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B2 Writing: Turn a Description Into a Useful Review
Write a review that explains what an experience offers, evaluates specific features and recommends it to an appropriate reader.
B2 Article Writing: Make the Opening Useful to the Reader
Create an engaging opening that identifies the topic and gives readers a reason to continue, without exaggerated claims.
B2 Writing: Proofread in Separate Passes
Use a focused review routine to check task coverage, sentence accuracy and spelling without trying to notice every problem at once.
B2 First Reading: Change Reading Speed to Match the Question
Practise moving from an overview to a precise evidence check with an original short passage and explained answers.
B2 English Word Formation: Check Grammar and Meaning Together
Choose a word form that fits both the sentence structure and its meaning, with original positive and negative examples.
B2 Reading: Recognise a Qualified Opinion
Follow contrast and evaluative language to distinguish a mixed judgement from complete approval or rejection.
How to adapt a B2 writing response to its reader and purpose
A response can be grammatically accurate and still feel wrong for its reader. Before drafting, decide who is reading and what the text should help them understand. Extract the job of the text Underline the required content points and write the purpose in one sentence. Are you explaining, recommending, describing or arguing? Keep that purpose…
How to learn from a reading practice task after checking the answers
The most useful part of a practice text may be the review afterwards. Use a few questions to discover how you reached an answer and what you need to practise next. Identify the kind of mistake Did you miss a detail, confuse two people, overlook a contrast or misunderstand the question? A specific explanation is…
