KEY ENGLISH TEST A2
The transition from primary to secondary education always has a growing impact on students. It is important to minimize this impact and establish bridges and links between both stages to allow the continuation of English language learning. At this stage, consolidating phonetics and pronunciation is very important, as it is during this final growth stage that brain plasticity still allows for these adjustments. Once students become accustomed to incorrect pronunciation, it is very difficult to change and/or improve it.
Throughout the KET A2 level learning process, students build a foundation that will be relevant in higher levels. For the first time, the student works on 4 of the 5 language skills present in higher English levels, with the goal of learning English as a foreign language, showing balanced proficiency across all skills, and gradually acquiring competence and confidence in its use.
When the student has mastered the content corresponding to the KET A2 level, they can achieve their first certificate within the level scale aimed at teenagers and adults.
CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH offers two types of learning at the KET (Key English Test) level. The first is aimed at a general audience of any age. The second is primarily focused on children and young people, who, having reached the A2 level, can take an exam with topics and content adapted to their age.
Both have the same level of difficulty and their recognition is exactly the same.
Adult students with beginner or basic levels take the KET A2 level at NOVACADÈMIA in two courses. The first course is aimed at introducing the student to language learning, starting from zero. The second course serves to consolidate the level and prepare the student for the next level, the Preliminary English B1.
NOVACADÈMIA gives you an official placement test and a personal interview before the start of the course, which allows us to group students by level rather than by age in the case of children and young people. At the end of the course, a comprehensive final level test is conducted, allowing us to analyze and verify your progress and performance level within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
We also provide a professional advisory service regarding CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH official exams, and we have official materials to practice the different sections and tests of the KET or KET for Schools exam before taking it officially.
Below you will find the schedules for our courses in Caldes de Montbui and Barcelona. Remember that we can also offer classes at this level privately, either at home or in our centres. Tell us your needs, and we will provide you with the best option.
SCHEDULES CALDES
Novacademia
C/ Santa Teresa 15. Caldes de Montbui
Novacademia
C/ Santa Teresa 15. Caldes de Montbui
SCHEDULES BARCELONA
PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST B1
The Preliminary English Test, better known as PET, is the final level before consolidating English knowledge and using English as a language for real communication. It is the last step in learning to think in English and stop translating into our mother tongue what we want to express. It is one of the most important stages, and for this reason, after this level we are well prepared to start working at the B2 level, represented by the First Certificate in English exam.
The main aspects to be consolidated at this stage are:
- Acquisition of communication skills and a certain level of autonomy in English.
- Application of acquired grammar and vocabulary naturally and confidently.
- Adaptation of English to various contexts: academic, professional, and leisure.
- Development of the habit of thinking directly in English, learning to make this mental effort automatically.
The B1 level is the minimum required for most studies and job opportunities, but in many cases it is not enough, and more and more institutions are requesting a certified B2 level. Achieving this B2 level is practically impossible without a previously consolidated B1 foundation. Likewise, it is highly recommended to pass the B1 exam because its structure is very similar to that of the B2 and C1 exams, but much simpler and considerably more attainable. It has been proven that students who take and pass the B1 exam will, in nearly 100% of cases, successfully pass the B2 exam without difficulty.
On the other hand, the B1 level is quite common among teenagers and adults. For this reason, CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH offers two versions. The Preliminary English Test (PET) is aimed at all audiences, while the Preliminary English Test for Schools is focused on adolescents.
NOVACADÈMIA segments its PET B1 students based on whether they are adults or adolescents, offering courses according to the generic content or the adolescent-specific content, respectively. When students reach the PET B1 level, they are recommended to take the official exams that certify their English proficiency at the Preliminary B1 level for any public or private institution requirements.
Typically, this level is completed over two courses from September to June, or with a course from September to June followed by an intensive course in July. In most cases, the factor that determines how long a student needs before moving on to B2 is related to the student’s individual abilities, the extra time they dedicate to English outside the classroom, and their initial English foundation.
NOVACADÈMIA provides an official placement test and a personal interview before the start of the course, which allows us to group students by level rather than by age in the case of young people and adults. At the end of the course, a comprehensive final level test is conducted, allowing us to analyze and verify your progress and performance level within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
We also provide a professional advisory service regarding CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH official exams, and we have official materials to practice the different sections and tests of the PET or PET for Schools exam before taking it officially.
If you want more information about this level, you can contact us here.
SCHEDULES
Below you will find the schedules for our courses in Caldes de Montbui and Barcelona. Remember that we can also offer classes at this level privately, either at home or in our centres. Tell us your needs, and we will provide you with the best option.
C/Avinguda Meridiana 263 BCN
C/Avinguda Meridiana 263 BCN
If you want more information about this level and wish to enroll your child in any of the Barcelona centres, you can contact us aquí or through any of our usual channels.
C/Santa Teresa 15 Caldes de Montbui
C/Santa Teresa 15 Caldes de Montbui