B1 Preliminary practice for teachers
B1 Preliminary students move from basic accuracy to independent use. The grammar range widens (present perfect, second conditional, passive, relative clauses) and so does the need for varied practice, which is where coursebook pages meet a limit: there are never quite enough exercises.
Note
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What to focus on
- Present perfect and past simple contrast
- First and second conditionals
- Passive voice and relative clauses
- Reading longer texts and choosing the best answer
How to build practice from your coursebook
Multiply the exercises in your unit
Drop the unit’s grammar page and the reading page. You get a new set of gap-fills and multiple-choice items on the same point, in different sentences.
Edit for your class’s recurring error
Rewrite the tip block to address the mistake your students keep making, such as for versus since.
Use it for spaced review
Reshare a page two or three weeks later. Answers reset for each device, so students get a fresh attempt.
B1 Preliminary practice for students
Original questions in the format of each paper, with instant answers. Free to share with a class.
Grammar topics up to B1
Ready-made explanations and exercises. Use them as they are, or as a model for the page you build.
- Second conditionalB1 · 6 exercises
- Present perfectB1 · 6 exercises
- Passive voiceB1 · 6 exercises
- Relative clausesB1 · 6 exercises
- Past simpleA2 · 6 exercises
- Comparatives and superlativesA2 · 6 exercises
- Will vs going toA2 · 6 exercises
- First conditionalA2 · 6 exercises
- Modal verbs: can, must, should, have toA2 · 6 exercises
- Countable and uncountable nounsA2 · 6 exercises
- Present simpleA1 · 6 exercises
- Present continuousA1 · 6 exercises
- Prepositions of placeA1 · 6 exercises
- There is / there areA1 · 6 exercises
- Articles: a, an, theA1 · 6 exercises
Frequently asked questions
Does Pick Two Activity create official Cambridge exam papers?
No. It writes original practice from the page you give it, using gap-fill and multiple-choice items. It does not reproduce official papers, and the pages are not endorsed by Cambridge. Always check the official Cambridge English site for the current exam format.