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Reading and Writing Skills and Strategies in KET
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Aim:
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to establish what reading and writing skills students need
for the KET exam
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Target Audience:
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teachers
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Relevance to KET:
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all parts of the Reading and Writing paper
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Organisation:
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small groups or pairs
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Materials needed:
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1 copy of worksheet per small group / pair; 1 copy
of Reading and Writing Skills and Strategies in KET
for each participant
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- Establish the idea of what is meant by text types by eliciting
briefly from the group some different text types that they read
and write in their everyday lives.
- From the list they give you, discuss whether one or two of them
are the type of text they would expect their KET-level students
to be able to read or to write.
- Divide the group into small groups or pairs and give out the
skills worksheet. Allow some time for them to discuss whether
they think these are reasonable expectations for KET-level students,
or if any of these text types would need to be simplified.
- Discuss the group's answers and ideas for how and where teachers
can find these types of text in your country/region.
Answers
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Read...
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a novel
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No, unless it was a simplified reader
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a newspaper article
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Yes, if it was simplified
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a street sign
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Yes
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some information in a tourist office
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Yes
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labels on clothes/food
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Yes
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instructions on medicine bottles
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Yes
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information in a junior encyclopaedia
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Yes, especially if it was simplified
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Write...
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a report
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No
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a composition
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No
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a story
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No
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a postcard
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Yes
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a formal letter
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No
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a note to a friend or acquaintance
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Yes
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