KET Listening Overview Teachers Notes

Description In this activity, students answer questions to get an overview of the Listening paper. They also complete a matching task to find out about the types of task in the test. This activity can be used at the beginning of a preparation course and/or just before the exam.

Time required: Materials required: Aims:

15 minutes Handout: (page 1: one copy per student; sample paper and Tapescript: one copy per pair of students) to familiarise students with the content of the whole listening paper; the number, the types of text, the types of task and marking.

Procedure 1. As a lead in, ask students what they like listening to in English. Elicit things like songs, stories, jokes, films, interviews with film stars, the news, etc. The idea is to show how much fun and how much information they can get by being able to understand the English they come across. 2. Explain that you are going to introduce the Listening paper. 3. Give out the sample Listening paper, question paper only, to pairs of students. 4. Before you give out page 1 of the Overview handout, read out Section 1, questions 14 one by one. Ask students to find the answers in the sample question paper. Elicit the answers (see key) and write them up on the board in a simple form. The idea here is that by reading out the questions before you give students the handout, you activate students listening skills. This will help to prepare them for the listening tasks. 5. Give out page 1 of the Overview handout and ask students to copy the answers to questions 1-4 from the board onto the handout. 6. Hand out the tapescript. 7. Read out questions 57 about the tapescript and check that students understand the questions. Ask them to find the answers in pairs in the tapescript. 8. Check the answers to question 57 (see key). 9. For question 8, if your students do not know the terms gap-fill, multiple choice and matching, use the sample paper to show them what these tasks are or translate them into the students mother tongue if necessary. Answer question 8 together as a whole class. If you think they may know the terms or be able to guess, let them try on their own first. 10. Check the answers to question 8 (see key). 11. Ask students to talk about the questions in Section 2 on the handout in pairs first. Then talk about the answers together as a whole-class activity. This task is designed to give students time to absorb what they have to do in the listening test. Although there are no right or wrong answers here, many candidates recognise that there is progression across the test. This means that most candidates find Part 1 the easiest and Part 4 and
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5, where they have to read, listen and write, the most difficult. The visuals in Part 1 appeal to many candidates and help them get started on the Listening test. Which texts/topics are interesting will be a matter of personal preference. Key 1. There are 25 questions (one mark per question; the listening test represents 25% of the total marks for the whole KET test). 2. In Part 1, candidates choose the correct answer by ticking a box next to a letter (A, B or C) on the question paper as they listen. In Part 2, they write a letter (A-H) in each box. 3 In Part 3, candidates tick the correct answer (A, B or C). (At the end of the test candidates have eight minutes to transfer their answers onto the answer sheet. For Parts 1, 2 and 3 they shade in the correct lozenge on the answer sheet in pencil.) 4. In Parts 4 and 5 candidates write one or two words or a number. (Recognisable spelling is accepted except for very high frequency words, e.g. bus, or if spelling is dictated.) 5. Part 5 has only one speaker. 6. All other parts have two speakers. In Part 1, candidates listen to short neutral or informal dialogues, in Part 2 to a longer informal dialogue, in Parts 3 and 4 to a longer neutral or informal dialogue. This range of text types means that students are exposed to a variety of real-life listening situations and are tested on a range of listening skills. In dialogues students have not only to listen for the answer but in some cases also to listen for who gives the answer. 7. Part 3 (multiple choice) is slightly longer than Parts 2, 4 and 5. This means that candidates have to concentrate for longer and follow the ideas or information throughout the whole text. 8. Task types: Part 1: multiple choice students listen for key information Part 2: matching students listen for key information Part 3: multiple choice students take the role of one of the speakers and listen for key information. Part 4: gap fill students listen and write down key information Part 5: gap fill students listen and write down key information

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KET Listening Overview Sample Task

Tapescripts 5. 6. 7. In which part is there only one speaker? How many speakers are there in the other parts? Which is the longest recording in the test?

Task types 8. Match the task type to the correct part(s) of the test: gap fill (2), multiple choice (2), matching (1)
Part 1 .......................................... Part 2 .......................................... Part 3 .......................................... Part 4 .......................................... Part 5 ..........................................

Section 2 1. 2. 3.

Answer these questions in pairs.

Which part of the test looks the easiest to you? Why? Which text looks the most interesting to you? Why? Which part looks the hardest to you? Why?

