TELC B2 Exam Training Book (pp 41-46)

1: Linking sentences in letters (page 43/3)

Complete the text with the following linking words:

although, as, as a result, because, therefore, even though, consequently

Dear Mr Sims

You asked me for my opinion on healthcare here in Australia.

(1 ) .................. there is a universal healthcare system, Medicare, many people still chose private medical cover ( 2 ) ............ waiting times are shorter and the quality of treatment is generally better. ( 3 ) ............, thousands of healthy adults are buying private insurance.

I personally have private cover and I am so happy that I have it, ( 4 ) ............ I'm probably in the top 10% of healthy people. Last year, while out jogging, I fell and badly broke my ankle.

( 5 ) ..........., I have had an operation and a year of physiotherapy. With Medicare, I would have had to wait six months to even begin physio! ( 6 ) ............, until medicare improves its service, people are going to continue buying private insurance, ( 7 ), ......... we just don't have time to wait to be treated.

Yours sincerely

Susan Green

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. Decide if the following parts of a letter are formal, informal, or neutral: (44/4)

1. Dear Sir/Madam

2. I could really do with some help.

3. I'm writing to ask for information about ...

4. David, send me that ...

5. Would you mind ...

6. I would be grateful if ...

7. I look forward to hearing from you ...

8. Hoping I'll hear from you soomn ...

9. Yours sincerely

10. Best wishes

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. Put the sentences of the letter in the correct order: (44/5)

A:  I am looking for a personal trainer for six months to help me recover.

B: I plan to train three mornings a week, twice during the week and once at weekends.

C: I had knee surgery and both my arm and were in plaster for a long time.

D: I am a keen long-distance runner. Unfortunately, four months ago I had a really bad accident.

E: Dear Sir/Madam

F: I would appreciate if you could send me details of your packages and personal trainer rates.

G: I need a trainer who is experienced in sports injuries.

H: Best regards

I: I look forward to hearing from you

J: I would like to inquire about gym membership options.

K: As a result, I have not been able to train since the accidents and I am very weak.

-------------------------------------------------------

4. You have decided to join a gym and get fit this summer. You found this ad:

(46/7)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Finesse Fitness Studio

Work out with us!

- Up-to-date equipment

- Yoga classes

- Private personal trainers

- Pool (25m)

Monthly Plus Pass

Unlimited access to gym with flexible monthly fees. Pause or cancel at any time. No contract or sign-up fees.

Pay as you go

Drop in with a daily pass

Special offers

Extremely low prices, for those with a low budget

How to find us:

Retail Centre, Unit 20, Fulham Broadway, Fulham Rd, London SW6 18W

Email: finesse@studio1.com

Phone: +44 345 129 6792

Open: 6am - 10pm

------Write a letter to the gym enquiring about your workout options. In your letter write in detail about

a: at least three of the following points

or

b: at least two of the following pounts plus one other aspect related to this topic:

- Membership options

- Personal trainers

- your reasons for choosing this gym

- your specific requirements

Please write at least 150 words

TASK 1: WATCH THE VIDEO AND FIND THE CORRECTS ANSWERS (MATCH 11 HEADLINES WITH THEIR TRUE MEANINGS)

TASK 2. BBC HEADLINES

CAN YOU MATCH THE HEADLINES (A-F) WITH THE SENTENCES THAT I COPIED FROM THE NEWS ARTICLES? PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE 2 SENTENCES THAT YOU WILL NOT NEED!!!

A: Australia floods: Thousands evacuated as downpours worsen

B: Covid: The countries that nailed it, and what we can learn from them

C: Why cats won’t punish a stranger who harms you

D: Why India is talking about ripped jeans and knees

E: Is the nude selfie a new art form?

