B1 CAMBRIDGE

B1 Cambridge

Official exam

B1 Preliminary exam (PET)

It's an optional exam you can take when you have the right level of English in the main communicative skills: writing, reading, listening, speaking and interacting.

Process

Get the level

The teacher will let Richard know which students are ready.

Communication

The students who are interested in taking the exam can let the teacher and Richard know as well, but first they have to be ready.

Be ready

The exam will cost your parents some money so we want to make sure there is a good chance you can pass.

Date and registration

We will tell you the possible dates to take the exam and we will make the registration.

Results

You will receive a separate score for each of the four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking). These four scores are averaged to give you an overall result for the exam.

Skills

READING

Part 1. Multiple choicePart 2. MatchingPart 3. Multiple choicePart 4. Gapped textPart 5. Multiple choice clozePart 6. Open cloze

WRITING

Part 1. Writing an emailPart 2. Choice between an article or a story

LISTENING

Part 1. Multiple choicePart 2. Multiple choicePart 3. Gap fillPart 4. Multiple choice

SPEAKING

Part 1. InterviewPart 2. Extended turnPart 3. DiscussionPart 4. General conversation