PET speaking part 1 questions

Speaking Part 1 Part 1 of the PET Speaking exam lasts about 2-3 minutes.. Your answers to the Part 1 questions do not have to be very long but it will help the examiner assess your Engli

PET SPEAKING PART 1

1 What’s your name?

2 How old are you?

3 What nationality are you?

4 Where do you live?

5 Are you are student?

Do you work or are you a student in …?

What do you do/ study?

6 Are you married? Have you got a boyfriend / girlfriend?

7 Can you spell your family name?

8 Do you enjoy studying English? Why? Why not?

9 Do you think that English will be useful for you in the future?

10 Have you got any brothers or sisters?

11 Have you got any children?

12 How do you get to school?

13 How long does it take to come to school?

14 Tell me about your day at school/college

15 Tell me about your family

16 What are your favourite foods?

17 What are your hobbies?

18 What are your plans after school?

19 What did you do yesterday / last weekend?

20 What do you do in your spare time?

21 What do you study? What are your favourite subjects?

22 What’s your job? What do you do?

Speaking Part 1

Part 1 of the PET Speaking exam lasts about 2-3 minutes During Part 1 the examiner will ask you some easy questions to find out more about you such as about your studies, where you live or what hobbies or interests you have You do not have to give long answers to these questions However, you should try to say more than short one or two word answers Try a Part 1 practice test below

Get Ready!

In the example questions below you will need to use present and past tenses when you answer the questions

Some of these words might be useful

village, town, city, in the countryside, house, apartment

study, learn, full-time, part-time, self-study, evening classes, private lessons,

hobbies, relax, go shopping, play tennis/football

Sample PET Speaking Part 1 questions

What's your name?

Where do you live?

How long have you lived there?

And what do you do?

Do you study English at a school?

Do you like studing English?

What do you do in your free time?

Study Tip!

Your answers to the Part 1 questions do not have to be very long but it will help the examiner assess your English if you say more than just one or two words Be careful of questions that start 'Do you ', 'Are you ', 'Have you ' as these can easily be answered with a simple 'Yes' or a 'No'

Work with a partner Ask each other 'Yes' 'No questions and practise extending your answer a little with a reason, or an example Like this:

Q: Do you like studying English?

A: Yes it's very exciting learning how to speak in another language

Speaking Part 2

Part 2 of the PET Speaking exam lasts about 2-3 minutes The examiner will describe a situation to you and your partner and give you both some visuals You will have to share your opinions with your partner about the task and try to make a decision Try a Part 2 practice test below

Get Ready!

During the discussion in the exam you will need to show you can offer an opinion (I think ), ask your partner for his/her opinion (Do you think Do you agree that ) and make suggestions (Why don't we What about )

Some of these words might be useful in this practice test:

flask, hot drink, walking boots, sore feet, umbrella, phone, get in trouble

first aid kit, plasters, compass, get lost

Study Tip!

The examiner is not interested in how good your ideas are He or she will be listening to see how well you you can discuss things with your partner

When you practise discussions try to show you are interested in what your partner has to say Use expressions like this:

That's a good idea

That's true

Do you think so?

Speaking Part 3

Part 3 of the PET Speaking exam lasts about 3 minutes The examiner will give you a colour photograph and ask you to talk about it on your own for about 1 minute Try a Part 3 practice test below

Get Ready

Try to make your talk easy to understand and follow Use phrases like 'On the left ', 'On the right ', 'In the middle ', 'In the background' to describe where things are

The following vocabulary might be useful in this practice test:

party, celebration, birthday, treats, grandparents, grandchildren, grandson, granddaughter

parents, children, sit around the table, enjoy a meal, salad, bowls of food

Study Tip!

An easy way to prepare for Part 3 is to talk to yourself! Whenever you are alone think of something you could talk about, for example, your plans for the weekend, what you would like to have for dinner what you did yesterday Then try talking about this for a minute or two Concentrate on speaking without long pauses - don't worry too much about making mistakes!

Speaking Part 4

Part 4 of the PET Speaking exam lasts about 3 minutes The examiner will ask you and your partner to talk about something based on the topic in the earlier Part 3 task Try a Part 4 practice test below

Get Ready!

In the exam, as well as talking about your own opinions and experiences, remember to ask your partner for their own thoughts Some of the following words and expressions may be useful in this practice test:

party, celebration, birthday, treats, presents, wedding, party games, guests, school friends, relations, party bags, cake

Study Tip!

An easy way to prepare for Part 4 is simply to practise discussions in English Talk about common subjects such as:

your last holiday

your favourite TV show

a good friend

a possession you couldn't do without