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FOREWORD
the purpose of this book is to be a tool in the process of preparing to take the Teaching Knowledge Test. TKT
from Cambridge ESOL.
I have been teaching the TKT course for more than five years and what I want to present here is a compendium
of everything I have created in order to help as many candidates succed as possible.
I am also in charge of a weblog www.yourteachertrainer.blogspot.com in which I offer some videos related to
the contents described in this book.
I hope you increase your opportuninites to get band 4 in TKT.
LIBARDO GONZALEZ ALVAREZ
TKT Teacher Trainer

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TEACHING KNOWLEDGE TEST
MODULE ONE

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TKT Module 1: Describing language: Grammar
Exercise 1
Look at the underlined words in the sentences below and match them with the words from
given in the box.
exclamation determiner
verb preposition
adjective
article
noun
conjunction
adverb
pronoun
A. (1) She (2) always moves the (3) furniture when she does the (4) housework.
B. (5) Robert is (6) taller than James and (7) his hair is longer.
C. (8) Can you buy a (9) good (10) book for Jim?
D.I’ll give it to (11) him for his birthday (12) tomorrow?
E. (13) Ouch! You’re (14) standing on (15) my foot.
F.John (16) saw Fred last week (17) in town. I (18) didn’t see him myself but he
G. (19) said he was carrying (20) a suitcase.
H. (21) My (22) best friend (23) lives in Boretz Road.
I. (24) I’ll be ready (25) to leave (26) in about twenty minutes.
J. Since (27) he (28) met (29) his (30) new girlfriend, Juan (31)never seems to be at home.
K. The child (32) responded to his (33) mother’s demands by throwing a tantrum.
L. I think she (34) spent the entire afternoon on the phone.
M. I will wait until 6:30, but then (35) I’m going home.
N. I am not interested (36) in buying a new car now.
Exercise 2
Match your words with a more specific term from the box below. Some of the words may have
more than one ter
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possessive pronoun countable noun
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possessive adjective

indefinite article
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auxiliary verb
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compound noun
object pronoun
contraction
proper noun


personal pronoun
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dependent preposition
modal auxiliary
transitive verb subject

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uncountable noun
preposition of place/time

comparative adjective

intransitive

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TKT Module 1: Describing language: Grammar – Sample Task
For questions 1–5 match the example sentences with the grammatical terms listed A–F.
Mark the correct letter (A–F) on your answer sheet.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.
Example sentences

Grammatical terms
A
gerund
1
Then I realised what had happened.



B
present perfect simple
2
Many old houses are made of wood.



C
present perfect continuous
3
We’ve never seen a whale before.



D
reported speech
4
He doesn’t like playing chess.



E
present simple passive
5
She said she was really upset.



F
past perfect simple

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