Year 8 Speaking exam - Silent classwork

 

You MUST be silent during these exams! 

This lesson, you MAY choose from the following tasks: 

• Continue to revise for the speaking exam if you have not already completed yours. (Watch the videos, complete the tasks/quizlet lists from previous lessons) 

• Revise any other area of the PET exam that you feel you need to work on - particularly grammar. (Use grammar books, online games, quizlet lists, find practice questions and have a go at them) 

• Read an English reading book and fill in the reading log in the back of your notebooks.

You MAY NOT:

• Do revision for other subjects. 

• Play games that are not related to your English learning.

 

Best of luck year 8!

Quizlet lists for speaking exam revision

QUIZLET: Key words and phrases for the PET speaking and writing exam

QUIZLET: More useful phrases for PET speaking

Revision videos

PET Speaking Info

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4


Example - Full video 

PET Speaking Part 2 - Useful Phrases

PET
SPEAKING
TEST–
useful
phrases

Asking
for
clarification

Sorry,
I’m
not
sure
what
you
mean.

I
don’t
(really)
understand

Correcting
yourself

What
I
mean
is…

What
I
meant
was…

What
I’m
trying
to
say
is…

Discussing with partner (Part 2)

·         Making suggestions

I
don’t
think
…

 I’m
not
sure
whether
…

 I
think
it’d
be
better
if 
…

I
think
we
should….

It
makes
me …

I
find
it
really
…

It
looks
a
bit
strange/difficult …

He/she
looks
as
if
…

The
good/bad
thing(s)
is/are…

One
advantage
/disadvantage
is…

On
the
other
hand…

·         Expressing opinions

I
(really)
like/love/enjoy
…..

I
don’t
(really)
like….

I’m
not
very
keen
on…

I
much
prefer…

I’d
prefer…

I’d
(much)
rather…

The
thing
I
like
the
best
is
….

·         Agreeing
or
disagreeing
with
your
partner

I
agree/disagree

That
sounds
like
a
good
idea

That’s
a
great
idea

You’re
right!

That’s
true

I’m
not
sure
about
that

I
don’t
(really)
agree

Yes,
but…

·         Involving
your
partner

What
do
you
think?

Do
you
think
we
should…?

Why
don’t
we…?

Perhaps
we
should…

Let’s
decide
about….,
shall
we?

What
shall
we
do
first?

Describing image (Part 3)

The image shows…

On the left/right…

In the background…

At the front…

It seems like/It looks like …

Maybe/perhaps …

This
picture
reminds
me
of
…..

Vocabulary Revision

• A meadow 
• Roots 
• A nightgown 
• A very proper person 
• A leech 
• To snigger 
• To be flushed 
• A butcher 
• Contritely 
• A trail 
• Overhead 
• Pointless
• To shimmer 
• A mirage 
• Man-made
• Raspy 
• Sheepish
• A miacle 
• To take a sip 
• To peel 
• A layer 
• Murky 
• A cub scout 
• A prize 
• To be arrested 
• To sneak 
• To be evicted 
• To dunk 
• A throne 
• To retrieve
• Sandpaper 
• To crawl 
• Dizzy