B2
English Grammar Exercises for B2 – Talking about ability
6 esercizi
1. Choose the correct answers. Sometimes both answers are acceptable.
- 1)Could you / Were you able to book tickets for the festival?
- 2)I answered the phone, but couldn’t / didn’t manage to hear anyone’s voice on the other end.
- 3)I’ll take my phone to the USA, but I can’t / won’t be able to make any calls from there.
- 4)We’re having a party next weekend. Can you / Will you be able to come?
- 5)When the flood came, we managed / were able to climb onto the roof
- 6)Although she lives in Spain, she can’t / isn’t able to speak Spanish.
- 7)I could smell / succeeded in smelling gas as soon as I walked through the door.
- 8)The hill was very steep but we could / managed to cycle to the top.
2. Tick ✓ the correct sentences. Rewrite the ones which do not use can or could/couldn’t correctly.
- 1)Sorry, I can’t give you a lift to the party tomorrow.
- 2)As soon as Jo arrived, I could see she was upset.
- 3)The car park was dark, but we could find our car.
- 4)I’m worried that I can’t drive when I’m older.
- 5)They couldn’t get on the bus because it was full.
- 6)At the age of eleven, Barenboim could play all of Beethoven’s piano sonatas.
- 7)As soon as the ball hit my mouth, I could taste blood.
- 8)He worked hard all term and could pass his exams.
3. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. Include the words in brackets.
- 1)Were you able to visit your cousins? (manage)
- 2)I can’t play tennis next Friday, I’m afraid. (able)
- 3)Will you be able to help at the summer fair? (can)
- 4)I was able to book the last seat on the flight. (succeeded)
- 5)Were you able to swim when you were five? (could)
4. Translate the sentences in exercise 3 into your own language.
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5. Complete the dialogue with the correct forms of can, could, be able to and manage to. There may be more than one correct answer.
- Leo 1) finish your science project last night?
- Mia No. My brother had some friends round. They were so noisy. I 2) concentrate!
- Leo 3) work on it tonight? I 4) help you, if you like. I’m interested in climate change.
- Mia Thanks. I 5) find some statistics online, but I need to show them as diagrams.
- Leo 6) you draw? I’m not very good.
- Mia Yes. I 7) draw pretty well. Although I 8) probably do it better when I was ten. It was my favourite hobby. But I don’t have time now
- Leo Don’t worry. After your exams, you 9) spend more time on your hobbies.
- Mia I 10) wait!
6. Challenge!
- Challenge!
- Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
- A few years ago, I could .
- A few years ago, I managed to .
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