PET Preparation Course

Text Book Description

Cambridge English: Preliminary is targeted at Level B1 on the CEFR. Achieving a certificate at this intermediate level proves that a candidate has mastered the basics in English. Thus, the PET preparation course qualifies students to take the Preliminary English test from Cambridge ESOL. It teaches students the reading, writing, listening and speaking skills which are necessary for the exam as well as essential grammar and vocabulary.

Objective PET combines thorough and systematic exam preparation with language work designed to improve students' overall English level. The course includes a fantastic interactive CD-ROM for extra language practice, as well as one complete printable PET practice test with audio. The accompanying website includes an additional printable PET practice test with audio in MP3 format. The Teacher's Book offers complete support with time-saving ideas, regular progress tests, and a bank of supplementary photocopiable material. The Workbook provides further practice of language and vocabulary introduced in the Student's Book.

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Course descriptors:

The course is designed according to the CEFR language descriptors below, and students at this level:

B1 Listening

• can follow clearly articulated speech directed at me in everyday conversation, though sometimes I have to ask for repetition of particular words or phrases.
• can generally follow the main points of extended discussion around me, provided speech is clearly articulated in standard dialect.
• can listen to a short narrative and form hypotheses about what will happen next.
• can understand simple technical information, such as operating instructions for everyday equipment.

B1 Reading

• can understand the main points in newspaper articles about current and familiar topics.
• can guess the meaning of single unknown words from the context thus deducing the meaning of expressions if the topic is familiar.
• can skim short texts (for example news summaries) and find relevant facts and information (who has done what and where).
• can understand the most important information in short simple everyday information brochures.
• can understand the plot of a clearly structured story and recognise what the most important episodes and events are and what is significant about them.

B1 Speaking

• can start, maintain and close simple face to face conversation on topics that are familiar or of personal interest.
• can deal with most situations likely to arise when making travel arrangements through an agent or when actually travelling.
• can give detailed accounts of experiences, describing feelings and reactions.
• can explain and give reasons for plans, intentions and actions.

B1 Writing

• can write simple connected texts on a range of topics within my field of interest and can express personal views and opinions.
• can write simple texts about experiences or events, for example about a trip, for a school newspaper or a club newsletter.
• can write personal letters to friends or acquaintances asking for or giving them news and narrating events.

Class policies

• Attend all classes, be on time, and be ready to begin work.
• Show respect to the instructor and other students.
• Do not cause any disruption in class.
• Turn off your cell phone.
• Do not eat or drink in the classroom.
• Speak only English in the classroom.
• Bring your own textbooks. Failure to do so may result in exclusion from the classroom.

Attendance policy

A student may withdraw from the program if he or she is absent for up to 25 percent of the course provided he/she does so within the time permitted for withdrawal which is during the first twelve weeks of the academic semester. If the absence exceeds 25 percent, a student will not be allowed to withdraw from the course and will not be permitted to attend lectures or sit the final examination and will receive a failing grade of 'F' on the course. The student shall be given at least one warning before being placed on the excluded list.

Assessment

Students must receive a minimum of 50% pass overall to go to the next level. The assessment is based on the following criteria:
• Classroom-based and Home-based assessment
• Participation
• Midterm Assessment
• Final

PET Preparation Course

PET Preparation Course

The PET preparation course qualifies students to take the Preliminary English test from Cambridge ESOL Course CodeEngPETCourse duration facetoface hoursPrerequisitesPlacement test Level Course Level Text BookObjective PET Louise Hashemi Barbara ThomasText Book DescriptionCambridge English Preliminary is targeted at Level B on the CEFR Achieving a certificate at this intermediate level proves that a candidate has mastered the basics in English Thus the PET preparation course qualifies students to take the Preliminary English test from Cambridge ESOL It teaches students the reading writing listening and speaking skills which are necessary for the exam as well as essential grammar and vocabulary Objective PET combines thorough and systematic exam preparation with language work designed to improve students overall English level The course includes a fantastic interactive CDROM for extra language practice as well as one complete printable PET practice test with audio The accompanying website includes an additional printable PET practice test with audio in MP format The Teachers Book offers complete support with timesaving ideas regular progress tests and a bank of supplementary photocopiable material The Workbook provides further practice of language and vocabulary introduced in the Students Bookhttpwwwcambridgeenglishorgimagescambridgeenglishpreliminaryteachershandbookpdf Course descriptorsThe course is designed according to the CEFR language descriptors below and students at this levelB Listeningcan follow clearly articulated speech directed at me in everyday conversation though sometimes I have to ask for repetition of particular words or phrasescan generally follow the main points of extended discussion around me provided speech is clearly articulated in standard dialectcan listen to a short narrative and form hypotheses about what will happen nextcan understand simple technical information such as operating instructions for everyday equipmentB Readingcan understand the main points in newspaper articles about current and familiar topicscan guess the meaning of single unknown words from the context thus deducing the meaning of expressions if the topic is familiarcan skim short texts for example news summaries and find relevant facts and information who has done what and wherecan understand the most important information in short simple everyday information brochurescan understand the plot of a clearly structured story and recognise what the most important episodes and events are and what is significant about themB Speakingcan start maintain and close simple face to face conversation on topics that are familiar or of personal interestcan deal with most situations likely to arise when making travel arrangements through an agent or when actually travellingcan give detailed accounts of experiences describing feelings and reactionscan explain and give reasons for plans intentions and actionsB Writingcan write simple connected texts on a range of topics within my field of interest and can express personal views and opinionscan write simple texts about experiences or events for example about a trip for a school newspaper or a club newslettercan write personal letters to friends or acquaintances asking for or giving them news and narrating eventsClass policiesAttend all classes be on time and be ready to begin workShow respect to the instructor and other studentsDo not cause any disruption in classTurn off your cell phoneDo not eat or drink in the classroomSpeak only English in the classroomBring your own textbooks Failure to do so may result in exclusion from the classroomAttendance policyA student may withdraw from the program if he or she is absent for up to percent of the course provided heshe does so within the time permitted for withdrawal which is during the first twelve weeks of the academic semester If the absence exceeds percent a student will not be allowed to withdraw from the course and will not be permitted to attend lectures or sit the final examination and will receive a failing grade of F on the course The student shall be given at least one warning before being placed on the excluded listAssessmentStudents must receive a minimum of pass overall to go to the next level The assessment is based on the following criteriaClassroombased and Homebased assessmentParticipationMidterm AssessmentFinal