If you’re preparing for B2 First for Schools Writing Part 2, you might get a story as an option. That sounds nice and easy, doesn’t it? But be careful, a story is marked on the same key areas as the other options: content, communicative achievement, organisation, and language. In other words, even though it seems
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These Can-do cards are a quick way to see how well learners deal with Cambridge tasks and CEFR descriptors. Use them on the first day, mid-course, or at the end of term. Run them as a class mingle or set them individually as a self-diagnostic. Can-dos look simple, but they carry a lot of assessment
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Preliminary (PET) Reading Part 3 is a multiple-choice task that tests your ability to understand details, opinions, and implied meanings in short texts. A key feature of this task is the use of distractors — incorrect answer options designed to look right at first glance. Learning to spot and avoid these distractors is essential to
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Often the difference between a pass and a fail in B1 exams is the minor details such as choosing the right words in B1 fixed phrases, dependent prepositions and collocations. These can be challenging because you have to notice the individual words. You may understand the phrase perfectly when reading or listening, but when it
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Are you gearing up for the Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) writing part 1 and feeling a bit overwhelmed by writing an email? In the PET exam, you’re required to respond to an email from an English-speaking friend or relative in Writing Part 1. Your task is to write a coherent and engaging reply in about
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Conditional sentences can be a challenging aspect of English grammar for language learners, and this is especially true when it comes to official English exams. In exams such as the Cambridge B2 First (FCE) or the TOEFL, learners are likely to encounter all five types of conditional sentences, which can require a deep understanding of
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IELTS Speaking is an informal conversation with the examiner. It’s the same for both the Academic and General Training versions of the exam. There are 3 parts of the speaking test. For part 1, you’ll discuss a series of IELTS Speaking Part 1 questions with the examiner. About IELTS Speaking Part 1 IELTS Speaking Part
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Preliminary (PET) Reading Part 6 is primarily a grammar test that focusses on B1 level structures, fixed phrases or even phrasal verbs. The gapped text has eight spaces which need to be completed with a single word. The key to success with this task is mastering the essential B1 level grammatical structures which often come
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Writing can be a scary thing for B1 learners, but with some training the Preliminary (PET) writing doesn’t have to make you run and hide. The important thing at B1 is to be clear, consistent and organised. You don’t need to write the next Charles Dickens novel, you just have to complete the task with
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Preliminary (PET) Reading Part 2 is a matching task. You are given 5 people who have to be matched to 8 different descriptions. Generally, these people are looking for an activity or product (e.g. they want to buy a book, they want to join a club etc). The activity or product will always be within
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