Skills for English B2 case studies

Skills for English B2 · Put your knowledge to work in context.

Skills for English is a suite of English proficiency tests for work, study, travel and residency. It is delivered through a partnership between PSI Services LLC, a global testing provider with over 70 years in workforce solutions that delivers 22 million assessments a year in more than 160 countries, and the Qualifications Scotland, the Scottish Government body responsible for accrediting educational awards. The Skills for English B2 case studies are 5 cases and about 2,884 words.

Two answers that both look right: choosing the writer's main point under time pressure

You are 12 minutes from the end of the Reading section. Part 4 is a 450-word article about a city's bike-share scheme followed by five four-option questions.

605 words, about 3 min 2

Note completion with a speaker who corrects herself mid-message

Listening Part 2 is note completion. The recording is a 1 minute 40 second voicemail from Riverside Training Centre about a first-aid course, played twice, with 20 seconds between playings.

571 words, about 3 min 3

Dominating the interactive task: repair, turn-taking and notes

Speaking Part 3 is a four-minute interactive discussion with the examiner on the theme of food waste. You prepared seven points and, in the first two minutes, delivered all seven in one long turn with almost no pauses.

553 words, about 3 min 4

Trimming a 212-word complaint email back inside 120–150 words

Writing Part 1: write an email to your landlord in 120–150 words covering three points - the heating has been broken since Monday (five days), the flat is at 14°C, and you want to know when the repair will happen and to ask for a temporary heater. Your draft is 212 words.

553 words, about 3 min 5

Planning an article when 22 minutes only buys about 200 words

Writing Part 2: write an article for your college magazine titled 'Study alone or study together?' in 150–180 words. You must give your opinion and include one example from your own experience.

602 words, about 3 min