F: Coronavirus vaccines: PM to telephone EU leaders in bid to stop export ban

being imposed

1. Conditions in many areas of New South Wales are expected to worsen, with officials warning that two weather systems could collide, creating a "last blast" of rain and storms going into Wednesday.
2. There is also enough supply to ensure people have their second doses, she added.
3. Before we judge our feline friends to be indifferent or selfish, we should first try to look at the world through their eyes.
4. Thanks to the lockdown, UK online sales rose by more than a third in 2020, the highest growth since 2007, according to online retail body IMRG.
5. When coronavirus hit, officials were able to flatten the epidemic curve quickly, without closing businesses or implementing stricter stay-at-home restrictions nationally.
6. We don't approve the fact that a vaccinations passport should be a condition for travel.
7. Speaking at a workshop organised by the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Mr Rawat criticised an unnamed woman he met on a flight.
8. Whether in advertising, pop culture, or pornography, the naked body has become defined by its attractiveness as a monetisable object.

https://www.bbc.com/

NATURE PROGRAM

A: I live in  a flat. -------)  That’s true. I live in a flat.

A: I live in a flat. --------) That’s false. I don’t live in  a flat. I live in a house.

I live in the north of Hungary.

I want to learn English for my job.

I have brown hair.

I have blue eyes.

I get up very early in the morning.

I have lunch at home.

I prefer pork to chicken.

I prefer football to tennis.

I prefer Saturday to Monday.

I live with my parents.

I see the sunrise every morning.

I like playing tennis in my freetime.

I prefer coffee to tea.

I have two sisters.

I drive carefully.

I live at 25 Király Street.

I like listening to music.

I prefer playing computer games to going to the cinema.

I work in a bank.

I speak Croatian.

I usually get up at 8 o’clock.

I play tennis twice a week.

I come from Japan.

I go to bed early.

I have a French car.

I have dinner with my family.

I want to buy a new phone.

I believe in God.

I go swimming twice a week.

I loved Chemistry in school.

I go to the supermarket on Fridays.

I have a passport.

I like Mondays.

I like the colours of autumn nature.

I hate cold weather.

I prefer orange juice to coffee.

I like riding my bike.

I enjoy shopping for clothes.

I think I am thirsty.

I think I have a headache.

I think the weather is lovely.

I have a red car.

I think Pécs is a livable city.

I use my laptop every day.

I grow vegetables.

I take an aspirin when I have a headache.

I stay at a hotel when I am on holiday.

I buy meat at the butcher’s.

I have a  bank account.

I drive to work.

I cycle to work.

I think I am tired.

I think it’s a lovely day.

I think The Talented Mr.Ripley is a horrible film.

I prefer pizza to goulash.

I think January is the second month of the year.

I prefer letters to e-mails.

I prefer pullovers to cardigans.

-------------------------------------------------------

My parents live in Budapest.

A hairdresser cuts hair.

A chemist sells meat.

A butcher sells vegetables.

A greengrocer sells medicine.

The earth goes round the sun.

Banks usually close at 4pm.

The sun rises in the west.

Mice catch cats.

Carpenters make things from metal.

A doctor works in a hospital.

Nurses look after patients in hospitals.

Joe Biden comes from the UK.

Rice grows in Britain.

Your heart beats 4800 times per hour.

Your hair grows 0.18796 mm per hour.

VAT stands for value added tax.

A butterfly has 6 wings.

A vegetarian doesn’t eat meat.

The Pope comes from Australia.

People drive on the right in Britain.

I am wearing a shirt.

I am working hard today.

I am learning Spanish.

I am sitting on the floor.

I am getting hungry.

I am getting cold.

I am improving my English.

My best friend is driving to work.

My teacher is standing in front of the window.

The sun is shining.

It is raining.

My teacher is sleeping.

The population of the world is growing.

I come from France.

I am learning Chinese.

My parents live in Manchester.

It’s snowing.

The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace.

The Prime Minister lives at 12 Downing Street.

Dan Brown writes romantic stories.

People do stupid things.

The moon goes round the earth.

I am thinking about moving to France.

People in England eat hot cross buns on Good Friday.

People in Hungary eat ham, scrambled eggs and horseradish on Easter Sunday.

I usually have breakfast at home.

I usually have dinner with my family.

We buy bread at the baker’s.

I go to the park to walk my dog.

