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€ Choose the options which are true for you. s As a student of English, what are you good at and what
I have been a student of English for /ess thon one yeor / are you not good at? Rate'these skills from 1 (what you
one yeor / tvvo yeors / more thon tuvo yeors. are best at) to 6 (what you are worst at).
I have token / t hove never token an English exam.
reading f writing f listening ! speaking f]
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& Is this exam for me?
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Your English teacher tells you that there is an
English exam you could take. lt is suitable for Content of the KET examination
students of your level. Write three questions
that you want to ask your teacher about the
The KET examination consists of three papers _ paper
I Reading and
exam itself. Begin with How many, When, Writing, Paper 2 Listening and paper
3 Speaking.
Which, etc.
There are four grades: pass with Merit (about g5% of the totat
marks); Pass (aboú70o/o of the total marks); Narrow Fail (about
5% below the pass mark); Fail. For a pass with Merit and pass, the
results slip shows the papers in which you did particularly well; for a
Narrow Fail and Fail, the results slip shows the papers in íhich you
were weak.
2 Look at these questions. Are your questions
the same - or similar? Paper r Reading and Writing r hour ro minutes
a How many papers (5o% ofthe total marks)
are there in the exam?
b Which paper takes the most time? There are nine parts in this paper and they are always in the same
c Which paper has the most marks? orde¡. Parts l-5 test a range of reading skills and parts 6_9 test basic
writing skills. You write all your answers on the answe¡ sheet.
3 Read the general description of the Key
Paper z [istening about 3o minutes, 8
including minutes
English Test (KET) exam on the right quickly. transfer answers to
Answer the questions in Exercise 2. (25% ofthe total marks)
There a_re five parts in this paper and they are always in the same
order. Yo_u hear each recording twice. you
4 Read below what six students have said about write your answers on the
answer sheet at the end of the test.
the KET exam. Then read the description of
the exam again more carefully and decide if
laPe13 Speaking 8-ro minutes for a pair of students
what the people say is true (T) or false (F). (25% ofthe total marks)
Underline the information in the description
There are two parts to the test and they are always in the same
that gives you the answer. orde¡. There are two candidates and two e"aminers. Only one of the
examiners asks the questions.
a A Pass with Merit is better than a Pass. -_--__
b Not everyone the KET exam. ______
passes
c lf you fail the exam, you will be told where Vou are
weak. ___--_
d There are more parts for reading
than writing. _____-
e You have to listen to a cassette
or CD in the listening
paPer.
______
f You do the speaking
test with another studenr. _---__
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