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

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

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

Second conditional (around 4%)

• I think you should call her.

• If I were you, _____ call her.

• Answer: I would

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

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

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

• Most Valencians love rice. 🍚

• Nearly _____ Valencians love rice.

• Answer: all

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

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

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

• Covent Garden is close to Oxford Street.

• Covent Garden is not _____ Oxford Street.

• Answer: far from

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

Infinitive of purpose (around 4%)

• I turn on the light for reading books.

• I turn on the light _____ read books.

• Answer: to

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

• You have done nothing.

• You haven't done _____.

• Answer: anything

What about V-ing? / Shall we?

• How about going swimming?

• Shall we _____?

• Answer: go swimming

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