The eight subjects that keep coming back, and the words each one needs.
How this drill works, and why it is built this way›
Band 6 asks for “an adequate range of vocabulary for the task”. Not a big vocabulary — the right one for the topic in front of you.
Task 2 returns to eight subjects: education · environment · technology · health · work · cities · crime · globalisation. Prepare those and you have prepared most of the exam.
Learn each topic as a small set of nouns plus the verbs that go with them, not as a long list of adjectives.
A memorised topic sentence is obvious to an examiner and scores badly. Learn the words, then build your own sentences.
Worked example
Governments are under pressure to reduce carbon ______ from transport.
A emissions · B pollutions · C smokes · D wastes
Answer: A emissions
Emissions is the exact word for gases released into the air, and it pairs with carbon. Pollution is uncountable, so pollutions is not a word. The point: each topic has a few exact nouns. Those are what to learn.
Moderate · CEFR B1around band 5 – 5.5change level:
The drill moves you up or down on its own. Two good sets and it gets harder; two hard ones and it steps back.
The band range is what this level practises for — it is a guide, not a score. Only your first answer to each item counts towards the level decision.
Your answers and explanations open after the set is complete, the attempt is saved and your email is verified.
