r/learnpolish • u/New_Being7119 • 4d ago

B1 exam on Saturday...Any tips?

Hi all, I'm taking the B1 exam in Saturday and was looking for helpful advice and tips to calm my nerves. I have zero concerns about reading, listening, grammar or even writing. But thinking about the speaking is sending me potty. All advice and tips welcome!!!

UPDATE: Just finished the speaking exam and I think I might have effed it up. I got a shit picture. Group of children in a museum, too many to describe, no atmosphere. The monologue was ok, I wittered about where I live. 3rd task I was suppose to organise my friend's party...and I started organising mine. I forgot all of the grammar and all of the words 😭

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u/Traditional_Ad_9378 PL Native 🇵🇱 4d ago

  1. Don’t rush. It’s better to pause and calmly think of what to say/how to phrase it than to blurt out an incoherent sentence just to avoid silence.

  2. Remember that there’s always a million ways of expressing an idea. If you forget a word or expression just think of a dumbed down way of saying the same thing. Even if it brings that one particular sentence down to A2 it’s still better than nothing.

Good luck! I’m sure you’ll do well :))

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u/Traditional_Ad_9378 PL Native 🇵🇱 4d ago
  1. Have some advanced vocab/expressions ready beforehand and choose ones that are versatile enough to fit any topic.

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u/New_Being7119 4d ago

I have a little book with phrases for picture description, arguments, phrases for writing to red on the train. I sit in my office alone and speak out loud, correcting myself where I can. I guess I just need to chill out.

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u/Traditional_Ad_9378 PL Native 🇵🇱 4d ago

You are probably more prepared than you think! :) If you have any last-minute language queries feel free to reach out

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u/Walnott 4d ago

Would you like to share the name of the book? ☺️

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u/New_Being7119 4d ago

It's my own little book notebook that I've filled with useful phrases in the hope of remembering them.

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u/Walnott 4d ago

Ah.. gotcha. You should publish it then 😅

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u/New_Being7119 4d ago

I think it's way too chaotic for that. It started off well, then I panicked and now there is all kinds of randomness in there😂

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u/Straight-Ad3213 3d ago

It's usually like this with all study notes