LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator

LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator is our qualification that matches the most popular English language level for independent users worldwide, aligned with the CEFR 'advantageous' level.

 

The LanguageCert International ESOL B2 exams assess the four language skills of candidates who wish to live, work or study in settings where English is the primary language of communication. The LanguageCert International ESOL B2 exams are the link to the C1 Expert level.

 

What you will achieve

Understand the main ideas of complex communication, interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity without tension for either of the parts, engage in discussions in familiar and unfamiliar situations, interact spontaneously without too much stress on the student or native speaker, and communicate in detail, appropriate for the purpose and audience. 

You now have the necessary language skills to communicate in English, travel, live and work independently in an English-speaking country, participate in face-to-face discussions, follow the news on English-speaking television / radio channels and websites, write emails, texts, letters, reports, stories, etc.

By completing the ESOL B2 communicator level, it means that you have an internationally recognized certification, which shows the world that you have well-developed skills to communicate in English in numerous and different situations of everyday life, you can easily communicate with locals and have won A solid framework for working, studying and traveling in English-speaking areas. The LanguageCert International ESOL B2 exams are the link to the C1 Expert level.

 

There are two exams for this level:

  • Written exam (listening, reading, writing) 
  • Spoken exam (talk)

 

 Duration of the LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator exam

PAPER BASE 2 hours and 40 minutes
 
Listening 30 minutes
 
 
Reading and writing 2 hours and 10 minutes without interruptions
COMPUTER BASED 2 hours 40 minutes
 
Listening 30 minutes
 
 
Reading and writing 2 hours and 10 minutes without interruptions
ONLINE 2 hours and 40 minutes
 
Listening 30 minutes
 
 
Reading and writing 2 hours and 10 minutes without interruptions
 

Listening

Response type

Task

Part 1

7 questions

A multiple-choice of three options for each conversation to choose the appropriate ending or continuation

of the conversation

Listen twice to seven unfinished conversations between two speakers, being a formal conversation

Part 2

6 questions

Two three-choice multiple-choice questions for each of the three conversations.

Listen to twice to three conversations with two speakers to identify: Topic, purpose, context, speakers, gist, the relationship between speakers, roles, functions, attitudes, feelings and opinions

Part 3

7 questions

A message pad with a header and seven messages and space to write the correct one

information for each request. Answers are one to five words.

Listen twice to a radio broadcast, narrative, presentation, etc. to identify specific information

Part 4

6 questions

Six three-choice multiple-choice questions

Listen twice to a debate to define the essentials, examples, fact, opinion, contrast, purpose, key ideas, attitude, cause and effect

Total:  26 questions

 

Reading

Response type

Task

Part 1

6 questions

Six three-choice multiple-choice questions

A long text: news, article, review or proposal.

Part 2

6 questions

Choice of seven sentences to choose from to fill in the six gaps. A sentence is provided as a distraction.

A text with six sentences removed, for example, topic sentence, short sentence, develop idea, emphasize a point, opinion, contrast, sequence, reference back and forth, transition to a new idea

Part 3

7 questions

Seven questions to indicate which text provides the answer to each question

Four texts, for example, email, article, advertisement, brochure, etc. with a linked topic, but with a different purpose

Part 4

7 questions

Seven open 'wh-' questions requiring short answers of up to five words

A continuous text: narrative, descriptive, explanatory, expository, biographical, instructive.

Total:  26 questions

 

Writing

Response type

Task

Part 1

100-150 words

Respond appropriately to a given text to produce a formal response for a planned public hearing

Instruction to respond formally using a written input with a clearly defined number of content points to be addressed and the intended reader specified

Part 2

150-200 words

Produce a personal letter, narrative / story composition, or descriptive composition.

Instruction to write an informal writing for a specific reader on a general topic that does not require specialized knowledge with clearly defined content points to be addressed

 

Exam duration LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator Oral module

FACE TO FACE  13 minutes
 
Talking 13 minutes
ONLINE  13 minutes
 
Talking 13 minutes
 

Talking

Task

Part 1

  • Give and spell your name
  • Give country of origin
  • Answer five questions

Part 2

  • Two or three situations are presented by the interlocutor and the candidates respond to and initiate interactions

Part 3

  • Exchange information to identify similarities and differences in images of familiar situations

Part 4

  • 30 seconds of prep time
  • Talk about a topic provided by the interlocutor for half a minute.
  • Answer follow-up questions
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