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Vocabulary Games and 
Activities 
 
CEFR Levels B1/B2 
 
Word games grouped by topic to help 
build student vocabulary 
 
 
For further help with: 
• CEFR level of words 
• Pronunciation 
• Definitions 
• Example Sentences 
visit: 
English Vocabulary Profile: 
http://www.englishprofile.org/index.php/wordlists 
Cambridge Dictionaries Online: 
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ 
 
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CONTENTS 
 
1. Mixed letters - ARTS & MEDIA ....................................................................................................... 5 
2. Cards for games - ARTS & MEDIA ................................................................................................. 5 
3. Crossword - ARTS & MEDIA .......................................................................................................... 6 
4. Mixed sentences - ARTS & MEDIA ................................................................................................. 9 
5. Word search - ARTS & MEDIA ..................................................................................................... 11 
6. Gap fill sentences - ARTS & MEDIA ............................................................................................. 13 
7. Mixed letters - EXAMS .................................................................................................................. 15 
8. Cards for games - EXAMS ............................................................................................................ 15 
9. Crossword – EXAMS .................................................................................................................... 16 
10. Mixed sentences – EXAMS ....................................................................................................... 19 
11. Word search – EXAMS ............................................................................................................. 21 
12. Gap fill sentences – EXAMS ..................................................................................................... 23 
13. Mixed letters - CHRISTMAS ...................................................................................................... 25 
14. Cards for games – CHRISTMAS ............................................................................................... 25 
15. Crossword - CHRISTMAS ......................................................................................................... 26 
16. Word search – CHRISTMAS ..................................................................................................... 29 
17. Gap fill sentences – CHRISTMAS ............................................................................................. 31 
18. Mixed letters - HEALTH ............................................................................................................. 33 
19. Cards for games - HEALTH ....................................................................................................... 33 
20. Crossword - HEALTH ................................................................................................................ 34 
21. Mixed sentences - HEALTH ...................................................................................................... 37 
22. Word search – HEALTH ............................................................................................................ 39 
23. Gap fill sentences – HEALTH .................................................................................................... 41 
24. Mixed letters – HOLIDAYS & TOURISM ................................................................................... 43 
25. Cards for games – HOLIDAYS & TOURISM ............................................................................. 43 
26. Crossword– HOLIDAYS & TOURISM ....................................................................................... 44 
27. Mixed sentences – HOLIDAYS & TOURISM ............................................................................. 48 
28. Word search – HOLIDAYS & TOURISM ................................................................................... 50 
29. Gap fill sentences – HOLIDAYS & TOURISM ........................................................................... 52 
30. Mixed Letters – WORK .............................................................................................................. 54 
 
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31. Cards for games – WORK ......................................................................................................... 54 
32. Crossword – WORK .................................................................................................................. 55 
33. Mixed sentences – WORK ........................................................................................................ 58 
34. Word search – WORK ............................................................................................................... 60 
35. Gap fill sentences – WORK ....................................................................................................... 62 
36. Mixed letters – INTERNET ........................................................................................................ 64 
37. Cards for games - INTERNET ................................................................................................... 64 
38. Crossword – INTERNET ........................................................................................................... 65 
39. Mixed sentences - INTERNET .................................................................................................. 68 
40. Word search - INTERNET ......................................................................................................... 70 
41. Gap fill sentences – INTERNET ................................................................................................ 72 
42. Mixed Letters – SOUNDS ......................................................................................................... 74 
43. Cards for games – SOUNDS ..................................................................................................... 74 
44. Crossword – SOUNDS .............................................................................................................. 75 
45. Mixed sentences - SOUNDS .................................................................................................... 78 
46. Word search - SOUNDS .......................................................................................................... 80 
47. Gap fill sentences – SOUNDS ................................................................................................... 82 
48. Mixed letters - MOVEMENT ......................................................................................................84 
49. Cards for games - MOVEMENT ................................................................................................ 84 
50. Crossword - MOVEMENT ......................................................................................................... 85 
51. Mixed sentences - MOVEMENT ................................................................................................ 88 
52. Word search - MOVEMENT ...................................................................................................... 90 
53. Gap fill sentences – MOVEMENT ............................................................................................. 92 
54. Mixed letters – PERSONALITY ................................................................................................. 94 
55. Cards for games – PERSONALITY ........................................................................................... 94 
56. Crossword – PERSONALITY .................................................................................................... 95 
57. Mixed sentences – PERSONALITY ........................................................................................... 98 
58. Word search – PERSONALITY ............................................................................................... 100 
59. Gap fill sentences – PERSONALITY ....................................................................................... 102 
60. Mixed letters - BUILDINGS ..................................................................................................... 104 
61. Cards for games – BUILDINGS ............................................................................................... 104 
62. Crossword – BUILDINGS ........................................................................................................ 105 
63. Mixed sentences - BUILDINGS ............................................................................................... 108 
 
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64. Word search – BUILDINGS ..................................................................................................... 110 
65. Gap fill sentences – BUILDINGS ............................................................................................. 112 
66. Mixed Letters – TRAVEL ......................................................................................................... 114 
67. Cards for games – TRAVEL .................................................................................................... 114 
68. Crossword – TRAVEL ............................................................................................................. 115 
69. Mixed sentences – TRAVEL .................................................................................................... 118 
70. Word search – TRAVEL .......................................................................................................... 120 
71. Gap fill sentences – TRAVEL ................................................................................................. 122 
72. Mixed Letters – MUSIC ........................................................................................................... 124 
73. Cards for games – MUSIC ...................................................................................................... 124 
74. Crossword – MUSIC................................................................................................................ 125 
75. Mixed sentences – MUSIC ...................................................................................................... 128 
76. Word search – MUSIC ............................................................................................................ 130 
77. Gap fill sentences – MUSIC ................................................................................................... 132 
78. Mixed Letters – SPORT .......................................................................................................... 134 
79. Cards for games – SPORT...................................................................................................... 134 
80. Crossword – SPORT ............................................................................................................... 135 
81. Mixed sentences – SPORT ..................................................................................................... 138 
82. Word search – SPORT ............................................................................................................ 140 
83. Gap fill sentences – SPORT ................................................................................................... 142 
 
 
 
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1. Mixed letters - ARTS & MEDIA 
 
