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PET Practice Tests + 2 Audio CDs

Illustrated by Roberto Battestini, DrowArt Studio

Photo: Cambridge/Trinity College (Marka), female student
(Masterfile), students and teacher (Masterfile)
Photo and artwork acknowledgement
Pag. 8: photo 2 Thom Brogan, photo 3 citystreetscene, photo 4
Simone 24, photo 5 Khum; page 9: top Shutterstock, bottom Ziedu
Mate; page 10: Stephen Macken; page 11: top Or Adam
Congregation, middle Bisse Bowman; pages 12 - 13 Shutterstock;
page 14: illustrations 1, 2, 5 TM & 2007 MARVEL, illustration 4
Winx Club 2003-2008 Rainbow S.p.A. All rights reserved.
Series created by Iginio Straffi, photo 5 Marka; page 15 top right
Shutterstock; page 16 top celebrityparents.com, bottom
Shutterstock; pages 17 - 18 Shutterstock; page 20 photos 1 - 6
Shutterstock; page 21 ELI archives; page 23 Olycom; page 26
photos 1 - 4 Shutterstock; page 29 left Are you my rik?, right
evamay78; page 33 Shutterstock; page 34 photos 1 - 4
Shutterstock; page 36 Stock.xchng; page 37 Steffen Sauerteig;
page 40 photos 1 - 7 Shutterstock; page 41 Martin de Witte; page
42 Shutterstock; page 43 Olycom; page 44 Shutterstock; page 46
photos 1, 2, 4, 5 Shutterstock, photo 2 Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations; page 47 Bruce
Beehler/Conservation International; page 48 Shutterstock; pages
50, 51 Shutterstock; page 52 photo 1 Olympia, photo 2 carinci,
photo 4 Evert Odekerken, photo 6 Demosh, photo 7 Oxfam
International; page 53 left David Cushing, right Shutterstock; page
55 left Ghulam Nabi Kazi, right Shutterstock; page 56 Shutterstock;
from page 61 to page 85 Shutterstock; page 86 photos 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Shutterstock, photo 2 Peter Emmet; from page 87 to page 118
Shutterstock; pages 142, 143 Shutterstock.
Sources
KID, TEEN ELI magazines.
Unit 1 - Festival fun! Kid Year XXI No.6 pp. 4-5 Festival Fun; Kid
Year XX No.5 Insert entitled World Party!; Kid Year XXI No.3 pp.
4-5 Festival Fun.
Unit 2 - Reading time! Kid Year XXIII No.2 pp. 4-5 Manga Time;
Kid Year XXI No.4 p. 3 Celebrity Authors; Kid Year XX No.5 p. 3
Books for girls.
Unit 3 - Are you a good sport? Kid Year XXII No.6 pp. 4-5
Teenage Sports Phenomeno.
Kid Year XXI No.2 pp. 4-5 Basketball is best!
Unit 4 - Are you receiving me? Kid Year XXI No.5 pp. 4-5 Are
mobile phones safe?; Kid Year XXII No.5 pp. 6-11 Internet the
worldwide web
Unit 5 - Healthy eating? Kid Year XXI No.3 p. 11 Have you got a
sweet tooth?; Tapescript adapted from article in Kid Year XXII
No.4 pp. 4-5 School Dinners
Unit 6 - Famous faces Kid Year XXII No.1 pag. 16 Will Smith; Kid
Year XXI No.1 pag. 16 Beyonc Knowles.
Unit 7 - The world we live in Kid Year XXIII No.4 pp. 6-7 Paradise
Lost; Kid Year XX No.3 pp. 4-5 Dont waste Christmas!; Exam
Buster E-waste in Europe
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071115113338.htm
Unit 8 - Peaceful people Kid Year XXI No.3 pp. 12-13 Bob Geldof;
Kid Year XXI No.4 pp. 12-13 Princess Diana; Exam Buster
http://www.oxfam.org; http://wwwdoctorswithoutborders.org
Unit 9 - Fashion Kid Year XXIII No.1 pp.4-5 The Price of Fashion;
Kid Year XXIII No.3 pp. 10-11 BlackSpot: no global shoes; Exam
Buster http://www.fashion-era.com; http://www.metmuseum.org/
http://www.apparelsearch.com/; Teen Year XXIII No.5, April 2007.
Unit 10 - Music for your ears! Kid Year XXIII No.4 pp.10-11
Listening to Music: Freedom or Piracy?; Kid Year XXIII No.5 Insert
on music genres.
Unit 11 - All ready and packed! Kid Year XXI No.6 pp. 6-7 Where
am I?
Unit 12 - The perfect place! Kid XXII No.2 pp. 12-13 Jamaica; Kid
Year XXII pp. 12-13 Vancouver; Exam Buster Sunrise at
Stonehenge http://www.stonehenge.co.uk/ceremony.htm
Unit 13 - School life Kid Year XXIII No.5 pp. 4-5 Bullying; Kid Year
XX No.6 pp. 12-13 Exam anxiety!
Unit 14 - Forever friends Kid XXII No.1 pp. 6-7 Friendship; Kid
Year XXI No.4 pp. 6-7 Love, love, love.
Unit 15 - Whats on tonight? Kid Year XXII No.2 pp. 4-5 Reality
Bites; Exam Buster Turn Off TV Week http://www.tvturnoff.org
http://www.truceteachers.org/ http://www.screentime.org/
Kid Year XXIII No.6, July 2007; Teen Year XXVIII No.1, September
2006 MTV Global Music
Unit 16 - Spend! Spend! Spend! Kid Year XXII No.3 pp. 6-7
Shopping Centres; Teen Year XXVII No.2 pp. 12-13 Winning the
Lottery.

Summary of PET
There are three Papers in the Cambridge ESOL PET examination: Paper 1: Reading and Writing, Paper 2: Listening and
Paper 3: Speaking. Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking are each worth 25% of the total marks. These are added
together to determine the final grade: Pass with Merit, Pass, Narrow Fail and Fail.

