Build confidence.
One skill at a time.
A calm space to practise exam tasks, notice your progress and turn feedback into better English.
Practise a skill
Reading
Find meaning, attitude and detail in short texts.
Use of English
Practise collocations, word formation and grammar.
Listening
Train your ear for gist, detail and a speaker’s view.
Speaking
Build longer answers, compare and discuss ideas.
This week
B2 First has four papers: Reading and Use of English, Writing, Listening and Speaking. Practise them in short, regular sessions.
Ready for a full paper?
Open Cambridge Sample Paper 1, including the real listening test.
Real exam practice.
Open full sample papers, authentic listening recordings, online test tasks and answer resources directly from Cambridge.
Sample papers
Each Cambridge ZIP opens or downloads the official papers and supporting files.
B2 First · Sample Paper 1 ↗B2 First · Sample Paper 2 ↗
B2 First for Schools · Sample Paper 1 ↗
B2 First for Schools · Sample Paper 2 ↗
Choose the standard B2 First or the school-age version to match your exam.
Listen and answer
Try the official digital listening tasks, with real recordings in Cambridge’s test player.
B2 First · Listening sample ↗B2 First for Schools · Listening sample ↗
Want separate audio files? Cambridge also provides a handbook listening audio archive (ZIP, 72 MB).
Download B2 First audio archive ↗Answer resources
Open the answer keys after attempting the questions. The handbook includes sample-paper assessment guidance, answer keys and tapescripts.
B2 First · Listening Sample 1 key ↗B2 First · Listening Sample 1 tapescript ↗
B2 First · Reading & Use of English key ↗
B2 First Handbook for Teachers (PDF) ↗
All Cambridge preparation resources ↗
Official test tasks
Listening
Listen to authentic recordings and answer in the test player.
B2 First listening ↗B2 First for Schools listening ↗
Reading & Use of English
Work through the official 52-question sample.
B2 First sample ↗B2 First for Schools sample ↗
Read between the lines.
Choose the best answer. Look for what the writer implies, not only the words they use.
Make English click.
Train the small choices that make your English sound accurate and natural.
Listen for the meaning.
You’ll hear an original short recording through your device’s speech voice. Listen twice if you need to.
Say a little more.
Use the timer to practise a clear, developed answer. Record yourself if your browser supports it.
Make the answer easy to follow
- Answer the question directly.
- Add a reason or a brief example.
- Use a linking phrase to extend your idea.
- In pair tasks, respond to your partner’s point too.
Write. Review. Improve.
Draft a response, check the task and use the four writing scales to guide your next edit.
Assess against the four scales
Choose the description that best matches your draft and add a short quotation as evidence. These guided scores are for practice only; they are not official Cambridge marks. A teacher should confirm the final assessment.
Progress, shared.
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Class progress
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