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B2 First est un test d'anglais permettant d'évaluer vos connaissances en profondeur. 

L'examen est composé de quatre parties conçues pour tester vos compétences en anglais. Voici ci-dessous la composition détaillée de chaque épreuve, que vous prépariez la version sur papier ou ordinateur ('Digital'). : 

Épreuves Contenu Objectif

Compréhension écrite et Use of English (1h15) 

7 parties/
52 questions
Etre capable de comprendre différents types de textes tels que des journaux ou revues. Use of English évalue votre maîtrise de la grammaire et du vocabulaire. Cette épreuve fera l'objet de deux notations, une pour la compréhension écrite et une pour Use of English.

Expression écrite (1h20) 

2 parties Etre en mesure de produire deux expressions écrites, tels que des lettres, des rapports, des critiques ou des histoires courtes.

Compréhension orale
(40 minutes environ)

4 parties/
30 questions
Etre en mesure de suivre et de comprendre différents enregistrements, tels que des programmes d'informations, des présentations et des conversations de tous les jours.

Expression orale
(14 minutes par duo de candidat, 20 minutes par groupe de 3)

4 parties Évalue votre capacité à communiquer efficacement lors de face-à-face. Vous passerez le test d'expression orale avec un ou deux autres candidats.
Les scores donnés par compétence ainsi que le score global sont alignés sur la Cambridge English Scale.

La première épreuve compréhension écrite et Use of English fait l'objet de 2 scores : un pour la partie compréhension écrite et un pour la partie Use of English.

Votre performance globale sera calculée en faisant la moyenne des scores obtenus en compréhension écrite et orale, expression écrite et orale et Use of English. Le coefficient de chacune des quatre compétences et du Use of English est égal. 

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openbook What’s in the Reading and Use of English paper?

The B2 First Reading and Use of English paper is in seven parts and has a mix of text types and questions.

Summary

Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes
Number of parts: 7
Number of questions: 52
Marks: 40% of total
Length of texts: About 2,200 words to read in total.
Texts may be from: Newspapers and magazines, journals, books (fiction and non-fiction), promotional and informational material.

Part 1 (Multiple-choice cloze)

What's in Part 1? A text with some multiple-choice questions. Each question has four options (A, B, C or D) – you have to decide which is the correct answer.
What do I have to practise? Vocabulary – idioms, collocations, shades of meaning, phrasal verbs, fixed phrases etc.
How many questions are there? 8
How many marks are there? 1 mark for each correct answer.

Part 2 (Open cloze)

What's in Part 2? A text in which there are some gaps, each of which represents one missing word. You have to think of the correct word for each gap.
What do I have to practise? Grammar and vocabulary.
How many questions are there? 8
How many marks are there? 1 mark for each correct answer.

Part 3 (Word formation)

What's in Part 3? A text containing eight gaps. Each gap represents a word. At the end of the line is a ‘prompt’ word which you have to change in some way to complete the sentence correctly.
What do I have to practise? Vocabulary.
How many questions are there? 8
How many marks are there? 1 mark for each correct answer.

Part 4 (Key word transformations)

What's in Part 4? Each question consists of a sentence followed by a ‘key’ word and a second sentence with a gap in the middle. You have to use this key word to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
What do I have to practise? Grammar and vocabulary.
How many questions are there? 6
How many marks are there? Up to 2 marks for each correct answer.

Part 5 (Multiple choice)

What's in Part 5? A text with some multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four options and you have to choose A, B, C or D.
What do I have to practise? Reading for detail, opinion, tone, purpose, main idea, implication, attitude.
How many questions are there? 6
How many marks are there? 2 marks for each correct answer.

Part 6 (Gapped text)

What's in Part 6? A single page of text with some numbered gaps which represent missing sentences. After the text there are some sentences which are not in the right order. You have to read the text and the sentences and decide which sentence best fits each gap.
What do I have to practise? How to understand the structure and development of a text.
How many questions are there? 6
How many marks are there? 2 marks for each correct answer.

Part 7 (Multiple matching)

What's in Part 7? A series of statements followed by a text divided into sections or several short texts. You have to match each statement to the section or text in which you can find the information.
What do I have to practise? Reading for specific information, detail, opinion and attitude.
How many questions are there? 10
How many marks are there? 1 mark for each correct answer.

compose What’s in the Writing paper?

In the two parts of the B2 First Writing paper, you have to show that you can write different types of text in English.

Summary

Time allowed: 1 hour 20 minutes
Number of parts: 2
Number of questions: Part 1: one compulsory question, Part 2: one question from a choice of three
Types of task: Articles, email, essay, letter, report, review.

