Popular Website

For this exercise about a popular website, you have to read the text and choose the best word to fit the gap. It provides practice for the reading section of the Cambridge English B1 Preliminary exam.

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

Before attempting to answer the 6 questions, you should read through the whole text to establish its topic and general meaning. After this, you should go back to the beginning of the text about a popular website and work through the 6 questions, trying to select the correct word to fit in each space.

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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 1 - Multiple Choice Exercise

Part 2 - Multiple Choice Exercise

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.

Cambridge English Examinations:

Cambridge English exams are designed for learners at all levels from the Elementary 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.

A2 Key | B1 Preliminary | B2 First

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