PAPER 1

READING & WRITING

90 minutes

Task

Number of questions

Part
1

Answering multiple-choice questions about notices, postcards, labels,

messages, e-mails, etc.

Matching descriptions of people to short texts describing accommodation,

books, holidays, etc.

Answering true/false statements about an authentic adapted long text.

10

Answering multiple-choice questions about opinion, attitude, purpose and

general meaning of an authentic adapted long text.

Choosing multiple-choice words to fill spaces in a short text.

10

Part

Task

Number of questions

Transforming sentences by adding one to three words to gap without altering

the meaning of the sentence above.

Writing a short communicative message (35-45 words) including three

specified pieces of information.

Writing either a letter or a story (approx. 100 words) on a given theme.

PAPER 2

Part
1
2
3
4

LISTENING

30 minutes*

Task

Number of questions

Answering multiple-choice picture questions about seven short recordings.

Answering multiple-choice questions about a monologue or interview with
one main speaker.
Listening to one speaker giving an informational monologue and completing
gaps in a sheet of notes or a form.
Answering true/false statements about an informal dialogue between two
speakers.

7
6
6
6

* + 6 minutes to transfer answers to answer sheet

PAPER 3

Part

SPEAKING

10-12 minutes per pair

Task

Time

Responding to Examiners questions on personal information.

2-3 minutes

Discuss a situation in pairs on the basis of a picture provided by the Examiner.

2-3 minutes

Describing a colour photograph.

3 minutes

Discussing a topic related to Part 3 with your partner.

3 minutes

Contents map
Grammar /
Use of English

Topic

Unit 1

Pronunciation

Exam Buster

Adverbs of Frequency
Present Simple
Imperatives

Summer Festivals
(Comprehension
questions)
A note

True / False
Describing an
event

/i/ /i/ /ai/

Speaking Part 1

Reading Habits
Comics and Books

Present Continuous
Present Simple v Present Continuous

Manga Time
(True / False)
E-mail

Multiple choice
Describing
characters

/n/ /m/ //

Speaking Part 3

Sports Activities

Can / Can't (Ability / Possibility)

Can / Can't (Permission)

Teenage Sports
Phenomena
(Comprehension
questions)
Letter

Gap filling
Negotiating

// // //

Listening Part 1

Communication
and Technology

Must / Have to
Mustnt / Don't have to

Are mobile
phones safe?
(Comprehension
questions)
E-mail

True / False
Negotiating

/hv/
/hft/

Reading Part 1

Food and
Nutrition

Comparatives / Superlatives

Fast Food v Slow

Food
(True / False)
Letter

Gap filling
Negotiating

Word Stress

Reading Part 2

Fame and Success

Past Simple

Will Smith
(Comprehension
Questions)
Fact File

Gap filling
Describing a
photograph

/id/ /t/ /d/

Writing Part 2

Environmental
Matters

Present Perfect
Past Simple v Present Perfect

Paradise Lost
(True / False)
E-mail

Matching / Gap
filling
Describing a
photograph

/bin/
/bin/

Reading Part 3

Social Interaction

Used to

Sir Bob
(Multiple-choice
cloze)
Story

Multiple choice
Negotiating

/just/

Writing Part 1

Clothes

Past Continuous
Past Simple v
Past Continuous

The Price of
Fashion
(Comprehension
questions)
Story

Sentence
completion
Describing a
photograph

//

Listening Part 2

8 - 13

Reading Time !

Listening /
Speaking

Festivals

Festival Fun!

Unit 2

Reading /
Writing

14 - 19

Unit 3
Are you a good
sport?

20 - 25

Unit 4
Are you receiving
me?

26 - 31
Review Units 1 - 4

32 - 33

Unit 5
Healthy Eating?

34 - 39

Unit 6
Famous Faces

40 - 45

Unit 7
The world we live in

46 - 51

Unit 8
Peaceful People

52 - 57

Review Units 5 - 8

58 - 59

Unit 9
Fashion

60 - 65

Contents map

Topic

Unit 10
Music for your ears!

Grammar /
Use of English

All ready and

packed!

Pronunciation

Exam Buster

Past Perfect
Past Perfect v Past Simple
Review of Tenses

Listening to
Music: Freedom
or Piracy?
(Multiple-choice
cloze)
Story

Matching /
comprehension
questions
Negotiating

/ei/ /e/

Speaking Part 4

Travel and
Holidays

Present Continuous and

Present Simple for the Future

Where on Earth
am I?
(Comprehension
questions)
E-mail

Matching /
comprehension
questions
Negotiating

Pronounced r
Silent r

Reading Part 4

Destinations

Future Tenses: Going to and Will

Let's and Shall

Lets take a trip to Multiple choice

Jamaica, shall we? Decribing a
(True / False)
photograph
Letter

/want/
/wnt/

Listening Part 3

Education

Imperatives
Make and Let
Infinitives and Gerunds

Bullying
(Comprehension
questions)
Letter

Gap filling
Decribing a
photograph

/ju/ /
/

Listening Part 4

Relations with
other people

Modal Verbs: would / could / should /

may / might
Question Tags
So / Neither
Reported Speech

Friendship
(Multiple-choice
cloze)
Note

Multiple choice
Negotiating

/t/ /f/

Speaking Part 2

Entertainment
and Media

The Passive
The Causative

Reality Bites
(Comprehension
questions)
Note

True / False
Decribing a
photograph

/d / //

Reading Part 5

Shopping

Zero, First and Second Conditional

Shopping Centres
(True / False)
Letter

Multiple choice
Negotiating

ll d

Writing Part 3

72 - 77

Unit 12

Listening /
Speaking

Music and
Technology

66 - 71

Unit 11

Reading /
Writing

The Perfect Place!

78 - 83

Review Units 9 - 12

84 - 85

Unit 13
School life

86 - 91

Unit 14
Forever Friends

92 - 97

Unit 15
Whats on tonight?