A really fun way to review vocabulary at the end of the lesson or the week is to mix up the letters of 
each word. Write a word or words on the board. The students then race to identify the vocabulary. 
nadb band tiexnobihi exhibition 
eruluct culture nudieace audience 
lageryl gallery rapt part 
veltrain interval nesec scene 
ropset poster wosh show 
erseteblls bestseller leanchn channel 
iwerve review iondiet edition 
bluma album acst cast 
tlop plot amgie image 
 
 
2. Cards for games - ARTS & MEDIA 
 
These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities. 
 
band exhibition 
 
 
band exhibition 
culture audience 
 
 
culture audience 
gallery part 
 
 
gallery part 
interval scene 
 
 
interval scene 
poster channel 
 
 
poster channel 
bestseller show 
 
 
bestseller show 
album edition 
 
 
album edition 
review cast 
 
 
review cast 
plot image 
 
 
plot image 
 
 
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3. Crossword - ARTS & MEDIA 
 
 
Across 
3. A group of musicians who play modern music together. (4) 
5. The collective term for music, art, theatre, literature, etc. (7) 
6. A large, printed picture or notice put on a wall, in order to decorate a place or to advertise something. (6) 
7. Several songs or pieces of music on a CD, a record, etc. (5) 
11. The people who sit and watch a performance at a cinema, theatre, etc. (8) 
12. A book, newspaper, etc. that is one of several that are the same and were produced at the same time. (7) 
15. A television or radio station (= broadcasting company). (7) 
16. A television or radio programme or performance. (4) 
17. A very popular book that many people have bought. (10) 
 
Down 
1. A room or building which is used for showing works of art. (7) 
2. A short period of time between the parts of a play, performance, etc. (8) 
4. When objects such as paintings are shown to the public. (10) 
6. The story of a book, film, play, etc. (4) 
8. A person in a play or a film. (4) 
9. A report in a newspaper,magazine or programme that gives an opinion about a new book, film, etc. (6) 
10. A view or picture of a film, play or show. (5) 
13. A picture, especially on film or television or on a screen. (5) 
14. All the actors in a film, a play or a show. (4) 
 
 
 
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Solution 
Across 
3. BAND 
5. CULTURE 
6. POSTER 
7. ALBUM 
11. AUDIENCE 
12. EDITION 
15. CHANNEL 
16. SHOW 
17. BESTSELLER 
Down 
1. GALLERY 
2. INTERVAL 
4. EXHIBITION 
6. PLOT 
8. PART 
9. REVIEW 
10. SCENE 
13. IMAGE 
14. CAST 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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4. Mixed sentences - ARTS & MEDIA 
 
Rearrange the words to make complete sentences. 
1. is / band / a / tonight / playing / there / jazz 
2. channel / DNB / news / best / is / the 
3. album / their / new / you / have / heard / ? 
4. an / show / the / on / night / television / was / last / there / interesting 
5. favourite / of / lots / posters / have / I / singer / of / my 
6. can / Paris / in / culture / of / lots / you / living / experience 
7. Byzantine / exhibition / at / museum / the / art / there / is / of / an 
8. performance / minute / will / ten / a / be / there / interval / through / the / halfway 
9. important / the / play / in / part / plays / my / an / friend 
10. Gallery / the / art / Britain / in / National / the / biggest / has / collection 
11. were / of / children / lots /audience / in /sitting / the / there 
12. likely / another / become / book / his / is / bestseller / to 
13. the / the / film / famous / of / cast / actors / are / all 
14. are / editions / dictionary / paperback / there / and / of / hardback / the 
15. shown / the / the / war / news / disturbing / were / on / images / the / of 
16. film / the / has / plot / a / very / simple 
17. the / received / bad / good / and / film / reviews / some / ones / some 
18. scenes / painted / Lowry / street 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Mixed sentences answers – ARTS & MEDIA 
 
1. There is a jazz band playing tonight. 
2. Have you heard their new album? 
3. DNB is the best news channel. 
4. There was an interesting show on the television last night. 
5. I have lots of posters of my favourite singer. 
6. You can experience lots of culture living in Paris. 
7. There is an exhibition of Byzantine art at the museum. 
8. There will be a ten minute interval halfway through the performance. 
9. My friend plays an important part in the play. 
10. The National Gallery has the biggest art collection in Britain. 
11. There were lots of children sitting in the audience. 
12. His book is likely to become another bestseller. 
13. The cast of the film are all famous actors. 
14. There are paperback and hardback editions of the dictionary. 
15. The images of the war shown on the news were disturbing. 
16. The film has a very simple plot. 
17. The film received some good reviews and some bad ones. 
18. Lowry painted street scenes. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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5. Word search - ARTS & MEDIA 
 
 
e m t i o g f i m e p s d c p e 
a a e r c g k b g a l l e r y m 
j a v d a u c i n z p b i r p y 
i g h k l k l h m i i e e t l u 
t n f e b a n t a e e s t s a c 
i v t d u i s t u n b t o f z r 
r e e e m i o r e r n s i s a e 
a l x e r l a c e a e e e a u v 
u u f h p v s k i i s l l h a i 
e i d e i e a q r a i l u r j e 
h a m i b b s l j u i e n g d w 
u i d a e a i y t m r r s i e e 
e u e a g n n t p o s t e r l i 
s r a g y e c d i e d i t i o n 
f d s h o w p e w o p a r t f y 
f f n w l n u i l a n n t t y t 
 
Can you find these Arts and Media nouns in the puzzle? 
gallery 
culture 
interval 
exhibition 
album 
review 
 
band 
poster 
plot 
part 
channel 
scene 
 
image 
bestseller 
show 
cast 
edition 
audience 
 
 
 
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Word Search Solution - ARTS & MEDIA 
 
 
e m t i o g f i m e p s d c p e 
a a e r c g k b g a l l e r y m 
j a v d a u c i n z p b i r p y 
i g h k l k l h m i i e e t l u 
t n f e b a n t a e e s t s a c 
i v t d u i s t u n b t o f z r 
r e e e m i o r e r n s i s a e 
a l x e r l a c e a e e e a u v 
u u f h p v s k i i s l l h a i 
e i d e i e a q r a i l u r j e 
h a m i b b s l j u i e n g d w 
u i d a e a i y t m r r s i e e 
e u e a g n n t p o s t e r l i 
s r a g y e c d i e d i t i o n 
f d s h o w p e w o p a r t f y 
f f n w l n u i l a n n t t y t 
 
 
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6. Gap fill sentences - ARTS & MEDIA 
 
These can be used with a word search, crossword, with another exercise or just on their own. 
 
