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PET Wp1 #2

PET Preliminary English Test - Writing part 1 practice

Conjuntos de cinco frases para practicar writing part 1 del B1 (sin respuesta).

1. The TV series was dull. The TV series wasn’t ........................ . 2. She plays hockey better than anyone. She is ........................ player. 3. I find these problems confusing ........................ confused with these problems.. 4. You should come back home quickly. If ........................ , I would come back quickly. 5. There are too many chips in this bag. There aren’t ........................ chips in this bag.

1. You can get stressed by studying all day. Studying all day can  ........................ . 2. The majority like shopping for new clothes. Shopping for new clothes ........................ . 3. The cinema is not such a popular plan. The cinema isn't ........................  . 4. Children mustn’t play here. Children are ........................ play here. 5. My parents were going to the cinema together. My mother was going to the cinema ........................ .

1. Anna went to the cinema with Carmen. Anna and Carmen ......................... the cinema. 2. Why don't you teach him some biology? If I were you, .....................  teach him some biology. 3. She doesn't draw much now but when she was a kid she loved it. He ........................  to draw a lot when he was a child. 4. Jane likes swimming more than he does. Jane doesn’t like ................................. him. 5. It is harder to stay awake than to sleep. Staying awake is not ........................ sleep.

1. I haven't been to Italy for a long time. It's a long time since ..................... to Italy. 2. This is my mum’s car. This car ..................... my mum. 3. The plants will die if you don’t water them The plants won’t live ..................... them.  If you don't water the plants, they 4. There are only a few toys in stock. There aren't ..................... toys in stock. 5. This room is too small for us to play music in. This room isn't .....................  for us to play music in.

1. Aunt Sally is too old to go hiking. She isn’t ........................ go hiking. 2. His cousin Marta was 32 years old that day. It was ........................ that day. 3. They spent two hours at the museum. They were ........................ two hours. 4. I asked her "Do you want to go for ice-cream?" I asked Mary if ........................  for ice-cream. 5. Chester gives the letter to his father. The letter ........................ to his father by Chester.

1. This tool is used to write. This tool is ........................ writing . 2. You don’t have to bring an umbrella today. You ........................ bring an umbrella today. 3. Dan throws and catches the ball terribly. Dan is ........................ handball . 4. No mountain is higher than the Everest. The Everest is ........................ mountain of all. 5. He never liked comic books. He was never ........................ on comic books.

PET Wp1 #1

PET Preliminary English Test - Writing part 1 practice

Aquí van algunas frases que escribí para talleres varios de cara a trabajar esta parte del examen. No he escrito una hoja de respuestas ya que son bastante predecibles (o podeís preguntarle a cualquiera que sepa un poco de inglés).

About shopping 1. This bag I bought was more expensive than my sister’s. I bought ___ _______ bag in my family. 2. Backpacks are bigger than handbags- Backpacks are not __ _____ __ handbags. 3. Walking is less tiring than going shopping. Walking is not ________ going shopping. 4. My boyfriend gave me a Gucci bag. A Gucci bag ________ by my boyfriend. 5. I am driven to the shops by my mum. My mum ________ to the shops.

About English 1. For many, English is a fascinating language. For  many, English isn’t ________ language. 2. This unit includes vocabulary, as well as grammar. This unit includes vocabulary, and grammar ____. 3. Some idioms in English make me laugh out loud. Some idioms in English are very ______. 4. English doesn’t have as many verb tenses as Spanish. English __________ verb tenses than Spanish. 5. English isn’t my mother tongue. English isn’t ________ language.

About a hotel 1. I have never stayed in this room before. This is the first time I ________ in this room. 2. This room is cleaner than the one downstairs. This room is not ________ than the one downstairs. 3. Monte Castillo Hotel is near the train station. Monte Castillo Hotel is not ________ the train station. 4. I flew to Jerez two weeks ago. I ______________ in Jerez for two weeks. 5. This hotel room has two bathrooms. There ________ bathrooms in this hotel room.

About homework 1. The teacher gave us more than enough homework. The teacher gave us ________ homework. 2. When I was little I never did my HW. I ________ to do my HW as a child. 3. “Can I copy your homework?” She ________ she could copy my homework. 4. The HW that I finished wasn’t so difficult. The homework I finished was ________ . 5. If I do my homework, I get better marks. I won’t ________ marks unless I do my HW.

Sobre chocolate, porque... ¿Por qué no?

About chocolate 1. If you go to Switzerland you must buy chocolate straight away. / Buy chocolate __ ____ __ you get to Switzerland. 2. If I ate sweets, I would gain weight. I wouldn’t gain weight ________ sweets. 3. This one is so delicious. This is ________ delicious one. 4. He recommended eating more healthily. He said “You should eat a ________ diet” 5. I know I eat too much white chocolate. I know I ________ less white chocolate.

About a flat 1. My flat was six floors up and looked over the park. My flat was on ________ and looked over the park. 2. My flat has air conditioning and central heating. My flat has air conditioning ________ central ht. 3. My flat has the best views of all. My flat has ________ any other flat. 4. I had to leave my flat by April. I was ________ to stay in my flight until April. 5. It wasn't known who was going to rent my flat. ________ knew who was going to rent my flat.

About a house 1. The heather is so old, it often breaks down. We have ________ heater that it often breaks down. 2. Last week, I paid a repairman to fix my sink. I ________ repaired last week. 3. My mum cleans so fast she frightens me. My mum is ________ that she frightens me. 4. You don’t have to make the bed today. You ________ make the bed today. 5. The house I bought only has 3 rooms. I bought a house ________ only has three rooms.

About a race 1. We should come to races more often. We ought ________ to races more often. 2. My coach said I ran too slow. My coach said “You should run _____ than you do” 3. Manuel has run this marathon since he was 18. Manuel started running this marathon ___ he was 18. 4. The best part was seeing him cross the finish line. The part I liked ________ was when he crossed it. 5. People in the audience said it was a tough race. / “It is not ________ race” people said.