A separate exam-preparation track for learners who finished the 10-unit Britain Explained course and are entering Cambridge B1 Preliminary. One part of the real exam at a time, a mini-mock every fourth week, and a full-mock block at the end.
Uma trilha separada de preparação: uma parte da prova por vez, um simulado a cada 4 semanas e simulados completos no fim.A full mock of every paper, with a support bar on every task: if a part goes badly you open the support, do that part again with help, then clear it and do it once more on your own.
Open the exam dashboard ›| Paper | Time | Weight | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 45 min · 32 questions | 25% | P1 notices · P2 matching · P3 longer text · P4 gapped text · P5 vocabulary cloze · P6 open cloze |
| Writing | 45 min · 2 tasks | 25% | P1 email of about 100 words · P2 article OR story of about 100 words |
| Listening | 30 min (incl. 6 min transfer) | 25% | P1 pictures · P2 gist · P3 gap fill (exact words) · P4 attitude & opinion in an interview |
| Speaking | 10–12 min per pair | 25% | P1 interview · P2 long turn (photograph) · P3 collaborative task · P4 general conversation |
| Result | Scale score | Certifies at |
|---|---|---|
| Grade A | 160–170 | CEFR B2 — the stretch target |
| Grade B | 153–159 | CEFR B1 |
| Grade C | 140–152 | CEFR B1 (pass) |
| Below pass | 120–139 | CEFR A2 certificate |
Phase 1 · Part mastery — weeks 1–16
Notices & matching
Five real-world notices for the main message, then five people matched to eight texts — scanning, not reading every word. Fast parts: bank the time here.
The longer text
Detail, gist, inference and global meaning in one longer text. Read it once properly — five questions.
The gapped text
Five removed sentences restored by reference words and linkers — the part B1 learners find hardest, so it gets its own week.
Full Reading paper
32 questions, 45 minutes, a rehearsed time allocation. Under ninety seconds per question — the wrong answers pick next month's drills.
Sit now · Mock 1 — scaffoldedsupport open from the startReading
The two clozes
Six vocabulary gaps with options, six grammar gaps without. These parts test knowledge, not reasoning — do them at pace.
The 100-word email
Respond to the input covering every content point: plan three minutes, write, check coverage — not style. 20 marks.
Article or story
Choose your stronger genre and rehearse its shape: article = opinion + reasons; story = scene, event, ending. About 100 words, 20 marks.
Writing + Reading
Both writing tasks in 45 minutes, then a Reading paper. Content, communicative achievement, organisation, language — marked like the real thing.
Sit now · Mock 1 — scaffoldedsupport open from the startReadingWriting
Pictures & gist
Seven visual questions, then six short dialogues for the speaker's overall point — the answer is the attitude, not a matching word.
The gap fill
Exact-word transcription of six gaps in a monologue — numbers, names, dates. Five-minute daily bursts, like the numbers catch in Unit 1.
Attitude & the 6 minutes
A longer interview for opinion and attitude — then rehearse the six minutes of transfer time: what to copy, in what order.
Full Listening paper
All four parts with the real recording flow — everything plays twice, and the pencil never stops.
Sit now · Mock 1 — scaffoldedsupport open from the startListening
Interview & conversation
Personal questions, then likes, dislikes, experiences and opinions with a partner — the Talking Point recordings were training for this.
The long turn
One photograph, one minute, alone. Teach the shape: general description → detail → speculation. The failure mode is stopping at fifteen seconds.
The collaborative task
Suggestions made, responded to, negotiated. Assessed on interaction — parallel monologues score poorly however good the English.
Speaking, examined
Full 10–12 minute paired test with a second teacher as assessor — rotating partners, all four parts, exam-room manners.
Sit now · Mock 1 — scaffoldedsupport open from the startSpeaking
Phase 2 · The full-mock block — weeks 17–20
The whole exam
All four papers across the week, real timing. Result reported as a component profile plus a predicted grade.
Sit now · Mock 2 — supportedthe whole exam; help after each partReadingWritingListeningSpeaking
Fix the weakest paper
Mock 1 chooses the plan: each learner drills only their two weakest parts, with the matching unit's material.
Where to startthe dashboard names the weakest paper and lists what to do on SundayOpen the exam dashboard
Exam conditions
One sitting per paper, answer sheets, transfer time, no dictionaries — the dress rehearsal.
Sit now · Mock 3 — exam conditionsno help until you hand inReadingWritingListeningSpeaking
Tune-up & logistics
Light review only — word cards, one listening, one long turn. Documents, times, and a good night's sleep.