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KET Listening Part 1
Task Description
What is the listening material in Part 1?
There are five unconnected short dialogues, plus an example dialogue.
What sort of language is used?
The dialogues are of neutral or informal register - for example,
a conversation in a shop or a phone call between friends. The language
functions covered include:
· asking for and giving information (directions, prices,
dates, times, etc.)
· talking about the future (arrangements, plans, the weather,
etc.)
· expressing preferences
· describing people, objects and places
· making suggestions
How is the task structured?
There are five questions (1-5) and a completed example (0). Each
question is answered by choosing one of three pictures or one of
three word- or number-based options (A-C). The question is also
recorded, to help candidates to focus on what is required.
What do candidates have to do?
While they listen, candidates should put a tick in the correct box
(A, B or C). They then shade lozenges on the answer sheet in the
time given at the end of the test, to indicate their answers.
How many marks are available?
5
Understanding the
Task
To understand how students need to approach this task, try doing
the following activity yourself, and think about what you had to
do to choose the right answer. Before you look at the questions,
think about Things to Consider. Then move onto the Questions.
Finally, go to Answers and Discussion, which gives guidance
on preparing students.
KET Listening Part 1 Sample
Task (PDF)
Tapescript
Answers
Things to Consider
How many different types of questions are there, and what are they?
There are 3 different types of test question:
- picture-based questions (numbers 2, 3 and 5),
- word-based questions (number 1) and
- number-based questions (number 4).
The discussion questions here will look at each of these question
types in turn.
Picture-based Questions
Look at question 3 in the sample paper.
1. What or who is mentioned in the question?
2. Which tense is used in the question?
3. What are the key words in the question?
Pictures
4. What three types of weather are shown?
5. What language related to these pictures might you expect to
hear?
To discuss
6. What accents did the speakers have?
7. How was each type of weather referred to?
8. Where in the dialogue did the answer come?
Word-based Questions
Look at question 1 in the sample paper.
1. What or who is mentioned in the question?
2. Which tense is used in the question?
3. What are the key words in the question?
Words
4. What type of words are used in the three options?
5. What language related to these words might you expect to hear?
To discuss
6. Who were the speakers?
7. How was each country mentioned?
8. Where did the answer come in the conversation?
Number-based Questions
Look at question 4 in the sample paper.
1. What or who is mentioned in the question?
2. Which tense is used in the question?
3. What are the key words in the question?
Numbers
4. What do the numbers refer to?
5. What language related to these numbers might you expect to
hear?
To discuss
6. What question did the first speaker ask?
7. Were all three distances mentioned in the dialogue?
8. How did option A act as a 'distractor'?
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