B1 Preliminary (PET) Crammer

Introduction

PET exam crammer is an online course, designed for students who are thinking of taking the Cambridge Preliminary English Test. It consists of 18 modules and 98 exam-style exercises, and provides approximately 60 hours of study for students.

Course aims

To give students information about, coaching in and practice in all areas of the PET exam, to enable them to be fully prepared when it comes to them taking the test. By the end of the course, students will be able to…

Understand the structure of the PET exam
Develop strategies for answering different types of questions
Improve language skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking
Take practice tests to measure progress and areas of improvement

Exam practice

Each module concentrates on a different area of the PET exam, giving information about the exam, tips on how to answer the questions and advice about where students often make mistakes. It then tests them on that part of the exam.

Entry and exit tests

Before beginning the course, the student is invited to take an Entry test, which consists of a complete Reading and Writing and Listening paper from the exam. At the end of the course, the student is invited to take another complete Reading and Writing and Listening paper and the student’s result is analysed by the program, giving a percentage of improvement and predicts a grade in the actual exam they take.

Unit summary

Module 1

Introduction: Information about the course

Module 2

Introduction: Exam introduction and entry test

Module 3

Reading: Reading paper, part 1, signs and notices

Module 4

Reading: Reading paper, part 2, matching

Module 5

Reading: Reading paper, part 3, multiple choice

Module 6

Reading: Reading paper, part 4, true or false

Module 7

Reading: Reading paper, part 5, multiple choice

Module 8

Reading: Reading paper, part 6, multiple choice

Module 9

Reading: Reading paper, part 7, multiple choice cloze

Module 10

Reading: Reading paper, part 8, sentence transformations

Module 11

Reading: Reading paper, part 9, open cloze

Module 12

Listening: Listening paper, part 1, multiple choice

Module 13

Listening: Listening paper, part 2, multiple choice

Module 14

Listening: Listening paper, part 3, open cloze

Module 15

Listening: Listening paper, part 4, true or false

Module 16

Speaking: Example of a speaking exam

Module 17

Exit test: Exit test

Follow-up

Students completing the PET exam crammer course should feel confident in tackling any intermediate course, including our Upper Intermediate Power or Focus on FCE course.