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Centre Number Candidate Name UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ESOL EXAMINATIONS English for Speakers of Other Languages

Candidate Number

KEY ENGLISH TEST

Additional materials: Answer sheet Soft clean eraser Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)

TIME

Approx. 30 minutes (including 8 minutes transfer time)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page. Write these details on your answer sheet if they are not already printed. Answer all questions. Write your answers on the question paper. You will have eight minutes at the end to transfer your answers, in pencil, onto the separate answer sheet. At the end of the examination, hand in both this question paper and the answer sheet. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES There are five parts to this test. Each question in this paper carries one mark. You will hear each part twice. For each part of the test there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for you to check your answers.

________________________________________________________________________
This question paper consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page.
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Part 1 Questions 1-5 You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice. There is one question for each conversation. For questions 1-5, put a tick ( ) under the right answer. Example: 0 How many people were at the meeting?

3
A

13
B

30
C

Which is the woman's friend?

What animals has Sue got?

C
[Turn over

What time will they go to the cinema?

11 12 10 9 8 7 6

1 2 3 4 5 10 9 8

11 12

1 2 3 4 10 9 8

11 12

1 2 3 4

What is Joe going to do at the weekend?

Which man is the English teacher?

[Turn over

Part 2 Questions 6-10 Listen to Steve telling Olga about his birthday presents. Which present did each person give him? For questions 6-10, write a letter (A-H) next to each person. You will hear the conversation twice. Example: 0 Mary D

People

Presents A book

Harry B camera

Linda C chocolates

Thomas D jacket

Victoria E pen

10

James F socks

sweater

video

[Turn over

Part 3 Questions 11-15 Listen to Paul asking about a club for children. For questions 11-15, tick ( ) A, B or C. You will hear the conversation twice. Example: 0 The Childrens Fun Club has offices in A B C the U.S. India. London.

_________________________________________________________________________________

11

The club tries to help children with their

A B C

studies. sports. painting.

12

This month, the children will get a

A B C

video. magazine. pen.

13

The club has a competition every

A B C

week. month. year.

14

The club is for children under

A B C

10. 13. 16.

15

The club costs

A B C

3 a year. 5 a year. 12 a year.

[Turn over

Part 4 Questions 16-20 You will hear a conversation at a sports centre. Listen and complete questions 16-20. You will hear the conversation twice. _________________________________________________________________________________

DUXFORD SPORTS CENTRE

Mary

September

[Turn over

Part 5 Questions 21-25 You will hear some information about a food market. Listen and complete questions 21-25. You will hear the information twice. ______________________________________________________________________ ____

ELWOOD FOOD MARKET

vegetables and ... cakes and

Hall 2 sells: Hot breakfast in the caf until: Hall 3 Piece of pizza costs: Childrens playroom next to the:

22 23

24 25

You now have 8 minutes to write your answers on the answer sheet.

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KET Listening Overview Tapescripts

This is the Cambridge Key English Test Listening Test, Sample Paper 2. There are five parts to the test. Parts One, Two, Three, Four and Five.

We will now stop for a moment before we start the test. Please ask any questions now because you mustn't speak during the test.

Pause Now, look at the instructions for Part One.

Pause

You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice. There is one question for each conversation. For questions 1-5, put a tick under the right answer. Here is an example:

How many people were at the meeting?

Woman Man Woman Man

Were there many people at the meeting? About thirty. That's not many. No, but more than last time.

Pause

The answer is 30, so there is a tick in box C. Now we are ready to start. Look at question one.

Pause

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Which is the woman's friend? Woman Man Woman Man And here's a photo of us on holiday. That's my friend, Debbie. The woman with long, dark hair next to you? Yes, we're very different. Aren't we? Mmm, she's very tall and you're quite short!

Pause Now listen again. Repeat Pause 2 What animals has Sue got? Boy Sue Boy Sue Pause You like animals, don't you, Sue? Yes, I've had two dogs since I was three years old. Do you like cats too? Yes, my parents gave me a cat for my birthday last year!

Pause Now listen again. Repeat Pause 3 What time will they go to the cinema? Girl Boy Girl Boy What time does the film start? Well we can go at 5.30 or 8.30. Ive got to be home by 10 oclock so half past eights too late. OK. Well go at half past five.

Pause Now listen again. Repeat Pause 4 What is Joe going to do at the weekend? Girl Joe Girl Joe Would you like to come to the beach with us on Saturday, Joe? I don't like swimming much. I may go for a cycle ride. It's too cold for swimming. We're going to play volleyball. I'll come with you then.

Pause Now listen again. Repeat Pause 5 Which man is the English teacher? Boy Anna Boy Anna Look, Anna! There's your English teacher. Oh yes, what a nice suit he's wearing. The two men with him are teachers at my school. The one in the dark shirt is the Maths teacher. They're all wearing the same tie! How strange!

