E. Moutsou · Use of English B2 for All Exams

Use of English B2 Drills

Interactive practice for every exercise in the book: flashcards and five or more drills per exercise, with new sentences and texts. Do the exercise in the book first, then open its drill here.

Unit 1

Section 1

  1. 1 Collocations Ago, come, reach, get p. 6
  2. 2 Collocations Bin charge of, on top of… p. 6
  3. 3 Collocations Ca pair of, a flock of… p. 6
  4. 4 Phrasal Verbs Acome p. 6
  5. 5 Phrasal Verbs Bgo p. 7
  6. 6 Phrasal Verbs Cbe p. 7
  7. 7 Words with Prepositions A–Bproud of, deal with… p. 7
  8. 8 Grammar: Tenses Aauxiliary verbs p. 8
  9. 9 Grammar: Tenses Bpast or perfect + time words pp. 8–9
  10. 10 Examination Practice Aopen cloze words p. 10
  11. 11 Examination Practice Bkey word transformations pp. 9–10

Section 2

  1. 12 Words Easily Confused A–Djob, work, staff, crew… p. 11
  2. 13 Words Easily Confused E–Haim, achieve, succeed… pp. 11–12
  3. 14 Derivatives A–Cparts of speech, word families pp. 12–14
  4. 15 Examination Practice AFinding Employment (multiple choice) pp. 14–15
  5. 16 Examination Practice BAn Unusual Outing (word formation) p. 15

Unit 2

Section 1

  1. 1 Prepositional Phrases A–Bin, on, at for places p. 16
  2. 2 Prepositional Phrases Cat the moment, for ages, by now… p. 16
  3. 3 Phrasal Verbs A–Bget, pull, throw p. 17
  4. 4 Words with Prepositions A–Bfed up with, hear from… pp. 17–18
  5. 5 Grammar: Relative Clauses Awho, whose, where… pp. 18–19
  6. 6 Grammar: Clauses of Time Bas soon as, until, by the time… pp. 18–19
  7. 7 Examination Practice Achoose the correct answer p. 20
  8. 8 Examination Practice Bkey word transformations pp. 19–20

Section 2

  1. 9 Words Easily Confused A–Dlook, see, watch, discover… p. 21
  2. 10 Words Easily Confused E–Gaudience, recall, view, scene… p. 22
  3. 11 Derivatives-ful, -less, -ship pp. 23–24
  4. 12 Examination Practice AA Night at the Theatre (multiple choice) pp. 24–25
  5. 13 Examination Practice BFriends (word formation) p. 25

Unit 3

Section 1

  1. 1 Collocations Aday, year, time p. 26
  2. 2 Collocations Bon time, in time, the other day… p. 26
  3. 3 Collocations Chold, run, catch, keep p. 26
  4. 4 Phrasal Verbs Alook p. 27
  5. 5 Phrasal Verbs Bcheck, watch, show p. 27
  6. 6 Words with Prepositions A–Bkeen on, fond of… pp. 27–28
  7. 7 Grammar: Adverbs and Comparisonsas … as, far better, the more… pp. 28–29
  8. 8 Grammar: Articles and Uncountablesa, the, –; information, news… pp. 28–29
  9. 9 Examination Practice AA Talent for Lying (open cloze) p. 30
  10. 10 Examination Practice Bkey word transformations pp. 29–30

Section 2

  1. 11 Words Easily Confused A–Drise, raise, learn, teach, mood… p. 31
  2. 12 Words Easily Confused E–Hcustom, habit, usual, keen… p. 32
  3. 13 Derivatives-hood, -al, -y, -ous, -ly pp. 33–34
  4. 14 Examination Practice AThe Art of Being a Parent (multiple choice) pp. 34–35
  5. 15 Examination Practice BArthritis (word formation) p. 35

Unit 4

Section 1

  1. 1 Prepositional Phrases Aby chance, on board, in cash… p. 36
  2. 2 Prepositional Phrases Bunder the weather, at random… p. 36
  3. 3 Prepositional Phrases Cat heart, for granted, in common… p. 36
  4. 4 Phrasal Verbs Akeep, hold, catch p. 37
  5. 5 Phrasal Verbs Bcarry, wear, work, move p. 37
  6. 6 Words with Prepositions A–Barrive at / in, terrified of… pp. 37–38
  7. 7 Grammar: Determiners Amuch, many, few, little, none… pp. 38–39
  8. 8 Grammar: Determiners Bboth, either, neither, whole… pp. 38–39
  9. 9 Examination Practice AAllergy Alert (open cloze) p. 40
  10. 10 Examination Practice Bkey word transformations pp. 39–40

Section 2

  1. 11 Words Easily Confused A–Dtrip, journey, reach, fetch… p. 41
  2. 12 Words Easily Confused E–Hway, route, place, foreign… p. 42
  3. 13 Derivatives-ise, -ic, -ist, -ian, -dom pp. 43–44
  4. 14 Examination Practice AA Taxi Experience (multiple choice) pp. 44–45
  5. 15 Examination Practice BLife Expectancy (word formation) p. 45

Unit 5 · Review

Section 1

  1. 1 Past Memorieseager, come across, at the sight of… p. 46
  2. 2 Open Cloze: Ballooningas, look into, catch sb's attention… p. 47
  3. 3 Word Formation: Skateboardingcoastal, physically, sensible… p. 48
  4. 4 Key Word Transformationshow long is it since, none of whom… p. 48

Section 2

  1. 5 Grammar ReviewFuture Perfect, who, the more… the… p. 49
  2. 6 Vocabulary Reviewspectators, arise, grow up, habit… p. 49

Unit 6

Section 1

  1. 1 Make or Do? Part 1do your best, make a mistake… p. 50
  2. 2 Make or Do? Part 2make an appointment, make ends meet… p. 50
  3. 3 Make and Do + Prepositionsmake the best of, do justice to… p. 50
  4. 4 Break, Change, Turn, Draw, Cutbreak the ice, change the subject… p. 50
  5. 5 Adverbial Expressionsby and large, one by one… p. 51
  6. 6 Phrasal Verbsmake up, do without, pass out, fill in… p. 51
  7. 7 Words with Prepositionsdependent on, grateful to sb for… p. 52
  8. 8 Grammar: Infinitive and -ingsee sb do, be used to doing… p. 52
  9. 9 Key Transformationsno point in, succeed in, be expected to… p. 53
  10. 10 Examination Practice A: Healthyopen cloze p. 54
  11. 11 Examination Practice Bkey word transformations p. 54

Section 2

  1. 12 Words Easily Confused A–Dborrow, lend, fare, fee, salary… p. 55
  2. 13 Words Easily Confused E–Gowe, prize, priceless, economical… p. 56
  3. 14 Words Easily Confused H–Iloan, debt, cash, change, currency… p. 56
  4. 15 Derivatives: Negative Prefixesun-, in-, il-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis- pp. 57–58
  5. 16 Examination Practice A: Plastic Moneymultiple-choice cloze p. 58
  6. 17 Examination Practice B: Homeworkword formation p. 59

How to work

  1. Do the exercise in the book with your teacher.
  2. At home, open its drill and go through all five parts.
  3. Watch the board at the top: five dots means you know the phrase. Red frames show what to repeat.
  4. Come back in two or three days and press “Start again” – the questions are shuffled each time.