PET writing part 1

PET writing part 1

Complete the second sentence using ONE, TWO or THREE WORDS ONLY.

This task is not about WRITING. It's about GRAMMAR.

Passive to active / Active to passive transformation (around 10%)

• Their father was given his first pony by his grandmother. (passive)

• Their father's grandmother _____ his first pony.

• Answer: gave him / gave their father

Multiple Choice

At our school, the students are lent the textbooks by the school.

=> Our school _____ the textbooks to the students.

• lend

• lends

• is lending

• lent

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A free documentary film is included in the exhibition.

=> The exhibition _____ a free documentary film.

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Seat belts must be worn by all passengers.

=> All passengers _____ seat belts.

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Sarah's friends gave her a smartphone for her leaving present.

=> Sarah _____ given a smartphone for her leaving present by her friends.

Reported speech to direct speech (around 6%)

• I asked Sarah if she wanted to come to the Greek restaurant with me.

• I asked Sarah, "_____ want to come to the Greek restaurant with me?"

• Answer: Do you

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Joe said that he had never been to Rome.

=> Joe said, "I _____ to Rome."

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Mary suggested visiting Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona.

=> Maria said, "If I were you, I _____ visit the Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona.

Unless (around 4%)

• If you don't have a visa, you can't visit the US.

• Unless _____ a visa, you can't visit the US.

• Answer: you have

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If we don't practise every day, we won't improve.

=> You won't improve ___ you practise every day.

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You can't come to the cinema with us unless you bring some money.

=> You can come to the cinema with us _____ you bring some money.

Second conditional (around 4%)

• I think you should call her.

• If I were you, _____ call her.

• Answer: I would

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Why don't you join a photography club?

=> If I were you, I _____ join a photography club.

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She wanted to know what I would do if I won the lottery.

=> She asked, "What _____ do if you won the lottery?"

Comparatives, as...as, the same as & prefer st to st (one per exam)

• Sarah's smartphone is very similar to her father's smartphone.

• Sarah's smartphone is nearly the same _____ her father's smartphone.

• Answer: as

Multiple Choice

A smartphone is Sarah's favourite possession.

=> Sarah likes her smartphone more _____ any of her possession.

• better

• much

• than

• then

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Gmail accounts are generally better than other email services.

=> Other email services are generally not as _____ Gmail accounts.

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The Italian restaurant is cheaper than the Greek restaurant.

=> The Italian restaurant costs _____ than the Greek restaurant.

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He prefers playing soccer to playing rugby.

=> He likes playing soccer _____ playing rugby.

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No other cathedral is as old as Chartre in France.

=> Chartre is _____ any other cathedral in France.

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I like working with other people more than on my own.

=> I _____ working with other people to working on my own.

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She found Arabic easier to learn than she had expected.

=> It wasn't _____ to learn Arabic as she had expected.

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Skiing is not as dangerous as kitesurfing.

=> Skiing is _____ dangerous than kitesurfing.

Past simple, present perfect, never and the first time... (around 12%)

• Sarah has never had a smartphone before.

• This is the _____ that Sarah has had a smartphone.

• Answer: first time

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We haven't been to the theatre for a long time.

=> It's a long time since we _____ to the theatre.

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Nick joined a golf club a year ago.

=> Nick _____ a member of a golf club for a year.

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They had not been to South Korea before.

=> It _____ the first time they had been to South Korea.

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This will be my first visit to Brazil.

=> I've _____ to Brazil before.

Quantifiers: a few, not many, most, all, enough. (around 8%)

• Most Valencians love rice. 🍚

• Nearly _____ Valencians love rice.

• Answer: all

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There are only a few swimming pools in my town.

=> There aren't very _____ swimming pools in my town.

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It's too hot to play football.

=> It's not cool _____ to play football.

Multiple Choice

They said I was too old to start to learn the piano.

=> They said I wasn't _____ to start to learn to play the piano.

• old enough

• enough old

• young enough

• enough young

Have/has => there is/are (around 8%)

• My family has four people.

• _____ four people in my family.

• Answer: There are

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Each section has three parts.

=> In each section _____ three parts.

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The Greek restaurant has a lovely garden.

=> At the Greek restaurant _____ a lovely garden.

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Nick's golf club had an important competition last month.

=> There _____ an important competition at Nick's golf club last month.

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There are three tennis courts at the sports centre.

=> The sports centre _____ three tennis courts.

So do I / So does she (around 6%)

• Sarah likes sending photos via Whatsapp and all her friends do too.

• Sarah likes sending photos via Whatsapp and _____ do all her friends.

• Answer: so

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We love miso soup and our children love it too.

=> We love miso soup and _____ our children.

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Both my friend and I enjoy going to the cinema.

=> I enjoy going to the cinema and _____ my friend.

Close to/ far from/ near (around 6%)

• Covent Garden is close to Oxford Street.

• Covent Garden is not _____ Oxford Street.

• Answer: far from

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Nick's house is quite near the golf club.

=> Nick's house is not very _____ from the golf club.

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The Greek restaurant is not too far from our house.

=> The Greek restaurant is quite _____ our house.

Antonyms and Synonyms (around 10%)

• Soccer is a very easy game to learn.

• It is not very _____ to learn how to play soccer.

• Answer: difficult / hard

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School trips can teach you a lot.

=> You can _____ a lot on a school trip.

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It costs 30 Euros to visit the aquarium in Valencia.

=> You have to _____ 30 Euros to visit the aquarium in Valencia.

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My teacher has lent me a great book.

=> I have _____ a great book from my teacher.

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You can do this with my help or by yourself.

=> You can do this with my help or on _____ own.

Infinitive of purpose (around 4%)

• I turn on the light for reading books.

• I turn on the light _____ read books.

• Answer: to

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Sarah uses her smartphone for sending Whatsapp messages.

=> Sarah uses her smartphone _____ Whatsapp messages.

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Going to school on foot takes me about 20 minutes.

=> It takes me about 20 minutes _____ to school on foot.

Indefinite pronouns (nothing, anyone, etc.) (around 4%)

• You have done nothing.

• You haven't done _____.

• Answer: anything

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It costs nothing to open a Gmail account.

=> It doesn't cost _____ to open a Gmail account.

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Everyone in our class loves watching cartoons in English.

=> In our class, all of us _____ watching cartoons in English.

What about V-ing? / Shall we?

• How about going swimming?

• Shall we _____?

• Answer: go swimming

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What about eating out tonight?

=> Shall we _____ tonight?

Other types of transformations

• have vs. have got

• during and while

• negative infinitive

• etc.

Multiple Choice

She doesn't have that car anymore.

=> She _____ got that car anymore.

• have

• haven't

• doesn't

• hasn't

Multiple Choice

Jane will probably visit us while she's in London.

=> Jane will probably visit us _____ her stay in London.

• during

• when

• for

• while

Multiple Choice

It is essential to be on time.

=> It's essential _____ late.

• to be

• not to be

• to not be

• not be

Multiple Choice

I saw one of my friends walking down the high street yesterday.

=> I saw a friend of _____ walking down the high street yesterday.

• I

• me

• mine

• my

Multiple Choice

Nick loves playing golf.

=> Nick is very keen _____ playing golf.

• in

• on

• of

• about

Multiple Choice

Nick walks to the golf club in 10 minutes.

=> It _____ Nick 10 minutes to walk to the golf club.

• take

• took

• taking

• takes

Multiple Choice

Members can play golf any day of the week.

=> _____ possible for members to play golf any day of the week.

• That is

• There is

• This is

• It is

Poll

How do you rate your fluency in this part?

• not good

• so so

• not bad