LanguageCert A2 Access study guide
LanguageCert A2 Access · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
LanguageCert International ESOL A2 Access is a single-level English qualification set at CEFR level A2, the stage where a learner can handle short social chats and everyday personal topics with simple, direct language. It belongs to the wider LanguageCert International ESOL family, which runs from A1 Preliminary through to C2 Mastery, and each level is examined as a separate test leading to a four-skills certificate. The suite is described as measuring skills relevant to school, university and professional success, so A2 Access works as an early stepping stone rather than an end point. The written and spoken tests can be booked together or independently, which lets a candidate who only needs to demonstrate one skill avoid paying for both. Delivery is either through an Approved Test Centre or online, and a Take2 re-sit option exists. The published price for A2 Access is US$75.00. Topics on this exam: Written and Spoken. The LanguageCert A2 Access study guide has 2 sections and about 704 words.
01Written: Listening, Reading and Writing at A2
The LanguageCert A2 Access Written exam covers Listening, Reading and Writing at CEFR A2. You meet short, everyday texts: notices, adverts, emails, simple articles and dialogues. The exam checks whether you can understand the main point and find specific details, then write a short practical message. Listening: short conversations and announcements.
371 words, about 2 min02Spoken: Interaction, Description and Role Play
The LanguageCert A2 Access Spoken exam is a short face-to-face interview with an examiner/interlocutor. It tests your ability to give personal information, describe a picture, take part in a simple role play and answer follow-up questions. At A2 you need to communicate in routine situations, not give long speeches. Personal information: answer questions about name, spelling, country, home, work or studies, free time.
333 words, about 2 minMore study resources for LanguageCert A2 Access
- Practice questionsA hotel guest writes: 'I am writing to ask about the price of a double room for two nights.' Which part of this sentence states the purpose of the message?
- FlashcardsWritten exam sections. Listening, Reading and Writing, taken as one paper.
- Cheat sheetThe Written exam is split into Listening, Reading and Writing; Listening and Reading are receptive papers marked by answer key, while Writing is marked against task achievement, organisation and language range/accuracy.
- Key termspersonal information. Details about you such as your name, age, address, phone number and nationality.
- Study planIdentify the four parts of the LanguageCert A2 Access Written exam (Listening, Reading, Writing, and the combined format) and list what each part asks you to do.
- Common mistakesCandidates fear a wrong answer will cancel out a right one, so they skip items.
- Exam-day guideBring the same original document you used when booking.