A2 Key (KET) Writing Part 6 – Write an Email

A2 Key (KET) · Writing

In Part 6 of the A2 Key Reading and Writing paper, you write a short email or note of 25 words or more. The task gives you three points, and you must answer all three. On this page you can write your own answer, check it with a self-assessment list, compare it with an annotated model answer, and practise the skills you need with short interactive exercises.

Your Task

Your English friend Sam is coming to visit your city next weekend.

Write an email to Sam. In your email:

say where you can meet
suggest something to do together
tell Sam what to bring

Write 25 words or more.

Write your email here:

0 words (write 25 or more)

Check your email

I wrote 25 words or more. I said where we can meet. I suggested something to do together. I told Sam what to bring. I started with a greeting (Hi Sam,) and finished with a closing and my name (See you soon, Ana). I used linking words such as and, but, because, so. I checked my spelling, capital letters and full stops.

Model answer (44 words)

Hi Sam, Great news that you’re coming next weekend! Let’s meet at the train station at 10 a.m. on Saturday. We can visit the old town and have lunch by the sea. Bring a jacket because it’s often windy here. See you soon, Ana

Blue = where to meet Green = something to do Yellow = what to bring

Why this answer works

Area	What the model answer does
Content	It answers all three points clearly, so Sam knows where to go, what you will do and what to bring.
Organisation	It has a greeting, one idea per sentence and a closing. It connects ideas with and and because.
Language	It uses everyday vocabulary and simple, correct forms for suggestions and instructions: Let’s meet…, We can…, Bring…

A weaker answer (23 words)

Hi Sam, I am happy you come. We can go to the beach and eat ice cream. It will be fun! Bye, Ana

It is shorter than 25 words.
It answers only one of the three points (something to do). It does not say where to meet or what to bring.
I am happy you come should be I’m happy you’re coming.

About Writing Part 6

Part 6 is one of two writing tasks in the A2 Key Reading and Writing paper. You must answer it.
You write a short email or note of 25 words or more and respond to all three points in the task.
It is marked out of 15, with up to 5 marks each for Content (did you answer all the points?), Organisation (is your text connected, with basic linking words?) and Language (is your everyday vocabulary and simple grammar mostly correct?).

Sources: Cambridge English – A2 Key exam format and Cambridge English – Teacher guide for writing, A2 Key for Schools.

Tips

Before you write, underline the three points in the task.
Write one or two sentences for each point, in the same order as the task.
You do not need a long email. Answering all three points clearly is more important than writing a lot.
Leave a minute at the end to check spelling, capital letters and punctuation.

More A2 Key practice: A2 Key Writing Part 7 · A2 Key Reading · A2 Key Listening · A2 Key (KET) overview