98 - 103

Unit 16
Spend! Spend!
Spend!

104 - 109
Review Units 13 - 16

110 - 111

PET Practice Test

112 - 131

Grammar Reference

132 - 138

Phrasal Verbs

139 - 140

Visuals

141 - 143

Irregular Verbs

144

Answer Key and Audio Transcripts 145 - 176

Introduction

How PET Buster works

Unit 1

Unit 1

Festival Fun!

Warm-up

Warm-up

Alll thesee photoss weree taken

n att a festivall in
n Britain.
Can
n you
u guesss which
h festivall itt is?? Whatt aree the
peoplee in
n thee photoss during?? How
w doo you
u thinkk they
feel?? Describee thee photoo you
u likee mostt too yourr
partner.

Each unit offers a warm-up to introduce the theme

of the unit with brightly coloured photographs to
promote conversation on the topic portrayed.

This is then followed by personalised questions

offering the students the opportunity to talk about
their own experiences in pairs or small groups.

Now
w answerr thesee questions.. Telll yourr partner.
a

Do you have a similar festival in your country?

When do you celebrate this festival?

What do you do?

Do you dress up or eat special food?

Is there usually a fireworks display at night, too?

Reading

Unit 8

Pre-reading questions give the

students the chance to anticipate
and discuss the topic dealt with in
the article.

Reading

3 Lookk att thee photoss andd givee yourr opinionn onn charityy events.

Sirr Bob

Bob Geldof (5th October, 1951) is the Irish singer, songwriter,

actor and political activist who organized the Live Aid concert.
He used to 1________ notorious for his wild lifestyle whereas
today he is known as Saint Bob because of his compassion
and humanitarian efforts.
Moved by images of young children in Africa dying 2______
starvation, Bob Geldof organized with Midge Ure Band Aid, a
"supergroup" of British musicians and singers which recorded
the single "Do They Know It's Christmas". The single was
released just before Christmas 1984 and it became the
3_________ selling single in UK history and raised over 8
million worldwide in funds for emergency aid to Ethiopia.
But Bob wanted to do more and in the summer of 1985 he
and Ure organized a 4______ charity concert: Live Aid. Many
stars agreed to take part in the concert and two shows were
staged live on 13th July at Wembley Stadium in London and
John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia.
Nearly half the people in Britain
watched the concert. In total,

Comprehension activities such as

questions and true / false statements
verify whether the students have
grasped the general and specific
meaning of the text.

Attractive magazine articles give

the students a meaningful
reason to read.

Live Aid raised 5______ $100 million for

famine relief. Geldof was subsequently
knighted, at the age of 34, for his 6_______.
On the 31 March 2005, Geldof and Ure announced the
Live 8 project with the aim to put pressure on the G8 and
raise awareness of the poverty in Africa. He believes that the only
7_____ to help Africa is to cancel the continents huge debt. Africa is
the only continent that has grown poorer over the past 25 years and we
are helping it to stay poor, he says. Ten simultaneous concerts were
held on 2nd July in different countries and one on 6th July.
On 7th July the G8 leaders pledged to increase aid to Africa by US$25
billion 8_____ the year 2010.

4 Readd thee articlee andd choosee thee correctt wordd for

5 Lookk throughh thee articlee andd underlinee thee words

each
h space.

which
h match
h thee followingg definitions.

1 A is

B are

C be

D being

2 A of

B to

C from

D at

3 A slower

B faster

C slowest

D fastest

b concerned with or seeking to promote human

welfare.

a sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings of

others.

4 A wide

B huge

C big

D grand

c suffer or die from hunger.

5 A over

B up

C more

D much

d a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous

situation requiring immediate action.

6 A strengths B efforts

C tries

D helps

7 A habit

B manner

C way

D action

e an organization set up to provide help and raise

money for those in need.

8 A from

B of

C enter

D by

Students are offered a Reading Tip

which they can put into practice
while carrying out the activity.

Reading Tip

Matching activities introduce

and revise lexis.

extreme scarcity of food.

If you dont know which option to choose, try saying each word out loud to see if it sounds
right in the gap.

53

Grammar

Unit 6

Speaking

Speaking

6 Workk inn pairs.. Telll yourr partnerr whatt youu cann seee inn yourr photograph..

Students are invited to describe

photos or carry out problemsolving activities such as those
found in the PET examination.

Grammar
Past Simple

7 Cann youu rememberr thee pastt simplee off thesee verbs?? Iff youree nott sure,, checkk thee articlee aboutt Willl Smiithh onn pagee 41!
started
____________

form

____________

find

____________

become ____________

win

be

____________

have

____________

prefer

____________

called

____________

record

____________

come

____________

add

____________

lose

____________

make

____________

start
get

8 Lookk att thee comicc andd writee a captionn forr eachh picture..
1

Students are offered a Speaking Tip

which they can put into practice
while carrying out the activity.

verbb in
n brackets.

Din
ask
____you______(ask)
him for his autograph?

Mr and Mrs Black _______(go) to the film premier.

John __________(not put) his camera away and it

was confiscated.

She _____(win) an Oscar at the academy awards.

I _______(not read) the manuscript before the

rehearsal.

____James ______(get) the role he auditioned for?

I ________(think) she was an exceptional actress.

10 Makee sentencess inn thee pastt simplee withh thee promptss below..

42

9 Completee thee sentencess withh thee correctt formm off the

One morning, Tom looked

out of his bedroom window
and saw the snow. So he
decided to phone Jenny.

____________
____________

Speaking Tip

you / go / concert / on / Saturday ?

Did you go to the concert on saturday?
_______________________________________

I / not / know / she / be / so / famous.

How much / tickets / cost ?

We / sit / in / front / row / under / stage.

He / not / have / very / good / part / in / film.

Use the following words to describe different areas of the picture: in the bottom right-hand corner,
top left-hand corner, background, foreground, middle of the picture.

