My wife's exam went like this:

You listen to audio then you speak with a partner asking each other questions. Then the examiner asks questions about the audio to see if you understand.

That as well she found easy.

She tells me she found it easy.

Then for B1 my wife had more extensive conversations with the examiner as she was the only one doing B1 on that day. To show she could communicate more than just basic questions. She had to show she could understand what the examiner was asking.