1. There is a jazz …….... playing tonight. 
2. Have you heard their new ……….? 
3. DNB is the best news ………….. 
4. There was an interesting ………. on the television last night. 
5. I have lots of …….…….. of my favourite singer. 
6. You can experience lots of ………….. living in Paris. 
7. There is an ………... of Byzantine art at the museum. 
8. There will be a ten minute …….……. halfway through the performance. 
9. My friend plays an important ………. in the play. 
10. The National ………….. has the biggest art collection in Britain. 
11. There were lots of children sitting in the …………….. 
12. His book is likely to become another …………….. 
13. The ………. of the film are all famous actors. 
14. There are paperback and hardback ……………. of the dictionary. 
15. The ………… of the war shown on the news were disturbing. 
16. The film has a very simple……... 
17. The film received some good …………. and some bad ones. 
18. Lowry painted street …………. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Gap Fill sentences answers – ARTS & MEDIA 
 
1. There is a Jazz band playing tonight. 
2. Have you heard their new album? 
3. DNB is the best news channel. 
4. There was an interesting show on the television last night. 
5. I have lots of posters of my favourite singer. 
6. You can experience lots of culture living in Paris. 
7. There is an exhibition of Byzantine art at the museum. 
8. There will be a ten minute interval halfway through the performance. 
9. My friend plays an important part in the play. 
10. The National Gallery has the biggest art collection in Britain. 
11. There were lots of children sitting in the audience. 
12. His book is likely to become another bestseller. 
13. The cast of the film are all famous actors. 
14. There are paperback and hardback editions of the dictionary. 
15. The images of the war shown on the news were disturbing. 
16. The film has a very simple plot. 
17. The film received some good reviews and some bad ones. 
18. Lowry painted street scenes. 
 
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7. Mixed letters - EXAMS 
 
A really fun way to review vocabulary at the end of the lesson or the week is to mix up the letters of 
each word. Write a word or words on the board.The students then race to identify the vocabulary. 
yessa essay lifa fail 
usjbect subject tste test 
xmeaniatoin examination ssap pass 
pdlimoa diploma aerpp paper 
eurslt result Amtch match 
grdae grade Dnamissoi admission 
erxecies exercise armk mark 
tkae take qliyuaf qualify 
cprojet project sieths thesis 
 
8. Cards for games - EXAMS 
 
These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities. 
 
subject diploma 
 
 
subject diploma 
examination exercise 
 
 
examination exercise 
fail paper 
 
 
fail paper 
pass project 
 
 
pass project 
essay grade 
 
 
essay grade 
result take 
 
 
result take 
test match 
 
 
test match 
admission mark 
 
 
admission mark 
qualify thesis 
 
 
qualify thesis 
 
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9. Crossword – EXAMS 
 
Across 
1. part of an examination (5) 
5. information that you get from something such as an exam, a scientific experiment, or a medical test (6) 
7. a number or letter that shows how good someone's work or performance is (5) 
9. an official test of how much you know about something, or how well you can do something (11) 
12. to do an exam or test (4) 
14. when someone is given permission to enter somewhere or to become a member of a club, university, etc. 
(9) 
15. a short piece of writing about a particular subject, especially one done by students (5) 
17. to not pass a test or exam (4) 
18. to give someone a set of questions, in order to measure their knowledge or ability (4) 
 
 
Down 
 
2. a piece of school work that involves detailed study of a subject (7) 
3. to check a piece of work or an exam, showing mistakes and giving a letter or number to say how good it is 
(4) 
4. a qualification from a school, college or university, or an official document showing that someone has 
completed a course of study (7) 
6. a long piece of writing that you do as part of an advanced university course (6) 
8. to pass the exams that allow you to do a particular job (7) 
10. to choose someone or something that is suitable for a particular person, activity or purpose (5) 
11. to succeed in a test or examination (4) 
13. a short piece of written work which you do to practise something you are learning (8) 
16. an area of knowledge which is studied in school, college or university (7) 
 
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Solution 
Across 
1. PAPER 
5. RESULT 
7. GRADE 
9. EXAMINATION 
12. TAKE 
14. ADMISSION 
15. ESSAY 
17. FAIL 
18. TEST 
Down 
2. PROJECT 
3. MARK 
4. DIPLOMA 
6. THESIS 
8. QUALIFY 
10. MATCH 
11. PASS 
13. EXERCISE 
16. SUBJECT 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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10. Mixed sentences – EXAMS 
 
Rearrange the words to make complete sentences. 
1. applied / school / law / admission / for / she’s / to 
2. marketing / got / she’s / a / in / diploma 
3. homework / essay / pollution / write / want / I / you / to / on / an / for 
4. we / CAE / we / studying / because / hard / want / are / pass / to 
5. end / at / chapter / of / the / book / exercises / the / has / every 
6. fail / work / if / she’ll / she / all / exams / her / doesn’t 
7. FCE / Carla / in / a / grade A / got 
8. be / down / for / spelling / poor / punctuation / and / you’ll / marked 
9. exercise / match / country / city / capital / in / to / you / have / the / first / each / to / its 
10. must / candidates / two / answer / questions / paper / each / from 
11. very / year / of / end / was / the / difficult / examination 
12. college / special / in / had / do / our / third / at / year / everyone / to / project / a 
13. 1992 / medicine / in / in / qualified / he 
14. results / the / posted / your / exam / be / home / will / to / address 
15. school / geography / history / at / favourite / my / were / subjects / and 
16. pronunciation / I / course / in / took / a / English 
17. you’ve / tested / studied / you’ll / on / term / this / be / everything 
18. thesis / took / time / doctoral / write / to / it / a / long / my 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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1. She's applied for admission to law school. 
2. She’s got a diploma in marketing 
3. For homework I want you to write an essay on pollution. 
4. We are studying hard because we want to pass CAE. 
5. The book has exercises at the end of every chapter. 
6. If she doesn't work, she'll fail all her exams. 
7. Carla got a grade A in FCE 
8. You'll be marked down for poor spelling and punctuation. 
9. In the first exercise you have to match each capital city to its country. 
10. Candidates must answer two questions from each paper. 
11. The end of year examination was very difficult. 
12. In our third year at college everyone had to do a special project. 
13. He qualified in medicine in 1992. 
14. The exam results will be posted to your home address. 
15. My favourite subjects at school were history and geography. 
16. I took a course in English pronunciation. 
17. You'll be tested on everything you've studied this term. 
18. It took a long time to write my doctoral thesis. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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11. Word search – EXAMS 
 
