Flashcards B2 Upper-intermediate
English flashcards at B2 (Upper-intermediate): vocabulary by topic.
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B2 · 27 flashcard sets
- B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Word formation and collocations
Word endings like -ity, -ship, -ive and -ise
Nouns, adjectives and verbs made with -ity, -ship, -hood, -dom, -ism, -ence, -ive, -ous, -ise, -ify and -en. The definitions give only the meaning, so you learn the whole word.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: School and education
University and student life
Words for studying at a British university, from open days and halls of residence to the dissertation.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Food and drink
Tastes, cooking and healthy eating
Words for how food tastes and feels, ways of cooking it, and eating well.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Money and shopping
Shopping, bargains and refunds
Words for spending wisely, paying and taking things back when something goes wrong.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs for plans and problems
Phrasal verbs for making plans, dealing with problems and getting better at things. Every answer is a phrasal verb.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Precise word choice
Pairs like economic and economical
Words that look or sound alike but mean different things, and false friends that Russian speakers often mix up. Most come in pairs, so learn each pair together.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Academic and formal English
Linking words for essays and reports
Words and phrases that join ideas in essays, reports and formal emails: to add a point, show a contrast, give a reason, a purpose or a result, and end.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Word formation and collocations
Adjective and noun collocations
Adjectives that go with particular nouns, like heavy rain and a white lie. Every answer is a collocation.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Everyday words
Strong adjectives like furious and exhausted
Strong adjectives for everyday situations. Most of them already mean "very", so they go with "absolutely" or "really", not with "very".
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Word formation and collocations
Prefixes like mis-, over-, under- and re-
Words with mis-, over-, under-, re-, out-, co-, bi-, multi-, anti- and non-. The definitions give only the meaning, so you learn the whole word.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Everyday phrases
Phrases that keep a conversation going
Short phrases for changing the subject, explaining what you mean, agreeing to a plan and reacting to news in a conversation.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Home and daily life
Parts of a house and garden
Words for the rooms, parts and equipment of a house and its garden, for describing a home or reading a property advert.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Idioms and expressions
Everyday idioms
Common idioms that people use in everyday conversation, about money, plans, problems and feelings. Every answer is an idiom.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: People and personality
Character and personality
Adjectives for the good and the bad sides of people's characters, at work, with friends and at home.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Hobbies and sport
Books, films and reviews
Words for the books you read and the films and series you watch, and for saying what you thought of them.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Travel and places
Air travel and package holidays
Words for flying, airports and booking a holiday, and for talking about the places you visit.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Irregular verbs
Irregular verbs, part 3
30 more irregular verbs, with the past simple and the past participle: lead, seek, deal, forgive and more.
30 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Word formation and collocations
Verb and noun collocations
Verbs and nouns that naturally go together, for speaking and writing.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Science and technology
Science and technology
Words for research, discoveries and the technology we use every day.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Politics and society
Politics and society
Words for elections, government and the problems that societies face.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs for work
Phrasal verbs for tasks, plans, meetings and jobs at work. Every answer is a phrasal verb.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs for relationships and problems
Phrasal verbs for friendships, arguments and hard times. Every answer is a phrasal verb.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Media and the news
Media and the news
Words for talking about newspapers, broadcasting and news online.
20 cards - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Health and the body
Health and medicine
Words for visiting the doctor, illnesses and treatment in hospital.
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