Hello there! Here is a series of exercises and resources for B2.2 students (and B2.1 if interested or taking certificación exam this year). Note that, whether you are sitting the exam or not, writing, speaking and mediation in continuous assessment throughout the year usually follow certificación structure and tasks. Therefore, the more familiar you are with the types of tasks in certificación, the easier it will be to carry out those exercises successfully in class.
- READING: extra practice
Can you feel the rhythm? key Multiple-choice reading exercise.
Student life and technology Multiple-choice reading & vocabulary exercise + key
Homes of the future Multiple-choice reading & use of English + key
- LISTENING: extra practice
Health and fitness audio key Multiple choice
An interview with a diver audio key Multiple choice
The environment audio key Multiple-choice listening + vocabulary
Listening test audio 1 audio 2 audio 3 key
Three listening exercises: ‘Jobs in shops’ (matching), ‘Social networking sites’ (multiple choice) and ‘A photographer’ (gap-filling) + ‘Jobs in shops’ script
- VOCABULARY
Here you will find vocabulary banks and exercises classified by topic. Part of the topics/subtopics were seen in B2.1 while others correspond to B2.2. All of them form part of B2 syllabus and may appear in certificación exam, both written and oral papers, and can be helpful to prepare these particular topics. Check out the post ‘B2.2 Certificación: info and tips’ or EOI’s web for the whole list of general topics.
– FOOD AND EATING HABITS
A guide to meals in the UK An informative text with ideas and vocabulary about meals in the UK.
Food Core vocabulary and ideas for monologues on different aspects of the topic.
– FAMILY and RELATIONSHIPS Vocabulary bank
– EDUCATION Vocabulary bank
– ENGLISH TODAY Vocabulary bank
– SHOPPING Shopping and consumerism Vocabulary bank and ideas to help you prepare the topic.
– ADVERTISING The world of advertising Vocabulary bank, exercises and ideas for monologues on the topic.
– TECHNOLOGY Vocabulary bank
– WORK Work and employment Vocabulary bank and exercises.
– CRIME This topic is part of B2 syllabus but is not in your textbook. Try to have a look at it and do the exercises. ‘File Upper-intermediate’ has a good vocabulary section that is worth doing as well.
Crime: vocabulary bank exercises key
– SOCIAL ISSUES Social issues
This is a fabulous online video resource to acquire new vocabulary and activate what you know. Most of B2 topics are dealt with!
skype-lessons.com/vocabulary-lessons
- WRITING
– ‘Open World‘: Writing Bank pp.234-241. We have already seen the most significant parts of the appendix but, apart from revising the writings you did throughout the past few months, hese are the pages in the book that deserve attention:
An essay- revise p.234 and see the texts and exercises on p.235. They cover essays on different topics and are a rich source of ideas.
An email/ letter- VERY INTERESTING! This is a section I regret not having had time to work on. You can make the most of it now. It covers informal emails, formal letters of application and key language for different kinds of formal letters and emails.
To learn more about about informal letter writing watch this video:
A review- we have focused on book/film reviews mainly, but remember there are other kinds of reviews (websites, hotels, restaurants, holiday resorts, etc) that you may be required to produce in the form of email writing that may appear in reading and mediation texts. Pages 238-9 are well worth revising.
- SPEAKING
– ‘Open World‘: Speaking Bank pp.244-253. Remember that First and certificación are different, but the examples, language and recordings are good practice for speaking, both individual speech and conversation.
Focus on Speaking parts 1, 3 and 4 (you can skip part 2, no picture description in certificación). Part 3 gives key information and a lot of ideas about what an interaction task should be like. Study it in depth!! As for Part 4, the students’ model excerpts can also serve as a guide on the kind of exchanges expected in conversations about a topic, or when dealing with different aspects of a topic in a monologue.
– CONVERSATIONAL LANGUAGE Summary of expressions to cover different functions in spoken language (also useful in writing)
– SPEAKING EXAM TASKS Info and tips.
a) MONOLOGUE:
Monologue task on the topic of Work Example of what a certificación monologue task may be like. Keep in mind that in the actual exam the photos on the worksheet, if there are any, are not intended for description but their only purpose is to provide you with ideas. If a list of words or expressions appears, like in this example, it is also your choice to make use of them or not, as far as you develop and argument your speech correctly. If the teachers ask you to use them, it might be that your speech is not being as satisfactory as desired up to that moment, and they need to check your understanding and ability to use the vocabulary in the context.
MONOLOGUE PRACTICE Set of monologue tasks on B2 topics
b) INTERACTION:
INTERACTION PRACTICE Set of interaction tasks on B2 topics Candidates A&B (and C) usually have the same or similar guidelines; in any case, the information needed to build up the conversation.
– MEDIATION
These are examples of oral mediation tasks following the general structure of certificación. The tasks in the actual exam may be turn out to be slightly different. (Note that it is still not known what exactly the exam is going to be like this year. Check 2020 Guía del aspirante for updated information).
Trabajar menos es más productivo
Consejos para mejorar tu salud
La vida no es sueño: ¿por qué dormimos mal?
Activa el hippie que llevas dentro
Los problemas actuales del sistema educativo español
Riesgos de que los adolescentes utilicen los móviles
10 consejos para comprar en internet de forma segura
Ventajas y desventajas del turismo
