🏅 Cambridge B1 Preliminary

Cambridge PET (B1 Preliminary)

The confidence-builder. B1-level proof of everyday English — perfect for school leavers, evening classes, and stepping-stone exams.

Band scale

B2

top grade

Avg Exafy student: B1 Merit

Test length

2h 30m

All 4 skills

Format

Computer or paper

Either works

Valid for

Lifetime

Cambridge certificates don't expire

Exafy prep

8–12 weeks

A2 → B2 is a long ladder

The four papers

Each paper counts 25% toward your final grade. Pass = B1. Distinction = B2.

6 parts · 45 min

Signs, messages, articles. Matching, multiple-choice, and gap-fill.

64+ lessons on ExafyExplore →

2 parts · 45 min

An email (~100 words) plus a choice of article or story (~100 words). Our AI scores with a Cambridge-aligned rubric.

42+ lessons on ExafyExplore →

4 parts · ~30 min

Conversations and short monologues. Multiple-choice, gap-fill, and true/false.

48+ lessons on ExafyExplore →

4 parts · 10–12 min

Face-to-face with an examiner (paired with another candidate). Interview, collaborative task, picture description.

36+ lessons on ExafyExplore →

Exafy's playbook

Three rules that work for almost everyone.

Built from thousands of practice sessions — what actually moves the needle.

01

Lean on the skill-tree path.

B1 is a broad band. The path keeps you on items just above your current level — where real learning happens.

02

Short writing, daily.

The email task is formulaic. Write two a day for a week and you'll never fail it.

03

Record both speaking parts.

Interview and collaborative task have different rhythms. Practice each solo, then pair up with a friend.

How we score

Cambridge Standardised Score, anchored.

B1 Preliminary results map to the Cambridge Scale with grade boundaries at Pass 140 · Grade B 153 · Grade A 160 — the same anchors the real certificate uses.

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