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Jun 2022
12m 23s

PET Writing Part 2 (story)

M. A. Bilbrough
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In this podcast I'm going to talk about part two of the Cambridge English PET or Preliminary writing paper, where you have the option of writing a story. I'm going to read three model stories to you . I'll explain the verb forms, structure and essential vocabulary you'll need to make your story a winner for the exam. Read the stories at https://www.practisin ... Show More
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