Pause Now listen again. Repeat Pause This is the end of Part One.

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Now look at Part Two.

Pause

Listen to Steve telling Olga about his birthday presents. Which present did each person give him?

For questions 6-10, write a letter A-H next to each person. You will hear the conversation twice.

Pause

Olga Steve Olga Steve Olga Steve Olga Steve Olga Steve Olga Steve Olga

Happy Birthday, Steve. Did you get lots of presents? Yes, I did, Olga. Mary gave me this jacket. It's lovely isn't it? Yes, it is. Did Harry buy you anything? Something very expensive, a Japanese camera. I must get a film for it. Oh, you are lucky! And that purple sweater you're wearing, that's new. Yes, Linda gave it to me. It looks really good on you. Did you get anything else? Oh yes - Thomas knows I love travel films, so he bought me a video about Africa. I must get a book on Africa now, too. What about Victoria? I saw her looking at some big boxes of chocolates. Oh, I love chocolates but she gave me a pen and I've already got lots of those. Anything else? I suppose James gave you a book. Well not this year. He bought me some purple socks. They're the same colour as my new sweater. That was clever of him!

Pause Now listen again. Repeat Pause This is the end of Part Two. Pause

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Now look at Part Three

Pause

Listen to Paul asking about a club for children. For questions 11-15, tick A, B or C. You will hear the conversation twice.

Look at questions 11-15 now. You have twenty seconds.

Pause

Now listen to the conversation.

Woman Paul Woman Paul Woman Paul Woman Paul Woman Paul Woman Paul Woman Paul Woman Paul

Hello, Children's Fun Club. Oh, hello, my name's Paul, can you tell me where your offices are? They're in London but we send information to children in Europe, India and What's the club about? We want to help children get better at school with reading and writing. So that they like these subjects as much as things like sports or painting. What do you send us? This month, it's a magazine about films and video. A month ago everyone got pen. It's always something different. How nice. Are there any competitions? Yes. Are they every month too? Just once a year, and it's next week! Great! (pause) How old do you have to be? I'm only thirteen. That's fine. Some children in our club are only ten. We just say that you can't than fifteen. The club will be just right for you. And how much does it cost? For twelve months it's five pounds or three pounds for half a year. OK, thanks. be older a red the US.

Pause Now listen again. Repeat Pause This is the end of Part Three. Now look at Part Four.
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Pause

You will hear a conversation at a sports centre. Listen and complete questions 16-20. You will hear the conversation twice.

Pause

Mary Man Mary Man Mary Man Mary Man Mary Man Mary Man Mary Man Mary

Hello, I'd like to learn a new sport here. Could you give me some information please? Of course. Could I have your name, please? It's Mary Lawlor. How do you spell your surname? L A W L O R. Thanks. Now which sport do you want to do? What is there? Well, we've got volleyball, basketball, tennis, golf...... Last year I played basketball so this year I'd like to do something different, tennis, I think. When can I start? Let me see (reading). The next volleyball course starts on the third of September; and, here we are, tennis on the seventh. There's room for six more people. I'd like to play once a week. Which day can I come? Lessons are on Mondays and Fridays. Monday is better because on Fridays I usually go out with my friends. I've just got one more question. How much do I have to pay? It's three pounds seventy-five a lesson, and it's five pounds for a key to the changing room That's fine.....(fade)

Pause Now listen again. Repeat Pause This is the end of Part Four. Pause

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Now look at Part 5 Pause You will hear some information about a food market. Listen and complete questions 21-25. You will hear the information twice. Pause Man This is some information for shoppers at Elwood Food Market. There are three large food halls here. Turn left at the entrance for Hall 1. Here you can buy many different vegetables. Choose the vegetables yourself. Use the plastic bags and then pay for everything at the cash desk. This hall also has very good fish. It all comes here straight from the sea. In Hall 2, you can find lovely cakes and bread. And next to this hall there is a caf. You can get sandwiches, snacks and drinks all day in the caf, and a hot breakfast until 11.30. Hall 3 is the biggest hall and sells cheese, eggs and meat. In this hall there is also a special Italian shop. You can buy different pasta and they make pizza daily. At 55p a piece, it's not expensive. Children will love our new playroom. It's at the end of the hall next to the telephones. You can leave them there safely when you shop. Happy shopping! Pause Now listen again. Repeat Pause This is the end of Part Five. Pause You now have eight minutes to write your answers on the answer sheet. Pause You have one more minute. Pause

This is the end of the test.

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