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PET Writing Part 3
Task Description
What do the candidates have to do?
The candidates have to choose between two writing tasks and write
about 100 words.
What kinds of texts can candidates choose to write?
Candidates can write either an informal letter or a story. For the
story, candidates are given either a short title or the first sentence.
They might need to write in either the first or the third person.
For the letter task, candidates are given an extract of a letter
from a friend of theirs. This will provide the topic and may contain
a number of questions that the candidate has to answer in their
letter.
What is the purpose of this part?
This part tests the candidates' ability to use PET level vocabulary
and grammatical structures accurately and with control. They are
also assessed on their range of vocabulary and structures and it
is important that they show ambition in their writing in order to
gain full marks. The Part 3 Mark Scheme
shows what the examiners are looking for.
How many marks are available in Writing Part 3?
There are a total of 15 marks available for this part so it is the
major part of the Writing test.
Understanding the Task
To understand better how students need to approach this task, it
may help you to do the activity yourself, and analyse what you had
to do. Look at these Writing Part 3s from the PET Handbook. Make
some notes for one of the tasks, thinking about what the answer
needs to include.
Sample Part 3 (1) (PDF)
Sample Part 3 (2) (PDF)
Part 3 Mark Scheme
Look at these questions about how you did the task and consider
your answers.
- What did you do first?
- If you answered the story question, what did you have to keep
in mind?
- If you answered the letter question, what did you have to keep
in mind?
- What do you think happens if an answer is too short or too
long?
- What would you do to help your students prepare for this part?
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