Introduction:

This is an activity for PET students to practise Part 1 of the Writing Exam in a fun and competitive way. Students complete the second sentences in bold so that they mean the same as the first. The examples for this exercise are similar to the ones students could find in the PET exams (Writing Part 1).

Level: PET

Time: 45 minutes

Objectives:

1. To complete the second sentences so that they mean the same as the first.
2. To get a winning line of four Noughts or four Crosses in either a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row.

Materials:

1. Noughts and Crosses Worksheet, one per pair.

Procedure:

1. Divide the students into pairs and hand out a Noughts and Crosses Worksheet to each pair.
2. Each player takes a turn to complete one of the second sentences in bold to mean the same as the first sentence using no more than three words. If they manage to do it correctly, they add either an O or an X to the board. The first player to line up 4 of their symbols in a row wins.
3. Monitor at all times and go through some of the most problematic sentences together at the end of the class.

Fast finishers:

1. Write 4 sentences about yourself using the structures from the sentences in bold, e.g.  I prefer working alone to working with other people. I have eaten a grasshopper before.