 I live in  a flat. -------)  That’s true. I live in a flat.

 I live in a flat. --------) That’s false. I don’t live in  a flat. I live in a house.

I live in the north of Hungary.

I want to learn English for my job.

I have brown hair.

I have blue eyes.

I get up very early in the morning.

I have lunch at home.

I prefer pork to chicken.

I prefer football to tennis.

I prefer Saturday to Monday.

I live with my parents.

I see the sunrise every morning.

I like playing tennis in my freetime.

I prefer coffee to tea.

I have two sisters.

I drive carefully.

I live at 25 Király Street.

I like listening to music.

I prefer playing computer games to going to the cinema.

I work in a bank.

I speak Spanish..

I get up at 8 o’clock.

I play tennis twice a week.

I come from Japan.

I go to bed early.

I have a French car.

I have dinner with my family.

I want to buy a new laptop.

I believe in God.

I go swimming twice a week.

I love travelling.

I go to the supermarket on Fridays.

I have a passport.

I like Mondays.

I like the colours of autumn nature.

I hate my mother in-law.

I prefer beer to wine.

I like riding my bike.

I enjoy shopping for clothes.

I think I am thirsty.

I think I have a headache.

I have a black car.

I think Pécs is a livable city.

I think my top is fashionable.

I use my laptop every day.

I belong to a political party.

I work as a shop assistant.

I grow vegetables.

I take an aspirin when I have a headache.

I stay at a hotel when I am on holiday.

I buy meat at the butcher’s.

I have a  bank account.

I think I am tired.

I think it’s a lovely day.

I think Godfather is a horrible film.

I prefer pizza to goulash.

I think January is the second month of the year.

I prefer letters to e-mails.

I prefer pullovers to cardigans.

-------------------------------------------------------

My parents live in Budapest.

A hairdresser cuts hair.

A chemist sells meat.

A butcher sells vegetables.

A greengrocer sells medicine.

The earth goes round the sun.

Banks close at 4pm.

The sun rises in the west.

Mice catch cats.

Carpenters make things from metal.

A doctor works in a hospital.

Nurses look after patients in hospitals.

Barack Obama comes from the UK.

Rice grows in Britain.

Your heart beats 4800 times per hour.

Your hair grows 0.18796 mm per hour.

ASAP stands for as soon as possible.

A butterfly has 6 wings.

A vegetarian doesn’t eat meat.

The Pope comes from Australia.

People drive on the right in Britain.

My first name is Sarah.

I am 23 years old.

My birthday is in January.

It's 10 am.

The sun is shining.

I am wearing a shirt.

I am working hard today.

I am learning Spanish.

I am sitting on the floor.

I am getting hungry.

I am getting cold.

I am improving my English.

My best friend is driving to work.

My teacher is standing in front of the window.

It is raining.

My teacher is sleeping.

The population of the world is growing.

I come from France.

I am learning Chinese.

My parents live in Manchester.

It’s snowing.

The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace.

The Prime Minister lives at 12 Downing Street.

Dan Brown writes romantic stories.

People do stupid things.

The moon goes round the earth.

I am thinking about moving to France.

People in Hungary eat ham, scrambled eggs and horseradish on Easter Sunday.

I have breakfast at home.

I have dinner with my family.

I take a bus to work.

I go to the pub after work.

I go to the gym before work.

I finish work at 4pm.

I work overtime every day.

People celebrate Easter in China.

We buy stamps at the post office.

We buy bread at the baker’s.

I go to the park to walk my dog.

Pécs is in the southern part of Hungary. It is the fifth largest city in Hungary. It is the seat of Baranya County. The population is about 150,000 people.

History: The Romans created the Province of Pannonia in the first century. Its centre was Sopianae.

Pécs was built on the ruins of that town. Hungarians occupied this land in the 9th century. Later on Pécs became a religious centre. King Stephen established an episcopate here.

Louis the Great founded the first university in 1367. So it became a cultural centre as well. Over 150 years the town ruled by the Turks.

