Cambridge English B1 Business Preliminary Preparation

Prepare for Cambridge English B1 Business Preliminary with a clear plan and plenty of practice.

8 daysIntermediate9 modulesCambridge English Business Certificates (B1 Business Preliminary, B2 Business Vantage, C1 Business Higher)

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Overview

About this course

Prepare for Cambridge English B1 Business Preliminary with a clear plan and plenty of practice. Over eight days you will review the format of the reading, writing, listening and speaking papers and build the business vocabulary and grammar expected at CEFR B1.

Each skill is practised with exam-style tasks, timed exercises and individual feedback, from short business messages to a speaking test with a partner. The course ends with a full practice test and a revision plan. Exam fees are separate and paid to the exam provider.

What you'll learn

Understand the format and parts of each B1 Business Preliminary paper
Read and extract key information from short business texts, notices and articles
Write clear internal messages and short business correspondence
Follow business conversations, telephone calls and announcements in the listening paper
Answer questions about work, give a short talk and complete a discussion with a partner
Build business vocabulary and grammar at CEFR B1 level
Apply exam techniques and manage time under timed conditions

Curriculum

9 modules

The B1 Business Preliminary format
How results relate to the CEFR
Diagnostic practice
Setting a study plan

Companies, jobs and departments
Products, services and customers
Travel, meetings and events
Numbers, dates and prices

Present, past and future forms
Comparatives and superlatives
Modal verbs for requests and obligation
Linking words

Short notices and messages
Matching and multiple-choice tasks
Gap-fill tasks
Reading for gist and detail

Internal messages, emails and notes
Business letters and replies
Covering all content points
Accuracy and appropriate register

Short conversations and telephone messages
Note completion
Longer business discussions and interviews
Predicting and checking answers

Personal and work-related questions
Giving a short talk
Collaborative discussion with a partner
Fluency, turn-taking and pronunciation

Time management across papers
Reading instructions carefully
Transferring answers
Common errors to avoid

Full timed practice test
Individual feedback
Targeted revision
Exam-day preparation

Who it's for

Learners and employees at around CEFR B1 who want an internationally recognised business English qualification.

Before you start

English at around CEFR A2 to B1 level
An interest in using English in a business setting

Certification

Prepares for

English Language

Cambridge English Business Certificates (B1 Business Preliminary, B2 Business Vantage, C1 Business Higher)

B1 Business PreliminaryB2 Business VantageC1 Business Higher

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Diplomas

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Alalamia Diploma in Business English

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