The amount of students preparing and sitting Cambridge Official English exams is growing every day. Teachers need to come up with ways to add variety to what can be sometimes dull and repetitive English exam preparation classes. That’s why I’ve put together some Cambridge style speaking tests for both B1 and B2 levels for International Women’s Day.
The importance of International Women’s Day in bringing attention to the hardships and accomplishments of women around the world makes it a crucial topic for discussion in the classroom. It offers a chance to discover more about the development of gender equality, women’s rights, and the continuous struggle for their empowerment. It also encourages critical thinking and helps students develop empathy and respect for diversity.
These Cambridge style speaking tests are designed for those students who are preparing for the B1 or B2 exam but also are interested in talking about womens’ rights in the workplace.
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B1 Preliminary Speaking Test
The B1 speaking exam consists of 4 parts and tests a variety of speaking skills. The topics are varied but one of them is based around work and earning, so teaching your B1 students to talk about this can be useful. To learn more about the format of the speaking paper and the rest of the exam, visit here for more information.
My lesson material contains a complete speaking exam from Part 1 to 4, with 2 sets of photos for part 2 and a discussion task in part 3. All the parts are related to International Womens’ Day and women in the workplace.
In part 1 of this test, the candidate is asked questions about their free time and so your students must be clear on the correct use of the present simple. If you need some ideas on how to practice this in class, then check out my post here.
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B2 First Speaking Test
As with all Cambridge speaking exams, the formats are similar. The B2 exam is similar to the B1 exam but with a slight variation in parts 2 and 3. To learn more about the format of the speaking paper and the rest of the exam, visit here for more information.
The speaking test below contains 2 sets of photos for part 2 so you can give your students lots of opportunities to practice. There’s also the discussion task in part 3, again focussed on issues related to International Womens’ Day and women in the workplace.
In part 1 of this test, candidates may be asked questions about a recent holiday or what they did last weekend. If your students need some practice with the past simple, then check out these ideas right here.
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Thank you reading this post and if you decided to download the B1 & B2 speaking exams, then I hope your students enjoy them!