
Writing 45 minutes
Part 1
Question 1
Read this email from your English-speaking friend Ashley, and the notes you have made.
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Part 2
Question 2
You see this notice in an English-language magazine for young people.
Question 3
Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.
Your story must begin with this sentence:
Mark looked outside and saw that it had finally stopped snowing.
Writing 15
Listening 35 minutes
Part 1
Questions 1 – 7
A B C
A B C
A B C
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A B C
A B C
A B C
A B C
Listening 17
Part 2
Questions 8 – 13
A writing essays
B speaking with classmates
C listening to programmes
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12 You will hear a woman talking to her friend about a pair of shoes.
13 You will hear a man talking to his friend about his flat.
Listening 19
Part 3
Questions 14 – 19
You will hear a hiking club leader called Martin give a presentation about a recent trip.
The most popular part of the walk in the afternoon was seeing the
(18) ................................... .
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Part 4
Questions 20 – 25
You will hear a podcast interview with a man called Alfie, who works as a journalist on a
newspaper.
A talking to people
B researching information
C meeting deadlines
22 What does Alfie say has changed for journalists in the last 20 years?
23 How does Alfie feel about being the youngest person in the office?
A travel abroad.
B be more independent.
C report on other topics.
Listening 21
Speaking
Introduction
Examiner: [Student B], do you work or are you a student? (Do you have a job? Do you study?)
What do you do / study? (What job do you do? What subject do you study?)
Thank you.
Examiner: nd [Student A], do you work or are you a student? (Do you have a job? Do you
A
study?)
What do you do / study? (What job do you do? What subject do you study?)
Thank you.
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Examiner: What kind of building do you live in? (Do you live in a house or a flat?)
What do you usually eat for breakfast? (Do you have eggs for breakfast? Why? /
Why not?)
Tell us about your friends. (What do you like doing with your friends?)
How do you celebrate New Year in your country? (Do you have a party at New Year
in your country?)
Thank you.
Examiner: How do you get to school? (Do you usually travel by bus?)
Do you enjoy studying English? Why? / Why not? (Do you like English? Why? / Why
not?)
What did you do last weekend? (Did you stay at home last weekend? Why? / Why
not?)
Tell us about your English teacher. (Is your English teacher strict?)
Thank you.
Speaking 23
Student A
Examiner: N
ow, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m going to give
each of you a photograph and I’d like you to talk about it.
[Student A], please tell us what you can see in the photograph. (Talk about the
people. Talk about the place. Talk about the other things in the photograph.)
Examiner: T
hank you.
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Student B
[Student B], please tell us what you can see in the photograph. (Talk about the
people. Talk about the place. Talk about the other things in the photograph.)
Speaking 25
Picture options
Examiner: N
ow, in this part of the test you’re going to talk about something together for
about two minutes. I’m going to describe a situation to you.
A club for teenagers wants to choose a new sport for everyone to learn at the club.
Talk together about the different sports and say which would be best for everyone
at the club to learn.
(Students talk)
Thank you.
Discussion
Do you think it’s a good idea to have after-school clubs for young people? (Why? /
Why not?)
How important do you think the cost of after-school activities is? (Why?)
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Speaking 27