B1 Preliminary Listening – Part 1 Practice 🔍
Master Multiple Choice Listening
🎯 7 Questions
This exercise replicates Part 1 of the Cambridge B1 Preliminary Listening exam. Develop crucial skills for:
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Identifying key information in short dialogues
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Matching audio content to visual prompts
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Managing time under exam conditions
Part 1 – Exercise 1
What’s Included:
- 7 short audio recordings
- Multiple-choice questions with 3 picture options
- Interactive exercise
About Listening Part 1
In Part 1 of the B1 Preliminary Listening paper, you hear seven short monologues or dialogues. For each one, you answer a question by choosing the correct picture from three options (A, B or C). You hear each recording twice. The whole Listening paper has 4 parts and 25 questions, and takes 30 minutes, including 6 minutes’ transfer time. Source: Cambridge English – B1 Preliminary exam format.
Tips for Listening Part 1
- Before each recording starts, read the question and look carefully at the three pictures. Think about how they are different.
- Speakers often mention things from more than one picture. Listen for the one that actually answers the question.
- Use the first listening to choose an answer and the second listening to check it.
- If you are not sure, make your best guess. Do not leave any answers blank.
When you are ready, start the exercise above. You can also return to B1 Preliminary Listening or the B1 Preliminary (PET) overview.