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Continuously assess student understanding through observation, class discussions, and review of work related to exam prep tasks.

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COMPUTER-BASED sample test: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/Images/577295-a2-key-computer-based-sample-tests.pdf

mock test toolkit link:

https://cambridge.foleon.com/mock-test-toolkit/mock-test-toolkit/

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KET sample Reading and Writing - answer key

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KET sample Reading and Writing - answer key

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FOLDER #2

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FOLDER #1

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Ket Listening Lesson Pt 1 + sample questions

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Plus sample test questions

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Children can start practising their English with these fun learning activities, divided into three levels.
Find out more
Resources for teachers and learners

Here you can find links to all of our free resources to help prepare for A2 Key for Schools exams, whether you are a teacher or a learner.

On this page:

On-the-go practice with Test & Train

Test & Train is an easy-to-use practice tool to help you get ready for your A2 Key for Schools exam through short, sharp workouts. With over 300 practice questions, you can use it anytime, anywhere and as many times as your like!
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The Cambridge English Scale is used to report results for our qualifications and tests. The scores provide a detailed understanding of the candidate's level. They are also consistent across the different exams, making it easy to compare results and understand progress from one level to the next.

For guidance on converting practice test scores to Cambridge English Scale scores, download our guide for teachers.
Converting practice test scores to Cambridge English Scale scores
Our lesson plans include everything you need to deliver a 45-minute lesson in the classroom or online, including activity sheets, homework, and more.
A2 Key for Schools lesson plans
Running a mock test gives your learners a true exam day experience, helps you understand their progress and decide if they are ready for their exam. Our interactive mock test toolkits are full of tips, strategies and materials to help you ensure your students are confident and fully prepared for their exam.
Mock test toolkit for older learners Supporting learners with dyslexia: A guide for teachers
Many teachers have learners with dyslexia in their exam preparation classes. This guide is for you. With lots of practical tips and ideas for lesson plans, it will help you prepare materials to support learners with dyslexia in preparation for our qualifications.

Cambridge English webinars and Facebook Live sessions are a great way for teachers to stay up to date with the latest developments and to interact with our experts.

Our webinars provide you with invaluable information about our exams, and cover a wide spectrum of subjects, including effective teaching methods, tips to improve student engagement and online professional development to help you develop your career.
Webinars for teachers
You can connect with a lively community of teachers on our Teaching English with Cambridge Facebook page. We regularly post teaching tips, answer your questions, and host regular Live events to give you a chance to engage with the community.

We have hundreds of free learning activities to help you practise your English and prepare for your A2 Key for Schools exam.
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Write & Improve: Practise your writing for free

Write & Improve is a free online tool to help you practise and improve your writing. Just choose a task, write or upload your answer and use the feedback to quickly improve.
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develop the skills you need for the A2 Key for Schools exam

receive instant feedback on your performance.

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Children can start practising their English with these fun learning activities, divided into three levels. Find out more Here you can find links to all of our free resources to help prepare for A2 Key for Schools exams, whether you are a teacher or a learner.

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Learn English with our free online listening, grammar, vocabulary and reading activities. Practise your English and get ready for your Cambridge English exam.

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Abbreviations are shortened forms of words that have the advantage of being quicker to say and write. Discover some common abbreviations with this extensive list.

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Write & Improve

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Free intensive writing practice for every learner

The Write & Improve workbooks contain hundreds of writing tasks at Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels, and for Business and Just for Fun, too. Choose tasks from the Write & Improve workbooks or create your own tasks based on your interests or homework. Your work will be saved in your workbook.

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The Write & Improve workbooks contain hundreds of writing tasks at Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels, and for Business and Just for Fun, too. Choose tasks from the Write & Improve workbooks or create your own tasks based on your interests or homework. Your work will be saved in your workbook.

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KET practice test / good paper example for parents

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KET practice test / good paper example for parents

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Engage students in listening exercises using authentic audio material that simulates the KET Listening section. Encourage group discussions to share understandings and clarify doubts.

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KEY Listening test, part 1 - Free Practice - A2 level

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Listen to five short recordings and choose the best picture for each recording.

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Conclude the unit with a full-length practice KET exam to measure student readiness and understanding of the exam's structure and content types.

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LINK: https://cambridge.foleon.com/mock-test-toolkit/young-learners-mock-test-toolkit/feedback

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QOOGrrgIL0&t=256s

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Here is a selection of some of the common problems that learners have in the test and some tips for helping to avoid them.

Gaps in vocabulary knowledge including spelling

Give your learners regular spelling quizzes.

