Free interactive activity · Halloween

Halloween Use of English The B2 First Challenge

Level B230–40 minutes Open cloze · Word formation · Key word transformations
Read the B2 Halloween storyPlay the escape room
Task 1 · B2 First Use of English Part 2

Open cloze: Where did Halloween come from?

Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Exam tip: Part 2 tests grammar words such as prepositions, pronouns, auxiliaries, conjunctions and parts of fixed phrases. Read the whole sentence, including what comes after the gap.
Task 2 · B2 First Use of English Part 3

Word formation: Why do we enjoy being scared?

Use the word in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Exam tip: Decide what kind of word you need (noun, adjective, adverb or verb), then check whether it should be negative or plural.
Task 3 · B2 First Use of English Part 4

Key word transformations

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given.

Exam tip: Contractions count as two words (hadn’t = had not). Check that your answer is grammatical with the words before and after the gap.

Your Halloween result

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Task 1 · Open cloze

    Task 2 · Word formation

      Task 3 · Key word transformations

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