l q a h b t a k e u i t s g x 
g z b o b g d m l w h u t q o 
e x e r c i s e u e c c j u o 
t f x c r s i s d v e z t j t 
o o a n q b f a e j i x e s e 
t m m o p h r r o s l x e f f 
h b i t c g k r e a s t l a p 
e w n t k m p t m s r a j i a 
s p a c c q u o p s u a y l s 
i m t o y o l a a u j l w j s 
s p i m v p m y p b q v t k y 
w c o k i s v w e j b n r k z 
a q n d t d h c r e r a p p p 
a d m i s s i o n c m r k n r 
q u a l i f y z m t m u p q m 
 
 
Can you find these exam words in the puzzle? 
essay 
subject 
examination 
diploma 
result 
grade 
exercise 
take 
project 
fail 
test 
pass 
paper 
match 
admission 
mark 
qualify 
thesis 
 
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Word Search Solution - EXAMS 
- - - - - t a k e - - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - - - - t - - 
e x e r c i s e - e - c - - - 
- - x - - - - - d - e - - - t 
- - a - - - - a e j - - - s - 
t - m - - h r r o s - - e f - 
h - i - c g - r e a s t - a p 
e - n t - - p - m s - a - i a 
s - a - - - - o p s u - y l s 
i m t - - - l - a u - l - - s 
s - i - - p - - p b - - t k - 
- - o - i - - - e j - - r - - 
- - n d - - - - r e - a - - - 
a d m i s s i o n c m - - - - 
q u a l i f y - - t - - - - - 
 
 
 
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12. Gap fill sentences – EXAMS 
 
These can be used with a wordsearch, crossword, another exercise or just on their own. 
 
 
a. She's applied for …………… to law school. 
b. She’s got a ……………. in marketing 
c. For homework I want you to write an …………. on pollution. 
d. We are studying hard because we want to ……………. CAE. 
e. The book has ……………….. at the end of every chapter. 
f. If she doesn't work, she'll ……………. all her exams. 
g. Carla got a …………….A in FCE 
h. You'll be …………….. down for poor spelling and punctuation. 
i. In the first exercise you have to …………… each capital city to its country. 
j. Candidates must answer two questions from each ……………. 
k. The end of year ………………… was very difficult. 
l. In our third year at college everyone had to do a special …………….. 
m. He …………….. in medicine in 1992. 
n. The exam ……………. will be posted to your home address. 
o. My favourite ……………… at school were history and geography. 
p. I ………… a course in English pronunciation. 
q. You'll be ……………… on everything you've studied this term. 
r. It took a long time to write my doctoral ……………. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Gap fill sentences answers - EXAMS 
 
a. She's applied for admission to law school. 
b. She’s got a diploma in marketing 
c. For homework I want you to write an essay on pollution. 
d. We are studying hard because we want to pass CAE. 
e. The book has exercises at the end of every chapter. 
f. If she doesn't work, she'll fail all her exams. 
g. Carla got a grade A in FCE 
h. You'll be marked down for poor spelling and punctuation. 
i. In the first exercise you have to match each capital city to its country. 
j. Candidates must answer two questions from each paper. 
k. The end of year examination was very difficult. 
l. In our third year at college everyone had to do a special project. 
m. He qualified in medicine in 1992. 
n. The exam results will be posted to your home address. 
o. My favourite subjects at school were history and geography. 
p. I took a course in English pronunciation. 
q. You'll be tested on everything you've studied this term. 
r. It took a long time to write my doctoral thesis. 
 
 
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13. Mixed letters - CHRISTMAS 
 
A really fun way to review vocabulary at the end of the lesson or the week is to mix up the letters of 
each word. Write a word or words on the board. The students then race to identify the vocabulary. 
utyekr Turkey wreyaen New Year 
setrepn Present gincokst stocking 
loarcs Carols mpcieien mince pie 
ayrpt Party duelwnlime mulled wine 
rete Tree eeedrirn reindeer 
drac Card nwtire winter 
olhyl Holly mevstaserich Christmas Eve 
tloestime Mistletoe doyliha holiday 
owns Snow xobignady Boxing Day 
 
14. Cards for games – CHRISTMAS 
 
These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities. 
 
turkey snow 
 
 
turkey snow 
present mistletoe 
 
 
present mistletoe 
carols holly 
 
 
carols holly 
tree card 
 
 
tree card 
party New Year 
 
 
party New Year 
stocking Boxing Day 
 
 
stocking Boxing Day 
mince pie holiday 
 
 
mince pie holiday 
reindeer 
Christmas 
Eve 
 
 
reindeer 
Christmas 
Eve 
mulled wine winter 
 
 
mulled wine winter 
 
 
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15. Crossword - CHRISTMAS 
 
Across 
3. A traditional sweet pastry filled with fruit (5-3) 
4. A large sock into which gifts are placed on Christmas day (8) 
 6. The day before Christmas (9-3) 
8. A green, thorny plant with red berries used to decorate peoples homes (5) 
9. The day after Christmas Day (6-3) 
12. The coldest season of the year, between December and February (6) 
13. A gift given from one person to another (7) 
16. The animals that pull Santa's sleigh (8) 
17. Large bird traditionally eaten at Christmas (6) 
 
 
Down 
 
1. The celebration between December and January when January 1st begins (3-4) 
2. Couples traditionally kiss underneath this plant at Christmas (9) 
5. Traditional songs sung at Christmas (6) 
6. This has a message written in it and is given from one person to another at Christmas (4) 
7. Hot spiced wine which is drunk at Christmas (6-4) 
10. A special time of the year when you do not have to go to work (7) 
11. A meeting of people for a celebration, usually with music, food and dancing (5) 
14. Soft pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky when the weather is cold (4) 
15. A tall green thing which is decorated and placed in the house over the Christmas period (4) 
 
