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KET allows you to demonstrate your English ability in common daily situations and in areas you may face in real life.

Description Council of Europe UK QCA
Basic user A2 Entry 2

DATES AND FEES FOR 2012

Fee for 2012: EUR 90.00

March
Enrolment dates 03 - 13 January 2012                     
Written exams Saturday 17 March 2012
Interviews 09 - 19 March 2012

May
Enrolment dates 06 - 29 February 2012                   
Written exams Saturday, 19 May 2012
Interviews 11 - 21 May 2012

June KET For Schools only                    
Enrolment dates 03 March - 05 April 2012
Written exams Saturday, 16 June 2012
Interviews 08 - 18 June 2012

December KET (normal version)
Enrolment dates 10 September - 04 October 2012
Written exams Saturday, 17 November 2012
Interviews 09 - 19 November 2012

December KET For Schools version
Enrolment dates 10 September - 04 October 2012
Written exams Saturday, 24 November 2012
Interviews 16 - 26 November 2012

HOW TO ENROL
Enrolments can only be accepted if payment is made by the enrolment deadline. You can enrol:

1. By post
   Download the enrolment form (pdf, 162k), follow the simple instructions and return it to your nearest centre, together with a photocopy of your ID card and a cheque made payable to 'British Council' for the examination fee.
2. In person
   At any British Council office (please check opening hours). You will need to complete the examination enrolment form and bring with you your ID card. Payment can be made by Multibanco, cheque or cash.

CONTENTS

Reading and Writing (seventy minutes)
Listening (twenty-five minutes)
Speaking (eight - ten minutes)

MORE INFORMATION

Visit the Cambridge ESOL site.

MARKING AND ISSUE OF RESULTS

All completed exam papers are returned to Cambridge for marking. The examiners are English-teaching specialists with relevant experience at the appropriate level. Examiners are trained; their work is continuously monitored and checked by highly experienced senior examiners as they work.

There are four grades for KET: Pass with Merit, Pass, Narrow Fail and Fail. The grade is based on the candidate's total score in all the papers. Eight or nine weeks after the exam, all candidates receive a Statement of Results giving the overall grade and showing their relative performance in the three exam papers by means of a graphical profile. Certificates are issued to successful candidates approximately ten weeks after the exam.

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