B2 · Vocabulary
Expressions and Idioms
Worksheet
Name: ___________________________ Date: _______________
Match the expression to its meaning (8 points)
1. Accept something difficult: ___________
2. Be closely connected and always occur together: ___________
3. Fail to meet a target or expectation: ___________
4. Earn just enough money to live on: ___________
5. Consider a factor when making a decision: ___________
6. Very close to something happening: ___________
7. Over a long period of time: ___________
8. Say the most important thing without unnecessary delay: ___________
Complete the sentences (10 points)
9. The policy costs money now, but ___________ it will significantly reduce carbon emissions.
10. It is only ___________ before electric vehicles completely replace petrol cars.
11. When writing an essay, always ___________ the counterargument.
12. Poverty and poor mental health tend to ___________.
13. Many workers struggle to ___________ the pace of technological change.
14. With rising inequality, many families can barely ___________.
15. The report ___________ its targets — carbon emissions did not fall as much as promised.
16. ___________ that not all communities have equal access to digital technology.
17. She is ___________ a major breakthrough in her research on renewable energy.
18. It was hard, but she gradually ___________ the fact that the company was restructuring.
Open writing (10 points)
19. Write a paragraph on the future of work and technology. Use at least six expressions from this chapter.
B2 · Vocabulary
Expressions and Idioms
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