Hometown Changes | Reading Skills | Expanding Level of English

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For B1 Preliminary Part 6, the text is an email to a friend about hometown changes. It provides practice for this reading section of the Cambridge English B1 Preliminary exam.

About 5-10 minutes.Reading Skills.Expanding stage.

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For each question, write the correct word. Write one word for each gap.

New words and phrases from this exercise for the B1 Preliminary Part 6 reading section of the test:

Bangkok
hometown changes
nightclub
night out
outside the city
pretty bad
subway system
Thailand

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Part 1 - Read five real-world notices, messages and other short texts for the main message.

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.

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.

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In addition, we add listening and speaking exercises in order to practise for this part of the B1 Preliminary test.

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.

The more words you encounter and understand, the broader your day-to-day vocabulary will become. Our word games and puzzles are an excellent way to help to reinforce spellings in your mind.

Especially helpful are exercises that are focussed on a theme or topic as these provide word retention practice so you can be confident to read, write, speak and listen successfully.

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