Compact Preliminary for Schools is a focused， 50 - 60 hour course for Cambridge English: Preliminary for Schools， also known as Preliminary English Test （PET）。 The Student's Book features eight topic based units with focused exam preparation to maximise the performance of school-age learners。 Units are divided in the order of the exam with pages on Reading， Writing， Listening and Speaking。， A Grammar reference covers key areas in the syllabus and unit based wordlists include target vocabulary with definitions。 The Student's Book also features a revision section and full practice test。 The accompanying CD-ROM provides interactive grammar， vocabulary and exam skills tasks including listening。， Course users also have exclusive access to a further practice test with audio via a URL in the Student's Book。