Turkish monuments are Gazi Kassim Pascha Mosque, Jakovali Hassan Mosque, Memi pasha’s bath.

Pécs lies at the foot of the Mecsek hills. It has a mild, Mediterranean climate.

The centre of the city is Széchenyi Square. Király, Ferencesek and Irgalmasok Streets start here. They are the main walking and shopping areas of Pécs.

One of the symbols of Pécs stands in the upper part of Széchenyi Square. It is the Mosque of Gazi Kasim Pascha.  They built it during the Turkish rule but today it serves as a Christian church. Trinity statue, Hunyadi memorial, the City Hall with its clock tower also stand here.

We can find parts of the city wall from the 14th century in Citrom Street and behind the Cathedral. The four towered Cathedral stands in the northern part of Dóm Square. It is the other symbol of Pécs. In the Barbican Garden there is the Statue of Janus Pannonius.

Pécs is also a university town. Students from all over the world study here, too.

Famous museums can be found in Pécs: Zsolnay exhibition, Vasarely Museum, Csontváry Museum, Cella Septichora Visitor Centre and Zsolnay Cultural Quarter.

You can entertain yourself at the National Theatre, cinemas and Kodály Center. There is a zoo and an extreme park in Mecsek Hills. On top of the Mecsek Hill there is the TV Tower. It is about 197m high.

Pécs is also famous for its tobacco industry and the Zsolnay factory. There are big supermarkets and shopping centres where you can do your shopping.

https://www.telc.hu/

https://www.telc.hu/mintafeladatok/angol-kozepfoku-b2/

https://telcnyelvvizsga.hu/mintafeladatok/

http://data.meltingpot.hu/TELCB2.pdf

https://englishexam.blog.hu/2016/07/31/telc_preparation_04_august_-

https://englishexam.blog.hu/2016/07/31/telc_practice_03_a#more8926704

https://englishexam.blog.hu/2016/07/31/presentations_140#more8926536

https://englishexam.blog.hu/2016/07/29/telc_practice_01_aug_monday#more8922440

https://englishexam.blog.hu/2016/07/29/telc_practice_31_july_sunday#more8922418

https://englishexam.blog.hu/2016/07/29/telc_practice_30_july_saturday#more8922356

Good morning/afternoon/evening, Ladies and Gentlemen! Let me introduce myself: my name is Zoran Krizsics, I'm a fourth-year law student at the University of Pécs. 

In today's presentation I would like to look at the shared legal history of two nations that mutually influenced each other. I strongly believe that their long personal union, which lasted 816 years, shows a rare example of cordial cooperation between nations. 

In the next 15-20 minutes I will focus on selections that I regard as major milestones in their shared legal history.

Let's start at the very beginning, in 1089, the year that King Zvonimir (1075-1089) died. After his death, Croatian nobleman could not agree on a suitable successor, consequently unrests followed. During this succession crisis, the "heads" of Dalmatian cities, who assembled in Split to discuss the situation, decided to send a delegation to the king of Hungary, Ladislaus and ask for his assistance: in exchange for his intervention to end the civil war that ravaged the country, he was offered the Croatian throne. Ladislaus accepted the mission and started his campaign in Croatia. While his powerful army was advancing in Croatia, he was informed that the Cumans and the Pechenegs attacked Hungary in his absence. The king, as might be expected, decided to retreat from his campaign against Croatian tribes and immediately returned to Hungary to crush the marauding army..

The occupied Croatian territories were not annexed to Hungary, King Ladislaus decided to appoint his nephew, Prince Álmos to govern the area. During his reign the country fell into chaos, in the midst of these turbulent times the Croatians elected a nobleman, Petar to the throne. Petar II was not able to establish his rule as he did not receive total recognition as sovereign. Prince Álmos resigned the throne to King Coloman in 1095. After the Hungarian king defeated Petar's troops in April 1097,  he was crowned king of Hungary and Croatia in 1102.  From 1102 to 1918 the two countries formed a personal union: Croatian royal dynasties no longer reigned in Croatia, the crown was held by Hungarian kings and the independent, sovereign Croatian state ceased to exist.

