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List of B2-Level Vocabulary topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Adjectives ending in -ed\/-ing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adjective suffixes and prefixes (-able, -al, dis-, -ful, -ic, -im, -ish, -ive, -itive, -ous, un-, -y)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extreme adjectives<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compound adjectives<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noun suffixes (-or, -ist, -ian, -er, -ant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phrasal verbs related with all general topics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phrasal verbs with get, look, put, take…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phrasal verbs with on, up, in and out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nouns with -ness and -ment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adverb formation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose linkers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contrast linkers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synonyms of ‘if’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reporting verbs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reporting nouns<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-ion nouns<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Negative prefixes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collocations with have, make, give + noun<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dependent prepositions: Adjective + preposition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accidents and emergences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books (Fiction and non-fiction), reading and writing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Careers and jobs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clothing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communication<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crime and criminals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education & learning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family relationships<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nature and natural disasters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environmental issues, the weather and climate change<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food and cooking<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Games<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leisure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emotions and facial expressions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Festivals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friendship<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holidays and travel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Household chores<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Money and money matters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personality<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personal qualities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shopping<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Space<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sport and fitness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technology & technological advances<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Television<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The media<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel and tourism<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Truth and lies (honesty)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing for the First Certificate and First Certificate for Schools Exams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Formats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For BOTH types of exams, the following formats are included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 1 (obligatory): Essays<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 2: informal letter\/email, formal letter\/email, review, article and…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

on FCE For Schools: story<\/p>\n\n\n\n

on FCE (adult): report<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General writing areas to study:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Formal\/informal language<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linkers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paragraphing and topic sentences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Descriptive adjectives<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sequence linkers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose linkers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contrast linkers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For and against linkers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommending and suggesting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proofreading & common errors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

List of B2-level grammar points (with links to quick quizzes) Countable\/Uncountable nouns, quantifiers Articles: definite, indefinite and zero articles Demostrative adjectives Question forms; subject and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-74","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":170,"url":"https:\/\/b1b2english.com\/?page_id=170","url_meta":{"origin":74,"position":0},"title":"Vocabulary List","author":"Brent","date":"January 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Key B1-B2 Vocabulary To Improve Your Comprehension Having difficulty understanding readings and listenings? 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