tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84264993796532261182024-03-04T22:56:00.924-08:00Ready for KETA blog to support Cambridge exams preparationGema Jiménezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510452415380669337noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426499379653226118.post-87886056305829933312019-11-21T00:52:00.001-08:002019-11-21T00:52:59.442-08:00Thankgiving song<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Gema Jiménezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14510452415380669337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8426499379653226118.post-86390837756962042752019-10-01T12:57:00.000-07:002019-10-07T02:37:40.904-07:00<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This blog is created to support students to
have success in the KET exam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The KET exam, now called KEY, is an English
exam where you adquire a level A2 of the CEFR (common European Framework).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Achieving a
certificate at this level proves that a person can use English to communicate
in simple situations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This exam covers all four language skills (</span><st1:place><st1:city><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Reading</span></st1:city></st1:place><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">, Writing, Speaking and Listening).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are three papers in the exam;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The
</span><st1:city><st1:place><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Reading</span></st1:place></st1:city><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> and Writing part can not take you
more than 1 hour and 10 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The
listening part takes you 30 minutes approximately.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The
speaking part takes you up to 10 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>100 points are the maximum that you can get
in this exam. Listening and Speaking carry 25% of the total mark each, and
Reading and Writing paper carries 50% of the total mark.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The candidates result has to be 70% or more
if they want to pass the exam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Pass with Distinction Level
B1<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">90–100
marks <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Pass
with Merit <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">85–89
marks <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Pass
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">70–84
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Council of Europe Level A1<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">45–69
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Fail
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">0–44
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right you can find information and practice exercises about each part.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Let´s do it!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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