The following part of my presentation will deal with some features of the reign of Louis the Great, since both Hungary and Croatia owe a lot to this exceptional sovereign. King Charles's son, Louis the Great, who was crowned in 1342, fought numerous battles and wars to strengthen and centralize his power. We must highlight the significance of his war against Venice (1356-1358), which ended with the Treaty of Zara. Under this treaty Venice had to give all its possessions in Dalmatia to the king and had to cancel his title "Prince of Dalmatia and Croatia". We can consider the Treaty of Zara as one of the highlights of Croatian history, because for the first time after King Zvonimir's death, Dalmatian cities and islands returned to the Kingdom of Croatia. At the same time Venice was forced out of the Croatian coast. King Louis the Great died in 1384 after 40-year reign.

The next minutes of my presentation will be built around the Croatian Pragmatica Sanctio (Pragmatic Sanction). Our starting point is 1711 when Charles III of Hungary was crowned. During his reign Hungary attempted to strengthen ties with the politically, economically and territorially weakened Croatia-Slavonia. 

Therefore the Hungarian Diet (Hungarian Estates) passed a decision concerning the Croatian Sabor: they though that the king should give his royal assent only to those decisions of the Croatian sabor which did not oppose Hungarian laws.

In the end, this statute never got approved by the sovereign because the National Assembly was dissolved due to the plague. However, the intentions of the Hungarian Diet put Croatian noblemen on guard, who during the following years made every effort to emancipate Croatia-Slavonia from Hungary.

1. Choose the correct question-tag.

        Let’s start, ……….?

        A: don’t we            B: shall we           C: do we             D: will we

2.     Who is a shoplifter?

            A: a person who operates the lift in  a shop      B: a person who gives a lift to customers  

            C: A person who steals things from   a shop     D: a person who sells lifts

      3.    A lot of people are killed ......... vending machines.                                                                                                                                       

A: by              B: of                C: off                     D: -

4: In the next five years I might ..........

A: to move house     B: move house     C: moving house      D: will move house

5: You are out of ……...... . Have you been running?

A: order           B: bread        C: breathing        D: breath

6: If my boss found out, ……...... .

A: I will be happy          B: I’d get fired           C: I am promoted        D: I was fired

7: Who is a heart throb?

A: a person who robs a bank   

B: a cardiologist who earns a lot of money    

C: a good-looking celebrity              

D: a loud heartbeat

8: What type of exercise are you keen ………?

A: in          B: on            C: into                  D: --

9: What do you say when you find something difficult to understand?

A: It’s Chinese to me.                                          

B: It’s Japanese to me.                                         

C: It’s Greek to me.                                             

D: It’s China to me.

10: The longer he waited ……........ .

A: the more impatient he became              

B: the impatienter he became                                            

C: he most got impatient                           

D: the most impatienter he got

11: What is a bulky thing like?

 A: (too) large, hard to handle                 

B: easy to understand

C: expensive                                         

D: small, easy to handle

12: How many croissants are there in a baker's dozen?

 A: 11           B:12                   C:13                        D:14

13: Mathematics ..... my favourite subject.

A: is                                                               B: are 

C: both answers (is and are) are correct            D: neither answer (is or are) is correct

14: The flight lasted 3 hours. It was a ....... .

A: three-hours flight             B: three-hour flight

C: three-o'clock flight           D: three-hour flights

15: What's the correct spelling? A thousand years= a .....

A: milenium          B: millenium           C: millennium          D: milennium

16: Choose the correct question:

A: Who do you think are you?         B: What do you think who are you?

C: Who do you think you are?         D: Who you think what are you?

17: I get …….. well with my mother-in-law. She is really friendly.

A: on                  B: up                   C: in                                 D: out

18: Tim ........ dinner when Sylvia ............ .

A: cooked, was arriving             B:  was cooking, arrived     

C:  had been cooked, arrived     D: has cooked, arrived

19:  Choose the correct question-tag: I am a great presenter, ……….?

