Destination B2 · Grammar & Vocabulary · Mann & Taylore-Knowles
Destination B2
Move from B1 to a solid B2 (Vantage) level, one unit at a time. Clear notes, then interactive exercises with instant feedback – based on the topics in Destination B2 Grammar & Vocabulary.
UNIT 1 · GRAMMAR
Present time: simple, continuous, perfect, stative verbs
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UNIT 2 · VOCAB
Travel and transport
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UNIT 3 · GRAMMAR
Past time: simple, continuous, perfect, used to
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UNIT 4 · VOCAB
Hobbies, sport and games
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UNIT 5 · GRAMMAR
Future time / time clauses / prepositions
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UNIT 6 · VOCAB
Science and technology
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UNIT 7 · GRAMMAR
Articles / countable & uncountable / quantifiers
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UNIT 8 · VOCAB
The media
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UNIT 9 · GRAMMAR
Conditionals: zero to mixed, inverted
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UNIT 10 · VOCAB
People and society
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UNIT 11 · GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives / so, such, enough, too
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UNIT 12 · VOCAB
The law and crime
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UNIT 13 · GRAMMAR
Modals: ability, advice, obligation, certainty
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UNIT 14 · VOCAB
Health and fitness
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UNIT 15 · GRAMMAR
The passive / the causative / objects
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UNIT 16 · VOCAB
Food and drink
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UNIT 17 · GRAMMAR
-ing form or infinitive / prefer, would rather
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UNIT 18 · VOCAB
Education and learning
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UNIT 19 · GRAMMAR
Questions / question tags / indirect questions
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UNIT 20 · VOCAB
Weather and the environment
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UNIT 21 · GRAMMAR
Reported speech / reporting verbs
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UNIT 22 · VOCAB
Money and shopping
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UNIT 23 · GRAMMAR
Relative clauses / participles
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UNIT 24 · VOCAB
Entertainment
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UNIT 25 · GRAMMAR
Unreal past, wishes / contrast
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UNIT 26 · VOCAB
Fashion and design
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UNIT 27 · GRAMMAR
Inversions / possessives
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UNIT 28 · VOCAB
Work and business
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UNIT 3 · Destination B2 · Grammar
Past Time“past simple · past continuous · past perfect simple · past perfect continuous · would · used to / be–get used to” – 102 interactive questions
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Destination B2 – Grammar & Vocabulary
Study the quick notes below, then work through exercises A–J for this unit. Every answer is checked instantly. B2 (Vantage) level – the same practice you meet in FCE, IELTS 5.5–6.5 and school upper-intermediate courses. Original practice adapted for All English 4U.
📖 Grammar Reference – Past Time
Study the notes, then work through the exercises for this unit.
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What you’ll learnB2 Travel vocabulary in contrast, phrasal verbs, collocations & word families
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~30 min4-Tier notes + 9 exercises (A–I)
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85 questionsInstant automated feedback
1 Tier 1 – The Concept & Nuance: Voyage, Journey, Trip, Travel & Excursion
B2 exams test precise word choice between travel terms that are synonyms in general English but strictly distinct in examination contexts.
| voyage | A long journey, especially by sea or in space: “a voyage across the Atlantic”. |
| journey | Travelling from one place to another, emphasizing the distance or time spent: “a long train journey”. |
| trip | Going somewhere, staying there, and returning: “a business trip”, “a school day trip”. |
| travel | The general, uncountable activity of moving around the world: “Foreign travel broadens the mind.” |
| excursion | A short leisure trip arranged for a group: “an excursion to the ancient castle”. |
2 Tier 2 – B2 Confusing Pairs, Phrasal Verbs & Word Families
⚖️ Confusing Pairs in Contrast
| view vs sight | view = what you can see from a particular place (“sea view”). sight = famous tourist place or vision (“see the sights”). |
| fare vs ticket vs fee | fare = transport price (bus fare). fee = professional payment (lawyer fee). ticket = piece of paper giving entry. |
🔗 B2 Travel Phrasal Verbs
– catch up with = reach same level
– check in / check out
– drop off = let sb out of vehicle
– get back = return
– go away = leave on holiday
– make for = head towards
– pick up = collect in a vehicle
– pull in = vehicle stops at roadside
– see off = say goodbye at station
– set out / off = start journey
3 Tier 3 – Top 3 Common Learner Pitfalls
✗ The bus ticket price is very expensive.
✓ The bus fare is very expensive.
– Rule: The cost of public transport is called the fare (bus fare, train fare, airfare).
✗ We went on a two-week travel to Italy.
✓ We went on a two-week trip to Italy.
– Rule: Travel is uncountable; use trip for a specific holiday.
✗ All passengers must book their tickets in advanced.
✓ All passengers must book their tickets in advance.
– Rule: The fixed collocation is in advance (no ‘d’).
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Tier 4 – Interactive Practice: Work through the B2 travel and transport drills in Exercises A–I below!
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Practice material based on the Destination B2 Grammar & Vocabulary syllabus (Macmillan). Interactive version by All English 4U.