Target Audience: Students    Teachers

Name of Activity

Relevance to Test

Focus of Activity

Overview Activity 1

Whole test

Introducing general features of the Speaking test

Overview Activity 2

Whole test

Introducing general features of the Speaking test

Functions and Notions

Whole test

Exploring notions and functions at PET level

How do you do that in English?

Whole test

Exploring functions at PET level

Dealing with Problems in the Test

Whole test

Exploring compensation skills needed at PET level

Assessment Scales Activity

Assessment

Exploring how the test is assessed and key features of the assessment criteria

What are Examiners Looking For?

Assessment

Encouraging students to think about what and how the examiners assess

DOs and DON'Ts

Whole test

To consolidate knowledge of the skills needed for the PET Speaking test

Meet the Class

Part 1

Giving biodata
Developing listening skills

Who am I?

Part 1

Giving biodata

What Shall We Do?

Part 2

Practising the language of making suggestions, recommendations etc.

It's your Turn

Parts 2 and 4

Practising turn-taking

It's a Kind of Fish!

Part 3

Practising paraphrasing

Joined up Thinking

Part 3

Practising structuring discourse