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PET Listening Part 1
Task Description
What do the candidates have to do?
There are seven short listening texts. Each one is accompanied by
a question and three visual images. Candidates listen to the text
and then choose the visual image which best answers the question
in the context of what they have just heard.
What kind of texts will the candidates hear?
They may be monologues or dialogues. They are short extracts taken
from daily life, for example conversations at home or exchanges
in shops or public announcements.
How do they record their answers?
Candidates indicate the correct answer by ticking the box beneath
the appropriate visual on the question paper while they listen.
They they fill in the box on the answer
sheet (PDF).
Is there an example?
Yes, there is.
What skill is being tested?
Listening for specific information.
Understanding the Task
To understand how students need to approach this task, it may help
you to do the activity yourself, and analyse what you had to do
to choose the right answer. Look at this sample Part 1. Complete
the task, thinking about how you are doing it.
Sample Part 1 (PDF)
Answers
Tapescript
Look at these questions about how you did the task and consider
your answers.
- How did you choose the correct option for each question? What
textual/visual clues did you use?
- How and when are the questions presented? How did this help
you?
- How easy was it to identify the correct answer?
- What were the different genres of the extracts?
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