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Book for preparing PET
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Zora
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Book for preparing PET
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Hello my dear friendly friends!!
I am in need of a comprehensive book for an adult who wants to prepare the PET level (B1) exam. He is VERY weak - i.e. bad, and I mean very - can�t stress this enough here!! He comes every year with some oddball idea and this year, month, week... it is preparing for PET... which of course, he will not end up doing since it requires time and effort which he doesn �t seem to have or put forth!
Soooo... teacher here; at her wits end, in need of a good book since she refuses to spend hours trying to prepare him for something that she unfortunately already knows that he won�t finish...
Cheers,
Linda 
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6 Jul 2010
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stexstme
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Well, Linda!
Can �t help - But love your post!!  & she �s off! ( OK. You were right about promises. Sooooooo what ??? I �m just doing it so that you feel you �re a clever person - That �s all. Has to do with friendship!  ) |
6 Jul 2010
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aliciapc
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Hi Linda, I don �t know of a good coursebook, usually they just have similar exercises to those of the exam but nothing else ! Here �s one I use, with exams, but with explanations for the different papers ... Maybe it �s useful ? If it �s not, sorry, that �s all I have ! 
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6 Jul 2010
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aliciapc
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Linda, here �s a link to two "coursebooks" , I guess they could be the "easier" choice ... though if he �s so bad... I have a st like that in FCE , and she �ll take it in December ... go figure ! Anyway , maybe this can help, otherwise ... no idea ! ( I use the first book myself )
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6 Jul 2010
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0Lynxy0
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Hi Linda) And what about "Target Pet" books? You can also find this set on englishtips, by the way.
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6 Jul 2010
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Nebal
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Can �t help too!! Just dropped by to say hi and miss u!!!
Kisses,
Butterfly |
6 Jul 2010
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baiba
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Dear Linda,
I have used PET Practice
tests Plus 1. The book is good because it gives all kinds of useful tips
in addition to exam tasks.
PET exam is as difficult as it is, and
if that person is going to take it, he needs to be aware of the level I
think. 
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6 Jul 2010
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Zora
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Thanks Baiba for your suggestions. And I agree that the students should definitely be aware of the difficulty of the exams but unfortunately, this person hears bells but ain �t sure where they are coming from and hates to be told that the only bells he �s hearing are the ones in his head!! In other words, he ignores my advice because *he* knows better than I do! *rolls eyes*.. I �ve gotten to the point that I just accept his money, smile and do my best with the little I have!! lol
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6 Jul 2010
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baiba
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What if he comes to the lessons only because he wants to see the teacher??? 
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6 Jul 2010
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) for a somewhat easier book! 
but anyways... ) Thank you Lynxy for the great suggestion.