KANGOUROU 2011

JETSET Exams

• General English qualifications for learners of all ages

• JET Version: contextualised for young learners

• 7 CEF levels

JET & Kangourou Categories First Round & Semifinals

CEF LEVEL LCCI LEVEL KANGOUROU CATEGORY

GRADE

C2 JET Level 7 n/a n/a

C1 JET Level 6 n/a n/a

B2 JET Level 5 n/a n/a

B1 JET Level 4 Red Kangourou Classi 5° scuole secondarie 2° grado

A2 JET Level 3 Grey Kangourou Classi 2° scuole secondarie 2° grado

A1 JET Level 2 Wallaby Classi 3° scuole secondarie 1° grado

Towards A1 JET Level 1 Joey Classi 5° scuole primarie

Below Scale JET Foundation n/a n/a

JET & Kangourou Categories Finals

CEF LEVEL LCCI LEVEL KANGOUROU CATEGORY

GRADE

C2 JET Level 7 n/a n/a

C1 JET Level 6 n/a n/a

B2 JET Level 5 Red Kangourou Classi 5° scuole secondarie 2° grado

B1 JET Level 4 Grey Kangourou Classi 2° scuole secondarie 2° grado

A2 JET Level 3 Wallaby Classi 3° scuole secondarie 1° grado

A1 JET Level 2 Joey Classi 5° scuole primarie

Towards A1 JET Level 1 n/a n/a

Below Scale JET Foundation n/a n/a

JET Topics

Assessment Components

JET 1 JET2 JET3 JET4 JETSET5

READING 6 parts60 mins

6 parts60 mins

6 parts75 mins

6 parts80 mins

8 parts90 mins

LISTENING 2 parts30 mins

2 parts30 mins

2 parts30 mins

2 parts30 mins

3 parts30 mins

WRITING 6 parts60 mins

6 parts60 mins

6 parts75 mins

6 parts80 mins

8 parts90 mins

SPEAKING 3 parts5 mins

3 parts5 mins

3 parts5 mins

3 parts5 mins

3 parts8 mins

Support Material

• JETSET Specifications

(Recommended Reading List, Syllabi):

course planning aid + examination guidance

• Sample Tests:

review material + examination simulation

• JETSET Teaching Materials:

suggested course structure +

sample activities

Support Material

• JETSET Passport to Success Workbooks:

additional practice for exam

• Speaking Test Instructions

• Speaking Test Training DVD:

examination simulation

Reading

• 6 short multiple choice tasks

• tests recognition of individual lexis and grammatical forms

• picture cues

Listening

• up to 30 minutes, 20 marks

• a story/narrative in 2 parts

• recorded on disk, played twice

Writing

• 6 parts:

- 5 ‘fill-in-the-gaps’ type parts

- 1 writing tasks

Speaking

3 parts:

• Part 1: respond to Personal Profile questions

• Part 2: in pairs, an interchange with the assessor

• Part 3: conversation or extended discussion related to the topic in Part 2 and candidate’s own experience

JOEYJET Level 1

Assessment Components

JOEYJET Level 1READING

Part 2

• 5 questions, 5 marks• match questions to responses

Part 3

• 5 questions, 5 marks• select answers to questions about the location of people & objects in the picture

Part 5

• 5 questions, 5 marks• read short descriptions and match to pictures

JOEYJET Level 1LISTENING

• listen for specific detail and select True or False in answer to 10 questions

• e.g. Good afternoon. You are listening to Radio 6 UK on Monday the 5th of March. My name is Allan Robinson and here is the five o’clock news.

Part 1

Part 2

• listen for specific detail & select an answer from 4 picture prompts

• e.g. After the news, we go to Kenya for ‘Wild at Heart’, a programme about elephants.

JOEYJET Level 1WRITING

Part 2

• 5 questions, 5 marks• write appropriate responses to a series of questions based on a picture

Part 3

• 5 questions, 5 marks• write questions to respond to given statements

• 10 marks• write a short composition to describe a picture

Part 6

WALLABYJET Level 2

Assessment Components

WALLABYJET Level 2READING

Part 1

• 5 questions, 5 marks• read short text and select True or False

Part 2

• 10 questions, 10 marks• select suitable words to fill gaps in sentences

Part 4

• 5 questions, 5 marks• select verbs to complete a series of statements

WALLABYJET Level 2WRITING

Part 1

• 10 questions, 10 marks• insert the required verb in a gapped text

Part 4

• 10 capital letters, 5 marks• insert capital letters in a short text

Part 5

• 5 questions, 5 marks• complete gapped sentences concerning location and direction

• 10 marks• write a short composition describing activities ina picture

Part 6

GREY KANGOUROUJET Level 3

Assessment Components

GREY KANGOUROUJET Level 3READING

Part 2

• 5 questions, 5 marks• comprehend specific detail and gist in a dialogue

• 5 questions, 5 marks• match statements to appropriate texts

Part 3

Part 4

• 5 questions, 5 marks• produce appropriate question tags in a dialogue

• 10 questions, 10 marks• select the appropriate word to fill gaps in a factual text

Part 6

GREY KANGOUROUJET Level 3LISTENING

• listen for specific detail and select True or False in answer to 10 questions

• e.g. On this sunny weekend you are probably thinking of what to do with your children. How about taking them to the seaside Jackson’s Bay: circus performers will be entertaining the crowds all day on Saturday.

Part 1

Part 2

• Listen for specific detail & select an answer from 3written prompts

• e.g. I am Mr Henderson, the assistant manager and I’m going to tell you about your duties as a receptionist at this hotel.

GREY KANGOUROUJET Level 3WRITING

Part 1

• 10 questions, 10 marks• produce whole sentence answers to a series of questions

Part 2

• 5 questions, 5 marks• express simple conditions using picture cues

Part 4

• 5 questions, 5 marks• complete a gapped dialogue

• 10 marks• write a letter

Part 6

RED KANGOUROUJET Level 4

Assessment Components

RED KANGOUROUJET Level 4READING

Part 1

• 10 questions, 10 marks• read text and select True or False

Part 2

• 5 questions, 5 marks• select the word closest in meaning to a word from Part 1 text (4 prompts)

Part 4

• 5 questions, 5 marks• select the appropriate modal to insert in sentences

Part 5

• 5 questions, 5 marks• select the appropriate preposition

RED KANGOUROUJET Level 4WRITING

Part 2

• 5 questions, 5 marks• make sentences or questions from notes

Part 3

• 10 questions, 5 marks• produce appropriate question tags in a dialogue

Part 5

• 5 questions, 5 marks• change sentences from active into passive voice

• 10 marks• write a letter to express a point of view

Part 6

Grading & Progression

• Grade determined on the basis of the average score attained across the three mandatory components

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