Legacy B2 pt 1 - Written Communication 4&5

1 He carries out various administrative ​ (a)   , such as making appointments and keeping records up to date.

2 Please send us an email if you require any further​ (b)   about the position.

3 I use a diary ​ (c)   app to record all my meetings and appointments.

4 Can you make the travel​ (d)   for the conference in Sofia in June?

5 Hayley showed considerable​ (e)   in dealing with the upset customer.

• tasks
• information
• management
• arrangements
• skill

1 Who is responsible ​ (a)   organising the team meeting every month?

2 I do not hesitate ​ (b)   nominate Karen for Employee of the Month.

3 Further ​ (c)   your request, I am sending you three interns to work in your department.

4 The candidate demonstrated a high level ​ (d)   technical knowledge during his interview.

5 Julia spent the summer interning ​ (e)   a lab assistant.

• for
• to
• in
• as
• from

Match the following

Which tense is each sentence?

• I have just had a job interview

• an action which started in the past and continues up to the present, especially with state verbs or continuity verbs

• We have been working on the report for three weeks and we still haven't finished it

• a recently completed action

• I have know Mrs Wickes for 11 years

• to express anger, irritation, annoyance or criticism

• Why have you been rearranging the files? Now it's a mess!

• an action which started in the past and has recently stopped, but has left a visible result in the present

• Robert is tired. He has been meeting with clients all day.

• an action which started in the past and continues up to the present with emphasis on the duration of the action

Match the following

• tap

• tickets

• get

• sb on the shoulder

• fill

• started

• book

• sb with wonder

• stand

• in line

Match the following

• a description of atmosphere, setting, etc; giving background information to a narrative

• While Tim was reading his guide book, a sightseeing bus stopped in front of him.

• an action that was in progress when another action interrupted it

• She was booking flights ot 9:00 last night

• two or more simultaneous actions in the past

• He was listening to an audio device while he was walking around the museum.

• an action that was in progress at a stated time in the past (no reference to when the action started

• It was Saturday afternoon. A warm breeze was blowing and Alan was looking at his map.

Dear Diary,

What a day! Today, I took a trip to the Presidency Building in Sofia – the centre of 1) ​ (a)   in Bulgaria. It’s the home of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministries of Justice, Education and Science. I quickly recognised the 2) ​ (b)   architecture from outside, but there was so much more inside.

• democracy
• classic
• impressive

There, I first visited the Coat of Arms Hall. This is where international guests are greeted. Then, I saw the Red Room and the Blue Room, where small meetings take ​ (a)   . Finally, I visited the Mirror Hall where ​ (b)   dinners are held.

What an amazing day I had! The architectural​ (c)   of the building and all that I learned about it filled me with a sense of ​ (d)   I hope I get the chance to go again!

• place
• formal
• beauty
• wonder.
• admire
• shift
• guided
• gathered