VOCABULARY AND TOPICS B2
Here you will be able to revise the vocabulary of your level and some assorted vocabulary for all levels.
TIP! You will find the files of this section on Downloads
Another Tip! To find more activities on Idioms, Phrasal verbs, and on topics such as Weather, Arguments, Crime, National Stereotypes, Health and Personality Adjectives visit the Upper Intermediate Vocabulary and topics section
Another Tip! To find more activities on Idioms, Phrasal verbs, and on topics such as Weather, Arguments, Crime, National Stereotypes, Health and Personality Adjectives visit the Upper Intermediate Vocabulary and topics section
Vocabulary causes confusion in any language. Here you will find some interesting vocabulary you could use properly and some useful differences in meaning.
ADVICE ON HOW TO PASS FROM B2 TO C2
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AIRPORTS
AIRPORT VOCABULARY |
CITIES/TOWNS |
Visit Passport to English to learn more and practise doing some online activities.
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Read a short article by Transparent Language about the pronunciation of cities
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ECONOMY VOCABULARY
Find a brief explanation on vocabulary related to economy on slideserver: www.slideserve.com/leanne/economy-vocabulary You will find definitions such as Gross Domestic Product(GDP) or what currency is.
10 Common Binomials
10 common expressions consisting in two words joined together by a conjuction or preposition. E.g. step by step, more or less. Watch a video and get ten more different expressions.
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TEXTING LANGUAGE
List of common terms and how social slang affects learning: http://www.edudemic.com/social-media-slang/
These are some links to practise Texting Language.:
https://www.quia.com/hm/837308.html
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishforlife/beg/a_games/e4l_game_14?cc=gb&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
These are some links to practise Texting Language.:
https://www.quia.com/hm/837308.html
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishforlife/beg/a_games/e4l_game_14?cc=gb&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
FILMS
Useful phrases for films. Visit uki.vdu.lt to get more advice on how to write a review on a film and eduxuntagal to get more expressios and vocabulary
ART
Talkig about art and portraits by Jennifer ESL. Learn about words such as commision, blending, exhibit, frame, patron, sketch, strokes, and so on.
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IELTS Vocabulary: Art. This is a good video to learn vocabulary to describe paintings and pictures.
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The parts of the picture, the grammar to use, some useful vocabulary and more advice on how to describe a picture are shown in this 15-minute video from Oxford.
Over 100 Idioms. Quizzes
How much do you know about idioms. Test yourselves with these quizzes:
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APPROXIMATIONS. Unit 1
Download a descriptive chart on the use of Approximations
CONNECTORS AND LINKERS
Download a chart to know which linkers from your textbook are formal or informal on Downloads
Personality adjectivesHave the personality adjectives from your textbook positive or negative connotations? Download a chart from Downloads to find it out
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WorkTo extend your knowledge of vocabulary about "work", do some activities learn how to write a CV, prepare an interview or write a covering letter, visit Get that job by BBC.co.uk learning English:
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Watch a video, clicking on the picture above, from Real English (click on the image on the left) on astrological signs and answer some questions. It was uploaded by Elisabeth Perez to Englishexercises.org.
Please, visit Quizlet, read the definition of the adjectives and listen to their pronunciation. After that, do the following activities Quizlet test And finally, these are some activities by April on the English Exercises For more information and practice on this topic visit our upper-intermediate vocabulary and topics section.
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"Work" vocabulary on English CentralRegister on English Central, which is a very interesting video website to practise and repeat with a huge number of videos, and practise with this video with vocabulary about "work".
Job interview on 5 minute English
Practise your listening abilities with this listening activity about a job interview on 5 minute-English
Ignore the transcript and answer the questions while you are listening. At the bottom of the page find the answers in a drop down menu. Words and phrases of French originGet the correct pronunciation of the words in tyour textbook on Downloads/ Vocabulary
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SAY / TELL |
12 British sayings that Americans do not understand |
Learn clearly the difference in Spanish: Menuaingles/diferencias say/ tell. Get also an explanation in English here: Learners Dictionary / difference say/tell
Alone/lone/lonely/lonerThe distinction has to do with meaning more than grammatical use.
alone (on your own, by yourself) adj. and adv. Describes a person who is separate from others. E.g. I like being alone in the house. lone solitary, single) adj. There is only one person there, e.g. a lone jogger in the park lonely (Am English lonesome) adj. and noun means that you are alone and sad.E.g. A lonely child / house And finally a loner is a person likes being alone. E.g. She is a bit of a loner. GETPractise on English in Chester with a couple of activities: Activity 1 + Activity 2
70 phrases with get video by London English Classes |
Find them on The independent
The best musicAccording to the listening activity on lesson 3A Julian Treasure and his book Sound Business, experts randomly generated music from a computer-based selection is used to soothe the nerves of Glasgow airport passangers.
Computoser generates computer-based music. Choose your favourite chords, mood, tempo and style and click on the play button. Does it really work for you? |
Money Vocabulary by LearnEnglish.deHuman Sounds by My English PagesPrepositions of place and movement by IPT AdvancedFind activities and explanations on this and other grammar points of your textbook on IPT Advanced including some activities from Raymond Murphy's English grammar in Use Advanced
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Family idioms by BBC World ServiceWarfare by My Vocabulary.comCrossword on sounds and the human voice by NEF Advanced level Oxford |
Intercultural approach
If you want to know how British people see themselves, you should read `How to be an alien' by George Mikes. It is available on our classroom library for pre-intermediate students and you can read it on http://f2.org/humour/howalien.html as well. You'll find out that talking about the weather is their favourite topic, they love tea and queuing, and so on. But if you want to read a Xenophobe's guide to the English here is a sample: http://www.xenophobes.com/the-English/ or https://books.google.es/books?id=vKUmBAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Xenophobe%27s+guide+to+the+English&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiBt7HL8O3TAhVJyRQKHYloDpEQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=Xenophobe's%20guide%20to%20the%20English&f=false
If you prefer to know about how they see Spanish people visit http://www.ovalbooks.com/xeno/Spanish.html to get a short sample text of The Xenophobe's guide to the Spanish by Drew Launey either or visit google books: http://books.google.es/books?id=A8FDivKJNK8C&pg=PA49&hl=es&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false
If you prefer to know about how they see Spanish people visit http://www.ovalbooks.com/xeno/Spanish.html to get a short sample text of The Xenophobe's guide to the Spanish by Drew Launey either or visit google books: http://books.google.es/books?id=A8FDivKJNK8C&pg=PA49&hl=es&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false