Cambridge A2 Key for Schools
Real-life English for teenagers — and a clear path to the A2 Key for Schools exam.
- All 7 Reading & Writing parts and all 5 Listening parts
- Speaking practice for the paired test, with model answers
- A homework book and a unit test in every unit
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Cambridge A2 Key for Schools units
Practice tests
Full tests in all three papers — listening, reading & writing, and speaking. Do one after every three units.
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Everything in one course
Hear every word
Every word, example and listening task has audio — practise your ear as much as your eyes.
Real exam tasks
Every part of the exam, practised in the real Cambridge format — no surprises on exam day.
21 homework books
One homework book per unit to review at home or set as homework by a teacher.
21 unit tests + 10 practice tests
Check progress at the end of every unit, then try full practice tests in every paper.
Clara, your tutor
Clara explains what each lesson is about and what to do next.
XP and progress
Earn XP for every lesson and see your progress unit by unit.
How every unit works
- LearnNew words, grammar and exam strategy
- PractiseExam-style tasks with instant feedback
- HomeworkA homework book to review at home
- Unit testCheck what you know, then move on
What’s in the Cambridge A2 Key for Schools course
This online A2 Key for Schools course has 14 units, 7 review units and 259 lessons, built to the real exam. Each unit teaches first, then practises the exam tasks, and ends with a unit test — plus 21 homework books a teacher can assign.
- Me and my family — Family & friends · Personal information · Numbers
- Home and where I live — The home · Furniture · Time · Daily life
- Review 1 — Units 1, 2
- Food and eating out — Food & drink · Drink · Eating out · Cooking
- Clothes and shopping — Clothes · Shopping · Colours · Measurements
- Review 2 — Units 3, 4
- Sport and free time — Sport · Free time · Countries · Continents
- School and studying — Education · School subjects · Classroom · Exams
- Review 3 — Units 5, 6
- My town and getting around — Places: buildings · Places: town & city · Services · Transport
- Technology and music — Technology · Communication · Music · Internet
- Review 4 — Units 7, 8
- Films and going out — Entertainment · Media · Music · Opinions
- Weather and holidays — Weather · Holidays · The natural world · Places & directions
- Review 5 — Units 9, 10
- Health and keeping fit — Health · Medicine · Exercise · The body
- Travel and transport — Travel · Transport · Places & directions · Holidays
- Review 6 — Units 11, 12
- Hobbies and jobs — Work · Jobs · Sports & leisure · Free time
- Keeping in touch — Communication · Writing · Family & friends · School
- Review 7 — Units 13, 14
A2 Key for Schools exam format
Cambridge English: A2 Key for Schools (KET) has 3 papers:
| Paper | Time | Parts | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading & Writing | 1 hour | 7 | 32 |
| Listening | 30 minutes | 5 | 25 |
| Speaking | 8–10 minutes (in pairs) | 2 | — |
Reading & Writing counts for 50% of the result, Listening and Speaking for 25% each.
Questions about this course
- Is this an official Cambridge course?
- No. It is an independent 7ESL course that follows the official Cambridge exam format and word lists. The exam itself is taken at an authorised Cambridge English centre.
- What can I try for free?
- Without an account you can try the first lesson of Unit 1. A free account opens all of Unit 1 — every lesson, the homework and the unit test — and the word list of every unit, so you can see how the course works before upgrading.
- How is progress checked?
- Answers are marked as you go, and every unit ends with a unit test. The next unit opens when the unit’s goals are met, so gaps are fixed before moving on.
- Which course comes before or after this one?
- Before: Cambridge A2 Flyers. Next: Cambridge B1 Preliminary for Schools.
Course Cambridge A2 Key for Schools (A2). Cambridge A2 Key for Schools (KET) preparation: 14 units built to the revised 2020 exam — Reading & Writing (7 parts), Listening (5 parts) and the paired Speaking test.
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