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Vocabulary

Language focus

Language booster

• countries, nationalities and languages • numbers and the alphabet

• introductions

• spelling

• school subjects, days and times

• present simple

• adverbs of frequency

• the family and describing people

• making questions

• have got

• talking about jobs

• present tenses

• free time activities

• making suggestions

• party things

• making offers and requests

• shopping

• past simple

• the home

• relative prDnouns

• this, that , these, those

• food

• countable and uncountable nouns

• plural nouns

• menus

• ordering food

• films

• pronouns

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• imperatives

• possessive's and s'

• modals for ability and obligation

• clothes

• conjunctions

• festivals

• verbs with -ing or to + infinitive

• health problems

• advice and possibility

• sports

• first conditional

• animals

• comparatives and superlatives

• nature and the weather

• going to and will

• holidays

• present continuous for future arrangements

• transport

• too and not enough

• too much and too many

• buildings

• present perfect versus past simple

• just, yet and already

• places in town

• giving directions

• technology

• believe, hope, know, say and think

• books and reading

• past continuous

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• talking about how you feel

• irregular adjectives

• when and while

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Introduction

About l!ET and KET for Schools KET (Key English Test) is an exam set by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations. It test s your ability to read, write, listen and speak in English . If you pass, you will get a qualificat ion which shows that you have a basic knowledge of English and that you can do things like:

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give facts about yourself talk about your likes and dislikes understand simple instructions follow simple travel directions.

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KET for Schools is the same format as KET, but is for students aged between 11 and 14. It reflects the interests of young people, and includes topics like friends and family, shopping, sports and free time activities, animals, places, technology, and travel.

About Target KET for Schools Target KET for Schools is a short, intens ive course which will he lp you improve your English, practise th e question types used in KET for Schools, and develop all the skills you need to pass the exam. There are 12 units in the book, each divided into two lessons. Each lesson looks at one of the topics which could appe ar in the exam.

Exam p ractice Each lesson contains at least one exam task, so you will get plenty of opportunities to practise every part of the exam. The exam tasks are supported by Exam tips that give you useful ad vice on how to do that task , and at the back of the book there is an Exam guide (pages 68 to 95) which describes each part of the exam in detail. This includes an exampl e of each part of the exam and gives more hints and tips on how to do it well. There are also lots of Exam practice questions in the Workbook. There is also a complete practice test in the Workbook .

Language focus and Vocabulary In every lesson, you will learn some important' vocabulary for the topic and you will practise key language points that could be used in the exam . There is also a Language summary section at the back of the book (pages 96 to 108), which looks at the language points covered in the lessons in more detail. You can get further practice of the language points and vocabulary in the Workbook and in the Review units.

The CD-ROM Exam Traine r There are two ways you can use the CD-R OM. You can do a normal practice test under exam conditions, or you can use the Exam Trainer to get extra tips and advice for how t o do each question. You can also print out your scores to see how you improve while you are studying.

Icons used in Target KET for Schools There is a list of the things you will practise in each lesson below the lesson title:

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The format of the exam Reading and Writing Paper :nat

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This paper takes 1 hour and 10 minutes. Parts 1-5 test your ability to read a variety of different te xts and parts 6-9 test your writing ability. Part

Task format

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Exam guide

Match five sentences to eight notices.

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Choose the correct words to complete five sentences.

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Choose the correct answer to complete five short conversations.

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Fill five gaps in a conversation by choosing from eight possible answers.

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Read a text and choose the correct answers to seven questions.

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Choose the correct words to complete a text.

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Read the definitions and then write the words and spell them correctly.

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Write one word to fill each space in a short text.

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Read two texts and use the information to complete someone's notes.

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Write a short message which includes three pieces of information.

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Listening Paper This paper takes about 30 minutes. You hear each part twice. Number of questions Exam guide

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Listen and choose the correct picture.

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Listen and match the questions to five of the eight possible answers.

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Listen and choose the correct answers to five questions.

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Listen to a conversation and complete some notes.

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Listen to one speaker and co mplete some notes.

