WRITING PART 1.notebook
PET EXAM WRITING PART 1 In Part 1 you read some sentences and then you rewrite them using a different grammar pattern.
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1. How many sentences are there?
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2. What are the sentences about?
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Do you know the answers to the following questions in relation to Part 1 Writing?
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There are five sentences.
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All the sentences are on the same topic.
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WRITING PART 1.notebook
3. What do you have to do?
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4. Where do you write your answers?
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5. How much do you write there?
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You have to complete the sentences using a different structural pattern.
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On the answer sheet.
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You must write one, two or three words to complete the sentence.
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WRITING PART 1.notebook
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Look at the example. 1. 2.
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The guesthouse is called "Sunshine Cottage". The name ................................ is "Sunshine Cottage".
Read the first sentence. What information does it give you about the guesthouse? Now read the second sentence. Does it give you the same information as the first sentence?
Look at Question 1 above. Part 1
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Questions 1 5 Here are some sentences about a guesthouse. • For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as • the first. Use no more than three words. • Write only the missing words in the answer sheet. •
Read the first sentence. What information does it give you about the guesthouse?
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Now read the beginning of the second sentence. How does it begin?
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How can you complete it? Write your answer.
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Check your answer. Does your sentence give the same information as the first sentence? Is the grammar correct?
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There is a games room in this guesthouse. This guesthouse .......................... room.
Answer: 0 has a games Exam tip! In this part of the exam you will lose marks if your grammar is not correct. If you are not sure about your answer, write it on the exam paper first and read it carefully before you copy it onto your answer sheet.
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Get ready for PET Writing Part 1 1.
This part is a test of your grammar. Everything you write must be correct.
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The second sentence must have the same meaning as the first sentence.
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There are several different kinds of changes that you have to make.
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Find words with the opposite meaning: Britain is an island, so everywhere is near to the sea. Britain is an island, so nowhere is far from the sea
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Change the order of the words:
Change the tense of the verb:
Never walk in the desert without taking water with you.
I became a geography teacher five years ago.
Take water with you if you're going for a walk in the desert.
I have been a geography teacher for five years.
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Change reported speech to direct speech: The geography teacher asked if they wanted to watch a video. The geography teacher said, "Would you like to watch a video?"
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Change the way you compare two things: My suitcases are heavier than my brother's. My brother's suitcases aren't as heavy as mine.
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Make a passive sentence into an active one: Yesterday, our passport photos were taken by a photographer. Yesterday, a photographer took our passport photos.
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Remember you may have to write one, two or three words in your answer. Never write more than three words. Contractions (eg. don't, I've) count as two words.
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Exercises, Writing, Part 1
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