Cambridge Key English Test 1

1 CambridgeKey English Test1 TEACHER S BOOKE xamination papers fromUniversity of Cambridge ESOL Examinations: English for Speakers ofOther LanguagesPUBLISHED BY THE PRESS SYNDICATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGEThe Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge , United KingdomCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESSThe Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK40 West 20th Street, New York NY 10011 4211, USA477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207, AustraliaRuiz de Alarc n 13, 28014 Madrid, SpainDock House, The Waterfront, Cape Town 8001, South Cambridge University Press 2003 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exceptionand to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements,no reproduction of any part may take place withoutTypefaceHelvetica 10/13pt. SystemQuarkXPress [OD&I]A catalogue record for this book is available from the British LibraryISBN 0 521 52807 0 Student s BookISBN 0 521 52808 9 Student s Book with answersISBN 0 521 52809 7 Teacher s BookISBN 0 521 52810 0 Cassette ISBN 0 521 52811 9 Set of 2 Audio CDsNew edition 2003 Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, CambridgeFirst published 1997 Reprinted 2003the written permission of Cambridge University background to the update of KET5 The level of KET6 Waystage 6 Preparing for KET7 KET candidates8 Language specifications9 Further information10 KET content and markingPaper 1 Reading and Writing11 Paper 2 Listening14 Paper 3 Speaking16 Grading.

2 Awards and results19 Paper 3 framesTest 121 Test 224 Test 327 Test 430 Test 1 KeyPaper 133 Paper 235 Transcript35 Test 2 KeyPaper 141 Paper 243 Transcript43 Test 3 KeyPaper 149 Paper 251 Transcript51 Test 4 KeyPaper 157 Paper 259 Transcript59 KET content and marking11 KET content and markingThe KET examination consists of Paper 1 (Reading and Writing), Paper 2(Listening) and Paper 3 (Speaking).Paper 1 Reading and Writing(1 hour 10 minutes)In the KET Reading and Writing paper, Parts 1 5 focus on reading and Parts 6 9focus on writing. There is a total of 56 questions, with an example for each part. Thetime allowed for this paper is one hour and ten textsTexts vary according to the different test focus of each part. In Parts 1, 4 and 5, textsare authentic but edited to bring vocabulary and structure within the grasp of studentsat this level.

3 Texts in other parts are specially written but based on authentic types toensure task authenticity. Texts may contain some vocabulary or structures unknownto candidates, but they will be able to deduce the meaning from the context, andunderstanding of these words will not be necessary to complete the task. Most textsare short; no text exceeds 230 1 Signs, notices, labels and other very short texts of the type found onroads, in railway stations, airports, shops, restaurants, schools, offices, 2 Simple sentences with a connecting theme or simple narrative, of the typestudents at this level should be able to read and 3 Texts based on the language used in the routine exchanges of daily 4 Factual text from a newspaper or magazine article, or similar 5 Factual text from a newspaper or magazine article, junior encyclopaediaor similar 11 hour 10 minsReading and Writing9 parts50% of totalPaper 2approx 30 minsListening5 parts25% of total(including8 mins transfertime)

4 Paper 38 10 minsSpeaking2 parts25% of totalKET content and marking12 Test focusPart 1 Reading for main 2 Reading and identifying appropriate 3 Reading and identifying appropriate 4 Reading for main idea(s) and specific detail; making use of 5 Reading and identifying appropriate structural 6 Reading and writing down words (focus on vocabulary and spelling).Part 7 Reading and writing down words (focus on structure and vocabulary).Part 8 Reading and writing down words (focus on content).Part 9 Reading and writing a short message (focus on communication ofmessage, appropriacy, accuracy, vocabulary).TasksPart 1 This is a matching task with five questions and eight options to 2 This is a three-option multiple choice with a lexical focus. There are 3 There are five multiple-choice questions (each with three options), whichrequire candidates to complete five separate two-line exchanges; theseare followed by a matching task with five questions and eight options tochoose between, in the context of a short gapped 4 The task is either three-option multiple choice, or one involving a choicebetween Right/Wrong/Doesn t say.

