B2 First Speaking General
B2 First Speaking Information and Advice
Many students seem to miss basic facts about the B2 First Speaking test, so this page is to fill in some of that missing information. There are also separate pages…
Natural English Expressions for Increased Precision
Many English-speaking test takers feel they have to give a right answer, but often there is no right or wrong answer to many questions. This makes the speaker confused and…
How to Avoid Making Sweeping Statements
Sweeping statements are statements which cover a broad topic in a concise or even terse manner. They make it seem as if everybody does something. This is really common in…
B2 First Speaking Rubric: How To Score Well
How your B2 First speaking is scored shows you what you need to do in your test to get a good score. My students frequently ask me about this, but…
Convert Cambridge Practice Scores to Test Scores
Many students are surprised when they try and give themselves a score for their practice tests. This is due to the way these practice tests are graded, and don’t seem…
B2 First Speaking Part 1
B2 First Speaking Part 1 Quiz
Just exactly how much do you know? Many believe that B2 First speaking Part1 is the easiest part of this speaking test, but in reality it is marked in the…
B2 First Speaking Part 1 Information and Advice
Many students seem to miss basic facts about the B2 First Speaking Part 1, so this page is to fill in some of that missing information about Part 1. There…
B2 First Speaking Part 1 Sample Answers
This is a list of sample answers for B2 First Speaking Part 1 questions. There are three different methods for answering each question. All have transcripts of the answers. Some…
B2 First Speaking Part 1 Questions
Introduction Many students think that the questions in B2 First Speaking Part 1 are the easiest and simplest of the four parts, but it is a great time to show…
B2 First Speaking Part 1: How to Vary Your Answers
Introduction Many students think that the questions in B2 First Speaking Part 1 in the B2 First English test are the easiest and simplest of the four parts, but it…
B2 First Speaking Part 1: 4 Great Tips
Many students think that the B2 First Speaking Part 1 questions are the easiest and simplest of the four parts, but it is a great time to show off what…
How to Avoid Making Sweeping Statements
Sweeping statements are statements which cover a broad topic in a concise or even terse manner. They make it seem as if everybody does something. This is really common in…
B2 First Speaking Part 2
B2 First Speaking Part 2 Quiz
Do you know it all? Time is of the essence in this part of the test, so what can you do to try to improve your score?
B2 First Speaking Part 2: Speculating
In B2 First Speaking Part 2, you are given two pictures, then you need to compare and contrast them and answer a question. You need to do all this in one…
B2 First Speaking Part 2: People Vocabulary
In B2 First Speaking Part 2, you are given two pictures, then you need to compare and contrast them as well as answer a question. You need to do all this…
B2 First Speaking Part 2: Compare and Contrast
B2 First Speaking Part 2 is a tricky part of the speaking test. It seems easy because you are given photos to contrast and compare, but you only have a…
B2 First Speaking Part 2 Information and Advice
Many students seem to miss basic facts about the B2 First Speaking Part 2, so this page is to fill in some of that missing information about Part 2. There…
B2 First Speaking Part 2 Sample Answers
This is a list of sample answers for B2 First Speaking Part 2 questions. All have transcripts of the answers. Some have video, some audio.
B2 First Speaking Part 2 Pictures for Better Results
Practice materials for the Cambridge English exams are often hard to find, so I compiled this article with pictures for B2 First Speaking Part 2. The Cambridge B2 First Speaking…
B2 First Speaking Part 3
B2 First Speaking Part 3 Quiz
Do you know everything about B2 First Speaking Part 3? Find out by taking this quiz. How can you make this part of the test easier by chatting with someone…
B2 First Speaking Part 3: Interactive Communication
In B2 First Speaking Part 3, you and the other student need to discuss the different options of the central theme, described in the mind map or picture. You need…
B2 First Speaking Part 3: Asking for, and Giving Opinions
In B2 First Speaking Part 3, test takers need to discuss the topics in the given diagram. To do this, they need to ask for and give opinions as well…
B2 First Speaking Part 3: Choosing the Best
In B2 First Speaking Part 3, you and the other student need to discuss the different options of the central theme, described in the mind map or picture for two…
B2 First Speaking Part 2: Planning
B2 First Speaking Part 2 is a tricky part of the test which really worries many candidates. A reliable route to a confident Part 2, is to use dedicated practice,…
B2 First Speaking Part 3: Agreeing and Disagreeing
In B2 First Speaking Part 3, you and the other student need to discuss the different options of the central theme, described in the mind map or picture. You need…
B2 First Speaking Part 3 Information and Advice
Many students seem to miss basic facts about the B2 First Speaking Part 3, so this page is to fill in some of that missing information about Part 3. There…
B2 First Speaking Parts 3 & 4 Sample Answers
This is a list of sample answers for B2 First Speaking Part 3 and Par 4 questions. All have transcripts of the answers. Some have video, some audio.
How to Avoid Making Sweeping Statements
Sweeping statements are statements which cover a broad topic in a concise or even terse manner. They make it seem as if everybody does something. This is really common in…
B2 First Speaking Parts 3 & 4
Finding practice materials for Cambridge speaking tests can be difficult, so I compiled these questions for Cambridge B2 First speaking. The B2 First speaking test from Cambridge, is in 4…
B2 First Speaking Part 4
B2 First Speaking Part 4 Quiz
How much do you know about what makes a good answer in B2 First Speaking Part 4? If you think you know everything, give this quiz a try and get…
B2 First Speaking Part 4: Quantities and Types of People
In B2 First Speaking Part 4, when many questions ask about ‘people’ or ‘children’ or ‘businesses’, it is much easier to answer if you use expressions for quantities of people…
B2 First Speaking Part 4: How to Talk About Unfamiliar Topics
Taking tests such as B2 First Speaking Part 4 are extremely challenging for many reasons, with one of the main ones being that a certain amount of life experience is…
B2 First Speaking Part 4: 2 Simple Ways to Improve
One of the biggest problems I find with people’s B2 First Speaking Part 4 answers is they seem to think it is ok to give answers that a) are really…
B2 First Speaking Part 4 Information and Advice
Many students seem to miss basic facts about the B2 First Speaking Part 4, so this page is to fill in some of that missing information about Part 4. There…
B2 First Speaking Parts 3 & 4 Sample Answers
This is a list of sample answers for B2 First Speaking Part 3 and Par 4 questions. All have transcripts of the answers. Some have video, some audio.
B2 First Speaking Parts 3 & 4
Finding practice materials for Cambridge speaking tests can be difficult, so I compiled these questions for Cambridge B2 First speaking. The B2 First speaking test from Cambridge, is in 4…