B2 FIRST - IN OTHER WORDS - B2 FIRST VOCABULARY - IMPROVE - FANC

Match similar adjectives:

• essential, indispensable

• handy

• bothered, concerned   

• troubled

• glad, pleased   

• stunning

• attractive, picturesque

• crucial

• helpful, practical

• delighted

Match similar adjectives:

• dull, tedious

• monotonous

• tricky, hard

• challenging

• absorbing, fascinating

• sad

• somber, melancholic

• unhappy

• miserable, despondent

• intriguing

Match the following

• cute; sweet; charming

• ADORABLE

• surprising; baffling; puzzling

• PERPLEXING

• enormous; massive; huge

• GARGANTUAN

• surprised; puzzled; baffled

• TAKEN ABACK

• a bit; a little; up to a point

• SOMEWHAT

Match the synonyms for the basic words

• pleased/contented/ecstatic

• interesting

• fascinating/intriguing/spellbinding

• very

• excellent/exceptional/marvelous

• happy

• terrible/awful/horrible

• good

• highly/pretty/truly

• bad

It’s important to bring warm clothes, and a good pair of boots is both ​ practical and ​ (a)   .

• essential
• fascinating
• tricky
• dull

I’ve just read a really interesting book; the story’s ​ (a)   and it held my attention from start to finish.

• absorbing
• fascinated
• dull
• tedious

I found the homework difficult. Everyone else found it ​ (a)   , too.

• tricky
• easy
• picteresque
• pleased

Thanks for the useful tips. The advice you gave me is very ​ (a)   .

• helpful
• absorbing
• dull
• tedious

I was very happy with the party. Are you ​ (a)   you came?

• pleased
• miserable
• furious
• tedious

I ended up feeling pretty ​ (a)   most of the weekend, and guess what? My friend was unhappy, too.

• miserable
• disgusted
• bored
• tedious