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Teaching students at KET for Schools and PET for Schools levelAnnie Broadhead November 2009
Content of the Tests
which skills are tested? all four skills how long is each test? KET for Schools = 1 hour 40 mins + Speaking
(8–10 mins) PET for Schools = 2 hours + Speaking (10–12
mins)
KET for Schools Reading and Writing
Reading and Writing are combined 1 hr 10 mins, 50% of total Reading:
based on signs, short messages, brochures, newspapers and magazines
understand the main message choose the best word to fill a gap match functional statements or questions with a response
Writing: write a short message or note based on 3 required pieces
of information
PET for Schools Reading and Writing
Reading and Writing are combined 1 hr 30 mins, 50% of total Reading:
based on signs, labels, journals, newspaper and magazine articles
understand the main points, attitude and intended effect fill in gaps in a text through understanding of lexico-
structural patterns manipulate sentence structure using given lexical and
grammatical patterns Writing
write a short message write a story or letter of 100 words on a familiar subject
ListeningKET for Schools
25–30 mins 25% of total mark understand
announcements and other everyday spoken material
PET for Schools 30–35 mins 25% of total mark understand a range of
recordings including announcements and texts from everyday life
understand attitude and intention
take notes
Speaking
KET for Schools basic level (A2) 2 tasks 8–10 mins 25% of total mark familiar situations –
meeting people, giving factual, personal and non-personal information
PET for Schools intermediate level (B1) 4 tasks 10–12 mins 25% of total mark everyday events in an
English-speaking country
discussion and description
KET for Schools and PET for Schools Reading
Aims of the Reading section
to establish the real-life relevance of KET for Schools and PET for Schools reading tasks
to look at classroom activities to develop appropriate skills
to provide the opportunity for sharing ideas and experiences
Key
novel B1 labels on food and clothes A2 teenage magazine article A2 signs A2 information in a junior encyclopaedia A2 some information in a tourist office A2 note A2 personal letter B1
True or false? Key We need to use familiar texts that our students
recognise and read in L1. True
We need to help students understand every word in a text. False
Students should read a text slowly, word by word.False
Teaching ideas
KET for Schools and PET for Schools Writing
Aims of the Writing section
to establish the real-life relevance of KET for Schools and PET for Schools writing tasks
to look at assessment criteria to look at classroom activities to develop
appropriate skills to provide the opportunity for sharing ideas and
experiences
True or false?
1. Writing tasks need to encourage students to write extended pieces of text.
2. Students’ writing needs to be accurate and error-free.
3. It’s best if they play safe and don’t try and be ambitious with language.
4. ‘What I did last weekend’ (120 words) – this is a good writing task.
Key
1. Writing tasks need to encourage students to write extended pieces of text. False
2. Students’ writing needs to be accurate and error-free. False
3. It’s best if they play safe and don’t try and be ambitious with language. False
4. ‘What I did last weekend’ (120 words) – this is a good writing task. False
Teaching ideas
KET for Schools and PET for Schools
Listening
Aims of the Listening section
to establish the real-life relevance of KET for Schools and PET for Schools listening tasks
to look at classroom activities to develop appropriate skills
to provide the opportunity for sharing ideas and experiences
Listening Task Types
multiple choice gap-fill matching (KET for Schools only) true/false (PET for Schools only)
1
PET for Schools Listening Part 1
Where is the girl’s hat?
2
Teaching ideas
KET for Schools and PET for Schools
Speaking
Aims of the Speaking section
to establish the real-life relevance of KET for Schools and PET for Schools speaking tasks
to look at classroom activities to develop appropriate skills
to provide the opportunity for sharing ideas and experiences
Which level?
What level are these candidates?
Listen and note what these speakers can do.
3
4
5
Teaching ideas
Support websites
www.CambridgeESOL.org/ www.CambridgeESOL.org/teach
teachers’ seminars
handbooks
sample/past papers
exam reports
sample Speaking test video
Further informationUniversity of Cambridge
ESOL Examinations1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, UK
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Email: [email protected]
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