tailieunhanh - Key English Test - Handbook for teachers

Assessment of candidates’ ability to understand the meaning of written English at word, phrase, sentence, paragraph and whole text level. Assessment of candidates’ ability to produce simple written English, ranging from one-word answers to short pieces of continuous text. | UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE ESOL Examinations Experts in Language Assessment Key English Test Handbook for teachers Level A2 Common European Framework of Reference UCLES 2009 EMC 4605 9Y08 KET content and overview Paper Name Timing Content Test Focus Paper 1 Reading Writing 1 hour 10 minutes Nine parts Five parts Parts 1-5 test a range of reading skills with a variety of texts ranging from very short notices to longer continuous texts. Parts 6-9 concentrate on testing basic writing skills. Assessment of candidates ability to understand the meaning of written English at word phrase sentence paragraph and whole text level. Assessment of candidates ability to produce simple written English ranging from one-word answers to short pieces of continuous text. Paper 2 Listening 30 minutes including 8 minutes transfer time Five parts ranging from short exchanges to longer dialogues and monologues. Assessment of candidates ability to understand dialogues and monologues in both informal and neutral settings on a range of everyday topics. Paper 3 Speaking 8-10 minutes per pair of candidates Two parts in Part 1 candidates interact with an examiner in Part 2 they interact with another candidate. Assessment of candidates ability to answer and ask questions about themselves and about factual non-personal information. Preface This handbook is for anyone who is preparing candidates for the Cambridge ESOL Key English Test KET . The introduction gives an overview of KET and its place within Cambridge ESOL. This is followed by a focus on each paper and includes content advice on preparation and example papers. Further information on the examination will be issued in the form of regular update bulletins an extensive programme of seminars and conference presentations. If you require additional CDs or further copies of this booklet please email ESOLinfo@ Contents 2 University of Cambridge ESOL 2 Key features of Cambridge ESOL INTRODUCTION TO Examinations examinations .