TIPS FOR PET

SPEAKING SECTION
You will be asked questions individually by the examiner. The questions will be about
Part 1 your life and you may be asked questions about the present, past and future. Focus on
good pronunciation, and extending your answers just a little.

You will be given some images and will be asked to interact with your partner. You
will need to discuss, make and respond to suggestions, and come to an agreement at
Part 2 the end. Focus on giving your opinions and supporting them with reasons, while also
responding to your partners suggestions and opinions. Listen to what your partner
says and develop a conversation.

You will be given a colour photograph and, individually, will need to be able to
describe and speculate about what you see for up to 1 minute.
Part 3
*To speculate means you have to say what you think you see. See below for more
details.

This is a general conversation based on the topic of the photographs in part 3. Youll
work with your partner and you both need to give opinions, talk about your
Part 4
likes/dislikes, preferences, experiences, habits etc. Again, try to develop a
conversation.
 Your speaking is assessed on:

Grammar and vocabulary

Discourse management
Pronunciation
Interactive communication
Global achievement
General tips for speaking

1. Listen to the examiners instructions carefully

and ask if you dont understand.
2. Always speak clearly so that the examiners can
hear you.
3. Dont worry if you make a grammatical mistake-
you can still get good mark if you make mistakes.
4. Try to have normal conversations.React to what
the examiner and your partner says to you.
5. Dont worry if the examiner stops you before you
have finished everything that you want to say.Its
because the test is carefully timed.
6. Say what you think, but give your partner time to
talk too and show interest in what your partner
says.
7. Relax and try not to be nervous-enjoy the
experience.
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR PET SPEAKING PART 2

Beginning
OK, we need to decide what to buy / get / do /where to go /
what we should take [objects on a journey]
So, which of these are the most important / are the best /
are the most useful?
So, which of these would he / she like?
Saying what you think
I think we should / he should + infinitive
In my opinion, we should + infinitive
It would be a good idea to + infinitive because.
I think it would be better to + infinitive than to +
infinitive
I think hed / shed like .
Making suggestions
Why dont we ? + infinitive
We could / she could + infinitive
How about? + - ing form
What about the. ? + object. What do you think
about that?
Lets + infinitive
Id like to + infinitive. What about you?
. would be useful. Do you agree?
Asking what your partner thinks

Do you agree?
How about you? Do you agree?
What do you think?
Agreeing
Yes, I agree.
Yes, thats a good / great idea.
That sounds good.
Disagreeing
No, I dont think so because.
I dont think thats a very good
idea because
Thats not a bad idea but.
Thats true but.
Im sorry, I dont agree.
Im not sure about that. What
about.? + object / + - ing form
Concluding
So, we think . and are the most
important things. Is that right?
So, were going to take [objects on a
journey] / get / buy / go to . and . .
Is that right?
Yes, lets take / get / buy/ go to..
So we think he should + infinitive
So we think hed like + object / + to +
infinitive
Yes, I think hed really like that.
Yes, I think that would be best.
Yes, that would be really good.