Focus on Cambridge B1 Preliminary
A comprehensive course for students at B1 level looking to take the Cambridge PET exam(B1) Intermediate, Code: 7300
Exercises: 718 / 120 Hours
Introduction
Focus on PET is an online course, designed for students who are thinking of taking the Preliminary English Test. It consists of 12 modules and 200 units of English, and provides approximately 120 hours of study for students.
Course aims
- To take students from Pre-Intermediate, CEFR A2 up to B1.
- To give students information about, coaching in and practice in all areas of the PET exam, to enable them to be fully prepared when it comes to them taking the test.
- The course blends grammatical structures necessary for this level, with vocabulary, including verb + preposition combinations, spelling, reading, listening, writing and speaking.
Grammar
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- use present simple and present continuous verbs forms, as well as simple past with regular and irregular verbs in the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms
- talk about future prediction and intention using will and going to, and present continuous with future reference
- use the present perfect simple to talk about past experience and actions which began in the past and continuing in the present, along with adverbs and time references often used with the present perfect
- identify things using there is/there are, have got, possessive adjectives and pronouns, articles and the possessive genitive
- talk about adjectives, including using comparative and superlative forms
- create yes/no and information questions
- agree with someone in the affirmative and negative
- use the modal verbs can, could, must, should, may and might
- use adverbs of manner to describe how an action is performed
- identify verbs that are followed by gerunds, bare infinitives and full infinitives
- use simple connecting words
- use basic passive verb forms
- compare adjectives and adverbs using comparatives and superlatives
- talk about quantity, along with countable and uncountable nouns
- use conditional sentences to talk about possible future and impossible alternative present situations
Vocabulary
By the end of the course students will have learnt approximately 1000 lexical items, including lexical sets, dependent prepositions and simple phrasal verbs.
Skills
By the end of the course students will have had exposure to and practice in reading and hearing formal and informal English from a variety of registers contexts, descriptions, stories and opinions.
Revision
Each of the 12 modules has a revision test, which gives students another chance to test themselves on the grammar and vocabulary they have learnt during the module. These tests are cumulative, which means the material learnt in each unit is tested at the end of that unit and also in subsequent revision tests, meaning the tests get longer as more material is tested each time.
Exam practice
Each module concentrates on a different area of the PET exam, giving information about the exam, tips on how to answer the questions and advice about where students often make mistakes. It then tests them on that part of the exam.
Entry and exit tests
Before beginning the course, the student is invited to take an Entry test, which consists of a complete Reading and Writing and Listening paper from the exam. At the end of the course, the student is invited to take another complete Reading and Writing and Listening paper and the student's result is analysed by the program, giving a percentage of improvement and predicts a grade in the actual exam they take.
Unit summary
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Introduction |
General Introduction |
An introduction to the course the student will be taking |
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Entry test |
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Exam |
PET Basics: general information |
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Exam |
PET Basics: Paper 1 |
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Exam |
PET Basics: Paper 2 |
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Exam |
PET Basics: Paper 3 |
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Entry Test |
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Module 1 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Parts of the body |
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Grammar |
Present Tenses |
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Vocabulary |
Clothes |
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Grammar |
Articles |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 4 |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 01 |
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Spelling |
Spelling 09 |
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Reading |
Who invented the internet? |
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Listening |
The internet |
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Speaking |
Answering the phone |
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Reading |
Billy Elliot |
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Listening |
Paranormal activity |
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Writing |
Filling in forms |
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Revision |
Module 1 revision test |
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Exam |
PET Coaching: Paper 1, Part 1 |
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Exam |
PET Practice: Paper 1, Part 1, Practice test 3 |
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Module 2 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Physical appearance |
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Grammar |
Past Tenses |
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Vocabulary |
Character and mood |
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Grammar |
Used to |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 5 |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 02 |
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Spelling |
Spelling 10 |
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Reading |
Like father, like son |
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Listening |
Waiting at the airport |
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Speaking |
Chatting1 |
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Reading |
Changes in the family |
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Listening |
Best friends |
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Writing |
Half a story |
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Revision |
Module 2 revision test |
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Exam |
PET Coaching: Paper 1, Part 2 |
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Exam |
Paper 1, Part 2, Practice test 3 |
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Module 3 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Things in the bathroom |
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Grammar |
Going to and Will |
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Vocabulary |
Things in the bedroom |
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Grammar |
Present continuous with future reference |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 6 |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 03 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 01 |
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Reading |
My first day at school |
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Listening |
University in Britain |
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Speaking |
Reading Aloud 1 |
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Reading |
The morning after |
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Listening |
Which man to choose? |
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Writing |
Writing about your family |
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Revision |
Module 3 revision test |
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Exam |
PET Coaching: Paper 2 |
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Exam |
PET Coaching: Paper 2, Part 1 |
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Exam |
PET Practice: Paper 2, Part 1, Practice test 3 |
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Module 4 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Things in the kitchen |
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Grammar |
Present Perfect |
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Vocabulary |
Things in the living room |
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Grammar |
Still, Yet and Already |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 7 |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 04 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 02 |
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Reading |
What dreams mean |
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Listening |
Sleep |
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Speaking |
Shopping for clothes |
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Reading |
Sporting moments |
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Listening |
Football fans |
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Writing |
Writing about your job |
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Revision |
Module 4 revision test |
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Exam |
PET Coaching: Paper 1, Part 3 |
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Exam |
PET Practice: Paper 1, Part 3, Practice test 3 |
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Module 5 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
The family and relations |
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Grammar |
Dependent Prepositions |
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Vocabulary |
Jobs and professions |
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Grammar |
Countable and Uncountable nouns |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 8 |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 05 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 03 |
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Reading |
Hawaii |
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Listening |