The grammar offered is that covered

by the PET syllabus. Revision through
practical activities is provided and
the students are given the possibility
to read up on the rules in the
Grammar Reference if they should
feel the need to do so.

Introduction
Listening

Pronunciation
Unit 14

The students are introduced to the

topic dealt within the listening
activity via a pre-listening task.

Each listening activity is followed by

an activity on pronunciation which
aims to improve the students
intonation and fluency at PET level.

Listening

11 Howw doo youu thinkk attitudess too lovee andd marriagee havee changedd overr thee ages?? Discusss yourr ideass withh a partner.
12 Noww listenn too ann extractt fromm a radioo programmee entitledd A historyy off love.. Forr eachh question,, putt a tickk ()) inn
thee correctt box.

T2.38

1 Thee conceptt off courtlyy lovee wass developedd by:

A
B
C

h knights and muses.

h noblemen and poets.
h acts of strength and bravery.

2 Whatt wass marriagee basedd onn duringg thee Renaissance?

The listening texts are made up of

authentic adapted material and are
of the same level and length as
those found in the PET examination.

A
B
C

h Love.
h Money.
h Age.

3 Whatt weree thee Puritanss like?

A
B
C

h Realistic and not very romantic

h They didnt believe in marriage.
h They believed in love and marriage.

4 Duringg thee Agee off Reasonn peoplee hadd to

A
B
C

h hide their feelings.

h show their feelings.
h pretend not to have any feelings.

5 Whyy didd romanticc lovee returnn duringg Victoriann times?

A
B
C

Most of the activities follow the

format of the PET examination, thus
providing the students with liberal
examination practice.

Pronunciation
T2.38

B
C

Writing

They thought they caught a cough.

b Writee thee wordss inn thee correctt column..

Thenn listenn andd check..
thought - enough - fight - tough - caught
rough - height - cough

h People gave less importance to romantic love.

h Equality was womans only goal.
h People started dating more.

c Pronunciationn Practicee Tryy thiss tonguee twister!

13 a Listenn andd repeat..

T2.38

Exam Buster

T2.38

I might go out with John on Saturday.

You shouldnt laugh at people.

The students are provided with a

Listening Tip to put into practice
while carrying out the activity.

6 Whatt happenedd inn thee twentiethh century?

h Because of the Industrial Revolution.

h Because more time was spent together at work.
h Because people had more money to spend.

laugh /f/

might /t/

.............. ..............
.............. ..............

.............. ..............
.............. ..............

Writing

Writee a notee too yourr friend..

In your note, you should

apologise for falling out.
invite your friend to the cinema.
arrange a time and place to meet.

If the three options confuse you, consider how you would answer the question in your own
words and choose the option which best matches your own answer.

Listening Tip

Each unit ends on a writing task in

which the students are asked to write
a text comprising the structures and
lexis featured within the unit. The
style of each task strictly adheres to
the PET writing format.

14 Youu havee fallenn outt withh a friendd off yours..

95

Exam Buster 3

Exam Buster 3
4 Readd thee questionn andd describee thee differencess inn the

You can
learn a lot by
listening!

T2.38

In Lets have a try! the

students are then given the
opportunity to put all the
strategies together and try
them out on a realistic Part
of a PET Paper!

Letss have
e a try!

pictures.

Listening
g Partt 1

1 Which sport is the girl good at?

Questionss 1-7
There are seven questions in this part. For each question there are three pictures and a short recording.
Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it.

Each unit is followed by an

Exam Buster which focuses
on an individual Part of
each Paper.

1 What can they rent at the sports shop?

Paper 2 Listening: Part 1

Theree aree fourr partss too Paperr 2 Listening.. Partt 1

assessess yourr abilityy too identifyy specificc information..

2 What does the man want to do this evening?

Pointer 1 Listenn too thee instructions.

It is always important to know exactly what to do.
T2.38

1 Listenn too thee instructionss andd filll inn thee gaps..

A

In Part 1 of the Listening test, there are 1 ________

pictures and a short recording. You 3 ______ each

a In picture A the girl _____________________.

end of the test, you have 7 ______ minutes to copy

b In picture B the girl _____________________.

your 8 __________ on to the answer sheet.

Listen attentively, especially to the verb tenses, adverbs of

frequency, numbers, dates, etc.

b How many pictures are there for each question? ____

How many times do you hear each recording? ____
T2.38

Pointer 2 Readd thee question..

 whatt you
u thinkk the
3 Readd thee questionn andd tickk I

recordingg iss about.

When is the basketball match?

What does the boy do in his free time?

1 where the basketball is

2 the time the basketball match starts

5 Listenn too thesee numbers,, dates,, pricess andd times..

a I 10/06

b I 20/12 c I 2,012 d I 1066

e I 11.40

f I 212

g I 22

h I 6.10

 in
n boxx A,, B,
Pointer 5 Listenn againn andd putt a tickk I
orr C..

I
I

T2.38

I
I

The students are then

provided with an activity in
order to put that strategy
into practice.

6 Whats the date of the girls birthday party?

6 Listenn too thee recordingg forr Ex.. 4.. Choosee thee correct
picturee andd putt a tickk inn boxx A,, B,, orr C..

1 what the boys doing now

2 what the boys hobbies are

5 Which comic books does the boy receive?

Putt them
m inn thee orderr youu hearr them.

Before listening to the recording, read the question.

It tells you what to listen for.

Pointer 4 Listenn carefullyy too thee text.

a How many questions are there in Part 1? ____

c

4 How much are tickets to the concert selling for?

c In picture C the girl _______________________.

2 Answerr thee questions.

The Pointer indicates the

strategy the students need
to apply in order to succeed
in that particular Part.

3 When does the basketball match start?

questions. For each question there are 2 ________

recording 4 _______. Choose the correct 5 _______
 in the box below it. At the
and put a 6 _______ I

7 How are they getting to school?

Pointer 6 Markk yourr answerr sheett carefully..

After the last recording, you have 6 minutes to transfer
your answers to your answer sheet and shade the correct
lozenge carefully.

