This is an example of how to write an email to a friend about how to spend their birthday money. It provides practice for the writing section of the Cambridge English B1 Preliminary exam.
B1 Preliminary Writing Part 1 Email: Birthday Money
Write your email to Alex using all the notes.
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Part 1 - Read five real-world notices, messages and other short texts for the main message.
- Notices and Messages How to Video
- Notices and Messages Set 1
- Notices and Messages Set 2
- Notices and Messages Set 3
- Notices and Messages Set 4
- Notices and Messages Set 5
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- Notices and Messages Set 7
- Notices and Messages Set 8
Part 2 - Match five descriptions of people to eight short texts on a particular topic, showing detailed comprehension.
Part 3 - Read a longer text for detailed comprehension, gist, inference and global meaning, as well as writer’s attitude and opinion.
Part 4 - Read a longer text from which five sentences have been removed. Show understanding of how a coherent and well-structured text is formed.
Part 5 - Read a shorter text and choose the correct vocabulary items to complete gaps.
- Book Recommendation
- Mountain Climbing
- Playing Computer Games
- Popular Website
- Single or Mixed-gender Schools
- The Bagpipe
- Tree House
- Work of Art
Part 6 - Read a shorter text and complete six gaps using one word for each gap.
Write about 100 words, answering the email and notes provided.
Write about 100 words, either an article or story.
Articles
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Part 3 - Gap-Filled Exercise
Part 4 - Multiple Choice Exercise
The B1 Preliminary Speaking test has four parts and you take it together with another candidate. There are two examiners. One of the examiners talks to you and the other examiner listens.
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- B1 Services Word Search
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- B1 Weather Word Search
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- B1 Food Word Puzzle
- B1 Health Word Puzzle
- B1 Hobbies Word Puzzle
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- B1 Education Vocabulary
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- B1 Environment Vocabulary
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- B1 Leisure and Hobbies
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- B1 Receiving and Seating Guests Vocabulary
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- B1 Transport and Travel Vocabulary
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Cambridge English exams are designed for learners at all levels from the pre-intermediate level Cambridge English: Key (KET) to the very advanced level Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE). These exams give candidates proof of their ability to use English in a wide variety of contexts, relevant to work, study and leisure activities.