PET SPEAKING PART 1 1 What’s your name? 2 How old are you? 3 What nationality are you? 4 Where do you live? 5 Are you are student?
Do you work or are you a student in …? What do you do/ study? 6
Are you married? Have you got a boyfriend / girlfriend? 7
Can you spell your family name? 8
Do you enjoy studying English? Why? Why not? 9
Do you think that English will be useful for you in the future? 10
Have you got any brothers or sisters? 11 Have you got any children? 12 How do you get to school? 13
How long does it take to come to school? 14
Tell me about your day at school/college 15 Tell me about your family 16 What are your favourite foods? 17 What are your hobbies? 18
What are your plans after school? 19
What did you do yesterday / last weekend? 20
What do you do in your spare time? 21
What do you study? What are your favourite subjects? 22
What’s your job? What do you do? Speaking Part 1
Part 1 of the PET Speaking exam lasts about 2-3 minutes. During Part 1 the examiner will ask you some easy
questions to find out more about you such as about your studies, where you live or what hobbies or interests
you have. You do not have to give long answers to these questions. However, you should try to say more than
short one or two word answers. Try a Part 1 practice test below. Get Ready!
In the example questions below you will need to use present and past tenses when you answer the questions.
Some of these words might be useful.
village, town, city, in the countryside, house, apartment
study, learn, full-time, part-time, self-study, evening classes, private lessons,
hobbies, relax, go shopping, play tennis/football ...
Sample PET Speaking Part 1 questions 1 What's your name? Where do you live? How long have you lived there? And what do you do?
Do you study English at a school? Do you like studing English?
What do you do in your free time? Study Tip!
Your answers to the Part 1 questions do not have to be very long but it will help the examiner assess your
English if you say more than just one or two words. Be careful of questions that start 'Do you ...', 'Are you ...',
'Have you ...' as these can easily be answered with a simple 'Yes' or a 'No'.
Work with a partner.. Ask each other 'Yes' 'No questions and practise extending your answer a little with a
reason, or an example. Like this:
Q: Do you like studying English?
A: Yes ... it's very exciting learning how to speak in another language. Speaking Part 2
Part 2 of the PET Speaking exam lasts about 2-3 minutes. The examiner will describe a situation to you and
your partner and give you both some visuals. You will have to share your opinions with your partner about the
task and try to make a decision. Try a Part 2 practice test below. Get Ready!
During the discussion in the exam you will need to show you can offer an opinion (I think ...), ask your
partner for his/her opinion (Do you think ... Do you agree that ...) and make suggestions (Why don't we ... What about ...).
Some of these words might be useful in this practice test:
flask, hot drink, walking boots, sore feet, umbrella, phone, get in trouble
first aid kit, plasters, compass, get lost. Study Tip!
The examiner is not interested in how good your ideas are. He or she will be listening to see how well you you
can discuss things with your partner.
When you practise discussions try to show you are interested in what your partner has to say. Use expressions like this: That's a good idea. That's true. Do you think so? Speaking Part 3
Part 3 of the PET Speaking exam lasts about 3 minutes. The examiner will give you a colour photograph and
ask you to talk about it on your own for about 1 minute. Try a Part 3 practice test below. Get Ready 2
Try to make your talk easy to understand and follow. Use phrases like 'On the left ...', 'On the right ...', 'In the
middle ...', 'In the background' to describe where things are.
The following vocabulary might be useful in this practice test:
party, celebration, birthday, treats, grandparents, grandchildren, grandson, granddaughter
parents, children, sit around the table, enjoy a meal, salad, bowls of food. Study Tip!
An easy way to prepare for Part 3 is to talk to yourself! Whenever you are alone think of something you could
talk about, for example, your plans for the weekend, what you would like to have for dinner what you did
yesterday. Then try talking about this for a minute or two. Concentrate on speaking without long pauses -
don't worry too much about making mistakes! Speaking Part 4
Part 4 of the PET Speaking exam lasts about 3 minutes. The examiner will ask you and your partner to talk
about something based on the topic in the earlier Part 3 task. Try a Part 4 practice test below. Get Ready!
In the exam, as well as talking about your own opinions and experiences, remember to ask your partner for
their own thoughts. Some of the following words and expressions may be useful in this practice test:
party, celebration, birthday, treats, presents, wedding, party games, guests, school friends, relations, party bags, cake Study Tip!
An easy way to prepare for Part 4 is simply to practise discussions in English. Talk about common subjects such as: your last holiday your favourite TV show a good friend
a possession you couldn't do without 3