Pointer 3 Lookk att thee pictures..

After reading the question, look at the three pictures
and note the differences.

Answer:

0 A B C

24

25

Review

PET Practice Test

At the end of every four units the students can check their
progress by completing the vocabulary, grammar, reading,
listening, writing and speaking activities provided in the two page
Review.

At the end of the book there is a PET

Practice Test for the students to do in order
to see if they are ready for the exam!

Review

4 Rearrangee thee wordss inn thee rightt order.. Thee firstt word

1 Completee thee sentencess withh thee wordss inn thee box.

festival

Practice Tests

Units 1-4

Vocabulary

hosts Thanksgiving charity

Easter floats relatives

Thanksgiving ?
a How do you celebrate ____________
Oh, our family always gather together and I have
a big dinner with my ________!
b ______ Sunday doesnt have a precise date.
It usually falls in March or April, though.
c Our local kite _______ for children takes place on
the first Saturday in June.
d What I like most about Carnival is watching the
______ in the streets.
e This musical event ______ the best artists from a
lot of different countries.
f Join our festival! You can help support our ______.

2 Completee thee sentencess withh thee missingg words..

Theree aree letterss too helpp you.
erformance at 9 tonight.
a The rock band is giving a p__________
b All the events in a film or a novel form a
s__________e .
c Who is your favourite sports s_____r ?
d How much t_______g is necessary to become a
champion?

c Do / books / you / to / Italian / for / many / course /

read / the / have
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

Markk thee correctt letterr A,, B orr C.

1

m (Present
3 Completee thee textt withh thee correctt form
Simplee orr Presentt Continuous)) off thee followingg verbbs.

Paco is my best friend. His father is American but his

comes
mother 1_________
from Mexico, so he can speak
Spanish very well. We 2_________ to the same
school but he isnt in my class. He usually
3_________ his free time with me; we watch DVDs,
4_________ to pop music and play football together.
This Saturday our football team 5_________ a very
important match! At the moment I 6_________ him
an sms message because I 7_________ his help.

SEATS IN THE
FRONT ROW
RESERVED FOR
ELDERLY PEOPLE

For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.

A Day in San Francisco

d
e

g Yvonne / train / to / doesnt / to / doesnt / have /

she / want / today / if
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

5 Lookk att thee textt inn eachh question.. Whatt doess itt say?

A
B
C

e This / than / skirt / cost / ten / cant / euros / more

_______________________________________
_______________________________________
f The / February / 23rd / festival / on / place / takes
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

Grammar

Partt 3
T2.38

Questionss 14-19
You will hear a woman talking to a tour group.

d You / arent / competition / part / if / the / in /

you / cant / take / fit
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

Reading

spend play need send

come go listen do

a
A
B
C

b You / school / mobile / use / at / phone / your / mustnt

_______________________________________
_______________________________________

f My mobile phone battery is flat. Can you c_____e

it up for me, please?

learn

Complete the second sentence so that it means the

same as the first. Use no more than three words.

a She / the / wear / parade / for / Carnival /

colourful / some / clothes / can
She can wear some colourful clothes for
_______________________________________
the Carnival parade.
_______________________________________

e Can you t_____t or call me soon? I need an answer!

g Youre always t_______g on the phone!

iss in bold too helpp you..

Work with a partner. In turns, ask and answer

questions about the photograph.
Use the prompts below.

A
B
C

T2.38

You will hear a trainer in a sports centre talking to

some young people about courses. For each question,
fill in the missing information in the numbered space.

Be sure to bring or buy warm (14) .........................................

Things to do during the day:

OLYMPIA SPORTS CENTRE

1

A If you are young, you mustnt sit in the front.

B You dont have to sit in the front.
C Old people cant sit in the front.

(15) ............................... shopping at Fishermans Wharf

Tours to Alcatraz Island: Adult tickets cost (16) $ ...............................

Chinatown: Lunch at House of Nanking

The Mission District: Take a walk down (17) ............................... Street

3
2

BREAK GLASS
ONLY IN CASE
OF DANGER
A You may be in danger if you break the glass.
B You can break the glass only for emergency use.
C You mustnt panic if the glass breaks.

Things to do at night:

4
5

South of Market for (18) ...............................

North Beach: famous for (19) ............................... restaurants and bars

I 8_________ my Spanish homework!

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Unit 1

Unit 1

Festival Fun!
Warm-up

All these photos were taken at a festival in Britain.

Can you guess which festival it is? What are the
people in the photos doing? How do you think they
feel? Describe the photo you like most to your
partner.

Now answer these questions. Tell your partner.

a

Do you have a similar festival in your country?

When do you celebrate this festival?

What do you do?

Do you dress up or eat special food?

Is there usually a fireworks display at night, too?

Unit 1
Reading

3 Look at the headings. Have you heard of any of these festivals?

Summer time is a time for festivals in Britain.
Join us as we go to three fab festivals!
Notting Hill Carnival
The Notting Hill Carnival takes place in the Notting Hill
area of London on the last weekend in August. It is a
huge multicultural arts festival and is the largest street
festival in Europe. Groups come from all over the world
to take part. Theres music, dancing, street theatre and
decorated floats. Up to 1.5 million people come to the
festival and theres something for everyone to see and do.

Glastonbury Festival
In June Glastonbury hosts a huge contemporary music
event. Glastonbury Festival is the largest greenfield
festival in the world (past performers have included
Coldplay, Radiohead, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Franz
Ferdinand). As well as having some of the best
contemporary pop, rock, folk and jazz music, Glastonbury
also supports charities such as Oxfam, Fairtrade, WaterAid
and Greenpeace. There are also talks on alternative
medicine and displays of environmentally friendly
products and techniques.

Eisteddfod

4 Read the article and answer the following

5 Read the article again and match the words below

questions.

to their definitions.

When does the Notting Hill Carnival take place?

1 choir

a fabulous

How many people usually attend this festival?

