B2
English Vocabulary Exercises for B2 – Express yourself
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1. Match the gestures below with the pictures (1-6).
- cover your mouth cross your legs give a thumbs up
- point scratch your head shrug your shoulders
2. Which parts of the body do you use to make the following gestures and expressions? Put the words below in the correct column.
- nod point pout scowl shake wave wink
| head | face | hand |
3. Complete the text with the correct form of the words below.
- bite frown grin nod shake yawn
- Mark was really nervous before the Spanish speaking exam! He either fidgeted and played with a pen or he 1) his fingernails. He also started 2) , even though he wasn’t sleepy! When he looked at me, he 3) nervously, but there was nothing funny about the situation. Then, in the exam, instead of answering the examiner’s questions with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and an explanation, he just 4) or 5) his head! Luckily, the examiner 6) at these answers, so Mark got the message and started speaking in Spanish.
4. Complete the sentences with the words below.
- annoyance anxiety boredom disgust friendliness surprise
- 1)People will see it as a sign of if you are yawning all the time.
- 2)If you bite your nails, people will think it’s a sign of
- 3)People will say you’re showing if you purse your lips.
- 4)People will see it as a sign of if you wave.
- 5)If you grimace, people will say you’re showing
- 6)If you raise your eyebrows, people will think it’s a sign of
5. Listen to four speakers. Match sentences A-E with speakers 1-4. There is one extra sentence.
Audio
- This speaker:
- A gets a shock when she hears some news.
- B thinks some instructions cause confusion.
- C is disappointed with someone’s performance.
- D is indifferent to an activity.
- E feels shame for what has happened.
6. Listen again and complete the sentences with the emotions below. There are two extra emotions.
Audio
- fear ignorance indifference interest shock surprise
- 1)Speaker 1 feels at their friend’s wish to go and see a musical.
- 2)Speaker 2 expresses his about how he should use electrical devices.
- 3)Speaker 3 talks about someone who uses to try and obtain things.
- 4)Speaker 4 says someone has to show more in their work.
7. Match the words below with the descriptions. There are two extra words.
- clear your throat cough gasp hiccup sigh slurp
- sneeze sniff snore tut
- 1)Some people do this in their sleep.
- 2)We often do these three things when we have a cold. , ,
- 3)People sometimes do this before they speak.
- 4)It is considered rude to do this in some cultures when you eat dishes such as soup.
- 5)We make this sound when we want to show disapproval of something.
- 6)We make this sound to express both sadness and pleasure.
Extra exercises
8. Complete the sentences with a verb from A and a body part from B.
- A bowed covered crossed folded gave pursed raised shrugged
- B arms eyebrows fingers head lips mouth shoulders thumbs
- 1)Mike’s parents him a up to encourage him to do his best in the race.
- 2)My brother his across his chest defensively when my parents asked where he’d been.
- 3)The teacher her in disbelief at Aaron’s excuse for not doing the homework.
- 4)On the day of her driving test, Olivia her for luck as she was getting into the car.
- 5)My grandmother her in disapproval when my brother showed her his new tattoo.
- 6)The boy his in shame when he was expelled from school.
- 7)The girl her as she yawned during the ceremony.
- 8)I didn’t know the answer so I just my
9. Match 1-6 with a-f.
- 1)I can’t sleep.
- 2)Eat your soup properly.
- 3)Blow your nose!
- 4)Ah, you don’t approve.
- 5)Have a drink of water.
- 6)Are you allergic to that?
- a)You’re sniffing.
- b)You’re tutting.
- c)You’re coughing.
- d)You’re slurping.
- e)You’re snoring.
- f)You’re sneezing.
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