Cambridge First Certificate first lessons worksheets/ ideas

First lessons for B2 First PDFs and teaching tips. If you like anything here and want more, please support TEFLtastic. 

Cambridge First first classes articles

First classes for B2 First courses 

Preparing to teach your first EFL exam class 

Photocopiable B2 First first lesson classroom activities

Find similarities and differences with your partner (with typical Cambridge First Speaking Part One topics and questions, and a big comparing/ contrasting language presentation)

B2 First needs analysis and speaking review (including useful phrases)

Cambridge First Writing Part One essay tasks on Speaking Part One topics (good for combining easy speaking practice and introducing this now vital writing task)

Cambridge First Writing Part One essay tasks on language learning  (good after needs analysis)

Speculate about and compare with your partner (GTKY with vital language for the exam, especially Speaking Part Two)

B2 First sharing experiences practice needs analysis

Cambridge First Speaking Past, present and future dice game

B2 First Speaking Part One cards and dice game version 2

Use of English exercises for Speaking Part One

Cambridge First Needs analysis and Speaking Part One review (good for a first lesson)

Brainstorming B2 First Speaking Part One topics and tenses (with speculating practice to link to other parts of the paper)

Comparing and contrasting getting to know you games (for Speaking Parts One and Two, good for first lessons)

Speculating getting to know you games (Topics from Speaking Part One and useful language for Speaking Part Two, good for first lessons)

Cambridge First Speaking Parts One and Four speculating practice

Cambridge First Speaking Part One on the topics of communication and language learning (easy to tie in with needs analysis and discussion of self-study for the exam)

B2 First Speaking Part Three language learning tasks and useful phrases (ditto)

Self-study for B2 First – Speaking Part Three-style discussion (covering all parts of the exam – a shorter version of the worksheets above)

Cambridge First Speaking Part Three task on B2 First Writing Part Two (with all the kinds of tasks that could come up)

Cambridge First Writing Part Two on language learning (simpler version of the worksheet above)

Cambridge First emails for first classes

Related pages

Cambridge First Speaking Part One page

Cambridge First main page

First lesson games/ worksheets

Updated 29 June 2026