2 display

b long clothes

When does Glastonbury host its music event?

3 druid

c group of singers (usually in a church)

Which charities does this festival support?

4 floats

d a table showing different things

What is Eisteddfod?

5 greenfield

e pagan priest

Are the events at Eisteddfod in English?

6 robes

f decorated lorries in parades

7 fab

g in the open countryside

Eisteddfod, a celebration of Welsh music and poetry, is the

biggest cultural event in Wales and it takes place in the
first week of August. There are competitions for all the
best singers, choirs and poets. The Gorsedd of the Bards,
an association of the best poets, writers, musicians and
artists in Wales, selects the winners. The members of the
Gorsedd are called druids and they wear long colourful
robes. All the events are in Welsh, but there are
headphones with English-language translations for anyone
who doesnt understand Welsh!

Reading Tip

If you cant find an answer, leave it and come back to it later. You may find it when youre
reading the text (scanning) for a different answer.

Unit 1

9 Read about the Festival of the Tuareg in Libya.

Speaking

6 Work in pairs. Describe the festivals on page 9.

A: Its an arts festival and it takes place in London.
Its the largest in Europe with up to 1.5 million
people taking part.
B: I know! Its Notting Hill Carnival!

Fill the gaps with a word in the box using the

Present Simple.
sing

take place

put

wear

play

go

dance

takes place
The Festival of the Tuareg 1______________in
Ghadames, in the Libyan desert, every October.
It is a three day long festival full of music, dance and
traditions. The men 2__________ traditional turbans

Grammar
Adverbs of Frequency
See Grammar Reference page 132

7 Read each sentence and insert the adverbs of

frequency in the correct place.
a

always takes place in

The Notting Hill Carnival ________
August. (always)

Up to 1.5 million people come to the festival.

(sometimes)

There are talks on alternative medicines at

Glastonbury Festival. (often)

The events at Eisteddfod are in English. (never)

The competitors dont wear long colourful robes.

(usually)

around their heads and faces with only their eyes free.
The women 3__________ on bright, colourful clothes
of purple, blue, green or silver. They 4_________
traditional songs, 5______ and 6________ the imzad, a
type of violin, or drums. On the last day of the festival
everyone 7_________to the Great Dune to see a parade
of decorated white camels.

Present Simple
See Grammar Reference page 132

8 Read the article again and write the verbs in

brackets in the correct form of the Present Simple.
a
b
c

Groups ________ (come) from all over the world

to take part in this carnival.
The Notting Hill Carnival _________ (take place)
in June. Its in August.

What ________ the druids at Eisteddfod

_____ (wear)?

What kind of competitions ______ (be) there?

It ________(be) a huge multicultural arts

festival.

10

hosts (host) some of the

Glastonbury Festival ______
best contemporary pop music.

An association in Wales ______(select) the

winners.

Speaking Tip

Imperatives
See Grammar Reference page 132

10 Complete the sentences with the imperative form of

the words in brackets.
Dont park (no park) your car on the grass!
a ___________
b ___________ (book) your tickets early!
c ___________ (bring) an umbrella just in case it rains!
d ___________ (no stare)! Its rude!
e ___________ (queue) here for free drinks!
f ___________ (close) the gate after you!
g ___________ (throw) your litter in the bin!

Give your partner as much information as you can, eg: type of festival, where it takes place, when, etc.

Unit 1
Listening

are true (T) or false (F).

11 Listen to three teenagers talking about different

celebrations. Number the photos according to the
information you hear and write the name of the
corresponding festival:

Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa
Chinese New Year
Hanukkah

Kwanzaa is an Afro-American festival.

It starts on 25th December.

It means first fruits and celebrates

harvest.

People reflect on the past and future.

Chinese New Year

A

Chinese New Year is always in January.

People paint their doors and windows

red for good luck.

On New Years Day they set off

fireworks and firecrackers.

They give their neighbours presents.

a ...................................................................................................................

Hanukkah
A Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights.
B

It lasts for a week.

People light a candle every morning.

The Menorah is a special candlestick

with nine candles.

Pronunciation - /i/ /i/ /ai/

CD 1
2

13 a Listen and repeat the examples.

/i/

/i/

/ai/

live

free

light

.......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ...........

.......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ...........
b ...................................................................................................................

..........
CD 1
3

..........

..........

b Write these words in the correct column in the

chart above. Then listen and check.
with - people - might - hill - buy - street - time
mean - million - think - I - week - typical - my - see

Writing

14 Write a note to a friend telling him or her about

one of the festivals in this unit.

c ...................................................................................................................

CD 1
1

12 Listen again and decide if the following statements

Listening Tip

Say when and where the festival is

what people do at the festival
why you would like to go there.

Read the sentences carefully before you listen! First listening: listen for general meaning and decide
if the statements are true or false. Second listening: listen for more detailed meaning and check
your answers.

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Exam Buster 1

Paper 3 Speaking: Part 1

PET is easy! Stay
cool and follow the
exam pointers!

There are four parts to Paper 3 Speaking.

Part 1 assesses your ability to interact in a simple
conversation. (Time 2-3 minutes.)

Pointer 1 Know yourself.

In Part 1 the Examiner asks you questions about
your personal life, your school / profession, your
likes and dislikes, etc. Remember, dont give one
word answers; try to add some extra information!

2 Underline the extra information in Carlottas

responses to the Examiners question in Ex. 1.

Pointer 2 Know the English alphabet.

The Examiner asks you how to spell your name or surname.
It is important you know how to say the letters of the
English alphabet.
CD 1
4

1 Complete the conversation between the Examiner

3 Answer the following questions.

and Carlotta. Listen and check your answers.

a

what / name?
whats your name?
A: Now, ____________________________
B: Its Carlotta.
and / surname?
A: _________________________________
B: Its Lopez

12

How many letters are there in the alphabet of your

language?

CD 1
5

4 Complete the alphabet with the missing letters.

Listen, check and repeat.

