B1 Story | Cambridge English B1 / PET task guide
Review B1 Story task tips, common mistakes, and practice steps for Cambridge English B1 / PET, then move into practice, mock exams, and reports.
B1 Story is a Cambridge English B1 / PET task. Use this guide to understand what the task checks before moving into practice or a mock exam. Use Yanghaowa practice and reports to turn B1 Story mistakes into a clear next-step study plan.
What to do
- Analyse the task, target reader, and required points before writing.
- Use the expected structure and register for this text type.
- Check content coverage, linking, spelling, and word count.
What to avoid
- Do not ignore the target reader or required bullet points.
- Do not use one memorised template for every writing task.
What To Do
B1 Story is a Cambridge English B1 / PET task. Use this guide to understand what the task checks before moving into practice or a mock exam. In writing, first identify genre and reader. Different genres score differently: emails need task coverage and tone, reports need headings and recommendations, reviews need evaluation, and essays need argument.
- Target levels: B1 / PET.
- Before writing, mark the reader, genre, and required bullet points.
- Plan paragraph functions before writing sentences.
- Match register to the reader: friend, teacher, manager, and website readers require different tones.
Exam Method
Spend three to five minutes planning. Each paragraph should have one function: open the task, cover points, and end with advice, recommendation, or conclusion.
- Analyse the task, target reader, and required points before writing.
- Use the expected structure and register for this text type.
- Check content coverage, linking, spelling, and word count.
Common Score-Losing Traps
Writing marks are often lost not because sentences are simple, but because task points are missing, genre is wrong, paragraphs are unclear, or word count is uncontrolled.
- Do not ignore the target reader or required bullet points.
- Do not use one memorised template for every writing task.
- Do not turn every genre into a school essay.
Final Checklist
Final checking should cover content, organisation, language, and register, not spelling only.
- Have all task requirements been covered?
- Does each paragraph have a clear function?
- Are linkers natural rather than forced?
- Do the opening and ending fit the genre?
How To Review After Practice
Keep the original task in review, mark missed task points, and collect reusable sentence patterns. Improve structure before language.
- Group problems into missing content, weak organisation, wrong register, and grammar/spelling.
- Create one paragraph skeleton for each genre.
- Rewrite the weakest paragraph rather than rewriting the whole text every time.
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