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Thao Nguyen 0971206333 HỆ THỐNG KIẾN THỨC GIẢNG DẠY KHÓA ÔN LUYỆN THI PET – EEG I Speaking Part 1: What you have to • Answer the interlocutor’s questions • This is the introduction to the Speaking test so the interlocutor will ask you for simple personal information: your name, age, occupation, and so on • The interlocutor may also ask you about your family, your interests, how you feel about learning English, and your plans for the future • The interlocutor will ask you to spell all or part of your name How to approach it • Try to say a bit more than ‘yes’ or ‘no’ in your answers • On the other hand, the interlocutor will not want long prepared ‘speeches’ about aspects of your life! • It’s all right to say, ‘Sorry, could you repeat that, please?’ • Remember that the interlocutor wants to find out if you can take part in a simple everyday conversation, giving information about yourself How to prepare yourself • Make sure you can spell your name and the name of your home town, etc • Practise talking about your hobbies and interests, likes and dislikes • Be prepared to answer questions about your past, present and future • Become an expert on yourself – in English! Part 2: What you have to • Listen to the interlocutor’s instructions • Look at a picture containing a number of different items • Speak to your partner (the other candidate) for 2–3 minutes How to approach it • The interlocutor will not take part in the discussion, so you and your partner must be ready to keep the conversation going • It isn’t essential to finish the task in the time given, but try to discuss each Thao Nguyen 0971206333 option in the picture as fully as possible In the exam, candidates are assessed on their ability to take part in the task, rather than on the outcome of the discussion • Listen to what your partner says and, where appropriate, respond with a comment or a question • Don’t worry if you don’t know what something is called in English Try to describe what people use it for: I don’t know what the name is in English, but it’s a kind of small cooker with a gas bottle, and you use it when you go camping • Remember, in a test like this short answers are usually not enough The interlocutor needs to hear some examples of extended speaking from the candidates How to prepare yourself • Take part actively in classroom discussions in pairs or groups • Try to move the discussion forward by responding to other people’s ideas and opinions • Learn and practise how to make suggestions, give your opinion, agree and disagree • When there is a question to discuss, don’t ‘rush to a conclusion’: take time to talk about different aspects of the question • Listening and speaking practice, inside or outside the classroom, is the best way of preparing for the test, and one of the best ways of improving your English generally Part 3: What you have to do? • You have to describe a colour photograph • The interlocutor will tell you the subject of the photo, but will not ask you any further questions You have to speak on your own without prompting • You can describe the place, the people in the picture and what they are doing, any important objects and where they are How to approach it? • Imagine you are describing the picture to someone who can’t see it Include the names of objects, and describe colours, people’s clothes, the weather, and so on • Talk about facts and impressions: There’s a … , She looks … • If you don’t understand what is happening in the photo, just describe what Thao Nguyen 0971206333 you can see • Try to sound interested and curious about the subject of your photo; avoid giving the interlocutor a boring ‘list’ of things you can see What is this? Who are they? What are they doing? What they look like? What can you see in the background? How to prepare yourself? • Practise talking about a photo for minute • Learn to describe the areas of a picture: bottom right-hand corner, top lefthand corner, background, foreground, in the middle of the picture, etc • Learn expressions to use when you don’t know the word for something, e.g I don’t know what it’s called in English, but it’s like / it’s a kind of … Part 4: What you have to do? • You have to talk with your partner for 2–3 minutes on a subject given by the interlocutor • The subject will be connected with the photos you have just described, but the interlocutor will take the photos back You don’t need to refer to them in your conversation How to approach it? • Turn towards your partner so it’s easier to talk together • Remember, the interlocutor will not join in this part: it is a conversation between you and your partner • Say what you think, but also take turns, ask questions and respond to what your partner says • If you don’t understand something the interlocutor (or your speaking partner) says, it is all right to ask them to repeat it • Speak clearly at all times so the interlocutor and your partner can hear you How to prepare yourself? • Practise talking about your interests, your likes and dislikes, and your opinions It’s important that you can give reasons for these views • Practise short conversations with a partner (2–3 minutes) on common Thao Nguyen 0971206333 everyday topics (Your teacher can advise you what these topics might be.) • Practise expressions for agreement and friendly disagreement II LISTENING Part 1: questions, each one has pictures (A, B, C); a dialogue or a monologues FOCUS ON: - Know how to describe people appearance, things, animal, color, weather, time, clothes… so on - Vocabularies about people appearance, things, animal, color, weather, time, clothes…so on - Look at pictures and find out similar and different features - Listen to the key words then identify a topic - Be careful with the distracters Part 2: questions; choose the correct answer (A, B, C), an interview or a monologue FOCUS ON: - Identify WHO and WHAT in the interview or monologue (specific information) - Synonyms, guess the meaning through different expressions - Get the general idea/topic - The answers are often found from the information of the interviewee - Be careful with the distractors - Read in advance and draw a picture of the situation in your mind (guess what are you going to listen to) - Focus on the attitude of the interviewee to identify agreeing points (supported points) and disagreeing points (distractors) - Catch the key words that are giving us the correct answer Part 3: Filling gaps in a text, questions, a longer monologue (only one speaker) FOCUS ON: Thao Nguyen 0971206333 - Predict (guess) words from context (adj, verbs, noun, adv/ relating to date/month, the number of years, century, name of the country, name of the place ) The answer can be a single words, numbers or short phrases (identified at the gaps) Vocabularies: days, dates, times, numbers, name of countries Pronunciation: spell individual words, dates, numbers, ordering number… correctly, Be careful with singular and plural words Check spell correctly according to formal form of writing - Part 4: True or False questions, a longer dialogue between people FOCUS ON: - Attitudes, feelings and opinions in a dialogue - Read the instructions carefully and identify who the speakers are and what are they talking about - Notice the verbs which indicate such opinions and attitudes For example: + Verbs: advises, agrees, believes, encourages, hopes, suggests, wonders, worries… + Adjectives: annoyed, embarrassed, grateful, pleased, sorry, surprised, unsure… - Be careful about Who is telling What Don’t be confused to choose a wrong answer III READING Part 1: questions; understanding signs, notices, instructions, short messages - Vocabularies: build vocabularies related to daily activities/actions, verb phrases Imagine the situation (where, when) Synonymous statements Short message’s structure (emails, notes, notices ) Get the specific information Part 2: questions, matching descriptions of people to informationbased texts Thao Nguyen 0971206333 - Read the description of five people; underline KEY WORDS (characteristic/ personality, hobbies, expectation…) - Read the eight texts; underline any MATCHES you find in them - Emotional vocabularies - Note: read for similar meaning rather than for identical words (be careful with the same words or phrases in both a description and a text); eliminate the match if you find out or more contradictory/incorrect criterion Part 3: 10 true/false questions; reading a longer information basedtext - FIRST, read ten statements, underline KEY WORDS; the questions are in the same order as the information in the text - Read the text quickly to get general idea and underline KEY WORDS - Pay attention on words such as: always, sometimes, a few, a little, all (of), absolutely, almost, most (of), can, can’t; synonymous words/phrases Part 4: Multiple choice questions - Read questions first, underline key words - Read the text quickly and think about the writer’s purpose and the general meaning of the text - It can be a good idea to answer the first question (writer’s purpose) and the last question (general meaning) together - If you are not sure of the correct answer, cross out the answers that you know are wrong - The words are sometimes used to indicate the writer’s purpose: recommend, describe, explain, report, warn, advise, give an opinion Part 5: 10 gaps, reading for grammar and meaning Thao Nguyen 0971206333 - Grammar, phrases, kind of words, combination words IV WRITNG Part 1: Sentence transformations - - You must write an answer that is between one and three words You must write only the missing words on your answer sheet The sentences are all about one topic * How to approach it? Try to identify what is being tested Is it verb forms? Comparisons? Direct to indirect speech, etc… No marks will be given if a word is misspelt, so check carefully! When you have completed the second sentence, check that it means the same as the first sentence Part 2: Writing a short note, a card, a message or an email (35-45 words) - The instructions tell you who you are writing to and why Your message must include the three points listed Your message must be 35–45 words in length How to approach it? Think about the question carefully and plan what to include in your answer You will not lose marks for minor errors but your message must be clear and well organised Check that you have included each of the three points in the list Check that you have kept to the word limit: answers that are too long or too short will probably lose marks • - Thao Nguyen 0971206333 Part 3: Writing a letter or a story (about 100 words) - - - Choose between two writing tasks, a letter and a story Write about 100 words For the story, you are given either the first sentence or a title You may need to write in either the first person (I …) or the third person (he/she …) For the letter, you are given an extract from a letter which you must imagine is written to you It will usually contain a few questions and you should answer these in your reply to the letter • How to approach it? Write about the topic or title given – don’t include material you have prepared in advance If you choose the story, ask yourself who, what, when, where and how? This will help to give you ideas If you choose the letter, write your reply in a natural, informal style Make sure you write around 100 words You may lose marks if your answer is too short Leave enough time to read your answer carefully Check for verb tenses, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation Ask yourself: ‘Does it clearly communicate the message? ********************The end******************** ... in this part: it is a conversation between you and your partner • Say what you think, but also take turns, ask questions and respond to what your partner says • If you don’t understand something... about the subject of your photo; avoid giving the interlocutor a boring ‘list’ of things you can see What is this? Who are they? What are they doing? What they look like? What can you see in... 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