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    PET Reading: Instruction

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    This document provides an overview of the six parts in the Reading section of the PET exam: 1. Part 1 tests understanding of short texts like signs, notices, and messages. It focuses on vocabulary like modal verbs. 2. Part 2 matches descriptions of people to information in texts and identifies key details. 3. Part 3 involves multiple choice questions about a text, requiring understanding of both details and the overall meaning. It focuses on identifying reporting verbs. 4. Part 4 replaces missing sentences in a text to form a coherent whole. 5. Part 5 chooses the correct word to complete gaps in a text, checking other options are incorrect. 6. Part 6 writes one word to

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    This document provides an overview of the six parts in the Reading section of the PET exam: 1. Part 1 tests understanding of short texts like signs, notices, and messages. It focuses on vocabulary like modal verbs. 2. Part 2 matches descriptions of people to information in texts and identifies key details. 3. Part 3 involves multiple choice questions about a text, requiring understanding of both details and the overall meaning. It focuses on identifying reporting verbs. 4. Part 4 replaces missing sentences in a text to form a coherent whole. 5. Part 5 chooses the correct word to complete gaps in a text, checking other options are incorrect. 6. Part 6 writes one word to

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    This document provides an overview of the six parts in the Reading section of the PET exam: 1. Part 1 tests understanding of short texts like signs, notices, and messages. It focuses on vocabulary like modal verbs. 2. Part 2 matches descriptions of people to information in texts and identifies key details. 3. Part 3 involves multiple choice questions about a text, requiring understanding of both details and the overall meaning. It focuses on identifying reporting verbs. 4. Part 4 replaces missing sentences in a text to form a coherent whole. 5. Part 5 chooses the correct word to complete gaps in a text, checking other options are incorrect. 6. Part 6 writes one word to

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    PET Reading: Instruction

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    Arzu Taghi
    This document provides an overview of the six parts in the Reading section of the PET exam: 1. Part 1 tests understanding of short texts like signs, notices, and messages. It focuses on vocabulary like modal verbs. 2. Part 2 matches descriptions of people to information in texts and identifies key details. 3. Part 3 involves multiple choice questions about a text, requiring understanding of both details and the overall meaning. It focuses on identifying reporting verbs. 4. Part 4 replaces missing sentences in a text to form a coherent whole. 5. Part 5 chooses the correct word to complete gaps in a text, checking other options are incorrect. 6. Part 6 writes one word to

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    PET

    Reading
    Instruction
    by Arzu Taghiyeva
    Introduction
    There are 6 parts in Reading Part which contain
    authentic reading texts such as:

     notices and signs (Part 1)


     packaging information (Part 1)
     notes, emails, cards, text messages, postcards (Parts
    1, 5, 6)
     newspapers and magazines (Parts 2, 3, 4)
     simplified encyclopedias and other non-fiction
    books (Parts 3, 5)
     brochures and leaflets (Parts 2, 3)
     websites (Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
    All answers must go on the answer sheet. There is no additional time allowed for completing the answer
    sheet: candidates must do this within the 45 minutes allowed for the test.
    about
    Part 1
    Which option (A, B, C) means the same
    as the short text
    This part tests your understanding of
    various kinds of short texts.

    5 short texts
    Read carefully and
    decide what is the
    situation.
    3 options for each
    Compare them with the
    text before choosing an
    answer.
    Language
    Learn the meaning of
    modal verbs like must,
    have to, need to etc.
    about
    Part 2
    Match what each person requires with
    information in one of the eight texts
    This part tests your detailed
    comprehension of factual material.

    5 descriptions of the 8 texts


    people
    Read underlining any matches
    Begin by reading all of between these and anything in the
    them. descriptions.

    Key words Matching


    Match key words with the texts. Check that the text meets all
    They are often expressed in the requirements of the
    different words. description.
    about
    Part 3
    Choose a correct answer (A, B, C, D) from
    five multiple choice-questions
    This part test your understanding of both
    the detailed and global meaning of the text.

    Questions
    compare each option with the text
    before choosing one.
    Detailed reading Order
    Read then the text Questions 11, 12, 13 and 14 follow the
    carefully. order of information in the text.
    Question 15 focuses on global
    meaning.

    Skimming Reporting verbs


    find out the topic and Learn different meanings of
    general meaning. these verbs.
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    about
    Part 4
    Choose from a list of eight sentences to
    replace the missing sentences
    This part tests your understanding of how a

    coherent, well-structured text is formed.


    First, read the whole text that has 5
    reading numbered spaces to understand the
    narrative.
    Look at each numbered space in turn
    fill the gap and select one of the sentences A–H
    to fit the gap.
    After choosing a sentence, decide why the
    why not? other seven sentences don’t fit.

    reread Once all the gaps are completed, read the


    text again to make sure it makes sense.
    about
    Part 5
    Choose the correct word from four options
    for each gap
    This part tests your
    vocabulary
    Read the whole
    sentence to choose the
    correct word to 1
    complete the gap.
    Check the other three
    options and
    decide why they are
    2
    wrong.
    Once all the gaps are
    completed, read the whole text
    again to
    3
    make sure it makes sense
    about
    Part 6
    Write one word to fill in each gap
    This part tests your
    knowledge of grammatical
    structures.
    Skim&Reread
    • First, read the whole text to find out the topic and
    general meaning.
    • Once, the gaps are completed, read the text again
    to make sure it makes sense.
    Spelling
    Make sure that the spelling
    of the word you write is
    correct.
    Reading process
    Step 3 Step 1
    Choose what you think is the
    Skim the text.
    most suitable one.

    Reread Step 2
    Make sure it makes Think about these questions:
    sense. 1. What text type is it? (an article, an
    advertisement etc.
    2. What is it about?
    3. What is the writer’s purpose?
    Practice
    Which one?
    Thank
    You

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