A separate exam-preparation track for learners who finished the 10-unit Britain, Arguably course and are entering Cambridge B2 First. One part of the real exam at a time, key word transformations every single week, a mini-mock every fourth week, and a full-mock block at the end.
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 & Use of English | 1 h 15 min · 52 questions | 40% | P1 MC cloze · P2 open cloze · P3 word formation · P4 key word transformations · P5 long-text MC · P6 gapped text · P7 multiple matching |
| Writing | 1 h 20 min · 2 tasks | 20% | P1 essay (compulsory, 140–190 words) · P2 one of four: article, email/letter, review, report or story |
| Listening | ≈40 min · 30 questions | 20% | P1 short extracts · P2 sentence completion (exact words) · P3 multiple matching · P4 long interview |
| Speaking | 14 min per pair | 20% | P1 interview · P2 long turn (comparing photographs) · P3 collaborative task · P4 discussion |
| Result | Scale score | Certifies at |
|---|---|---|
| Grade A | 180–190 | CEFR C1 — the stretch target |
| Grade B | 173–179 | CEFR B2 |
| Grade C | 160–172 | CEFR B2 (pass) |
| Below pass | 140–159 | CEFR B1 certificate (122–139: reported, not certificated) |
Phase 1 · Part mastery — weeks 1–16
Multiple-choice cloze
Eight lexical gaps: collocation, shade of meaning, fixed phrase. Vocabulary depth, not reasoning — and it responds fast to teaching.
Open cloze & word formation
Function words with no options, then eight derived forms. Affixes and negative prefixes as a taught system.
Key word transformations
Six rewrites, up to 2 marks each — the recurring structural patterns catalogued and drilled. From here, six KWT items every week.
Use of English under time
Parts 1–4 at exam pace. Score it together; the errors choose next month's drills.
Sit now · Mock 1 — scaffoldedsupport open from the startReading & Use of English · Parts 1–4 only
Long-text multiple choice
Detail, opinion, attitude, tone and implication — 2 marks per question, the highest-value reading.
The gapped text
Six removed sentences restored by reference, substitution and lexical chains. The structure part — teach it explicitly.
Multiple matching
Ten items scanned under pressure — then the whole-paper drill: 52 questions in 75 minutes, part by part.
Full Paper 1
Reading and Use of English complete, one sitting. 40% of the exam lives here.
Sit now · Mock 1 — scaffoldedsupport open from the startReading & Use of English
The essay
Compulsory: two given points plus one of your own, 140–190 words, taught to structure with banded exemplars.
The genres
Article, email/letter, review, report, story — pick two strong genres and rehearse their conventions and register.
Extracts & matching
Eight unrelated extracts, then five themed monologues against eight options — distractor recognition at speed.
Writing + Listening
Both writing tasks in 80 minutes, then a full Listening paper with the real recording flow.
Sit now · Mock 1 — scaffoldedsupport open from the startWritingListening
Sentence completion & interview
Exact-word transcription from a 3–4 minute monologue, then attitude and opinion tracking — plus transfer-time rehearsal.
Interview & long turn
Personal questions, then comparing two photographs for a full minute: compare, speculate, sustain.
Collaborate & defend
The written-prompt negotiation with its one-minute decision, then four minutes of justifying opinions under challenge.
Speaking, examined
The full 14-minute paired test with a second teacher as assessor — unfamiliar partners on purpose.
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. Component profile plus predicted grade.
Sit now · Mock 2 — supportedthe whole exam; help after each partReading & Use of EnglishWritingListeningSpeaking
Weakest component first
Remediation grouped by mock profile — each learner drills only their two weakest parts.
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, live speaking — the dress rehearsal.
Sit now · Mock 3 — exam conditionsno help until you hand inReading & Use of EnglishWritingListeningSpeaking
Tune-up & logistics
Light review: word cards, one listening, one long turn. Documents, times, sleep.