A2 Key

WhatsApp enquiry（opens an external service）
The Cambridge English teal arrow mark with the Cambridge wordmark.

Move from isolated words and sentences to complete everyday communication across A2 Key for Schools papers.

  • Confirm the learner has the foundation for A2 rather than choosing by age alone
  • Use vocabulary and grammar inside signs, messages, emails and short texts
  • Practise asking, responding and sustaining simple paired interaction
  • Correct spelling, sentence and comprehension errors through short review-and-retry cycles
Course highlightsHide Course highlights

Course highlights

Move from recognition to task completion Recognising words is not enough to understand and respond accurately in short texts, messages and conversations.
Connect meaning and context
Find key information in signs, stories, emails and everyday conversations.
Build complete sentences
Control basic tense, word order, spelling and punctuation.
Cover required content
Respond to every prompt even when the language is simple.
 Develop sustainable everyday communication Replace memorised answers with listening, relevant response and interaction with another candidate.
Listen for essentials
Predict answer type and identify people, time, place and action.
Answer clearly
Use simple but complete sentences with relevant detail.
Interact
Ask, respond and continue a short exchange.
 Use errors to build the next level Link mistakes to vocabulary, grammar, comprehension or output rather than memorising one answer.
Review in short cycles
Retrieve common phrases, sentence patterns and spelling.
Correct and transfer
Use corrected language in a new text or situation.
Track four skills
Ensure one strong skill is not masking a major gap.
Course contentHide Course content

Course content

Reading and Writing
A combined paper of about 60 minutes on simple written information and short writing.
  • 7 parts
  • Signs, messages, emails and short texts
  • Sentence and short-text writing
Listening
About 30 minutes on main information and detail in short conversations and monologues.
  • 5 parts
  • Daily-life contexts
  • Answer transfer included
Speaking
Usually conducted with two candidates for simple questions, answers and interaction.
  • 2 parts
  • About 8–10 minutes per pair
  • Face-to-face interaction

Course fees

4 lessons per month 90 minutes per lesson

Fees by level

A2 Key
HK$1,560/ 4 lessons
Opening course content