X2 lessons
X2-L01 · X2 Launch — Understanding Paper 3 Role Play
Open the Paper 3 speaking unit: understand where the role play sits in the test, tell transactional role play from extended topic conversation, and produce short, accurate responses to basic prompts.
X2-L02 · Decoding the Candidate Card and Using Preparation Time
Decode a role-play card fast: identify the role, setting and task type, use preparation time efficiently without notes, and form accurate questions from prompt requirements.
X2-L03 · Area A Role Plays — Food, Health, Transport and Appointments
Handle Area A transactions: ordering food, a health-centre visit, transport and appointments — with correct quantities, times, symptoms and travel details.
X2-L04 · Area B Role Plays — Family, Leisure, Clothes and Invitations
Handle Area B transactions: describing family and hobbies, shopping for clothes, and making or responding to invitations — expressing preference and arranging plans.
X2-L05 · Area C Role Plays — Town, Services, Environment and Technology
Handle Area C transactions: asking for directions and services, reporting a local or environmental problem, and dealing with technology or shopping situations.
X2-L06 · Area D Role Plays — School, Exams, University and Work
Handle Area D transactions: school and exam matters, university enquiries, and work-experience or job situations — describing background and future plans.
X2-L07 · Area E Role Plays — Travel, Countries, Culture and International Events
Handle Area E transactions: travel and hotels, cultural visits, customs and international events — asking about a country, a visit or a cultural custom.
X2-L08 · Asking Questions, Repairing Breakdowns and Handling Surprise Prompts
Master the two hardest role-play moments: forming a correct question on demand, and recovering when you miss a word or meet a surprise prompt — without freezing or breaking down.
X2-L09 · Role-Play Accuracy Clinic — Tense, Gender, Numbers and Pronouns
Tighten the accuracy that lifts a role-play score: the right tense, gender agreement, number agreement and correct pronouns — the errors that most often cost marks under pressure.
X2-L10 · Mixed Topic Role-Play Carousel — Timing, Transfer and Confidence
Bring it together: rotate through role plays from all five areas back-to-back, transferring language to unknown topics, managing timing, and building the confidence for exam conditions.
X2-L11 · X2 Mock Role-Play Assessment — Full Paper 3 Role-Play Conditions
Sit a full mock role play under Paper 3 conditions: one minute to read the card, then a role play of about two minutes, scored on Communication (6) and Accuracy (4).
X2-L12 · Feedback, Targeted Repair and Transition to X3 Topic Conversations
Turn mock feedback into gains: repair your top role-play errors, consolidate your transactional bank, and set specific targets as you move from role play (X2) to topic conversations (X3).