Part 1 (Compulsory question)

What's in Part 1? You’re given an essay title and two ideas clearly linked to the title. You write an essay giving your opinions about the title, using the ideas given. You must also add a third, different idea of your own linked to the title. The title will be a subject of general interest – you won’t need any specialised knowledge.
What do I have to practise? Using language functions, such as evaluating, expressing opinions, hypothesising, justifying, persuading.
How many questions are there? One compulsory question.
How much do I have to write? 140–190 words

Part 2 (Situationally based writing task)

What's in Part 2? You write a text from a choice of text types – article, email/letter, report or review. To guide your writing, you’ll be given information about context, topic purpose and target reader.
What do I have to practise? Writing different types of text that could be included in the exam.
How many questions are there? One task to be selected from a choice of three.
How much do I have to write? 140–190 words

playlist What’s in the Listening paper?

The B2 First Listening paper has four parts. For each part you have to listen to a recorded text or texts and answer some questions. You hear each recording twice.

Summary

Time allowed: About 40 minutes
Number of parts: 4
Number of questions: 30
Marks: 20% total
Recordings may be from: Monologues: answer phone messages, radio broadcasts and features, news, public announcements, stories and anecdotes, lectures and talks; or interacting speakers: conversations, interviews, discussions, radio plays.

Part 1 (Multiple choice)

What's in Part 1? Eight short extracts from monologues or conversations between interacting speakers. There is one multiple-choice question for each extract, and you have to choose A, B or C.
What do I have to practise? Listening for feeling, attitude, opinion, purpose, function, agreement, gist and detail.
How many questions are there? 8
How many marks are there? 1 mark for each correct answer.

Part 2 (Sentence completion)

What's in Part 2? A monologue (which may be introduced by a presenter) lasting approximately 3 minutes. You have to complete the sentences on the question paper with the missing information which you hear on the recording.
What do I have to practise? Listening for specific information, stated opinion.
How many questions are there? 10
How many marks are there? 1 mark for each correct answer.

Part 3 (Multiple matching)

What's in Part 3? A series of five themed monologues of approximately 30 seconds each. On the question paper, you have to select five correct options from a list of eight possible answers.
What do I have to practise? Listening for gist, attitude, opinion, purpose, feeling, main points and detail.
How many questions are there? 5
How many marks are there? 1 mark for each correct answer.

Part 4 (Multiple choice)

What's in Part 4? A conversation between two or more speakers of approximately 3–4 minutes. You have to answer some multiple-choice questions by choosing the correct answer from three options (A, B or C).
What do I have to practise? Listening for attitude, opinion, detail, gist, main idea and specific information.
How many questions are there? 7
How many marks are there? 1 mark for each correct answer.

megaphone What’s in the Speaking paper?

The B2 First Speaking test has four parts and you take it together with another candidate.

There are two examiners. One of the examiners asks you questions and gives you the booklet with things to talk about. The other examiner listens to what you say.

Summary

Time allowed: 14 minutes per pair of candidates
Number of parts: 4
Marks: 20% total
You have to talk: with the examiner
with the other candidate
on your own

Part 1 (Interview)

What's in Part 1? Conversation with the examiner. The examiner asks questions and you may have to give information about your interests, studies, career, etc.
What do I have to practise? Giving information about yourself and expressing your opinion about various topics.
How long do I have to speak? 2 minutes

Part 2 (Long turn)

What's in Part 2? The examiner gives you two photographs and asks you to talk about them. You have to speak for 1 minute without interruption and the interlocutor then asks the other candidate to comment on your photographs for about 30 seconds.
The other candidate receives a different set of photographs and you have to listen and comment when they have finished speaking. The question you have to answer about your photographs is written at the top of the page to remind you what you should talk about.
What do I have to practise? Talking on your own about something: comparing, describing, expressing opinions, speculating.
How long do I have to speak? 1 minute per candidate

Part 3 (Collaborative task)

What's in Part 3? Conversation with the other candidate. The examiner gives you some material and a task to do. You have to talk with the other candidate and make a decision.
What do I have to practise? Exchanging ideas, expressing and justifying opinions, agreeing and/or disagreeing, suggesting, speculating, evaluating, reaching a decision through negotiation, etc.
How long do we have to speak? 3 minutes (a 2-minute discussion followed by a 1-minute decision-making task)

Part 4 (Discussion)

What's in Part 4? Further discussion with the other candidate, guided by questions from the examiner, about the topics or issues raised in the task in Part 3.
What do I have to practise? Expressing and justifying opinions, agreeing and/or disagreeing.
How long do we have to speak? 4 minutes

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