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KET Listening Part 4 Understanding the Task
Answers and Discussion
1. Where does the conversation take place?
In a sports centre.
2. What register is the conversation likely to be in?
Neutral register.
3. What kinds of words or numbers fit spaces 16-20? How do you
know this?
The headings on the left and any given information in the boxes
tell you what kind of information you need to complete the answers.
For example:
16 is a name.
17 is a type of sport.
18 is a number, specifically a date.
19 is a day of the week.
20 is a number, specifically the cost of a lesson in £.
In questions 18 and 20, candidates only need to write the number
as the other information is provided.
4. How does the unnumbered example help candidates?
It shows that only the surname is needed in the next space.
5. Which answers do you think require correct spelling?
Question 16 (Surname - because it is spelled out on the tape) and
Question 19 (Day - because days of the week are very high frequency)
should be spelt correctly. A recognisable spelling of 'tennis' is
acceptable, for example 'tenis'. Another example is in the case
of writing a number; if a candidate wrote 'seven', they would be
expected to spell it correctly as it is a high frequency word; however,
a number like 'forty-four' could be misspelt as 'fourty four' as
it would clearly be recognisable.
6. What do candidates need to know for question 16?
The letters of the alphabet and how they are pronounced in English.
7. If a candidate also wrote 'September' for question 18, what would
happen?
This would be ignored and the candidate would still get the mark.
However, it is better not to repeat any given words, as this will
take too much time to write before the next question.
8. Is it better to write numbers or words for question 20? Why?
For the same reason, it is better to write numbers, as this is quicker
and candidates won't make a mistake in spelling the numbers as words.
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