Three days in Rio |
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Speaking |
Reading Aloud 2 |
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Reading |
Top ten London attractions |
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Listening |
Working in London |
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Writing |
Half a story |
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Revision |
Module 5 revision test |
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Exam |
PET Coaching: Paper 1, Part 4 |
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Exam |
PET Practice: Paper 1, Part 4, Practice test 3 |
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Module 6 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Shops |
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Grammar |
Comparatives and superlatives |
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Vocabulary |
Shops |
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Grammar |
Very and Too |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 9 |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 06 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 04 |
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Reading |
Changes in the family |
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Listening |
My strange day |
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Speaking |
Travelling by train |
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Reading |
Twins |
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Listening |
Fast Food |
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Writing |
Writing about your experiences |
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Revision |
Module 6 revision test |
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Exam |
PET Coaching: Paper 2 |
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Exam |
PET Practice: Paper 2, Part 2, Practice test 3 |
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Module 7 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Sports |
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Grammar |
Possibility |
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Vocabulary |
Sports |
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Grammar |
Adverbs of manner |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 1 |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 07 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 05 |
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Reading |
Too old to be in a band? |
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Listening |
Bridget Jones' Diary |
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Speaking |
Reading Aloud 3 |
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Reading |
The great storm of 1987 |
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Listening |
Working in London |
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Writing |
Writing postcards |
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Revision |
Module 7 revision test |
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Exam |
PET Coaching: Paper 1, Part 5 |
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Exam |
PET Practice: Paper 1, Part 5, Practice test 3 |
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Module 8 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Confusing words |
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Grammar |
Gerunds and Infinitives |
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Vocabulary |
Confusing Words 1 |
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Grammar |
Affirmative and negative agreement |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 4 |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 01 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 06 |
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Reading |
The moment of truth |
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Listening |
Pet hates |
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Speaking |
Conversations 1 |
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Reading |
How to choose fine art |
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Listening |
Radio Broadcasting |
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Writing |
Writing a narrative |
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Revision |
Module 8 revision test |
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Exam |
PET Coaching: Paper 1, Part 6 |
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Exam |
PET Practice: Paper 1, Part 6. Practice test 3 |
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Module 9 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Animals |
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Grammar |
Passive |
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Vocabulary |
Animals |
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Grammar |
Conjunctions and connectors |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 5 |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 02 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 07 |
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Reading |
The Naadam festival in Mongolia |
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Listening |
Rain at last! |
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Speaking |
Reading Aloud 4 |
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Reading |
A tricky situation |
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Listening |
Smoking |
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Writing |
Writing about your job |
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Revision |
Module 9 revision test |
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Exam |
PET Coaching: Paper 2 |
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Exam |
PET Practice: Paper 2, Part 3, Practice test 3 |
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Module 10 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Containers |
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Grammar |
Relative pronouns and clauses |
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Vocabulary |
Numbers |
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Grammar |
Irregular Verbs |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 6 |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 03 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 08 |
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Reading |
Oxford |
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Listening |
Africa |
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Speaking |
Talking about your country |
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Reading |
A dreadful day |
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Listening |
The Tin Drum |
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Writing |
Writing about your family |
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Revision |
Module 10 revision test |
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Exam |
PET Coaching: Paper 1, Part 7 |
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Exam |
PET Practice: Paper 1, Part 7. Practice test 3 |
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Module 11 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Feeling ill |
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Grammar |
First Conditional |
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Vocabulary |
Feeling ill |
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Grammar |
Say and Tell |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 4 |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 04 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 09 |
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Reading |
Shakespeare's early life |
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Listening |
The origin of crosswords |
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Speaking |
Reading Aloud 5 |
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Reading |
A Winter's Tale |
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Listening |
The Party |
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Writing |
Punctuation |
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Revision |
Module 11 revision test |
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Exam |
PET Coaching: Paper 1, Part 8 |
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Exam |
PET Practice: Paper 1, Part 8a. Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
PET Practice: Paper 1, Part 8b. Practice test 3 |
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Module 12 |
Introduction |
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Vocabulary |
Parts of the house |
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Grammar |
Second Conditional |
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Vocabulary |
Household chores |
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Grammar |
Verb patterns |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 5 |
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Vocabulary |
Spelling test 10 |
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Spelling |
Wordbuilding 05 |
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Reading |
Novelist Alistair Maclean |
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Listening |
Michelangelo |
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Speaking |
Directions |
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Reading |
An interview with a government minister |
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Listening |
Mexico City |
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Writing |
Describing a person's character |
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Revision |
Module 12 revision test |
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Exam |
PET Coaching: Paper 2 |
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Exam |
PET Practice: Paper 2, Part 4, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
PET Coaching: Paper 3 |
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Follow-up
Students completing the Focus on PET course should feel confident in tackling any pre-intermediate course, including our Intermediate Power or Focus on FCE course.