Play well-known word games with the vocabulary like hangman, Pictionary, putting letters in order and matching words to pictures. See Activity 3 and Activity 4 for ideas.

Use the wordlists in the Handbook for teachers to help you plan and tick off the vocabulary you cover in class.

Grammar errors that affect understanding or communication

Use songs and communicative activities to help learners get more familiar with different grammar structures. See the Resourcespage to help you find resources.

Make a 'right or wrong' quiz out of learners' common errors, for example, Activity 6.

Use the grammar lists in the Handbook for teachers to help you plan - tick off the grammar you cover in class.

Not reading the text as a whole in the gap-fill task (A1 Movers and A2 Flyers Reading and Writing paper)

When you practise this type of task in class, give learners the text before you give them the words to put in the gaps. Before they do the gap-fill, you can:

ask them to tell you what the text is about

ask them to guess words that might fit in the gaps.

Not answering all questions

Try Activity 1 to give learners lots of practice with the type of tasks they didn't answer.

Shyness or lack of confidence in the Speaking test/giving very short answers (A1 Movers and A2 Flyers)

Try games that help learners talk for 30 seconds on topics they are familiar with.

Give time to prepare before speaking. For example, learners can write all the vocabulary they need first or make notes.

Build repetition into speaking activities. For example, learners mingle and ask and answer questions with different classmates or try a Pyramid discussion - see Activity 5.

Not listening to all of the recording carefully in the Listening paper but writing the first answer they hear

Give clear feedback on listening tasks - make sure learners know why their answer is correct/incorrect. For example, give learners the chance to find answers in the audioscript and underline them.

Writing too much/too little in the story-writing task (A2 Flyers)

Show pictures and ask your class for ideas about a story first before they write - encourage them to use their imagination.

Give learners plenty of timed practice.

Encourage Flyers to count their words so they know what 20 words or more looks like in their handwriting.

Unclear handwriting

You can find many handwriting worksheets online to help learners practise by tracing or copying letters.

If your learners can access a smartphone or tablet, there are also free handwriting apps they can download.

Writing imaginary letters in the air with a finger adds movement for young learners and helps them learn where each letter starts and ends.

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Feedback - Young Learners Mock Test Toolkit

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Here is a selection of some of the common problems that learners have in the test and some tips for helping to avoid them. Gaps in vocabulary knowledge including spelling Give your learners regular spelling quizzes. Play well-known word games with the vocabulary like hangman, Pictionary, putting letters in order and matching words to pictures.

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KET Reading and Writing - sample test v2

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KET Reading and Writing - sample test v2

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KET Reading (Real-world texts) Lesson Pt 1 +sample questions

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KET Reading (Real-world texts) Lesson Pt 1 +sample questions

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Reading real world texts for main message.

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LINK: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/key/exam-format/

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A2 Key is made up of three papers developed to test your English skills. You can see exactly what is in each paper below.

50%
Shows you can understand simple written information such as signs, brochures, newspapers and magazines.

Listening
(30 minutes, including 6 minutes' transfer time)
See sample paper
25%
Requires you to be able to understand announcements and other spoken material when people speak reasonably slowly.

Speaking
(8-10 minutes per pair of candidates)
See sample paper

2 parts
25%
Shows you can take part in a conversation by answering and asking simple questions. Your Speaking test will be conducted face to face with one or two other candidates and two examiners. This makes your test more realistic and more reliable.

openbook What's in the Reading and Writing paper?

The A2 Key Reading and Writing paper has seven parts and different types of texts and questions. Parts 1-5 are about reading and Parts 6-7 are mainly about writing.
Part 1 (Multiple choice) Part 2 (Multiple matching) Part 3 (Multiple choice) Part 4 (Multiple-choice cloze) Part 5 (Open cloze) Part 6 (Guided writing) Part 7 (Picture story)
playlist What's in the Listening paper?

The A2 Key Listening paper has five parts. For each part you have to listen to a recorded text or texts and answer some questions. You hear each recording twice.
Part 1 (Multiple choice) Part 2 (Gap fill) Part 3 (Multiple choice) Part 4 (Multiple choice) Part 5 (Matching)
megaphone What's in the Speaking paper?

The A2 Key Speaking test has two parts and you take it with another candidate. There are two examiners. One examiner talks to you and the other examiner listens. Both examiners give marks for your performance.
Part 1 (Interview)

What do candidates have to do?

Respond to questions, giving factual or personal information.

How long do candidates have to speak?

3-4 minutes.