 
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Solution 
Across 
3. MINCE PIE 
5. STOCKING 
6. CHRISTMAS EVE 
8. HOLLY 
9. BOXING DAY 
12. WINTER 
13. PRESENT 
16. REINDEER 
17. TURKEY 
Down 
1. NEW YEAR 
2. MISTLETOE 
5. CAROLS 
6. CARD 
7. MULLED WINE 
10. HOLIDAY 
11. PARTY 
14. SNOW 
15. TREE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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16. Word search – CHRISTMAS 
 
 
l b a n s r u m h i q e s a l e 
o d e d y m h i r e i n d e e r 
b a i a l u o s e e t a c f l f 
a j q i i l l t c e r w s t s i 
p t o a r l l l h u e s n l y s 
b m d a m e y e r u a e o d a t 
o i a e u d a t i p i r w k d o 
x n p e g w e o s a a c q g i c 
i c a r g i n e t c i a y t l k 
n e r t m n e a m e e r u d o i 
g p t w h e w d a c r d s o h n 
d i y h x n y i s l n v x r i g 
a e c o s e e n e p r e s e n t 
y e k r u t a i v u e r o v i a 
d z i n n r r u e i g a o u e x 
a a t l w i n t e r t e d t a e 
 
Can you find these Christmas words in the puzzle? 
card 
tree 
reindeer 
snow 
mince pie 
boxing day 
 
present 
turkey 
holiday 
holly 
christmas eve 
winter 
 
winter 
mistletoe 
carols 
party 
new year 
stocking 
 
 
 
 
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Word Search Solution - CHRISTMAS 
 
 
l b a n s r u m h i q e s a l e 
o d e d y m h i r e i n d e e r 
b a i a l u o s e e t a c f l f 
a j q i i l l t c e r w s t s i 
p t o a r l l l h u e s n l y s 
b m d a m e y e r u a e o d a t 
o i a e u d a t i p i r w k d o 
x n p e g w e o s a a c q g i c 
i c a r g i n e t c i a y t l k 
n e r t m n e a m e e r u d o i 
g p t w h e w d a c r d s o h n 
d i y h x n y i s l n v x r i g 
a e c o s e e n e p r e s e n t 
y e k r u t a i v u e r o v i a 
d z i n n r r u e i g a o u e x 
a a t l w i n t e r t e d t a e 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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17. Gap fill sentences – CHRISTMAS 
 
Find the word to complete the sentence using the picture clues below 
 
 
1. We are going to decorate our Christmas ………………. 
 
 
2. Look at the beautiful …………….. in the garden 
 
 
3. I can’t wait for you to open your……………….. 
 
 
4. I get very excited on ………………….. 
 
 
5. Look out of the window, there is lots of………………….. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Gap fill sentences answers - CHRISTMAS 
 
 
1. We are going to decorate our Christmas tree. 
 
 
2. Look at the beautiful holly in the garden. 
 
 
3. I can’t wait for you to open your present. 
 
 
4. I get very excited on Christmas Eve. 
 
 
5. Look out of the window, there is lots of snow. 
 
 
 
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18. Mixed letters - HEALTH 
 
A really fun way to review vocabulary at the end of the lesson or the week is to mix up the letters of 
each word. Write a word or words on the board. The students then race to identify the vocabulary. 
elef feel eatproe operate 
hatcc catch escallop collapse 
rhut hurt ovedple develop 
falk oeort look after tnfai faint 
kaet take chit itch 
deble bleed thraccs scratch 
ubnr burn tranis strain 
hugoc cough waset sweat 
junire injure retta treat 
 
 
19. Cards for games - HEALTH 
 
These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities. 
 
feel treat 
 
 
feel treat 
catch sweat 
 
 
catch sweat 
hurt strain 
 
 
hurt strain 
look scratch 
 
 
look scratch 
take itch 
 
 
take itch 
bleed faint 
 
 
bleed faint 
burn develop 
 
 
burn develop 
cough collapse 
 
 
cough collapse 
injure operate 
 
 
injure operate 
 
 
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20. Crossword - HEALTH 
 
 
Across 
3. to lose blood (5) 
5. to experience something physical or emotional (4) 
 7. to damage a muscle or similar soft part of the body caused by using that part too much (6) 
8. to cut a body open for medical reasons (7) 
9. to use drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of a disease or heal an injury (5) 
13. to produce liquid through your skin because you are hot or nervous (5) 
14. to fall down because of illness or weakness (8) 
15. to feel pain in a part of your body (4) 
16. to make air come out of your throat with a short sound (5) 
 
 
Down 
 
1. to hurt or cause physical harm to a person (6) 
2. to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down (5) 
3. to cause something to be hurt by heat (4) 
4. to swallow or use a medicine or drug (4) 
6. to take care of someone or something (4-5) 
10. to rub your skin with your nails (7) 
11. to have or cause an uncomfortable feeling on the skin (4) 
12. (an illness) to become more serious (7) 
14. to get an illness, especially one caused by bacteria or a virus (5) 
 
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Solution 
Across 
3. BLEED 
5. FEEL 
7. STRAIN 
8. OPERATE 
9. TREAT 
13. SWEAT 
14. COLLAPSE 
15. HURT 
16. COUGH 
Down 
1. INJURE 
2. FAINT 
3. BURN 
4. TAKE 
6. LOOK AFTER 
10. SCRATCH 
11. ITCH 
12. DEVELOP 
14. CATCH 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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21. Mixed sentences - HEALTH 
 
Rearrange the words to make complete sentences. 
 
