Checklist For PET Writing part 1 In Part 1 of the Writing paper of PET you have to read a sentence, then complete a second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first, using no more than three word words. s. Of cour course se,, you you can’ can’tt pred predic ictt eac eactl tly y what what sent senten ence ces s you you will will have have to !transform", #ut there are some structures which come up regularly and you should chec$ that you can manipulate these with confidence. %ere are some of the most common. 1. There is / there are and are and have / have got Eample& There are two restaurants in the hotel. The hotel has (got) two (got) two restaurants. '. Present perfect (with perfect (with for or since) and Past Simple (with Simple (with ago) Eample& I #ought my computer si months ago. I have had my had my computer for si months. Or I have $nown *im for two years. I (first) met *im met *im two years ago. +emem#er that sometimes you will need to change a !state" ver# (li$e have or have or know) know) into an !action" ver# (li$e buy or buy or meet) . Spend time doing something and something and take someone time to do something Eample& We spent three hours loo$ing for her house. It took us took us three hours to find her house. -. When and When and until Eample& We left when *ane arrived. We didn’t leave until *ane arrived. Or We stayed until *ane until *ane arrived . much / many and many and a few / a little Eample& We didn’t spend much money. We only spent a little money. Or They only had a few #oo$s a#out /enice. They didn’t have many #oo$s many #oo$s a#out /enice. 0. Suggested (doing) and (doing) and Why don’t you / we Eample& *ane suggested going to the cinema. *ane said& !Why don’t we go to go to the cinema"
2 !ught (to do) and should (do) (#oth used for giving advice) Eample& 3ou should #uy a new computer. 3ou ought to #uy a new computer. 4. cost (ver#) and price (noun) Eample& %ow much does a new computer cost What is the price of a new computer 5. (in order) to and because Eample& 6he went to %ollywood in order to #ecome an actress. 6he went to %ollywood because she wanted to #ecome an actress. 17. "omparative and superlative structures. Eample& I’ve never seen such a good film. This is the best film I’ve ever seen. Or There are more people here than yesterday. There aren’t as many / so many people as there were yesterday. Or %is #rother is taller than him %e isn’t as tall as his #rother. 11. !bligation structures li$e must / mustn’t / have to / don’t have to / need to / don’t need to Eample& It is free to attend the meeting. 3ou don’t have to / need to pay to attend the meeting. Or Wearing a uniform is compulsory. 3ou have to / must wear a uniform. Or It is for#idden to smo$e here. 3ou mustn’t smoke here. 1'. Want and would like Eample& Would you li$e to play tennis 8o you want to play tennis
1. #eported speech. 9sually at PET this will #e present (perfect) to past (perfect) or past (perfect) to present (perfect) Eample& !I li$e going to the cinema" said :ary. :ary said that she liked going to the cinema. O+ *ac$ told me he had visited ;ew 3or$ twice. !I have visited ;ew 3or$ twice" said *ac$. 1-. $ctive voice to passive voice (or vice versa) Eample& 6omeone showed me the photo. I was shown the photo. O+ The #uilding was designed #y
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