TKT Application Form
Complete this form as well as do the tasks below and send to…
Personal Details
Job and Experience
First Name
Current job
Last Name
Language proficiency level
Date of birth
Experience of teaching
First Language
…… years
TKT Course
Mobile phone
Reason for taking the course
E-mail
Selected course dates
Entry Test
The test consists of two parts: a TKT-like test and a written task.
PART 1
Questions 1-5
Look at the terms for language skills and three possible descriptions of them. Choose one option only.
Write your answers in the table after the questions.
1
Scanning is
A. reading a text quickly to find specific information
B. reading a text quickly to identify the writer’s attitude
C. reading a text to get the general idea
2
Oral fluency is
A. speaking without making any mistakes
B. speaking naturally without hesitating too much
C. speaking without considering the listener
3
Summarising is
A. giving the main point of a text
B. writing the last sentence of a text
C. explaining a text in detail
4
Interactive listening is
A. listening and identifying word stress and linking
B. listening for detail, mood and attitude
C. listening, responding and giving feedback
5
Paraphrasing is
A. connecting sentences together in speech or writing by using conjunctions
B. finding another way to say something when you cannot think of the right language.
C. using phrases to say something instead of using complete sentences.
Your answers:
1
2
3
4
5
Questions 6-13
Match the underlined mistakes with the types of mistake listed A-I.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.
Write you answers in the table after the questions.
Underlined mistakes
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Types of mistake
The weather in London is badder than the weather in Tokyo.
Don’t blame you. It’s not your fault.
I go to the cinema last week.
The teacher made me to stay in school after classes.
They’ve been away since a long time.
She in summer goes to the seaside every year.
What you doing this weekend?
He worked very hardly to finish the project.
Your answers:
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
wrong tense
wrong comparative form
wrong preposition
missing preposition
wrong adverb form
wrong verb pattern
missing auxiliary verb
wrong word order
wrong pronoun
13
Questions 14-20
Match the classroom management strategies with the problems of group or pairwork listed A, B and C.
You will need to use some of the options more than once.
Write you answers in the table after the questions.
Problems of group or pairwork
In group or pairwork…
A some students get bored
B some students always dominate
C some students use L1 too much
14
Create a purpose for doing group or pairwork in English.
15
Introduce more challenge into the activities.
16
Teach the language needed for frequent classroom activities.
17
Plan extra activities for students who may finish before the others.
18
Raise awareness of the importance of giving everyone a chance to take part.
19
Arrange groups more carefully, and re-group students whenever possible.
20
Make sure students know the language they need to complete tasks.
Your answers:
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
PART 2
For us to know you and your goals better, write how taking the TKT course will help you in teaching and your
career. Write 100-150 words.