English Practice B2 – I

The only satisfaction/satisfying moment was that when our project got funded.

I lived a similar/similarity experience when I finished an exam session back in the university.

b) I felt a sort of anxiety/anxious at the beginning of the exam.

Then, I made a few errors due to my nervous/nervousness and frustration/frustrating.

My friends were very disappointment/disappointed with me.

When my teacher announced our result, it was embarrassing/embarrassment for my parents.

3. Polite enquiries

Please, come in Ms Smith, how can I tell/do/help you?

I was wondering/wonder/would wonder if you can come to my birthday party at the weekend.

Would there be any chance of buying/buy/to buy new laptops for us this year?

Would you mind/could you/I’d appreciate bringing me the last reports?

I’d appreciate it/thank you/I would thankful if you could keep me informed about the status.

4. Verbs and nouns with the same form

increase, research, sponsor, project, appeal

a) Use the words: appeal, sponsor and project to complete the sentences:

1. The students are ………………………. for ………………………. because they have designed a special robot and they want to complete their ……………………….

2. The students have issued an ………………………. to some companies to get their ……………………….  ……………………….

3. The robot is ………………………. to fulfil some housework for ill or old people.

b) Use the words: research and increase to complete the sentences.

1. Recent ………………………. shows that there is an ……………………… in the number of people in need of care.

2. All these values of infected people are going to ………………………. till 2021. All the scientists in the world are ………………………. into a possible vaccine to protect against this virus.

5. Create new sentences using the following words as nouns and as verbs:

decrease, record, desert, import, permit, access, address, function, auction, balance, benefit, charge, credit, control, delay, estimate, guide, handle, offer

Answers:

1. a) What was this city like last century?

• Can you tell me what this city was like last century?
• I’d be interested to know what this city was like last century?

b) What have they decided at the meeting?

• Would you mind telling me what they have decided at the meeting?
• Could you tell me what they have decided at the meeting?

c) Is it possible for a child to study online 10 hours a day?

• I wonder if it’s possible for a child to study online 10 hours a day?
• I wonder whether it’s possible for a child to study online 10 hours a day?

d) Could you replace your sister today?

• I was wondering if you could replace your sister today.

2. a) awkwardness, exhausting, satisfying, similar

b) anxiety, nervousness, frustration, disappointed, embarrassing

3. help, was wondering, of buying, Would you mind, I’d appreciate it

4. a) 1. appealing, sponsors, project

2. appeal, project, sponsored

3. projected

b) 1. research, increase

2. increase, researching