B1 Preliminary for Schools Reading and Writing

Reading and Writing are taken together - 90 minutes

1. Reading part 1: short texts
2. Reading part 2: match 5 people to 8 texts
3. Reading part 3: text with True/False questions
4. Reading part 4: long text with multiple choice questions
5. Reading part 5: text with multiple choice gaps

6. Writing part 1: sentence transformations
7. Writing part 2: write a short message
8. Writing part 3: write an informal letter OR a story
   

Scoring
The Reading and Writing sections are each worth 25% of the total score for the exam.

• Each of the 35 reading questions scores 1 mark.
• Writing part 6 questions score 1 mark each
• Writing part 7 is marked out of 5
• Writing part 8 is marked out of 15
  

How to prepare for B1 Preliminary for Schools Reading and Writing

• read the instructions carefully before you start each section
• think about the timing. Spend about 50 minutes on the reading, 40 minutes on the writing
• study these vocabulary topics
• study grammar at B1 level
• practise writing short texts, including emails
  

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