__ B __ D __ F G __ I __ K L M N __ P __ R S T __ V W __ Y __
CD 1
6

5 Listen and fill in the gaps.

a

what kind / like?

A: _________________________________
B: I love contemporary pop and jazz music.

How do you ________ your name?

__ __ __ __ __ __

ever / go / to any music festivals?

A: _________________________________
B: Yes, I do. I usually to the Benicassim
Festival. It takes place in a small town on
the east coast of Spain in July. Its ...er
similar to the Glastonbury Festival.

How many letters are there in the English alphabet?

________________________________________

________________________________________

where / come from?

A: _________________________________
B: Im from Madrid, the capital city of Spain.
what / do?
A: _________________________________
B: Im a student. I study music at university.

______ do you write your ________ name?

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

6 Think of a famous English pop singer. Spell his / her

name and ask your partner to write it down.
___________________ ____________________

Exam Buster 1
Pointer 3 Always listen carefully.
It is important to listen carefully to the Examiners
questions. When you dont understand something, ask
the examiner to repeat it.
CD 1
7

7 Fill in the gaps. Listen and check.

a

____ us about the type of music you listen to.

Sorry, I _____ understand. Could ____ repeat

that, _______?

Yes. _____ kind __music do you ______ to?

8 In pairs, ask and give personal answers for all the

questions in Ex. 1 and 5.

L e t s have a try!

Speaking Part 1
Work with your partner and do Part 1 of the Speaking test; one is the Examiner and one is the Candidate.
Ask questions and give personal answers. Change roles.

Good morning / afternoon.

1 Whats your first name?

Where do you go to school?

2 How do you spell it?

How do you get to school?

3 Whats your family name?

10 Tell us something about your favourite subject.

4 How do you spell it?

11 What kind of music do you like?

5 Where do you come from?

12 Tell us about your favourite sport.

6 Where do you live?

13 Have you got any pets?

7 Do you work or are you a student?

14 What do you do in your spare time?

Thank you.

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Unit 1

Unit 2

Reading Time!
Warm-up

Look at the pictures. Do you recognise these comic characters?

What do they look like? Which do you like and why?

Now answer these questions. Tell your partner.

a

Do you enjoy reading?

What do you usually read?

Are you reading anything at the moment? If so, what?

5

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Unit 2
Reading

3 What do you know about Manga? Read the article and find out.

MANGA TIME
What is Manga?
Manga is the Japanese word for comics or print
cartoons, but outside Japan it usually refers to
comics only. The storylines cover every genre:
romance, comedy, gothic, horror and historic
fiction. Most Manga are in black and white,
although there are exceptions, for example, the
cover or first few pages might be in colour. The
word Manga means random pictures. Animated
cartoons such as Full Metal Alchemist, on the
other hand, are known as anime.

Its origins
Manga took its current form shortly after World War
II when Japanese artists were increasingly exposed to
western art. However, as far back as the 12th century
Japanese art often used simple graphics
and artists are still using this
technique today. It is a common
feature of todays Manga.

Osamu Tezuka

4 Now decide if the following statements are True (T)

or False (F).
a Manga comics are only in black and white.
b A common feature of manga is simple
graphics.
c Osamu Tezuka, the founder of manga,
was also a doctor.
d Japanese comics are more popular in the
United States.
e It takes a Japanese person about 20
minutes to read a 300 page manga.

Reading Tip

The facts
The Japanese language does not have
singular or plural nouns so Manga can refer
to just one comic or to many comics.
Weekly sales of comics in Japan are
increasing day by day. They are now greater
than the complete annual output of the
American comic industry.
More and more people are going to Manga
cafs where you buy a drink and read Manga.
Japanese readers can read a 300 page Manga
in about 20 minutes.

5 Read the definitions below.

Can you find the words in the article?

Osamu Tezuka, who

originally trained as a
doctor, is widely
considered to be the
founder of modern
Manga. His most
famous Manga in

the West is Astro Boy, which tells the dramatic

story of a grieving scientist who is trying to
recreate a copy of his dead son. It was Osamu
Tezuka who introduced characters with large eyes.

a style or category of art, music or literature

(paragraph 1)

things that dont follow a rule (paragraph 1)

an illustrated story (paragraph 1)

happening now, at present (paragraph 2)

a distinctive characteristic (paragraph 2)

a person who establishes something (paragraph 3)

tragic (paragraph 3)

every week (paragraph 4)

becoming bigger in amount (paragraph 4)

Read the sentences and underline any keywords. Find similar words in the text and read the
information. Then decide if the statements are true or false.

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Unit 2
Speaking

Present Continuous v Present Simple

6 Describe one of the comic characters on pages 14

See Grammar Reference page 132

and 15. Can your partner guess who it is?

A: She has got a yellow face and funny blond hair.
Shes wearing an orange dress.

9 Read the article below and write the verbs in brackets

in the correct form of the Present Continuous or
Present Simple.

Celebrity Authors

B: I know! Its Lisa Simpson!

Writing childrens books

is becoming
1_______________(become)

Grammar

more and more fashionable.

Present Continuous

Nowadays everyone
writes (write) books
2___________

See Grammar Reference page 132

7 Write the verbs in brackets in the correct form of

singers. One famous author 3______(be) Madonna.

Astro Boy is the story of a scientist who

is trying
___________(try)
to create a copy of his
dead son.

Madonna has published five childrens books already,

Weekly sales of comics in Japan

______________(increase) day by day.

kids she 5_____________ (create) her stories for

More and more people _________(go) to

Manga cafs to buy a drink and read Manga.

celebrity author 7_________(have to) rely on her writing

The mainstream Manga style _________

(influence) many international artists.

Artists _________(use) simple graphics even

today.

Continuous.
a

what / you / read / at the moment?

What are you reading at the moment?
_______________________________________

why / you / not / do / your homework?

_______________________________________

the story of a Ukrainian folk tale. The only problem is the

6_________(not know) that the author is famous. So our
talents to make it in the world of childrens literature. She
8__________(work) on a new short story at the moment.

