KETLANGUAGE SUMMARY

Introducing yourself : I’m…./Nice to meet you/ This is…. I’ve got…..sisters or brothers/ I’m the oldest, the youngest…

My favourite….is…. / I’m into…./ I study……/Something I like Whemost is……/ I want to become…….

Asking about someone else: How old are you? I’m……years oldWhat’s your name? I’m…/ My name is…What’s your address? Where do you live? I live in……Where are you from? I’m from…. / I’m SpanishHow are you? I’m fine, thanks

Grammar: Present Simple, Pr. Continuous, Adverbs of frequency, have got, Imperatives, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Relative pronouns, Countable and Uncount-able, Pronouns, Possessive, Modal verbs, Interrogative pronouns,- Ing- Infinit-ive, First conditional, Imperatives, Comparative and Superlative, Future tenses, Present Perfect.

Communication :Making questions: When is…….? When does it start..? What does she look like?How can we get there? How many……are there? What can you do there? Do they sell……? Can you have a drink….? How much is this/are there? What’s the (Library’s) name? Is it fun? Where can you buy them? How many players can enjoy this game?Describing people; We use be with adjectives: She’s pretty, He’s quite oldWe use have or have got with nouns: He’s got long hair, She has got big blue eyes

Talking about activities

We use play for team sports:

Shall we play football?He’s playing baseball

We use go for activities you can do alone.Let’s go swimming!!She often goes running

We use go for places:

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Let’s go to the cinema!What time shall we go to the park?

Making suggestions:We can use let’s , shall we, how about and what about ..to make suggestions for activities:

Let’s do something!How about going somewhere today?

We use let’s …..and Shall we…..with the infinitive:Let’s watch a film tonight!Shall we buy a computer game?

We use How about……and What about….with the –ing form.How about watching a football match?What about going to a restaurant?

Accepting and rejecting suggestions:We can use special phrases to accept a suggestion;

That’s a great idea!That sounds great!I’d love it!

We often give a reason why we don’t want to do something:No, I don’t like basket!Sorry, I can’t . I have to study.

Making requests:We can use Can you…..or Could you…..to ask for help:

Can you help me?Could you open the door for me?

Making offers:We can use Can I…….and Shall I….to offer to help someone.

Can I help you?Shall I open the door for you?

Relative Pronouns:We use Who to add information about a person.

My sister, who is twelve, loves horses.This is my friend Sara, who lives on a boat.

We use Which to add information about a thing.I’ve got a computer, which I use for doing my homework.This photo, which my sister took, is of our holiday in France.

We use Where to add information about a place.This is my bedroom, where I sleep.This is the park where we play football

Ordering food:We can use these expressions to order food:

I’d like some chocolate.Some chips for me, please.I’ll have a cheese cream, please.

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Offering foodWe can use these expressions to offer food to someone:

Would you like some chips?What about some ice cream?

Asking how people feel:We can use different questions to ask about someone’s health if we think they are sick:

What’s wrong?What’s the matter?Are you ok?

Talking about how you feel:We can use I’ve got, I feel, and I don’t feel to talk about how we feel:

I’ve got the flu.I’ve got a headache.I feel sleepy.I don’t feel very well.

We can also use my…..hurts: My stomach hurtsAdvice:We can use You should or You shouldn’t to give advice:

You should be carefulYou shouldn’t eat too chocolate.You should take this medicine.

We can also use Why don’t you….? to give advice:Why don’t you go to the doctor? You should go to the doctor’s

PossibilityWe can use May and Might to talk about things that are possible but not cer-tain.

She might have the flu. (You aren’t sure)He may be ill.They might not let me go home today.

Talking about the weatherWe can use verbs to talk about the weather.

It’s raining.It’s going to snow tomorrow.

We can use adjectives to talk about the weather;It’s very cold today.It’s windy.

We can use nouns to talk about the weather.There is a lot of snow today.Look at all that rain!!

Talking about transportWe use catch and miss for trains, buses, and planes.

We can catch the bus into townHurry up or we’ll miss the train.

We use get on, get off for trains, buses and planes

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When the bus stops, we can get on. It was lovely and sunny when we got off the plane.

We use get in and get out for taxis, cars and helicopters.We all got into the taxi.The helicopter landed and we got out.

We can use catch and take with most kinds of transport:Let’s take a taxi to the airport.We caught a bus to the hotel.

We use ride with bicycles and motorbikesGiving directionsWe use How do I get……to ask for directions:

Excuse me, how do I get to the library?We use these expressions to give directions:

Go straight on, then turn left by the bank.Turn right at the crossroads, then go over the bridge.

We can use behind, between, in front of, next to and opposite to say where something is.

The hotel is behind the swimming pool. The school is between the bank and the post office. My house is opposite the bank.(=on the other side of the road)We can check we understand by repeating what the other person said.

Turn left at the bank. OK I’ve got it.So I go straight on and take the second right?

We can use take to give the time needed to get somewhere.It takes about five minutes on foot.It takes about 20 minutes by train.

