CEFR A2
The first Cambridge English certificate
A2 Key sits at CEFR A2 and is where most younger learners start. Three papers, about 1 hour 40 minutes, and a result on a scale that says something even when the pass mark is missed.
Our Approach
Reading and Writing is 60 minutes, 7 parts and 32 questions, and is worth half the result. Listening is 30 minutes including 6 minutes to transfer answers, 5 parts and 25 questions, worth a quarter. Speaking is 8–10 minutes for a pair, 2 parts, the last quarter.
The Speaking test is face to face with one or two other candidates and two examiners — one talks to the candidates, the other listens. Practising alone prepares for a format that does not exist.
Grade A is 140–150 and earns a certificate stating ability at B1, a level above the exam. Grades B and C are 120–139 at A2. A score of 100–119 still earns a certificate, stating A1. Below 100 there is no result and no certificate at all.
The paper-based A2 Key is withdrawn after the last session in December 2026 and continues only as a digital exam. A2 Key for Schools stays available in both formats, which is the version most of our students take.
Curriculum
Who It's For
For upper primary and lower secondary learners taking their first Cambridge English qualification, at CEFR A2.
Serving students across Metro Vancouver — including Richmond, Burnaby, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Coquitlam, and Surrey — with in-person classes at our Vancouver and Richmond campuses and live online tutoring worldwide.
Questions
120 on the Cambridge English Scale, which is a Grade C at CEFR A2. Below 100 no result or certificate is issued at all.
For a younger learner, yes. A2 is where the habits form; attempting IELTS before a B1 level usually measures the gap rather than closing it.
中文课程介绍
A2 Key（KET）剑桥英语考试培训
我们在温哥华和列治文提供 A2 Key（原 KET）备考课程。考试对应 CEFR A2 等级，共三张试卷、约 1 小时 40 分钟。剑桥英语量表 82–150 分，120 分及以上为通过。
考试内容、评分和证书完全相同，只是题材更贴近学生生活。纸笔版 A2 Key 将在 2026 年 12 月最后一次考试后停考，仅保留机考；A2 Key for Schools 两种形式都保留。
100–119 分仍会获得证书，标注达到 CEFR A1 等级。低于 100 分则不出成绩、不发证书。
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