This online course to prepare for The First Certificate in English exam with the changes implemented in 2015, consists of 8 sections. Each section has six different parts divided as follows:
Part one : Five lessons of grammar , which is a theoretical and practical grammar review for B2 FIRST examinees with a Quiz of multiple choice tests after each unit to practise.( Total of 40 Grammar Lessons and more than 1300 test questions)
Part two : A lesson on listening tips ,followed by two quizes with multiple choice listening practice exercises , similar to those in the exam. Total of 8 Listening Lessons and 16 Quizes.
Part three : A lesson on speaking tips , taking a particular look at the different 4 parts of the B2 FIRST exam (Total of 8 Speaking Lessons)
1. In this part you will be asked to answer three short questions about yourself and your interests. You will have 30 seconds to reply to each question.
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.
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.
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.
Part four : A lesson on reading comprehension tips with explanations on how to be more efficient in the exam , followed by a quiz with multiple choice reading comprehension practice exercises similar to the ones in the exam. Total of 8 Reading Comprehension Lessons and 16 Quizes
Part five : A lesson on the writing part of the exam through theory and practice of the different types of writings you will be asked to do in the B2 FIRST exam, such as articles, email, essay, letter, report, or review .
A Writing Assignment will be forwarded to the teacher after every section to be corrected. ( Total of 8 Writing Lessons and 8 Writing Assignments)
In eachs section there will be a 30 minute skype individual conversation class with a teacher Experienced in Cambridge exams , to practise the Speaking part of the B2 FIRST exam and solve doubts. ( Total of 8 individual sessions of 30 minutes )
Additional modules of Speaking and Writing can be purchased separately.