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Cambridge A2 Key Speaking 001 Personal Information.
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What's your full name?
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My full name is Liam Smart.
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How do you spell your surname?
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It's S-M-A-R-T.
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How old are you?
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I'm 12 years old.
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When is your birthday?
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My birthday is on the 17th of November. Where are you from?
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I'm from England.
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Where do you live?
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I live in Cambridge.
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It's a beautiful city with lots of history and lovely parks.
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Which school do you go to?
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I go to Cambridge Smart School.
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I really enjoy studying there.
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What year are you in at school?
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I'm in year seven.
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What's your favourite subject?
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My favourite subject is English because I enjoy reading stories and speaking English with my classmates.
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Why are you learning English?
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I'm learning English because I want to communicate with people from different countries and travel around the world.
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Now it's your turn.
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What's your full name?
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How do you spell your surname?
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How old are you? When is your birthday? Where are you from? Where do you live?
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Which school do you go to?
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What year are you in at school?
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What's your favourite subject?
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Why are you learning English?
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Thank you for listening.
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Subscribe and follow Cambridge Smart so we can help you score well in Cambridge exams.
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See you in our next lessons.
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Bye-bye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “A2 Key (KET) Speaking 001”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Cambridge, English, favourite, birthday, Smart. This video has 34 sentences and 223 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:53. The speaker talks slowly, about 77 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 20 of its 34 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| spell noun | /spɛl/ | Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| exam verb | /ɪɡˈzæm/ | Shortened form of examine |
| communicate verb | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| surname noun | /ˈsɝˌneɪm/ | The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the… |
| classmate noun | /ˈklæs.meɪt/ | A student who is in the same class at school. |
| favourite adjective | /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ | Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.) |
| subject noun | /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/ | The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the… |
| birthday noun | /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ | The anniversary of the day on which someone is born. |
| travel verb | /ˈtɹævəl/ | To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another. |
| score noun | /skoɹ/ | The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game. |
| lovely adjective | /ˈlʌv.li/ | Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What's your full name?
- How do you spell your surname?
- Which school do you go to?
- What year are you in at school?
- What's your favourite subject?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | enjoy studying · enjoy reading |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are you learning · I'm learning |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like spell, lesson, exam.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.