Cambridge A2 Key (KET) case studies
Cambridge A2 Key (KET) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
A2 Key, also known as KET, is a Cambridge English Qualification at CEFR level A2. Alongside its school-oriented twin, A2 Key for Schools, it is proof that a learner can communicate in simple situations: understanding and using basic phrases and expressions, following simple written English, introducing themselves and answering basic questions about themselves, and interacting with English speakers at a basic level. The Cambridge A2 Key (KET) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,062 words.
1Two emails, one mark scheme: content beats polish
A teacher is marking a class trial of the A2 Key email task. Students had to write to their English friend Jo and include three points: you cannot meet on Friday, why not, and a different day to meet.
555 words, about 3 min2'Closed' on the door: reading a short notice precisely
At a school in Brighton, two notices are on the same corridor wall. Notice 1, on the sports hall door: 'SPORTS HALL CLOSED FOR REPAIRS THIS WEEK.
580 words, about 3 min3The party that moved: listening for self-correction
A class listens to a recording twice, as in the exam. The conversation is about a birthday party.
595 words, about 3 min4Fifteen, fifty, and a name you thought you knew
Anne is practising the listening gap-fill part, where each answer is one word or a number. In the recording a man books a table: 'Table for eight people, please, at half past six on Friday.' 'Certainly.
616 words, about 3 min5Silence is the problem: making the paired speaking task work
Two candidates, Mia and Tom, take the paired speaking test. In the second part the examiner gives them a card with five pictures - museum, beach, zoo, park, cinema - and says: 'Here are some places for your class trip.
716 words, about 4 min