1. too / feel / I / today / hot 
2. I / a / caught / when / was / on / disease / holiday / I 
3. hurt / eyes / really / my / much / if / I / computer / use / too / the 
4. nurses / the / in / will / look / hospital / after / you / the 
5. this / three / a / medicine / take / day / times 
6. bleeding / bandage / with / stop / the / try / to / a 
7. oven / hot / careful / don’t / on / burn / yourself / the / you / be 
8. because / all / coughed / day / I / cold / had / a / I 
9. my / playing / I / injured / football / leg 
10. she / operate / if / better / get / need / doesn’t / the / will / to / doctor 
11. died / he / collapsed / heart / and / of / attack / a 
12. develop / might / your / into / illness / serious / something / more 
13. blood / saw / she / when / fainted / she / the 
14. hat / head / my / this / itch / makes / 
15. mosquito / don’t / your / bites / scratch 
16. strained / computer / using / all / wrist / day / I / my / mouse / the / my / on / by 
17. sweating / ran / I / was / and / was / I / day / as / hot / it / a 
18. cancer / he’s / for / treated / being 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Mixed sentences answers - HEALTH 
 
 
1. I feel too hot today. 
2. I caught a disease when I was on holiday. 
3. My eyes really hurt if I use the computer too much. 
4. The nurses in the hospital will look after you. 
5. Take this medicine three times a day. 
6. Try to stop the bleeding with a bandage. 
7. Be careful you don’t burn yourself on the hot oven. 
8. I coughed all day because I had a cold. 
9. I injured my leg playing football. 
10. If she doesn’t get better the doctor will need to operate. 
11. He collapsed and died of a heart attack. 
12. Your illness might develop into something more serious. 
13. She fainted when she saw the blood. 
14. This hat makes my head itch. 
15. Don’t scratch your mosquito bites. 
16. I strained my wrist by using the mouse on my computer all day. 
17. It was a hot day and I was sweating as I ran. 
18. He’s being treated for cancer. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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22. Word search – HEALTH 
 
 
c o t u l b l e e d n t g h h u 
i o v s w e a t h i y c e r i r 
b z u e s p a l l o c e a t k b 
a a u g m i o h l u e o o t u i 
o w r a h c f u r p n m i a c y 
d o o o i a p r j s o t i g t h 
n a r n t i r t b v c l l o a f 
e i f e e l x f a a n r e w i v 
a w l o o k a f t e r e a v o f 
e t b s r g s e f a i n t t e w 
d a i t r i w r n h s e s a c d 
e e n a a s a r c a e a t e s h 
i r j k h t u t z e u a r a i d 
i t u e n b i a r i w t a x v c 
i a r o p e r a t e e i i i s n 
c z e e e l e b o e t o n w e k 
 
Can you find these health words in the puzzle? 
feel 
catch 
hurt 
look after 
take 
bleed 
 
burn 
cough 
injure 
operate 
collapse 
develop 
faint 
itch 
scratch 
strain 
sweat 
treat 
 
 
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Word Search Solution - HEALTH 
 
 
c o t u l b l e e d n t g h h u 
i o v s w e a t h i y c e r i r 
b z u e s p a l l o c e a t k b 
a a u g m i o h l u e o o t u i 
o w r a h c f u r p n m i a c y 
d o o o i a p r j s o t i g t h 
n a r n t i r t b v c l l o a f 
e i f e e l x f a a n r e w i v 
a w l o o k a f t e r e a v o f 
e t b s r g s e f a i n t t e w 
d a i t r i w r n h s e s a c d 
e e n a a s a r c a e a t e s h 
i r j k h t u t z e u a r a i d 
i t u e n b i a r i w t a x v c 
i a r o p e r a t e e i i i s n 
c z e e e l e b o e t o n w e k 
 
 
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23. Gap fill sentences – HEALTH 
 
These can be used with a wordsearch, crossword, another exercise or just on their own. More than 
one tense may be used. Regular and continuous tenses are indicated. 
 
1. I …… too hot today. 
2. I ……… a disease when I was on holiday. 
3. My eyes really …... if I use thecomputer too much. 
4. The nurses in the hospital will …………. you. 
5. …… this medicine three times a day. 
6. Try to stop the …….ing with a bandage. 
7. Be careful you don’t …… yourself on the hot oven. 
8. I ……ed all day because I had a cold. 
9. I ……ed my leg playing football. 
10. If she doesn’t get better the doctor will need to……... 
11. He ………ed and died of a heart attack. 
12. Your illness might ………… into something more serious. 
13. She ………ed when she saw the blood. 
14. This hat makes my head ………. 
15. Don’t ………. your mosquito bites. 
16. I …………ed my wrist by using the mouse on my computer all day. 
17. It was a hot day and I was …….ing as I ran. 
18. He’s being ……..ed for cancer. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Gap fill sentences answers - HEALTH 
 
1. I feel too hot today. 
2. I caught a disease when I was on holiday. 
3. My eyes really hurt if I use the computer too much. 
4. The nurses in the hospital will look after you. 
5. Take this medicine three times a day. 
6. Try to stop the bleeding with a bandage. 
7. Be careful you don’t burn yourself on the hot oven. 
8. I coughed all day because I had a cold. 
9. I injured my leg playing football. 
10. If she doesn’t get better the doctor will need to operate. 
11. He collapsed and died of a heart attack. 
12. Your illness might develop into something more serious. 
13. She fainted when she saw the blood. 
14. This hat makes my head itch. 
15. Don’t scratch your mosquito bites. 
16. I strained my wrist by using the mouse on my computer all day. 
17. It was a hot day and I was sweating as I ran. 
18. He’s being treated for cancer. 
 
 
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24. Mixed letters – HOLIDAYS & TOURISM 
 
A really fun way to review vocabulary at the end of the lesson or the week is to mix up the letters of 
each word. Write a word or words on the board. The students then race to identify the vocabulary. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Cards for games – HOLIDAYS & TOURISM 
 
 
These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities. 
 
museum reception museum reception 
book cancel book cancel 
sightseeing sunbathe sightseeing sunbathe 
tour culture tour culture 
coach guide coach guide 
trip accommodation trip accommodation 
tourist hire tourist hire 
luggage check in luggage check in 
brochure terminal brochure terminal 
 
 
 
museum smuemu reception creptieon 
book okob cancel nccela 
sightseeing seigehtinsg sunbathe batuhnes 
tour urto Culture ltcuure 
coach ccaho Guide idgue 
trip prit accommodation omciaonmtcoda 
tourist outtris Hire reih 
brochure ocbhrure check in cihnekc 
luggage gggaelu terminal ertmalni 
 
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26. Crossword– HOLIDAYS & TOURISM 
 
 
1
2
3
4
5 6 7
8
9
10
11 12
13 14
15
16
17
EclipseCrossword.com 
 
 
 
 
 
