CITO KLT step-by-step

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4-6

step-by-step guide to listening

This week: 

• Tips for listening
• Practise Kijk- en luistertoets 

important!

During the test, you will NEED a computer + working wired headphones. The test is NOT allowed on mobile phones. 

During the test you will have a set time to work through the questions. Don't linger too long on just the one. 

Step 1: Introduction (Dutch)

• Find out the main topic.
• They tell you in Dutch!

Step 2: Introduction (English)

• Get used to the speakers' voices and accents;
• Confirm main topic and listen for extra information;
• Focus on picking up key words.

Step 3: Reading question

• You have about 15 seconds during the test;
• Keep main topic in mind;
• Underline key words;
• Identify positives and negatives in the answers.

Step 4: Listen for key info and link ABC

• Take notes related to the key words;
• Keep in mind the main gist (de grote lijn);
• You are allowed to write on your paper during the test!

Step 5: Back to the question

• Elimination: which answer can you cross off?
• Compare positives and negative answers to what you heard.
• On the real test you only have a couple of seconds for this.

Quick check after listening/watching

• Did you answer the question before the clip ended or immediately after?
• Did you read the next question before the next clip started?

Concluding tips

• Apply this method during CITO practice;
• Focus on main gist when using other footage;
• Watch and listen to as many materials as possible:
• Podcasts (BBC The Why Factor, New York Times Daily); the news (CNN10, BBC); programmes (BBC Panorama); documentaries; British Netflix series.

KLT - tips

• You have about 15 seconds during the test;
• Keep main topic in mind;
• Underline key words and take notes while listening;
• Identify positives and negatives in the answers.
• Elimination: which answer can you cross off?

KIJK- EN LUISTERTOETS ENGELS HAVO/VWO

2

OEFENEN GLOBAAL LEZEN

You will be shown a video fragment which you have to answer 

questions on afterwards.

Take notes while listening!

Je gaat kijken en luisteren naar een reportage uit Sheffield. Er wordt gesproken over social housing, council houses en council estates. Met deze begrippen wordt de relatief goedkope, door de overheid gesubsidieerde sociale woningbouw bedoeld.

1 How were council houses presented after
the First World War?

1. as an economic effect of the military victory
2. as an incentive for people to join the military
3. as a reward for military services rendered

2 What is said about the Sheffield Flower Estate?

It was an estate where the concept of
council housing

1. was geared toward raising a family.
2. was initially experimented with.
3. was linked to the benefits of natural life.

3 What was the overall mood in the Flower Estate?

1. People experienced a strong sense of belonging.
2. People felt an urge to renovate their homes.
3. People were happy to live with their relatives nearby.

4 What is one of the dilemmas regarding social housing these days?

1. what is done to stimulate people to buy their council home
2. what needs to be done about crime in council estates
3. what the criteria should be to qualify for a council house

5 What should an estate be like, according to tenant Lesley?

It should be a place

1. that is about people rather than about government policies.
2. where everyone gets the chance to buy a cheap house.
3. with a proper balance between owners and tenants.

6 What is a reason for the social housing crisis, according to Melanie Rees?

1. The authorities have been giving priority to other building projects.
2. The council houses no longer meet with today’s housing standards.
3. There are many people who wrongfully occupy a council house.

7 What, according to property analyst Kate Faulkner, does the government fail to see?

that building council estates

1. could boost the economy if it focused on a wealthier type of occupant
2. makes sound economic sense, when analysed in a broader context
3. should be a moral obligation, rather than an economic consideration

Hope it went well and keep practising your watching/listening skills!