5 There are seven 5 This is a three-option multiple-choice cloze task. There are eight 6 This is a productive task with a lexical testing focus. Five common wordsare defined and the first letter of the answer is given. Students need tocomplete the 7 This is an open cloze task. Candidates are required to show control ofstructure and vocabulary in the context of a short letter (or two shortnotes) of the kind that students at this level might be expected to are ten 8 This is an information transfer task, requiring candidates to extractrelevant information from a short input text and use it to complete somekind of form (for example, sports club membership form, visa applicationform, etc.). There are five content and marking13 Part 9 Candidates are required to show that they can communicate a writtenmessage (25 35 words) of an authentic type, for example, a note orpostcard to a friend.

6 The instructions indicate the type of messagerequired, who it is for and what kind of information should be , candidates may be asked to read and respond appropriatelyto a short note from a friend. Candidates are asked to convey three piecesof record their answers in pencil on a separate answer sheet within the timeallowed. This involves marking the appropriate lozenge for each question in Parts 1 5,writing one word per question for Parts 6 and 7, writing a word, figure or phrase foreach question in Part 8 and writing the note or other message asked for in Part 9 (seethe photocopiable sample answer sheets at the back of the Student s Book).One mark is given for each correct answer in Parts 1 8. Correct spelling is requiredin Parts 6, 7 and 8. There are 5 marks for Part 9 (see below for more details). The totalscore of a possible 60 marks is then weighted to 50% of the marks available over thewhole of Part 9An impression mark is awarded to each piece of writing using the criteria shown in themark scheme on page are expected to write a coherent message which clearly conveys all thepieces of information indicated in the instructions.

7 Credit is given for reasonably correctgrammar, spelling and punctuation, and appropriate use of vocabulary. However,writing at this level is not expected to be error-free and more weight is given tosuccessful communication of the message than to absolute correctness. Whereappropriate, candidates should show awareness of the conventions of note-writing byincluding a salutation and a signature in their mark scheme is used in conjunction with notes specific to each test. Thesetask-specific notes indicate which three pieces of information the candidate isexpected to include in the piece of content and marking14 Candidates are penalised for writing less than the minimum number of words ( than 25) and for ignoring the conventions of note-writing by not providing asuitable opening and close to their notes. They are not penalised for writing too much,though they are not advised to do the key for Part 9 of each paper for some sample scripts with task-specificnotes and examiner s to Parts 1 5 are scanned by computer.

8 Parts 6 9 are double marked by ateam of fully trained markers who are closely supervised at every marking of Part 9 requires special treatment. After the examination, a meetingis held with the Chief Examiner in which sample scripts are chosen to demonstrate therange of responses and different levels of competence achieved in the writing notes to go with the mark scheme are then drawn up. These samplescripts and task-specific notes are used to establish a common standard ofassessment for all candidates. Markers refer to the mark scheme and notesthroughout the marking process, discussing any problems with the Chief 2 Listening(approx 30 minutes including 8 minutes transfer time)The KET Listening paper is divided into five parts with a total of 25 listening texts are recorded on cassette/CD and each text is heard twice. Thespeed of delivery is at the slower end of the normal speaking speed range.

9 There arepauses for candidates to look at the questions and to make their answers. TheOutline mark scheme for Part 9 MarkCriteria5 All three parts of message clearly minor spelling errors or occasional grammatical three parts of message errors in spelling, grammar and/or three parts of message may require interpretation by the parts of message are clearly communicated, but one part is minor spelling errors or occasional grammatical two parts of message errors in spelling and grammar. The errors in expression may requirepatience and interpretation by the one part of message unattempted, or totally incomprehensible content and marking15instructions to the candidates on the cassette/CD mirror the instructions on thequestion paper, and there is an example for each Part. Candidates put their answerson the question paper as they listen, and they are then given 8 minutes at the end ofthe test to transfer these answers to an answer complete listening test, including time for the transfer of answers, takes about30 texts are written or adapted specifically for the test and recorded in a studio tosimulate real spoken language.

10 No listening text exceeds 180 words in 1 Five separate short dialogues, between two speakers, in informal andneutral 2A conversational exchange between two speakers, in an 3A conversational exchange between two speakers, possibly a phoneconversation, in an informal or neutral 4A dialogue between two people, possibly a phone conversation, in aneutral 5A monologue in a neutral context, possibly a recorded focusParts 1 3 Listening to identify simple, factual information: for example, prices,times, 4 Listening and writing down 5 TasksPart 1 There are five multiple-choice questions (each with three options) basedon pictures or 2 This is a matching task with five questions and seven options to choosebetween. Based on what they hear in the text, candidates have to match,for example, presents to people, or activities to days of the 3 There are five multiple-choice questions (each with three options).