Speaker A
Good morning. Can I have your mark sheets, please? I'm Jane Allemano, and this is Radha Roychowdhury.
A2 Key Speaking test sample: candidates Rashid and Gonca answer questions about work, origin, friends, and home with examiners Jane Allemano and Radha Roychowdhury.
Key Takeaways
- The A2 Key speaking test follows a structured sequence of personal-information questions on topics like work, origin, friends, and home.
- Candidates at A2 level give short, direct answers and can handle familiar everyday topics with simple language.
- Learners benefit from practicing basic personal questions and short descriptive answers to build fluency and confidence.
What the video covers
- Examiners Jane Allemano and Radha Roychowdhury open the A2 Key (KET) speaking test and collect mark sheets.
- Candidates introduce themselves: Gonca (works, from Turkey) and Rashid (works, from Qatar).
- Rashid says he sees his friends five or six times a week and describes his friends in simple terms.
- Gonca says her friends live in her home country, the USA, and locally, and she sees them every day.
- Rashid talks about a friend named Ali Jabber, a manager at an insurance company whom he has known for 20 years, and says they met at work.
- The section moves to home: Gonca lives with her parents in a home with four bedrooms.
- The transcript shows typical A2 learner features: short answers, simple grammar, some errors and hesitation, which illustrates the level expected.
- The video serves as a model/sample for learners preparing for the Cambridge English A2 Key speaking exam, showing question types on personal topics.
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Speaker A
What's your name?
Speaker A
My name is Rashid.
Speaker A
And what's your name?
Speaker A
My name is Gonca.
Speaker A
Gonca, do you work or are you a student?
Speaker A
I work.
Speaker A
Where do you come from?
Speaker A
I'm from Turkey.
Speaker A
Thank you.
Speaker A
Rashid, do you work or are you a student?
Speaker A
Yes, I work.
Speaker A
Where do you come from?
Speaker A
From Qatar.
Speaker A
Thank you.
Speaker A
Now, let's talk about friends.
Speaker A
Rashid, how often do you see your friends?
Speaker A
Between five or six every week.
Speaker A
And what do you like doing with your friends?
Speaker A
I like my friendly, my friend like to quite and... I don't know what.
Speaker A
And Gonca, where do your friends live?
Speaker A
In my country or the USA and here.
Speaker A
When do you see your friends?
Speaker A
Every day.
Speaker A
Now, Rashid, please tell me something about one of your friends.
Speaker A
One, my friend named Ali Jabber. This is manager of insurance company, yes? I know him 20 years ago. Yeah.
Speaker A
Where did you meet your friend?
Speaker A
In my company.
Speaker A
Now, let's talk about home.
Speaker A
Gonca, who do you live with?
Speaker A
In my parents, with my parents.
Speaker A
How many bedrooms are there in your home?
Speaker A
Bedroom? Four. Four bedroom, I have, we have.
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