PEIC B1 case studies
PEIC B1 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Pearson English International Certificate (PEIC) is an English proficiency credential awarded by Edexcel, the awarding body named by Pearson for this certificate. Pearson positions it as evidence that a candidate's English skills are ready for the real world, and describes it as recognized globally as evidence of a required level of English. The PEIC B1 case studies are 5 cases and about 2,754 words.
1When Grammar Is Not the Bottleneck
Your student, Mateo (16), has six one-hour lessons before the PEIC B1 Speaking test. In a full mock, his Part 2 long turn on two photographs lasted 35 seconds of the required minute; he used 'um' 11 times and repeated 'good' and 'bad' five times.
606 words, about 3 min2The Monologue That Eats the Answers
You coordinate listening for 18 B1 students. In the latest mock, the cohort averaged 78% on Part 1 short dialogues, 64% on Part 2 note completion, and 41% on Part 3, a two-minute monologue with six questions.
557 words, about 3 min3Reading Every Word, Missing the Point
Priya, 23, has 21 days until her PEIC B1 Reading test and can study 40 minutes a day. In a timed mock she scored 8/10 on Part 1 in 12 minutes (target 10), 4/10 on Part 2 in 25 minutes (target 15), and 5/10 on Part 3 in 30 minutes (target 20), with no time left to transfer answers.
541 words, about 3 min4The 155-Word Invitation
Jonas, 19, writes a 155-word informal email for a task that asks for 80 words: invite a friend to a weekend visit and suggest two activities. Both content points are present, but the invitation appears only in the final sentence, after a 70-word anecdote about a delayed bus.
539 words, about 3 min5I Knew That: Rules vs Retrieval
Ana, 34, scores 12/20 on the Use of English cloze section of a PEIC B1 mock. Eight of her errors involve prepositions or articles: 'on the morning', 'go to home', a missing 'the' before a specified noun, and 'in Monday'.
511 words, about 3 min