Focus on A2 Key (KET)

Introduction

Focus on KET is an online course designed for students who are thinking of taking the Cambridge Keystage English Test. It consists of 12 modules and 200 units of English and provides approximately 120 hours of study for students.

Course aims

  • Take students from Elementary CEFR A1 up to A2.
  • Provide coaching and practice in all areas of the KET exam to ensure students are fully prepared when taking the test.
  • Blend grammatical structures necessary for this level with vocabulary including simple verb + preposition combinations, spelling, reading, listening, writing, and speaking.

Γραμματική

By the end of the course, students will be able to…

      • Use present simple and present continuous verb forms, as well as simple past with regular and irregular verbs in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms.
      • Talk about future prediction and intention using will and going to.
      • Use the present perfect simple to talk about past experience.
      • Identify things using there is/there are, have got, possessive adjectives and pronouns, articles, and the possessive genitive.
      • Talk about adjectives including comparative and superlative forms.
      • Create yes/no and information questions.
      • Give information on time and place using prepositions.
      • Use the modal verbs can, could, must, should, may, and might.
      • Use adverbs of frequency.
      • Use prepositions of place and time.
      • Use simple connecting words.
      • Compare adjectives and adverbs using comparatives and superlatives.
      • Talk about quantity.

Λεξιλόγιο

      • Learn approximately 1000 lexical items including common nouns, verbs, adjectives, and simple lexical sets.

Skills

      • Exposure to and practice in reading and hearing about everyday routines, biographies, countries and cities, TV and films, and simple stories.

Unit Summary

Module 1

  • Introduction
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Countries, Nationalities, and Languages
  • Γραμματική: Prepositions of place
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Days, Months, Seasons, and Parts of the Day
  • Γραμματική: Prepositions of time
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 1
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Wordbuilding 08
  • Spelling: Spelling 09
  • Ανάγνωση: Going abroad for the first time
  • Ακρόαση: Mrs Jones
  • Μιλώντας: Personal information
  • Ανάγνωση: Australia
  • Ακρόαση: My day
  • Γράφοντας: Writing about yourself using Simple Present verbs
  • Revision: Module 1 revision test
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 1 Part 1
  • Exam: KET Practice: Paper 1 Part 1 Practice test 3

Module 2

  • Introduction
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Colours
  • Γραμματική: Present Simple and Present Continuous
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Telling the time
  • Γραμματική: Simple Past – Regular verbs
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 2
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Wordbuilding 10
  • Spelling: Spelling 10
  • Ανάγνωση: Ecuador
  • Ακρόαση: Spain
  • Μιλώντας: Personal Information questions
  • Ανάγνωση: Switzerland
  • Ακρόαση: Mexico City
  • Γράφοντας: Writing about yourself using Simple Present verbs
  • Revision: Module 2 revision test
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 1 Part 2
  • Exam: KET Practice: Paper 1 Part 2 Practice test 3 – Multiple choice

Module 3

  • Introduction
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Adjective opposites
  • Γραμματική: Articles
  • Λεξιλόγιο: How do you feel today?
  • Γραμματική: Articles
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 3
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Wordbuilding 11
  • Spelling: Spelling 01
  • Ανάγνωση: Politics in Britain
  • Ακρόαση: My family
  • Μιλώντας: Reading Aloud 1
  • Ανάγνωση: The news
  • Ακρόαση: My dogs
  • Γράφοντας: Writing about yourself using Useful Phrases
  • Revision: Module 3 revision test
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 1 Part 3
  • Exam: KET Practice: Paper 1 Part 3 Practice test 3

Module 4

  • Introduction
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Food and drink
  • Γραμματική: Adverbs of frequency
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Food and drink
  • Γραμματική: Conjunctions and connectors
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 4
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Wordbuilding 12
  • Spelling: Spelling 02
  • Ανάγνωση: Glastonbury
  • Ακρόαση: What’s in the fridge?
  • Μιλώντας: Likes and dislikes
  • Ανάγνωση: My life through music
  • Ακρόαση: Fast Food
  • Γράφοντας: Using adjectives for things
  • Revision: Module 4 revision test
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 1 Part 3
  • Exam: KET Practice: Paper 1 Part 3 Practice test 3

Module 5

  • Introduction
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Important verbs
  • Γραμματική: The possessive genitive
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Weather
  • Γραμματική: Possessive pronouns
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 5
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Wordbuilding 13
  • Spelling: Spelling 03
  • Ανάγνωση: The dentist
  • Ακρόαση: Duncan
  • Μιλώντας: Reading Aloud 2
  • Ανάγνωση: Friday night
  • Ακρόαση: Mary
  • Γράφοντας: Using adjectives in writing
  • Revision: Module 5 revision test
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 1 Part 4
  • Exam: KET Practice: Paper 1

