This is an example of how to write an article about shopping. It provides practice for the writing section ofthe Cambridge English B1 Preliminary exam.
B1 Preliminary Writing Part 2 Article: Shopping
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- Reading Part 1 & 2
- Reading Part 3 & 4
- Reading Part 5 & 6
- Writing Part 1
- Writing Part 2
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
- Notices and Messages Set 6
- 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.
- Films at the Cinema
- Summer Camps
- Trip to London
Part 3 - Read a longer text for detailed comprehension, gist, inference and global meaning, as well as writers attitude and opinion.
- Being Special
- Night Shift Work
- Procedures for Part 3
- Rock climbing
- Snakebites
- The Zookeeper
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.
- Student Budget
- The Olympic Flame
- The Puzzle Maker
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.
- Hometown Changes
- Music Preferences
- New School
- New Years Day
- Party Invitation
- Special Bike
- Subject Choices
- The First Day of Spring
- The Oldest University in the World
Write about 100 words, answering the email and notes provided.
- Birthday Money
- Learning a language
- New Cooking Club
Write about 100 words, either an article or story.
Articles
- Being Healthy
- Festival in Thailand
- Learning and the Internet
- Music Lover
- Playing Games
- Shopping
Short Stories
- A Broken Train
- A Phone Call
- Free Fall
- Surprised Teacher
- Weather Warning
- Woke up late
- Part 3 - Listening
- Part 4 - Listening
- Speaking
Part 3 - Gap-Filled Exercise
- Competition
- Shopping Centre Visit
Part 4 - Multiple Choice Exercise
- A Coach Trip
- Fashion Designer
- New Events
- Talking about a Journey
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.
- Kenza and Mohammed
- Roberto and Simone
- Crosswords Puzzles
- Word Searches
- Word Puzzles
- Entertainment Crossword
- Food Crossword
- Health Crossword
- Home Crossword
- Language Crossword
- Leisure Crossword
- Natural World Crossword
- Places Crossword
- Shopping Crossword
- Sports Crossword
- Technology Crossword
- Time Crossword
- Transport Crossword
- Travel Crossword
- Weather Crossword
- Work and Jobs Crossword
- Adjectives with -ing Word Search
- Art Word Search
- Bonfire Night Word Search
- Buildings Word Search
- Classical Music Word Search
- Countryside Word Search
- Drama Word Search
- Education Word Search
- Entertainment Word Search
- Fast Food Word Search
- Feelings Word Search
- Food and Drink Word Search
- Football Word Search
- Gambling Word Search
- Haunted House Word Search
- Health Word Search
- Home Word Search
- Internet Word Search
- Language Word Search
- Leisure Word Search
- Natural World Word Search
- Shopping Word Search
- Sports Facilities Word Search
- Sports Word Search
- Sushi Word Search
- Technology Word Search
- Time Word Search
- Town and City Word Search
- Travel Word Search
- Weather Word Search
- Work Word Search
- Clothes Word Puzzle
- Color Word Puzzle
- Communication Word Puzzle
- Easter Word Puzzle
- Education Word Puzzle
- Entertainment Word Puzzle
- Environment Word Puzzle
- Food Word Puzzle
- Health Word Puzzle
- Hobbies Word Puzzle
- Language Word Puzzle
- Medicine Word Puzzle
- Natural World Word Puzzle
- Technology Word Puzzle
- Time Word Puzzle
- Weather Word Puzzle
- Vocabulary Skills
- Grammar Skills
- Writing Skills
- Speaking Skills
- Animals and Pets
- British and American English
- Chinese New Year
- Christmas
- Clothing
- Easter
- Education
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Environmental Issues
- Food and Drink
- Leisure and Hobbies
- Places and Buildings
- Relationships
- Transport and Travel
- Work and Jobs
- Used to
- Phrasal Verbs
- Past Simple
- Past Perfect
- Past Continuous
- Order of Adjectives
- Linking Adjectives
- Compound Nouns
- Adverbs of Frequency
- Email Party Invitation
- Blog Post A New Life in Japan
- Email Saving Energy
- Email Summer School
- Email Holiday in Thailand
- Article Work of Art
- Report Features of Glaciers
- Short Story Computer Problems
- Article Schools for Boys and Girls
- Email Visiting a relative
- Speech Course Introduction
- Email about University
- Book Review The Call
- Article The Cardboard Bike
- Letter Most Important Time
- Email Borrowing
- Email Barbecue Invitation
- Email Computer Games
- Article Being Famous
- Short Story In Free Fall
- News Report Bank Robbery
- Article The Countryside
- Short Story The Angel
- Movie Review Ted
- Email Subject Choices
- Email New School
- Email Favourite Film
- Email Holiday Plans
- Short Story Art Competition
- Report Eating out in Berlin
- Email School Holidays
- Short Story Talent Contest
- French words using [Ch]
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.
A2 Key | B1 Preliminary | B2 First
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