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Think about it A2 Key Speaking Part 1

Read the paragraph about A2 Key Speaking Part 1 and answer the questions with the words in the box.
you do not need to use all the words.

In the A2 Key Speaking test, there will be two examiners in the room, but only one of the examiners will talk to
you. The other examiner will only listen to you. In Part 1, you need to listen to the examiner and answer their
questions. There will be another student (or maybe two students) in the room, but in this part of the Speaking
test, you only need to talk to the examiner.

Part 1 has two Phases: Phase 1 and Phase 2. In Phase 1, you will have to give your name, but you do not need
to spell it. Next, the examiner asks you your age (in A2 Key for Schools) or if you work or study (in A2 Key). After
that, you are asked where you are from or where you live. In Phase 2, the examiner will ask you some questions
about two topics. These questions are about your daily life (for example, food, free time, the weather, friends/
family, home). For each topic, both students have two short questions to answer. In other words, the examiner
asks four short questions per topic. Then, at the end of each topic, one student answers a longer question that
begins Now, please tell me something about … .

the other student shorter name listens two four
the examiner hobbies age nationality longer talks

1. There are two examiners in the Speaking test: one who asks the questions and one who only ………… .

2. In Speaking Part 1, you speak to ………… .

3. In Part 1 Phase 1, first you are asked your ………… .

4. In Part 1 Phase 1, you will be asked either about your ………… or about your job / studies. Then you are asked
where you are from / where you live.

5. In Part 1 Phase 2, the examiner asks you personal questions about ………… different topics.

6. At the end of each topic, the examiner asks a ………… question.

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