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Spe aking Paper This paper lasts about 10 minutes. You do this part of the exam with one other candidate. Part

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Answer the examiner's questions about you.

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Use the cards to ask and answer questions with your partner.

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Hi! My name's Sara and I'm 13 years old. I'm sailing around the world with my family. I love visiting different countries and meeting new people wherever I go. Here are some of my new friends. J'

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Vocabulary: countries, nationalities and languages Hi! I'm Dan. I'm from Sydney.

Match the countries to the flags on the map.

I'm twelve years old.

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Which countries are Sara's new friends from?

What nationalities are they? What languages do they speak?

Hello. I'm Carlos. I'm fourteen

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How are you?

2 This is my friend Dan. 3 What's your name? 4 Where are you from? 5 How old are you? 6 What's your address?

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A I'm thirteen. B Anthony, but call me Tony. C I'm fine, thanks. D Hi! E 41 Kellet Road . F t\lice to meet you. G I'm from Scotland.

ft Language focus: present simple Adverbs of frequency 100%

Read the examples and match the two halves of the rules.

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What do we have at 1 o'clock? We have Geography. Our History teacher always gives us lots of homework. I don't know where my timetable is.

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1 We use the present simple to talk about 2 We add s to regular verbs for 3 We use do or does to make

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A he, she and it. B what we do every day. C negative sentences and questions.

• Use the present simple to complete the sentences in this interview with a young actor. INTERVIEWER: JODIE: INTERVIEWER: JODIE: INTERVIEWER: JODIE: INTERVIEWER: JODIE:

Tell me about your school, Jodie. (0) I go (1/ go) to a theatre school in London . What .subjects (1) (you / study)? Well, (2) (I / study) subjects 'like English, Maths and Science, but (3) _ _ ___ (I / do) Drama, dance and singing too. Which subject (4) __. (you / like) best? (5) (1/ love) Drama . (6) (we / always have) a lot of fun. (7) _ _ __ (you / like) singing? No, (8) (1/ hate) it! (9) _ _ _ _ (my teacher / always tell) me I need to practise more.

Use the interview to write five sentences about Jodie.

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nday? Read the whole sentence before you chooseyour answer.

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Read the sentences about a boy on a football course. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.

o Tom _ _ to the David Beckham Football Academy in the school holidays. ®goes B stays C visits 1 On the first day, everyone _ _ a free football shirt. A gives B pays C gets 2 The students some of their lessons in a classroom. A make B have C let 3 There is a at 11.00 a.m. for drinks and snacks . A stop B delay C break 4 They usually _ _ matches in the afternoon. A practise B play C keep 5 Tom always has a _ _ time on the course. A high B great C large

Spe aking • Interview your partner about his or her usual school day.

A: Wf]t-rtHme du LjOU get up) B: I (.,~Vtrrll'11e t II/p ai-sf.Vol.

What does she look like?

E Listening Part 1 I V th e fam il y and describing pe ople I L making questions

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husband

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3 Lucy and Carl are Molly's _ __ _' 4 Lucy is Dave's ._ _ _ _.

5 Dave and Molly are Lucy's _ _ __

Sophie is asking Jane about her family. Listen and match the names

to the people in the picture.

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2 Tom 3 Ben

4 Colin 5 Dad

6 Granddad

7 Grandma

Write the words in the table. Some words can go in more than one category. beauti f ul black grey long old

blonde blue brown dark fair fat green pretty red short tall th in white youn g

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Hi! I'm Rob. I go to Wood street School, but I don't go to school on Saturdays. So today I'm watching a football match with my friends. :e=

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This is my older brother, Johnny. He's a police officer. He wears a uniform when he's working. He's not wearing it today. He's enjoying the football too.

in a school. She teaches young children. At the moment she's making a cake. She loves cooking.

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Voc abulary: talking about jobs Use the words in the box to talk about the jobs in the cartoons. boring

difficult

dirty

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interesting

scary

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a newspaper. aeroplanes. animals. cars. flowers and vegetables.

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houses. your hair. pictures sick people. yourteeth.

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