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Across 
 
2. The habits, traditions and beliefs of a group of people. (7) 
4. To decide that an organised event will not happen. (6) 
5. A journey when you visit a place for a short time and come back again. (4) 
8. The activity of visiting places which are interesting. (11) 
10. Someone who visits a place for pleasure and does not live there. (7) 
11. The place where you stay. (13) 
14. To arrange to use or do something at a particular time in the future. (4) 
15. A thin book with pictures and information, usually advertising something. (8) 
17. A book that gives information about the place you are visiting. (5) 
 
Down 
 
1. Bags and cases that you carry with you when you are travelling. (7) 
3. A building where you can get onto an aircraft, bus, or ship. (8) 
5. A visit to and around a place, area, or country. (4) 
6. The area at an airport where they check your ticket and take your luggage. (7) 
7. The place in a hotel where people go when they arrive. (9) 
9. A comfortable bus used to take groups of people on journeys. (5) 
12. A building where you can look at important objects. (6) 
13. To sit or lie in the sun so that your skin becomes brown. (8) 
16. To pay to use something for a short time. (4) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Solution 
Across 
2. CULTURE 
4. CANCEL 
5. TRIP 
8. SIGHTSEEING 
10. TOURIST 
11. ACCOMMODATION 
14. BOOK 
15. BROCHURE 
17. GUIDE 
 
Down 
1. LUGGAGE 
3. TERMINAL 
5. TOUR 
6. CHECKIN 
7. RECEPTION 
9. COACH 
12. MUSEUM 
13. SUNBATHE 
16. HIRE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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27. Mixed sentences – HOLIDAYS & TOURISM 
 
 
Rearrange the words to make complete sentences. 
1. contains museum from our interesting the national objects history 
3. London you to book a seat need on to train the 
4. much you in you do sightseeing did while Paris were 
5. city of we on a tour the went guided 
6. we're coach to airport the going by 
7. seaside on a went trip to the they 
8. year of tourists millions France every visit 
9. holiday we night at some last looked brochures 
10. leave you your never luggage should unattended 
11. keys he his from collected reception 
12. was the bad trip the because cancelled of weather 
13. spent beach she day sunbathing the on the 
14. countries I enjoy about the cultures learning of other 
15. little guide of some the information in is the a old bit 
16. very our was clean and accommodation comfortable 
17. hired a for the they weekend car 
18.before the you in two check hours flight should 
19. Terminal 1 the to New flight York from leaves 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Mixed sentences answers– HOLIDAYS & TOURISM 
 
a. The national museum contains interesting objects from our history. 
b. You need to book a seat on the train to London. 
c. Did you do much sightseeing while you were in Paris? 
d. We went on a guided tour of the city. 
e. We're going to the airport by coach. 
f. They went on a trip to the seaside. 
g. Millions of tourists visit France every year. 
h. We looked at some holiday brochures last night. 
i. You should never leave your luggage unattended 
j. He collected his keys from reception. 
k. The trip was cancelled because of the bad weather. 
l. She spent the day sunbathing on the beach. 
m. I enjoy learning about the cultures of other countries. 
n. Some of the information in the guide is a little bit old. 
o. Our accommodation was very clean and comfortable. 
p. They hired a car for the weekend. 
q. You should check in two hours before the flight. 
r. The flight to New York leaves from Terminal 1. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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28. Word search – HOLIDAYS & TOURISM 
 
l b r o c h u r e v m p y c c 
u r e c e p t i o n x n g l u 
g m u s e u m l k n f n c f l 
g u i a j k m i u h i j b y t 
a c q o i s o j c e g q o v u 
g a m m g z n a e y u e o l r 
e n c l e g o s t n i l k r e 
i c s q b c t m z c d a u g t 
h e p z a h f k h w e o t e r 
n l x h g e z o t t t s o v i 
n k n i d j j r t u q c u k p 
g y s p q b p r y d o v r o h 
s u n b a t h e v g f u i k t 
m o b o u r a y k v h d s b h 
p x h b g s p e f v f i t m h 
 
 
 
Can you find these travel words in the puzzle? 
museum 
book 
sightseeing 
tour 
coach 
trip 
tourist 
luggage 
brochure 
reception 
cancel 
sunbathe 
culture 
guide 
accommodation 
hire 
check in 
terminal 
 
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 Word Search Solution – HOLIDAYS & TOURISM 
 
l b r o c h u r e c 
u r e c e p t i o n g u 
g m u s e u m n l 
g h i b t 
a c c e g o u 
g a a e u o r 
e n o s i k r e 
c c t d u t 
e h e o t r 
l g t o i 
i u p 
s r 
s u n b a t h e i 
s 
t 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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29. Gap fill sentences – HOLIDAYS & TOURISM 
 
These can be used with a word search, crossword, with another exercise or just on their own. 
 
1. The national ………contains interesting objects from our history. 
2. You need to ………a seat on the train to London. 
3. Did you do much ………while you were in Paris? 
4. We went on a guided ……… of the city. 
5. We're going to the airport by ………. 
6. They went on a ………to the seaside. 
7. Millions of ………visit France every year. 
8. We looked at some holiday ……… last night. 
9. You should never leave your ……… unattended 
10. He collected his keys from ………. 
11. The trip was ……… because of the bad weather. 
12. She spent the day ………on the beach. 
13. I enjoy learning about the ……… of other countries. 
14. Some of the information in the ……… is a little bit old. 
15. Our ………was very clean and comfortable. 
16. They ………a car for the weekend. 
17. You should ………two hours before the flight. 
18. The flight to New York leaves from ……… 1. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Gap fill sentences answers– HOLIDAYS & TOURISM 
 
1. The national museum contains interesting objects from our history. 
2. You need to book a seat on the train to London. 
3. Did you do much sightseeing while you were in Paris? 
4. We went on a guided tour of the city. 
5. We're going to the airport by coach. 
6. They went on a trip to the seaside. 
7. Millions of tourists visit France every year. 
8. We looked at some holiday brochures last night. 
9. You should never leave your luggage unattended 
10. He collected his keys from reception. 
11. The trip was cancelled because of the bad weather. 
12. She spent the day sunbathing on the beach. 
13. I enjoy learning about the cultures of other countries. 
14. Some of the information in the guide is a little bit old. 
15. Our accommodation was very clean and comfortable. 
16. They hired a car for the weekend. 
17. You should check in two hours before the flight. 
18. The flight to New York leaves from Terminal 1. 
 
