LanguageCert International ESOL
B2 Communicator
Written (Listening, Reading, Writing) and Spoken (Speaking) exams in English, aligned to the B2 level of the CEFR*. Exams are delivered through our global network of Test Centres or online.
About LanguageCert International ESOL B2:
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Leads to two separate certificates: Written and Spoken
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Both exams can be taken together or independently of each other
Written exam:
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Paper-based/computer-based at approved Test Centres or Online with remote, live proctoring
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Duration 2 hours 40 minutes
Spoken exam:
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Face-to-face or Online with an interlocutor
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Duration 13 minutes
At B2 level, candidates can:
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communicate in detail, travel, live and work independently in an English-speaking country
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spontaneously interact with a degree of fluency without much strain on either party
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follow the news, TV and radio channels
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write emails, texts, letters, reports and stories etc.

Key features
Exam Level
Exam Format
Pass Mark
Skills
Grade Boundaries
B2
Written (Paper-based, Computer-based or Online with live proctoring)
Spoken (Face-to-face or Online with live interlocutor)
Written: 50% (75/150)
Spoken: 50% (25/50)
Written (Listening, Reading, Writing)
Spoken (Speaking)
Candidate are awarded High Pass, Pass or Fail
High Pass
101-150/150 (Written)
38-50/50 (Spoken)
Pass
75-100/150 (Written)
25-37/50 (Spoken)
Fail
0-74/150 (Written)
0-24/50 (Spoken)
Exam format
Listening: 30 minutes
Reading & Writing: 130 minutes
Speaking: 13 minutes
LISTENING
Part 1: 7 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task:
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Listen twice to 7 unfinished conversations between 2 speakers
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1 conversation is formal
Part 2: 6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task:
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Listen twice to 3 conversations each consisting of 2 speakers to identify: topic, purpose, context, speakers, gist, relationship between speakers, roles, functions, attitudes, feeling and opinions
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Choose the appropriate response to complete or continue each question
Part 3: 7 questions (write notes on the message pad based on information in the recording)
Task:
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Listen twice to a radio broadcast, narrative, presentation, etc to identify specific information
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Jot down answers of 1 to 5 words
Part 4: 6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task:
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Listen twice to a discussion to identify gist, examples, fact, opinion, contrast, purpose, key ideas, attitude, cause and effect
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Choose the appropriate response for each question
READING
Part 1: 6 multiple choice questions (each with 3 options)
Task:
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1 long text: news story, article, review or proposal
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Choose the appropriate response for each question
Part 2: 6 multiple choice options to fill in an incomplete text (1 is a distractor)
Task:
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A text with 6 sentences removed, e.g. topic sentence, summarising sentence, developing idea, emphasising a point, opinion, contrast, sequence, forward and back reference, transition to new idea
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Choose the appropriate sentence for each gap in the text
Part 3: 7 questions (4 texts provide the answers to each question)
Task: Read the 4 short texts, e.g. email, article, advert etc. and choose which text answers which question
Part 4: 7 questions (requiring short answers of up to 5 words)
Task: A continuous text: narrative, descriptive, explanatory, expository, biographical, instructive
WRITING
Part 1: 100 - 150 words (produce a formal response for an intended public audience)
Task: Respond appropriately to the intended reader using a clearly defined number of content points
Part 2: 150 - 200 words (produce a personal letter, a narrative composition/ story or a descriptive composition)
Task: Produce an informal piece of writing for a specified reader on a general subject that does not require specialist knowledge but addresses a clearly defined number of content points
SPEAKING
Part 1:
Task:
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Give and spell name
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State country of origin
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Answer 5 questions
Part 2:
Task:
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2 or 3 situations are presented by the interlocutor
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Candidates are expected to respond to questions and initiate interactions
Part 3:
Task: Hold a short discussion to make a plan, arrange or decide something using written text as the prompt
Part 4:
Task:
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Candidates are given 30 seconds preparation time
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Talk about a topic provided by the interlocutor for 2 minute
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Answer follow-up questions