Module 6

  • Introduction
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Animals
  • Γραμματική: Comparatives and superlatives
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Animals
  • Γραμματική: Comparatives and superlatives
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 6
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Wordbuilding 01
  • Spelling: Spelling 04
  • Ανάγνωση: The Mary Baker zoo
  • Ακρόαση: Sports I like
  • Μιλώντας: Talking about what someone looks like
  • Ανάγνωση: Going to the jungle
  • Ακρόαση: Football fans
  • Γράφοντας: Describing what people are like
  • Revision: Module 6 revision test
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 2 Part 2

Module 7

  • Introduction
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Jobs
  • Γραμματική: Some or Any?
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Jobs and professions
  • Γραμματική: Much, Many, or A lot of?
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 7
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Wordbuilding 02
  • Spelling: Spelling 05
  • Ανάγνωση: The story of Jenny
  • Ακρόαση: Summer School
  • Μιλώντας: Reading Aloud 3 – The Mary Baker zoo
  • Ανάγνωση: Dennis’ strange day
  • Ακρόαση: Studying at university
  • Γράφοντας: Describing what people feel like
  • Revision: Module 7 revision test
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 1 Part 5 Multiple choice cloze
  • Exam: KET Practice: Paper 1 Part 5 Practice test 3 – Multiple choice

Module 8

  • Introduction
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Parts of the Body
  • Γραμματική: Simple Past questions
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Parts of the body
  • Γραμματική: Irregular Verbs
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 8
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Wordbuilding 03
  • Spelling: Spelling 06
  • Ανάγνωση: How to dance salsa
  • Ακρόαση: Africa
  • Μιλώντας: Talking about your house
  • Ανάγνωση: Embarrassment in Sweden
  • Ακρόαση: Working in Australia
  • Γράφοντας: Describing a person’s character
  • Revision: Module 8 revision test
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 1 Part 6 – Word completion
  • Exam: KET Practice: Paper 1 Part 6 Practice test 3 – Word completion

Module 9

  • Introduction
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Shops
  • Γραμματική: Adverbs of manner
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Shops
  • Γραμματική: Word Order
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 9
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Wordbuilding 04
  • Spelling: Spelling 07
  • Ανάγνωση: Paula’s Shopping Trip
  • Ακρόαση: An Oxford street
  • Μιλώντας: Reading Aloud 4 – Australia
  • Ανάγνωση: A conversation about shopping
  • Ακρόαση: The Living Room
  • Γράφοντας: Writing about your job
  • Revision: Module 9 revision test
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 2 Part 3 – Multiple choice
  • Exam: KET Practice: Paper 2 Part 3 Practice test 3

Module 10

  • Introduction
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Transport
  • Γραμματική: Must and Should
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Transport
  • Γραμματική: May and Might
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 1
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Wordbuilding 05
  • Spelling: Spelling 08
  • Ανάγνωση: The train crash
  • Ακρόαση: Chess
  • Μιλώντας: Talking about your country
  • Ανάγνωση: The burglary
  • Ακρόαση: Sunbathing
  • Γράφοντας: Writing about your family
  • Revision: Module 10 revision test
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 1 Part 7 – Open cloze
  • Exam: KET Practice: Paper 1 Part 7 Practice test 3 – Open cloze
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 1 Part 8 – Information transfer
  • Exam: KET Practice: Paper 1 Part 8 Practice test 3 – Information transfer

Module 11

  • Introduction
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Adjectives of character
  • Γραμματική: Will and Going to – prediction
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Adjectives of mood
  • Γραμματική: Will and Going to – intention
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 2
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Wordbuilding 06
  • Spelling: Spelling 09
  • Ανάγνωση: What Britain is like to a foreigner
  • Ακρόαση: Best friends
  • Μιλώντας: Reading Aloud 5 – The life of a footballer
  • Ανάγνωση: Leaving home
  • Ακρόαση: Which man to choose?
  • Γράφοντας: Half a story
  • Revision: Module 11 revision test
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 1 Part 9 – Guided writing
  • Exam: KET Practice: Paper 1 Part 9 Practice test 3 – Guided writing
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 2 Part 4 – Gap-fill
  • Exam: KET Practice: Paper 2 Part 4 Practice test 3

Module 12

  • Introduction
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Clothes
  • Γραμματική: Present Perfect Simple – Past experience
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Physical appearance
  • Γραμματική: Verb Patterns
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Phrasal verbs 3
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Wordbuilding 07
  • Spelling: Spelling 10
  • Ανάγνωση: The cinema
  • Ακρόαση: Paranormal activity
  • Μιλώντας: Directions
  • Ανάγνωση: What Lies Beneath
  • Ακρόαση: Bridget Jones’ Diary
  • Γράφοντας: Punctuation
  • Revision: Module 12 revision test
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 2 Part 5 – Gap-fill
  • Exam: KET Practice: Paper 2 Part 5 Practice test 3
  • Exam: KET Coaching: Paper 3

Follow-up

Students completing the Focus on KET course should feel confident in tackling any pre-intermediate course, including our Pre-intermediate Power or Focus on PET course.

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