FIRST / B2 LISTENING PART 3: TIPS AND EXERCISES

 Listening part 3:

You will hear five different speakers talking on the same subject. There are 8 options, and you have to match which one fits what each speaker says. Three options don´t match any speaker.

Tips: 1. Read through the questions and options in the time you are given (30 seconds).
         2. Underline the keywords.
         3. On your first listening, write the letter next to each speaker.
         4. On your second listening, check your answer.

Exercises:

Exercise 1         Exercise 2             Exercise 3             Exercise 4 

Exercise 5         Exercise 6

FIRST/B2: LISTENING PART 2, TIPS AND EXERCISES

 Listening part 2: 

You will hear one person talking, and you will have 10 gaps to complete with no more than three words. The recording often uses words different from the ones in the questions. Think about synonyms.

Tips: 1. Read through the passage; you will have 45 seconds.
         2. Think about the kind of word you need, for instance, a noun, a verb, etc.
         3. Make a specific guess, for example, a date, a number, and so on.
         4. If you miss an answer, keep focused and move to the next question.

Exercises:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6

FIRST /B2: LISTENING PART 1, TIPS AND EXERCISES

Listening part 1: 

You will hear 8 different people talking in eight different situations, and you will have to choose the best answer (a, b or c). All the options will be mentioned. The correct answer could be anywhere in the recording: beginning, middle or end.

Tips A: 1. Read through the question and underline the keywords.
             2. Ignore the options a,b or c.
             3. Listen one time and think which the answer to the question can be.
             4. look at the options and choose the most similar to your answer.
             5. Listen a second time to confirm your answer.

Tips B: 1. Read through the questions and the three options.
             2. Underline the keywords.
             3. Listen to general meaning on your first listening.
             4. Listen to specific information on your second listening.
             4. Choose the correct one.

LISTENING PRACTICE: 

 

exercise 1         exercise 2         exercise 3         exercise 4         exercise 5        

 exercise 6      exercise 7         exercise 8

FIRST / B2 MOCK TESTS PART 2

Mock exams are taken as practice before an official examination to give you the experience of the test process. Moreover, you can find out your strengths as well as identifying the areas which need to improve. 
The test has four papers:
a) reading and use of English: 75 minutes
b) writing: 80 minutes
c) listening: 40 minutes
d) speaking: 14 minutes

CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE.

TEST 1

READING AND UOE: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4     part 5     part 6     part 7

WRITING: part 1 and 2

LISTENING: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4

TEST 2

READING AND UOE: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4     part 5     part 6       part 7

WRITING: part 1     part 2: a review

LISTENING: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4

TEST 3

READING AND UOE: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4     part 5     part 6     part 7

WRITING: part 1     part 2 review

LISTENING: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4

TEST 4

READING AND UOE: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4     part 5     part 6     part 7

WRITING: part 1     part 2: an article

LISTENING: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4

TEST 5

READING AND UOE: part 1     part 2      part 3     part 4     part 5     part 6     part 7

WRITING: part 1     part 2: an email

LISTENING: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4

TEST 6

READING AND UOE: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4     part 5     part 6     part 7

WRITING: part 1     part 2

LISTENING: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4

TEST 7

READING AND UOE: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4     part 5     part 6     part 7

WRITING: part 1     part 2: informal email

LISTENING: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4

TEST 8

READING AND UOE: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4     part 5     part 6     part 7

WRITING: part 1     part 2: an article

LISTENING: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4

TEST 9

READING AND UOE: part 1      part 2     part 3     part 4     part 5     part 6     part 7

WRITING: part 1     part 2

LISTENING: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4

TEST 10

READING AND UOE: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4     part 5     part 6     part 7

WRITING: part 1     part 2: formal email

LISTENING: part 1     part 2     part 3     part 4

LISTENING FIRST / B2

Getting a high mark in a listening test requires practice and practice.
 Are you an upper-intermediate (b2) learner of English? Practice and improve your listening skills with these listening and exercises.

Listening part 1: 
You will hear 8 different people talking in eight different situations, and you will have to choose the best answer (a, b or c). All the options will be mentioned. The correct answer could be anywhere in the recording: beginning, middle or end.

Listening part 2:
You will hear one person talking, and you will have 10 gaps to complete with no more than three words. The recording often uses words different from the ones in the questions. Think about synonyms

Listening part 3:
You will hear five different speakers talking on the same subject. There are 8 options, and you have to match which one fits what each speaker says. There are three options you which don´t match any speaker.

Listening part 4:
You will hear a dialogue, and you will have 7 multiple choice questions A to C to answer. It usually lasts 3 minutes. You have one minute to read the questions and the options. Each question is asked in the order the recorder plays.

Click on the links below and do the exercises. 

Test 1: PART 1     PART 2    PART 3     PART 4

Test 2: PART 1    PART 2    PART 3    PART 4

Test 3:PART 1     PART 2    PART 3    PART 4

Test 4: PART 1    PART 2    PART 3    PART 4

Test 5: PART 1    PART 2    PART 3    PART 4

Test 6: PART 1    PART 2    PART 3    PART 4

FIRST/ B2 USE OF ENGLISH EXERCISES WITH KEY AND AN EXPLANATION

Although part 1 appears at the beginning of the Use of English, it`s a part of the reading along with parts 5,6,and 7. Here are interactive exercises with answer key and an explanation of part 1, 2,3 and 4 to help you prepare and succeed in the Cambridge First exam.

MULTIPLE CHOICE EXERCISES 

exercise 1          exercise 2          exercise 3
exercise 4          exercise 5          exercise 6
exercise 7          exercise 8          exercise 9
exercise 10        exercise 11        exercise 12
exercise 13        exercise 14        exercise 15
exercise 16        exercise 17        exercise 18
exercise 19        exercise 20        exercise 21
exercise 22

OPEN CLOZE EXERCISES

exercise 1          exercise 2          exercise 3
exercise 4          exercise 5          exercise 6
exercise 7          exercise 8          exercise 9
exercise 10        exercise 11        exercise 12
exercise 13        exercise 14        exercise 15
exercise 16        exercise 17        exercise 18
exercise 19        exercise 20

WORD FORMATION EXERCISES

exercise 1         exercise 2           exercise 3
exercise 4         exercise 5           exercise 6
exercise 7         exercise 8           exercise 9
exercise 10       exercise 11         exercise 12
exercise 13       exercise 14         exercise 15
exercise 16       exercise 17         exercise 18
exercise 19       exercise 20

KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS EXERCISES

exercise 1          exercise 2          exercise 3
exercise 4          exercise 5          exercise 6
exercise 7          exercise 8          exercise 9
exercise 10        exercise 11        exercise 12
exercise 13        exercise 14        exercise 15
exercise 16        exercise 17        exercise 18
exercise 19        exercise 20