We can use for with distances:Go straight on for about 500 metres.

VOCABULARYCountries, Nationalities, Numbers,Personal details (address, age, country, favourite, first name, surname, phone num-ber, Street, …..years oldDays, Times,School Subjects ( Art, Computer studies, design, drama, English, French, Geo-graphy, History, Maths, Science, Sports…)School words ( break, course, homework, lesson, student, teacher, subject, timetable…)The Family ( aunt, brother, sister, cousin, uncle, daughter, husband, son, wife..)

Describing people: beautiful, black, blonde, Brown, dark, eyes, fair,fat, Green, grey, hair, long, look like, old, pretty, red, short, tall, thin, white, young..)

Jobs: Builder, dentist, doctor, farmer, gardener, hairdresser, journalist, mechanic, nurse, painter, pilot, police officer, teacher, actor, cook, receptionist, tour guide...)

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Free time activities: Baseball, beach, café, cinema, computer games, DVD, football match, film, restaurant, running, shopping, surfing, swimming, tennis, television, meet, pool, ticket.

Party things: Balloon, barbecue, burger, cake, candle, card, CD, chicken, crisps, cup disco, drink, fruit juice, glass, ice cream, pizza, plate, present, bring, invitation, meat, music, orange juice, sandwich.

Shops: bookshop, clothes shop, coffee shop, department store, music shop, news-agent’s, snack bar, sports shop, supermarket, toyshop, shopping centre/mal.

Shopping words: assistant, lift, price, sales, buy, sell, spend, cheap, expensive, change, coins, money, credit card, bag, pocket.

The home: apartment, flat, bathroom, bedroom, dining room, garden, garage, hall, home, house, kitchen, living room, bath, bed, bookcase, carpet, ceiling, chair, com-puter, cupboard, curtain, desk, door, floor, lamp, light, pillow, poster, shelf, shower, sink, sofa, toilet, towel, TV, Wall, window

Food: Apple, banana, butter, carrot, cereal, cheese, chips, chocolate, coffee, eggs, grapes, jam, lemon, mango, milk, onion, oil, pasta, pepper, pineapple, potato, rice, salad, salt, steak, sugar, tea, biscuit, soup, vegetable. Bottle, bowl, box, can, glass, dessert, drink, main course, side dish, waiter

Films and Music: action, adventure, comedy, fantasy, horror film, romance, science, thriller, boring, exciting, funny, interesting, sad, scary, strange, terrible, wonderful. Cry, laugh, smile, band, famous, guitar, listen, play, see, watch, classical, dance, hip hop, pop, reggae, rock, drums, electric guitar, bass guitar, instrument, keyboard, pi-ano, violin.

Clothes; bag, belt, books, cap, cap, coat, dress, jacket, jeans, leather, pair, put n, shirt, shoes, skirt, socks, suit, sunglasses, sweater, tie, top, trainers, trousers, T-shirt, uniform, wear.

Festivals: band, costume, crowd, dancer, drum, festival, food, head-dress, lorry, parade, clown, gold, silver.

Parts of the body/health: arm, back, ear, eye, face, foot, hand head, leg, mouth, neck, nose, stomach, tooth. Accident, broken, cold, flu, headache, hospital, hurt, medicine, pain, rest, sick, sunburn, temperature, well. Lose weight, healthy, fit, fast food.

Nature/Weather/holidays; beach, environment, field, flower, forest, grass, hill, is-land, lake, mountain, ozone lawyer, pollution, mountain, plant, sea, tree, recycle, waste. Cloudy, cold, dry, foggy, hot, ice, rain, snow, sun. Guide book, hotel, journey,

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luggage, postcard, suitcase, ticket, tour guide, tourism information office, travel agent. Book, carry, collect, pack, pay, plan, read, send, stay, visit, aeroplane, bicycle, boat, car, coach, helicopter, motorbike, parking space, plane, taxi, tram, underground.

Technology; computer, email, games console, internet, keyboard, laptop, mobile phone, MP5 player, online, radio, screen, television, text message, website, chat, re-cord, send, surf, type, visit,.

Books and Reading; Advertisement, article, cartoon, comic, crossword, dictionary, magazine, newspaper, novel, photograph, weather report.

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ENGLISH RESOURCES FOR CAMBRIGDE TESTS’ PRACTICE

http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_grammar.htm

http://exams.richmondelt.com/index.php?practice_tests_ket_en

grammar practice:

http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_grammar.htm

http://www.grammarbank.com/english-for-beginners.html

Reading, writing and listening

http://olpt.s3.amazonaws.com/online-practice-ket/index.html

http://www.oxfordenglishtesting.com/institution_partialRegistration.aspx?id=3150

Vocabulary list

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/22105-ket-vocabulary-list.pdf

Grammar and vocabulary

http://www.english-in-chester.co.uk/e-learning/quick-english-practice/

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/examsplace/forschools/KET/

Listening, Speaking, writing and Reading

http://englishaula.com/en/ket-exam-listening-cambridge-Key-english-test-video-lessons-practice-tests-exercises.php

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