Understanding the Exam- B2 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What to do in each part of the B2 First Exam

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How many parts are in the exam? Name all the parts

4- Reading and Use of English, Writing, Listening and Speaking

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How many questions in Part 1 of Reading and Use of English?

8 questions. Fill in the gap with multiple choice.

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What do you have to do in Part 1 of Reading and UOE to answer the question.

Choose A, B, C or D.

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How long is the Listening Part?

About 40 minutes

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How long is the Reading and UOE part?

1 hour and 15 minutes

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How long is the Writing part?

1 hour and 20 minutes

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How many choices do you have in Writing part 2? What are the choices?

There are 3 choices. Article, review, e-mail.

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How many questions do you have to answer in part 2 of the writing?

Only 1 question

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What do you have to do in Part 3 of the Speaking Exam?

Talk to your partner about a situation given with differen options. The examiner will then give you another final question.

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Who should you look at when you are doing Part 3 (collaborative task) in the speaking exam?

Your partner....not the examiner!

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What do you have to do with the words in Part 2 of the Reading and UOE?

Change the word either to: a noun, adverb, verb...etc.

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In part 2 of the Reading and UOE (word transformation) Do you write in capital letters or lower case letters?

CAPITAL letters

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How many people are you going to hear speaking in Part 4 of the Listening?

2 people. It is an interview.

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How many people can be in the room when doing the Speaking Exam?

Normally 4. Sometime 5 (if there is a Trio) There could be 6 if there is a trio and if examiners are being assessed.

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How many words should you write in Writing Part 1?

About 140-190 words.

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