A:  aren’t you             B: don’t  I               C: are I                    D: aren’t  I

20: He who laughs last, laughs ……. .

A: best          B: the most        C: the least       D: louder

21: How .......... vegetables can you name?

A: much        B: many    C: any      D: a lot of

22: Which one is NOT necessary if you want to go skiing?

A: goggles       B: skis       C: a racquet            D: a helmet

23: I ………… the book you gave me but I ……...... it yet.

A: have read, have finished                B: have been reading, haven’t finished 

C: have been read, have finished        D: have read, haven’t been finishing

24: A valley CANNOT be .......... .

A. snow-capped         B: green         C: lush          D: scenic

25: Which sentence is a PASSIVE sentence?

A: They thought the film was boring.    

B: We were running towards the park when we saw the elephant.

C: They have been learning English for a long time.     

D: It is thought to be Britain’s oldest television set.

26: What do you call the people who lived in America long before Europeans arrived if you want to be POLITICALLY CORRECT?

A: Indians        B: Native Americans        C: Old Americans          D: Caucasians

27: I .............. very tired because I ............ too much.

A: was, had studied                        B: had been, studied 

C: was been, had been studied        D: was, have been studied

28: Which word describes a book that is so exciting that you cannot stop reading it?

A:  realistic            B: melodramatic          C: unputdownable                   D: unimaginative

29: I can't even buy a coffee because I've ......... out of money.

A: gone                B: spent               C: run                    D: ran

30: I don't have any ......... .

A: luggages                              B: luggage 

C: both of them are correct         D: neither of them is correct

31: Where do the Dutch live?

A: In the Netherlands  B: In Germany   C: In Switzerland      D: In Dubai

32: The photo was ………… in Rome.

A: made         B: take         C: taken         D: done

33: …………… listen to the radio every day?

A: Who         B: Are you      C: Have you     D: Do you    

34: What would you do if ………. the lottery?

A:  you would win       B: you won    C: you will win      D: winning

35: ’hit the road’ means:

A: set out on a journey   B: find the correct answer   C: die   D: faint

36: I’m looking forward to ………….. you.

A: meet     B: meeting    C: met    D: meets

37: Which one is correct?

A: Can I borrow that scissors?         B: Can I borrow this scissors?  

C: Can I borrow those scissors?      D: Can I borrow this scissor?

38: The USA is traditionally called a ………………… because with time immigrants abandoned their cultures to become totally assimilated into American society.

A:  meeting point     B: melting pot     C: culture shock   D: big apple

39: If you drink one more glass of wine, ................ .

A: you get fat                              

B: you will get drunk                                                                      

C: you would get drink                 

D: will you got drunk

40: George …………..off the ladder while he ……….. the ceiling.

A: was falling, was painting               B: has been falling, has painted  

C: fell, was painting                          D: fallen, was painting

41: A …………. lie is a harmless lie, especially one told to avoid hurting someone's feelings, like saying: ’Yes, I love your new dress!’ even if you hate it.

A: pink              B: blue             C: white               D: green

42: You didn't call to apologize, .........?

A: do you     B: did you    C: didn’t you    D: don’t you

43: What is a revealing dress like?

A: too expensive   B: red   C: too conservative  D: shows too much flesh

44: I'm .............. with envy.

A: yellow    B: black     C: green      D: blue

45: Which one do you take to the chemist’s?

A: a recipe   B: a prescription      C: a receipt      D: an invoice

46: I can't stand .......... . (= I hate it.)

A: to wait          B. to have wait             C: waiting             D: to waiting

47: Take a large tray and spread ……… butter on it. (a line from a recipe)

A: some               B: a                  C: much                        D:  many

48: Film star Keira Knightley enjoys …………… films.

A: to watch      B: watch       C: watches       D: watching

49: 'Have you seen the new James Bond movie?' She asked me ............... the new James Bond movie . (Reported Speech)

A: if I have seen           B. that I saw             C: if I saw                       D: if I had seen

50: We DO NOT use ’the’ with the names of:

A: rivers                      B: oceans                C: continents                  D: mountain ranges