A2 KEY INFO

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

KEY ENGLISH TEST - A2

What is A2 Key?

Reading & Writing

60 minutes

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Listening

30 minutes

Speaking

About 8 minutes

WHAT ISA2 KEY?

A2 Key is an English language exam at Level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). There isn’t a specific age for taking A2 Key but the content of the exam suits older teens and those who have left school.

You don’t need to pass all of the papers to pass the whole exam. For example, if you do very well in the Reading and Writing paper and the Speaking paper, but you don’t do so well in the Listening paper, it is still possible to pass. The Reading and Writing paper tests two skills, so this paper has double the weight of the Listening and the Speaking papers.

GET PREPARED

READING & WRITINGSECTION

TIPS

WHAT IS IN IT?

Improve your reading. Improve your writing.

It has seven parts. Click here to see what they include.

TEST YOURSELF!

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?

Challenge yourself and take some minutes to practice here.

Click here to see what you need to be able to do.

LISTENINGSECTION

TIPS

WHAT IS IN IT?

Improve your listening.

It has five parts. Click here to see what they include.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?

TEST YOURSELF!

Click here to see what you need to be able to do.

Challenge yourself and take some minutes to practice here.

SPEAKINGSECTION

WATCH IT IN REAL

WHAT IS IN IT?

This section is taken in pairs. Watch this video of a real evaluation.

It has two parts. Click here to see what they include.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?

TIPS

Click here to see what you need to be able to do.

Improve your speaking.

Now you know what to expect. Practice makes master.