Learn English · A2 Elementary · Start B1
What this is
Are you ready for B1? This review checks listening, reading, writing and speaking separately. At the end, you get a level card with a result for each skill.
You can do the parts on different days, but keep this page open, because your answers are not saved. The website checks Parts A and B. You check Parts C and D with the model answers. This is not a certificate.
Part A. Listening
Press Listen, then answer. You can listen two times.
1. At the bus station
2. A phone message
3. Two colleagues
4. In a store
Part B. Reading
1. A notice
WATER OFF
Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Workers will fix pipes on floors 3 to 5. Please keep some water ready.
Questions? Call the office: 555-0192.
2. An email
Hi Tom,
Sorry, I can’t come to the team meeting on Thursday. My son is sick and I need to stay home. Could you send me the notes after the meeting? I can call you on Friday morning if there is anything urgent.
Thanks,
Mira
3. Opening hours
City Library: opening hours
Monday to Friday: 10:00 to 19:00
Saturday: 10:00 to 14:00
Sunday: closed
Free English conversation club: Wednesdays at 18:00
4. A text message
Kim: Running 15 minutes late. My bus broke down. Please start without me. I’m bringing the cake!
Part C. Writing
You cannot go to a meeting tomorrow. Write to your colleague. Say why, suggest another day and time, and ask for a reply. Write 60 to 80 words.
Write first. Then open the model answer and score your work.
Model answer
Hi Dana,
I’m sorry, but I can’t come to the meeting tomorrow at ten because I have to take my mother to the hospital. Could we meet on Thursday at two instead? If Thursday is not good for you, I am also free on Friday morning. Please let me know what works for you.
Thanks,
Ana
Part D. Speaking
1. Press Start. Talk for 45 to 60 seconds. Record yourself on your phone if you can.
2. You need to change your clinic appointment from Monday. Press Start and answer after each question. When you hear the time, ask them to repeat it.
Model answers
1. Last weekend I visited my sister. On Saturday we went to the market and cooked dinner together. On Sunday I stayed home because it rained. I watched a film and called my friend. It was a quiet weekend, but I liked it.
2. Hello. I have an appointment on Monday, but I can’t come because I’m working. Can I change it, please? … Is Thursday possible? … Sorry, could you repeat the time? … Thursday at four fifteen. That works for me. Thank you.
Your level card
The readiness rules are being tried in a pilot: about 70% in Listening or Reading, and at least 2 in Task and Clear (and at least 1 in the other two) for Writing or Speaking. You may choose any lesson at any time.