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3 Choose the best response to each question, a, b or c.
1. Can I help you?
a Yes, please. b Pleased to meet you. c Goodbye.
2. Could I try this on, please?
a It’s £10. b Yes, of course. c It’s very big.
3. Would you like me to put the receipt in the bag?
a No, thanks. b That’s nice. c It’s very heavy.
4. Should I make dinner this evening?
a No, it’s OK. I’ll do it. b I don’t like it. c I’ll have a ham and cheese pizza,
please.
5. Can I take your order? b OK, thank you. c Yes. Two hamburgers, please.
Exam tips provide practical 6. Would you carry this bag for me, please? c No, I wouldn’t.
a A table for two, please.

a Yes, please.
b Yes, of course.

7. Can I have two return tickets to Manchester, please?
strategies and advice on 8. Shall I go to the supermarket this afternoon? c How much is it?
a When do you want to travel? b That’s fine.
a Yes, I like chicken.

b No, we will have chicken
for dinner. c Yes, can you buy some chicken?
how to approach the task. 9. Could you close the window, please? c Yes, I’m sorry.
a Yes, are you cold?
b No, I’m cold.

10. Would you like a drink? b No, thanks. c Yes, an ice cream please.
a No, I’m not hungry.
4 Write four sentences about yourself. Use enjoy / favourite / prefer … to / don’t like.
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Exam task
2 Complete the questions and sentences. Ask and answer with a partner. Exam tips
1 What’s ................ name? 9 Please tell me something ………… your Practise vocabulary, grammar • Before you listen, read the two lists and think about what the conversation might be about.
2 ………… old are you? favourite place in your town. • In the second list, the words you hear are often different from the words you read.
3 ………… you work or ………… you a student? 10 ………… many bedrooms are there in your • You can only use an answer once. When you have used an answer, cross it out.
4 Where ………… you live? home?
5 ………… do you go in your town at the 11 Who ………… you live with? or functional language tested
weekends? 12 Where in your town ………… your house?
6 Is ………… a swimming pool near your house? 13 ………… do you like most about your home?
7 How ………… parks are there in your town? 14 Please ………… me something about your © Cambridge University Press and
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Match the questions (1–8) with the answers (a–h).
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1. Do you like going to the theatre? …. tasks on the worksheet.
2. How often do you go the cinema? ….
3. When do you usually do sport? ….
4. What do you usually do with your friends? ….
5. Where did you go yesterday afternoon? ….
6. How often do you to the library? ….
7. When do you go shopping? ….
8. How often do you watch sport on TV? ….
a Every day! I swim one kilometre every morning.
b Every Saturday! I usually go with my sister and she always buys some new clothes. Help your students avoid the
c I sometimes go there to study, but I never borrow books.
d I went to the art gallery. There were a lot of tourists, but I loved the paintings. Dali’s were my favourite.
e Never! I always go to the stadium to watch my favourite team.
f Never, because it’s very expensive. I like watching films on my computer. most typical mistakes that
g We love cooking, so we usually go to the supermarket to get the food and then we make dinner together.
h Yes, I do. I love watching plays.
candidates make with Get
Get it right!
Look at the sentence below. Then try to correct the mistake.
What time you can come? it right! Identify and correct
To watch videos of the complete A2 Key and A2 Key for Schools Speaking tests, go to:
common errors made by
https://keyandpreliminary.cambridgeenglish.org/resources.htm
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real Cambridge English: A2 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.
Key and Cambridge English: 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.
A2 Key for Schools exam 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/
candidates. 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.
Use Think about it sections to check students understand 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.
what they need to do for each part of the exam – great either
before or after attempting an exercise.
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ANSWER KEY EXAM TOPIC LISTS
Reading and Writing Part 1:1 Get it right! Appliances
1 1 A 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 A 6 C The weather is very beautiful and I often stay on Access a camera DVD (player) laptop telephone
the beach.
2a 5 always Learn and CD (player) electric lights television / TV
4 usually Reading and Writing Part 2:1 cell phone electricity mobile (phone) video
3 often
2 sometimes 1 1 lake clock fridge MP3 player washing machine
2 forest
1 never 3 island complete revise from computer gas PC
2b 1 My brother plays tennis once a week. / Once a 4 plants cooker heating phone
week my brother plays tennis. 5 desert
2 Do you always have breakfast? 6 river digital camera lamp radio
3 I drive to work every day. / Every day I drive 7 field
to work. 8 mountains
4 I often visit my sister at the weekend. / Often I visit 2 1 C 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 A Answer key and the official A2 Clothes and Accessories
my sister at the weekend. 6 C 7 B bag fashion purse swimsuit
5 I never go to bed before midnight. bathing suit get dressed raincoat tie
6 My family usually eats dinner at 6 p.m. / Usually 3 1 e 2 b 3 d 4 f 5 a 6 c
my family eats dinner at 6 p.m. belt glasses ring tights
3 1 What time do you usually get up? Reading and Writing Part 2:2 Audioscript. Key and Key blouse glove scarf trainers
2 Do you get up at a different time at the weekend? 1 1 languages boot handbag sock trousers
3 What do you eat for breakfast? 2 biology bracelet hat shirt try on (v)
4 Where do you have lunch? 3 chemistry
Students’ own answers 4 physics cap jacket shoes T-shirt
5 history for Schools chain jeans shorts umbrella
Reading and Writing Part 1:2 6 geography clothes jewellery / jewelry skirt uniform
1 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 c 7 mathematics coat jumper suit wallet
5 a 6 b 7 a 8 c 8 medicine costume (swimming) kit sunglasses watch
2 1 help 2 1 C 2 A 6 C 3 B 4 A topic list. dress necklace sweater wear (v)
5 B
7 A
2 would / ‘d
3 near 3 1 broke 2 know 3 rode 4 lay earring pocket swimming costume
4 turn / go 5 took 6 gave 7 see 8 go
5 Is
6 Does Reading and Writing Part 2:3 Colours
7 sells / has black golden pale white
8 welcome 1 1 passport blue green pink yellow
2 luggage
3 1 B 2 C 3 A 4 C 3 airport bright grey purple
5 C 6 B 4 miss
5 seat brown light red
Reading and Writing Part 1:3 6 delay dark orange silver
1 1 post office 7 passengers
2 bank 8 pilot
3 dentist 2 1 C 2 A 3 C 4 A 5 B Communication and Technology
4 library 6 A 7 B address chatroom download (n & v) keyboard
5 hotel 3 1 True at / @ click (v) DVD (player) laptop (computer)
6 chemist 2 False
7 tourist information by post computer memory email (n & v) mobile (phone)
8 café 3 False call (v) computer envelope mouse
4 True
2 Bank: 4, 7 5 False camera conversation file MP3 player
Tourist information centre: 2, 3, 8 6 False CD (player) digital information net
Library: 1, 5, 6 7 True
3 1 C 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 C 6 A 8 True cell phone digital camera internet online
chat dot internet site password
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