Part 2 (Discussion)

What do candidates have to do?

Candidates discuss likes and dislikes, and give reasons.

How long do candidates have to speak?

5-6 minutes.

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A2 Key is made up of three papers developed to test your English skills. You can see exactly what is in each paper below. 50% Shows you can understand simple written information such as signs, brochures, newspapers and magazines.

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Writing Lesson: Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Writing Lesson: Acronyms and Abbreviations

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https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/168174-cambridge-english-key-for-schools-handbook-for-teachers.pdf

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LINK: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/test-your-english/

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KET sample Reading and Writing - answer key

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KET sample Reading and Writing - answer key

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FOLDER #1

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Ket Listening Lesson Pt 4 + sample questions

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Ket Listening Lesson Pt 4 + sample questions

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KET Reading (signs) Part 3 + sample questions

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KET Reading (signs) Part 3 + sample questions

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LINK: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/Images/594825-classroom-warmers-activity-booklet.pdf

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activities relating to Kahoot! for parents and learners

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https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/168174-cambridge-english-key-for-schools-handbook-for-teachers.pdf

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FOLDER #1

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KET Reading and Writing Part 7 picture story

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KET Reading and Writing Part 7 picture story

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KET Reading Lesson Pt 5 + sample questions

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https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/168174-cambridge-english-key-for-schools-handbook-for-teachers.pdf

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FOLDER #1

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Reading Signs & notices

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https://www.hau.gr/en-us/exams/support/language-schools-teachers/seminars-webinars/ecce-speaking-take-a-virtual-ecce-mock-test

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FOLDER #1

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FOLDER #1

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LINK: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/resources-for-teachers/?utm_medium=social%20media&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube%20organic&utm_content=resources_for_teacher

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LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QOOGrrgIL0&t=256s

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New personalised results for Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers, and A2 Flyers exams | Cambridge English

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KET Information for the Candidate - English

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KET Information for the Candidate - English

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LINK: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/Images/665033-exam-day-flyer-2024.pdf

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How to prepare for a A2 Key exam (KET), including sample papers, online practice tests, teacher guides, and tips for exam day.

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LINK: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/562911-tips-for-listening.pdf

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LINK: http://ttpenglish.com/how-to-prepare-for-the-cambridge-english-exams-6-essential-tips

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How to prepare for the Cambridge English Exams – 6 essential tips – To The Point English with Ben

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In an ideal world, we wouldn’t need to take exams. People would just study to gain knowledge for practical use and enjoy the process.

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LINK: https://www.cambridge.org/us/cambridgeenglish/exam-preparation-journey?nestedTab=pack-1-starting-the-journey-handbooks-exam-papers-and-more#packs

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LINK: https://www.cambridge.org/us/cambridgeenglish/exam-preparation-journey?nestedTab=pack-2-how-to-be-smart#packs

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PACK #3 BUILD AUTONOMY + BOOKLETS (INFO FOR CANDIDATES)

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PACK #3 BUILD AUTONOMY + BOOKLETS (INFO FOR CANDIDATES)

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LINK: https://www.cambridge.org/us/cambridgeenglish/exam-preparation-journey?nestedTab=pack-3-building-autonomy#packs

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PACK #4: MAXIMIZE THE MATERIALS + PREP FOR THE MOCK TEST

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PACK #4: MAXIMIZE THE MATERIALS + PREP FOR THE MOCK TEST

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LINK: https://www.cambridge.org/us/cambridgeenglish/exam-preparation-journey?nestedTab=pack-4-maximising-materials#packs

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PACK #5: MOCK TEST BEST PRACTICE + PREP FOR SPEAKING

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PACK #5: MOCK TEST BEST PRACTICE + PREP FOR SPEAKING

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PACK #6: DEMONSTRATE THE PROGRESS + SPEAKING MOCK TEST

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PACK #6: DEMONSTRATE THE PROGRESS + SPEAKING MOCK TEST

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LINK: https://www.cambridge.org/us/cambridgeenglish/exam-preparation-journey?nestedTab=pack-6-demonstrating-progress#packs

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Differences between Cambridge English Qualifications Digital

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Differences between Cambridge English Qualifications Digital

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sample tests and the live exam

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Cambridge English Qualifications Digital

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Cambridge English Qualifications Digital

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https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/ways-to-take-your-cambridge-english-qualification/digital/

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VIDEO: PARENTS' GUIDE TO PADLET  视频: Padlet 家长指南

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VIDEO: PARENTS' GUIDE TO PADLET  视频: Padlet 家长指南