10 Read what Paul says

about Celebrity
Authors and fill the
gaps with a word from
the box in the correct
form of the Present
Simple or Present
Continuous.
put write know
have need

your brother / watch / cartoons on TV now?

Writing is an art. You must have a decent story and

know how to tell it.
1________

_______________________________________

Madonna 2____________ quite a lot of success

your sister / train / to become a journalist?

with her childrens books. I really admire these

_______________________________________
f

including Mr Peabodys Apples, which 4_______ (retell)

you / listen / to / me?

_______________________________________

actors to directors and artists to

the Present Continuous. Then check your answers

in the article.

8 Use the prompts below to make question in the Present

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for younger readers: from

John / not / come / to the cinema tonight?

celebrities who 3___________ themselves to the

test all the time.
It isnt easy; you 4________ lots of imagination!

_______________________________________

I wonder what she 5___________ now.

what time / leave / we / on Saturday?

It might be a bestseller!

_______________________________________

Paul, Switzerland

Speaking Tip

Try and describe the characters as fully as possible. Say what they look like, what they are wearing
and what they are doing.

Unit 2
Listening

11 What is the connection between the photos?

12 Listen to a reporter interviewing two girls about

The Womens Library and for each question put
a tick () in the correct box.

CD 1
8

2
1

The Womens Library is a

A
B
C

book shop.
cultural centre.
history museum.

The Library has over

A
B
C

600,000 books.
60,000 books.
6,000 books.

The Library hosts

A
B
C

famous artists.
large parties.
various exhibitions.

An award-winning journalist is

A
B
C

giving a talk there.

attending a talk there.
reporting on a talk there.

Lisa approves of the Library because

A
B
C

women today are underestimated.

its easy for her to get to.
she gets on well with the staff.

Joanna thinks the Womens Library

A
B
C

is a sign of todays equality.

goes against equality.
is in a small building.

Listening Tip

Pronunciation - /n/ /m/ //

CD 1
9

CD 1
10

13 a Listen and repeat the examples.

/n/

/m/

//

London

material

taking

......................
.......................
.......................
........................
........................

......................
.......................
.......................
........................
........................

......................
.......................
.......................
........................
........................

b Write these words in the correct column in the

chart above. Then listen and check.
centre - documents - hosting - theme - exhibition visiting - influential - dumb - anything - Britain enjoying - most - giving - journalist - come

Writing

14 Write an e-mail to a friend telling him or her

about the things you read.
Say
what you read and how often
if you are reading anything at the moment and what
who your favourite character is and why.

Read the options before you listen. First listening: tick the boxes in pencil.
Second listening: confirm your ideas.

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Exam Buster 2

Paper 3 Speaking: Part 3

A picture is worth

In Part 3 the Examiner shows you a photograph, tells

you what the people are doing and asks you to describe
it. This part assesses your range of vocabulary and your
ability to organise language. (Time 2-3 minutes.)

a 1000 words !!!

Pointer 1 Expand your vocabulary.

A good way to expand your vocabulary is to make mind
maps or spidergrammes.

1 Complete the spidergrammes.

sunny

3 Look at the photograph and write as many words as

you can to describe it.

weather

dress
clothes

children
people

at home

at a train station / on the platform

place: ______________________________________
time of day / season: __________________________
weather: ___________________________________
people: ____________________________________
clothes / shoes / accessories: ____________________
___________________________________________
f activity: ____________________________________
a
b
c
d
e

Pointer 2 Describe what you dont know.

places

When you dont know how to say a word in English, try to

describe what it means.

writing
activities

4 Write the English word / expression for:

a my mothers mother
__________________________________________
b not in colour
__________________________________________
c a person who writes for a newspaper
__________________________________________

2 Compare your spidergramme with your partners.

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d posters that advertise a product

__________________________________________

Exam Buster 2
Pointer 5 Get organised.

5 Describe in a few words the following objects / people:

Good communication is always clear and logical.

Before you describe your photograph, take a few
seconds to organise your ideas and information.

a paperback book ___________________________

________________________________________
b author ___________________________________
________________________________________

CD 1
11

8 The description below of the photo in Ex. 3 is not

c folktale __________________________________
________________________________________

organised very well. Put the sentences in logical

order. Then listen to Carlotta and check.

d library __________________________________
________________________________________

a Sorry, but I dont know the word in English for a

book with erwith a soft cover.

Pointer 3 Know how to say where things are.

It is important to identify where things are when you are
describing your photo.

b And its definitely not winter because shes wearing

a sleeveless top, a black skirt and low heeled
sandals without stockings. The weather looks quite

6 Look at the photo in Ex. 3 and match the people /

warm and sunny so perhaps its spring or even

objects to where they are in the photo.

a a train

1 in the foreground

b a young woman
reading

2 in the right hand

corner

c train tracks

3 in the background

summer.

c The young woman is at a train station because on

the right side of the photo I can see train tracks

and in the background there is a train. There arent

any other people in the photo so its definitely not

Pointer 4 Include facts and opinions.

rush hour. It could be midday or early afternoon.

Dont only talk about what you see. Include your personal
opinions and ideas, and use: perhaps, probably, may, might,
could, etc.
d In this picture I can see a young woman in her

7 Look at the photo in Ex. 3. Discuss in class your

twenties and she is reading a book er not a

opinions and ideas about why the young woman is at

the train station.
I think shes at the train station
because shes going on holiday.

book with a hard cover but.

e I dont think she looks very angry that her train is

late. In fact, she seems very interested in what she
is reading.

Yes, and her

train might be
late, so thats
why shes
reading.

I think the young woman is probably going on

holiday as she has a suitcase. And maybe she
is sitting on it and reading because the train
is late.

L e t s have a try!
Speaking Part 3

Work in pairs. Go to page 142.

Student A describe photo 1A for about one minute. Student B describe photo 1B.

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