Reading Helpful Community Notices — B1 English Pronunciation Practice Test
About this practice test
Practise B1 English pronunciation by reading community notices aloud with clear sounds, sensible pauses and natural stress.
What you’ll practice
Hear the difference
Recognise vowel and consonant contrasts in clear recordings.
Stress and rhythm
Identify strong syllables and emphasized words.
Listen and review
Replay each recording and learn from answer explanations.
What to expect:
8 tasks, including 8 open responses. Open responses need review and do not have an automatically marked answer. Use the task instructions and study guidance to review your work.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Use the task instructions and the guidance at the end of the page to review your own response.
- Practice level
- B1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Speaking response
How to approach this practice
Read the instructions and work through the questions before opening the answers.
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Question 1 · Speaking response
Read the text aloud and record your voice.
Read the text aloud. Text: The community centre will open a new study room next Monday. Visitors can use the room in the afternoon, but they should book a desk before they arrive.
Check answers and explanations
Use a clear pause between sentences and keep the stress on study room, Monday, afternoon and book.
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Question 2 · Speaking response
Read the text aloud and record your voice.
Read the text aloud. Text: Volunteers are meeting outside the library at nine. Please bring a bottle of water and comfortable shoes. The walk will finish near the riverside cafe.
Check answers and explanations
Stress the final syllable of volunteer and keep the /z/ ending in volunteers audible.
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Question 3 · Speaking response
Read the text aloud and record your voice.
Read the text aloud. Text: Our local food bank needs clean shopping bags and unopened packets of rice. You can leave donations at reception between ten and four on weekdays.
Check answers and explanations
Distinguish rice /s/ from rise /z/ and keep weekdays to two syllables.
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Question 4 · Speaking response
Read the text aloud and record your voice.
Read the text aloud. Text: The evening photography group is moving to a larger room. The first session in the new space will include a short discussion and a practical activity.
Check answers and explanations
Stress photography on the second syllable and discussion on the second syllable.
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Question 5 · Speaking response
Read the text aloud and record your voice.
Read the text aloud. Text: A free bicycle repair workshop will take place on Saturday. Bring your bicycle if it needs a small repair. Experienced volunteers will show you what to check.
Check answers and explanations
Keep the /tʃ/ in check clear and group the words around the main information.
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Question 6 · Speaking response
Read the text aloud and record your voice.
Read the text aloud. Text: The swimming pool will close early on Wednesday for essential repairs. Normal opening hours will return on Thursday. We are sorry for the change to your routine.
Check answers and explanations
Keep pool /uː/ clear and use a falling pitch to finish each completed announcement.
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Question 7 · Speaking response
Read the text aloud and record your voice.
Read the text aloud. Text: Please keep the entrance clear during the school concert. Staff will guide visitors to their seats. If you need help, speak to a member of the welcome team.
Check answers and explanations
Make the /ts/ in seats audible and avoid inserting a vowel between its final consonants.
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Question 8 · Speaking response
Read the text aloud and record your voice.
Read the text aloud. Text: The neighbourhood garden is looking for new members. You do not need any gardening experience. Come to the open afternoon and find out how you can help.
Check answers and explanations
Use natural phrase groups and a friendly, clear ending to the invitation.
What to review next
Review the feedback and revisit the topics you found difficult before trying again.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.