B2 First Speaking Information and Advice

B2 First Speaking General information and Advice

Get the Facts! Learn how to succeed in the B2 First Speaking Exam with video, format, preparation and great tips. Be calm in your exam knowing because you know exactly what to do. Each part also has their own page. Home > B2 First > Speaking > General Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part … Read more

How to Use Natural English Expressions for Better Precision

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Improve Your Skills! Master that feeling that you MUST answer correctly by using these natural expressions to show what you know or don’t know about a topic. There is no right or wrong answer to many questions. This makes the speaker confused and stops them thinking clearly. Using these natural English expressions to briefly set … Read more

B2 First Grammar: Fix It Now!

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Improve Your Skills! Use these 9 ways to fix your B2 First grammar for speaking or writing. Plan your grammar studies step-by-step using the given links. In Cambridge B2 First Writing, you are marked on four criteria: Content, Communicative Achievement, Organisation and Language. In this post, we’re going to talk about the last one, especially … Read more

B2 First Speaking Rubric: How To Score Well

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Get the Facts! Discover what the B2 First Speaking rubric really means and how to prepare for each part of the test to maximize your score. Try it Now! 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 … Read more

Convert Cambridge Practice Scores to Test Scores

Convert Cambridge Practice Score to Test Scores

Get the Facts! Understand what grade your Cambridge exam practice scores are. Convert Cambridge practice scores to test scores with these conversion tables. 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 to have … Read more

Subject-Verb Agreement: The Score Killer!

Common Errors - Subject - Verb Agreement

Get the Facts! Give yourself a chance in your exam, don’t make too many Subject-Verb Agreement errors. Rules, examples and more to help you improve your skills. I speak to many students each year, for speaking and writing tests. There are certain common errors that appear regularly, such as errors with articles. Subject-verb agreement is … Read more