In 2020, Cambridge Assessment English made some changes to the exam and there are big differences in the A2 Key Speaking paper as well. It is very important for teachers and students to know and understand these new tasks so you can prepare in the right way and take the exam with confidence.
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There are still two parts in A2 Key Speaking, but they are not the same as before:1. Introductory phase – The examiner asks the candidates in turn for some factual information, for example, questions about their daily lives, likes and dislikes, hobbies, friends and family, school or work, etc.2. Collaborative task – The candidates work together and discuss different pictures that belong to one topic plus there is a follow-up discussion that the examiner moderates.Every candidate should have the same experience when they take the Speaking exam in Cambridge A2 Key. Before your exam starts, you have to arrive at the test location a little bit earlier so you can register.At the registration, Cambridge check your identity and you receive your mark sheet. You need to fill in your details (name, etc.) because you have to give this piece of paper to the examiner at the beginning of your test.You will never have to take the exam alone. This test is always done in pairs (in the last group of the day there might be three candidates) and there are always two examiners in the room with you. One of them is called the interlocutor (the person who asks all the questions and talks to the candidates) and the other one is the assessor (the examiner who checks your language and gives you your marks).
Last but not least, the test takes between 8-10 minutes depending on the number of students (pairs or groups of three) and how long or short your answers are.Below, you can watch an example test with two candidates, Greta and Tommaso so you can see everything in action.
There are definitely a few problems with the Speaking test that I can often see in my own students. I’m going to show you now what these difficulties are so you can avoid the same mistakes in your own exam.If you have experienced other problems in your practice, let me know in the comments below and I can give you advice.
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This is probably the most common problem I have experienced as a teacher. It happens pretty often that a candidate doesn’t understand the question because the examiner speaks a little bit too fast or just because there are one or two difficult words in the question that the candidate doesn’t know.In this situation, don’t be shy. You can always ask the examiner to ask the question one more time. However, be polite and ask in a friendly way, for example, say, “I’m sorry. Could you repeat that, please?”. At the end of this article, I’m going to give you more examples and other useful language for A2 Key Speaking.
This problem is something that I don’t understand. It can happen that a candidate doesn’t prepare enough and when the exam starts, they don’t know how the tasks work and what they have to do.If you want to take A2 Key, practise and prepare as much as possible. There is a lot of information online or you can take classes at a local language school and you shouldn’t have a problem with that.The best option for you, however, is to keep reading.