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The document provides tips for passing the B2 First exam, covering the four sections: Reading & Use of English, Listening, Speaking, and Writing. It includes strategies for each part, such as focusing on key words, practicing idioms, and structuring written responses. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of brainstorming, organization, and proofreading in writing tasks.

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The document provides tips for passing the B2 First exam, covering the four sections: Reading & Use of English, Listening, Speaking, and Writing. It includes strategies for each part, such as focusing on key words, practicing idioms, and structuring written responses. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of brainstorming, organization, and proofreading in writing tasks.

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TIPS

TO PASS YOUR
B2 FIRST
Reading & UoE 7 tasks - 1h15min ⚠️ Phrasal verbs, idioms, collocations

Listening 4 tasks - 40min ⚠️ Distractors, key information

Speaking 4 tasks - 15min ⚠️ GV, DM, Pronunciation, IC

Writing 2 tasks - 1h20min ⚠️ Structure, linkers, expressions

READING & USE OF ENGLISH

Part 1 Discard 2 options that look weird. Part 3 Ignore the word given. Identify the
Check the prepositions or the part of speech needed for the gap.
structure connected to the gap in Then look at the word and transform
combination with the 2 remaining it into that part of speech by adding
preffixes and/or suffixes.
alternatives.

Part 2 Trust your brain. Fill in the gaps Part 4 Practise idioms, collocations and
without much thinking. phrasal verbs for this task.
Part 5 Don’t waste time reading it all, Part 7 Don’t waste time reading it all, just
just read diagonally. Underline read the sentence before and after
key words in questions and find the gap.
that info in the text by searching
for synonyms or similar
expressions. Compare that with
the options.

Part 6 Don’t waste time reading it all,


just read diagonally. Underline
key words in questions and find
that info in the text by searching
for synonyms or similar
expressions.

LISTENING

Part 1 Use the time given before the Part 3 Use the time given before the audio
audio starts to underline key starts to underline key words in the
words in the questions and to questions and to brainstorm some
brainstorm some similar similar expressions that you might

expressions that you might hear. hear.

Part 2 Use the time given before the Part 4 For both tasks 1 and 2, use the time
audio starts to reflect on the given before the audio starts to
information you can expect for the brainstorm some expressions related
gap (a number, the name of a to the topics stated in the options to

place, etc.). identify it quickly when listening.


SPEAKING

Part 1 This part is some kind of warm up Part 3 Interactive communication is crucial.
for you to get ready and gain Show proactivity by asking if you may
confidence for the rest of the start the conversation, show active
speaking test. If you don’t know listening and interest on what the
other candidate is speaking about.
what to answer, just make it up.
It’s your time to show off those fancy
Elaborate your answers beyond a
expressions you learnt this year.
simple “yes”, “from Madrid” or
“I’m a student”.

Part 2 Introduce what you’re about to do. Part 4 Even if you don’t have a formed
Keep skipping from one picture to opinion on that topic, just ramble on
the other. Use plenty of it adding plenty of opinion
connectors. You don’t know the expressions and linkers.

story behind the photo so


speculate.

WRITING

Assessment criteria (items for evaluation) Tasks

Task 1 - mandatory:
Content: Have you developed all the points required by the task?
OPINION ESSAY

Communicative Achievement: Have you used the right register Task 2 - choose from:
(formal or informal)? Does your writing fill the style
requirements of your text type (report, review, essay, letter)? ARTICLE

Organisation: How logically you structure your text ESSAY


(introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion). How well you
connect your ideas in the text (cohesion). LETTER

REPORT

Language: How diverse is your choice of grammar structure and REVIEW


vocabulary?
STORY
⚠️ DON’T FORGET

Brainstorm some ideas related to the topic and write them down.

Structure your piece of writing and assign each idea to its corresponding paragraph.

Add a title! Also, rethorical questions are advisable: they keep the reader’s attention.

Proofreading is essential: check spelling mistakes, irregular plurals/verbs, variety of linkers, advanced
vocabulary avoiding basic terms.

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