PET Part 3. Story.

Mark 2. Although all three content points are attempted, the writer seems to misunderstand the details of the task and he is describing a hotel at a resort town, not in Moscow. Very restricted language resources with multiple basic errors in grammar (especially verb forms) and spelling require some effort from the reader.

Sample 2.

You should book “Varshava Hotel”. It’s one of the most popular and unforgettable hotel in my town. Near the hotel you can find a lot of shops, stores, bus station. And it’s not far from the centre.

Mark 5. The answer is within a word limit, well organized and covers all content points. The range of structures is not very ambitious and there are 3 non-impeding errors, but the message reads clearly. PET candidates are not expected to include email format to be awarded a 5.

Sample 3.

Dear Alex,

How are you? I’m very happy from your coming to my capital city. If you tell me when you come, I will book you a room from Dademan hotel a week ago. This hotel is one of the best ones. There will be so many people who wants to book a room. There are shops, swimming –pools, tennis courts…outside of hotel. You can go every-where, where you want.

Your friend Bahrom.

Mark 4. The answer is completely relevant and addresses all points. The language is ambitious with attempts at conditionals and relative clauses (all faulty). The errors are noticeable, but still the message is clear.

PET Part 3.

Task. This is part of a letter you receive from an Australian friend.

It’s so hot here! What’s the weather like in your country at the moment? What outdoor activities are you able to do at this time of year? Tell me about it.

Now write a letter, answering your friend’s questions. Write your letter in about 100 words on your answer sheet.

Mark Scheme: Task achievement, Grammar, Vocabulary, Organization = 20

Sample 1.

Dear Emily,

Thank you for answering my previous letter. Weather in Russia is kind of strange. Yesterday it was synny bright day, and today it’s freezing cold and raining. But sometimes I am going to the lake, to do water skiing. We can also go out the city and try rope jumping or parashooting. We don’t have a lack of activities right there, but for most of them, you need to have a tight wallet.

If you doesn’t have enough money to do all this stuff, you can go to the parks, like Kolomenskoe. It can offer you a beautyful views of the lake, and it have a lot of quiet picnic spots.

I’m waiting for you to come over! Eugene

Mark 5+3+4+5.

This is a very good attempt, absolutely relevant to the task, well organized, showing very ambitious but not always confident use of English. There is a good range of vocabulary and collocations well above PET level – “freezing cold, do water skiing, a view of the lake, a tight wallet”-though not always accurate.

The writer attempts at wide range of structures including conditionals, modal verbs, comparatives, and often successfully, but at the same time sometimes makes surprisingly many basic mistakes in verb forms and spelling. The letter is coherent and reads well.

Sample 2.

Hello, Nick!

At the moment the weather in Russia is very different, and I can say only weather in Moscow. Now we have a good, sunny weather. And I want to go travelling in Egipt. I’ve never been in Egipt. It’s great country with interesting history. Fortunately, I saved a lot of money for trip, and I can take a car to rent. I think, it’s a great chanse explore more interesting and beautiful places. Do you want invite with me? Right to me soon.

Mark: 2 + 3+ 4+ 4=13

The letter contains a lot of irrelevant information and would be more acceptable interpretation of the task about plans for a holiday. The use of grammar is vocabulary is fairly ambitious but flawed by the regular misuse or omission of articles. These errors as well as misspellings are not impeding except the word “right instead of write”. The letter is coherent with proper linking, though there’s no paragraphing and punctuation is sometimes erratic.

Sample 3.

Hello, dear friend,

Thanks a lot for your message. Sun is shining in the sky in our country and the weather is very fine. It’s spring now, we are able to play different games outdoors and go for a walk. We ride bicycles with friends and have a good time. We like sports games, for example, tennis, basketball. In spring we go on excursions in beautiful places of our city. There are many gardens and parks in Moscow, and we see amazing trees, flowers and fountains. Moreover, we ride a roller coaster with breathtaking speed. If you want to visit us, you will write me about it. Write back soon!

Yours, Natalia

Mark 5+5+4+4=18

The candidate’s writing fully achieves the desired effect on the reader. The letter reads well on the whole, though the linking of the ideas could be better. The letter shows adequate(and occasionally more than adequate) range of vocabulary and structures (play outdoors, we are able to, breathtaking speed etc), but sometimes the writer seems restricted by language means and can’t express herself as freely as she intends. Because of this some sentences sound a little artificial. The strict letter format is not required at PET level.

PET Part 3. Story.

Task. You have to write a story for your English homework. Your story must have this title: “The empty house”. Write your story in about 100 words on your answer sheet.

Sample 1.

The empty house.

A taxi stopped near a massive iron gate. Jack got out of the car and paid to the driver. When the car escaped from his sight, he came closer to the gate. Solid lock and chain were dirty. All fourteen windows he saw were dark. He throught his bag over the gate, and then got over it too. Every winter he lives in such empty houses, while their owners are far away. Jack crossed yard and reached the back entrance. Some shoulder work and he was inside. ‘Pretty, pretty, pretty’ – thought Jack. This winter he would spend here.

Mark 5+4+5+4=18

This is a very good attempt, requiring no effort by the reader. The writer is confident, ambitious and well organized most of the time. There are a few mostly non-impeding errors like articles and sequence of tenses. The text is coherent, but lacks paragraphing.

Sample 2.

One day when we were sitting in the class with my classmates one of them Nodir said that he would be marry After two month. We all were happy for him and congratulated. But he wasn’t happy. He was sitting and thinking about his house. We asked him what was the problem. He said that his house is empty. We desided to help him and collect money. We gave him money like a present for his wedding.

Mark 3+4+3+3=12

The answer is below the word limit (80 words) and struggles at times to achieve the desired effect on the reader. The range of grammar is adequate for the level with occasional non-impeding errors, but vocabulary is really limited. The letter is incoherent at times due to lack of proper linking and paragraphing.

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