Preliminary English Writing Flashcards

You are writing a notice for PET Part 2. What is the most important feature of a notice?

Answer: Clear, direct information with a headline and key details

Notices are functional texts — they must communicate information clearly and quickly with a headline.

Which sentence uses reported speech correctly? Direct: 'I will call you tomorrow,' he said.

Answer: He said he would call me the next day.

In reported speech, 'will' becomes 'would' and 'tomorrow' becomes 'the next day' with pronoun shifts.

Which linking phrase introduces an example?

Answer: For instance

'For instance' (like 'for example' and 'such as') signals that a specific example is about to be given.

In PET Writing, which type of mistake most seriously affects your mark?

Answer: Mistakes that make the meaning unclear to the reader

Communication errors — where meaning breaks down — are penalized most severely in PET writing.

Choose the sentence with the correct use of 'despite':

Answer: Despite the rain, we enjoyed the picnic.

'Despite' is followed directly by a noun or noun phrase, not 'of' or a clause with a verb.

Which sentence uses the correct conditional form? 'If I ______ more time, I ______ visit you.'

Answer: had / would

The second conditional uses 'If + past simple, would + infinitive' for hypothetical present/future situations.

You are completing PET Part 1 sentence transformation: 'Maria started learning piano three years ago.' Using 'for': 'Maria ______.'

Answer: has been learning piano for three years.

An action that started in the past and continues now uses the present perfect continuous with 'for.'