 
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30. Mixed Letters – WORK 
 
A really fun way to review vocabulary at the end of the lesson or the week is to mix up the letters of 
each word. Write a word or words on the board.The students then race to identify the vocabulary. 
okrw Work unrees ensure 
ginsde Design yeslana analyse 
aing Gain crudeop produce 
lnap Plan finytide identify 
pemroot Promote imaanint maintain 
ranit Train isuesperv supervise 
grinsoea Organise deetratsnom demonstrate 
engmaa Manage iseali liaise 
plevdoe Develop arescher research 
 
 
31. Cards for games – WORK 
 
These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities. 
 
work develop 
 
 
work develop 
design manage 
 
 
design manage 
gain organise 
 
 
gain organise 
plan train 
 
 
plan train 
analyse research 
 
 
analyse research 
produce liaise 
 
 
produce liaise 
identify demonstrate 
 
 
identify demonstrate 
maintain supervise 
 
 
maintain supervise 
ensure promote 
 
 
ensure promote 
 
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32. Crossword – WORK 
 
Across 
4. To make arrangements for something to happen (8) 
6. To speak to other people at work in order to exchange information with them (6) 
7. To decide how something will be done (4) 
8. To get something useful or positive (4) 
10. To make certain that something is done (6) 
13. To advertise something (7) 
15. To make something new such as a product (7) 
16. To do a job or task (4) 
17. To be in control of something like and office or a shop (6) 
 
 
Down 
 
1. To draw or plan something before making or doing it. (6) 
2. To learn the skills you need to do the job (5) 
3. To show or prove that something is true (11) 
5. To examine the details of something carefully, in order to explain or understand it (7) 
9. To find a particular thing or things in a group (8) 
11. To study a subject to discover new information (8) 
12. To watch a person or activity to make sure everything is done safely and correctly (9) 
13. To make, manufacture or grow something (7) 
14. To keep a road, machine, building, etc. in good condition (8) 
 
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Solution 
Across 
4. ORGANISE 
6. LIAISE 
7. PLAN 
8. GAIN 
10. ENSURE 
13. PROMOTE 
15. DEVELOP 
16. WORK 
17. MANAGE 
Down 
1. DESIGN 
2. TRAIN 
3. DEMONSTRATE 
5. ANALYSE 
9. IDENTIFY 
11. RESEARCH 
12. SUPERVISE 
13. PRODUCE 
14. MAINTAIN 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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33. Mixed sentences – WORK 
 
Rearrange the words to make complete sentences. 
 
1. at / she / a / works / hospital / the / cleaner / as 
2. have / several / packages / designed / software / I 
3. gained / working / she / her / a / as / consultant / experience 
4. day / the / happened / the / before / planned / we / event / it 
5. on / promoting / so / see / they / facebook / are / their / product /people / of / lots / will / it 
6. a / university / trained / as / I / doctor / at 
7. need / my / to / an / assistant / meetings / organise / I 
8. a / manage / work / hard / requires / efficiency / patience / and / to / hotel / it 
9. need / our / to / we / plans / develop / marketing 
10. ensure / by / you / the / work / must / is / Monday / finished 
11. manager / with / before / work / you / start / liaise / your 
12. produces / the / cars / luxury / company 
13. you / strengths / need / to / your / identify 
14. maintain / system / engineers / the / the / heating 
15. be / you / during / supervised / your / training / will 
16. he / a / he / team / in / demonstrated / can / work / has 
17. the / to / information / get / we / researched / market 
18. the / a / business / to / we / create / analysed / information / plan 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Mixed sentences answers - WORK 
 
a. She works as a cleaner at the hospital. 
b. I have designed several software packages. 
c. She gained her experience working as a consultant. 
d. We planned the event the day before it happened. 
e. They are promoting their product on facebook so lots of people will see it. 
f. I trained as a doctor at university. 
g. I need an assistant to organise my meetings. 
h. It requires efficiency, hard work and patience to manage a hotel. 
i. We need to develop our marketing plans. 
j. You must ensure the work is finished by Monday. 
k. Liaise with the manager before you start work. 
l. The company produces luxury cars. 
m. You need to identify your strengths. 
n. The engineers maintain the heating system. 
o. You will be supervised during your training. 
p. He has demonstrated he can work in a team. 
q. We researched the market to get information. 
r. We analysed the information to create a business plan. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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34. Word search – WORK 
 
 
y s d p i e y a m a n a g e i i 
a a r e l i m o o o n e i r d r 
n c y m m a w e r i l e e e e v 
n t n d s o n l a n i e t s n i 
n r w k r u n g a o a c s e t e 
d e v e l o p s u k i a n a i r 
g a d o r t o e t d s e p r f d 
l y d r c m c g r r e x z c y i 
r t o i t p a t e v a s l h a t 
p r o d u c e i l n i t i r s b 
w t r a i n u b n e s s e g o e 
o r n y u i r r o t l u e a n s 
r t r w a s e s i n a g r o z s 
k n u c t q z n o e t i n e d o 
b t s i g a n a l y s e n u y c 
n r a p r o m o t e r l o i n o 
 
Can you find these Work verbs in the puzzle? 
work 
design 
gain 
plan 
promote 
train 
 
organise 
manage 
develop 
ensure 
analyse 
produce 
 
identify 
maintain 
supervise 
demonstrate 
liaise 
research 
 
 
 
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Word Search Solution - WORK 
 
 
t s d p i e y a m a n a g e i t 
a a r e l i m o o o n e i r d a 
n c y m m a w e r i l e e e e n 
n t n d s o n l a n i e t s n n 
n r w k r u n g a o a c s e t n 
d e v e l o p s u k i a n a i d 
g a d o r t o e t d s e p r f g 
l y d r c m c g r r e x z c y l 
r t o i t p a t e v a s l h a r 
p r o d u c e i l n i t i r s p 
w t r a i n u b n e s s e g o w 
o r n y u i r r o t l u e a n o 
r t r w a s e s i n a g r o z r 
k n u c t q z n o e t i n e d k 
b t s i g a n a l y s e n u y b 
n r a p r o m o t e r l o i n n 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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35. Gap fill sentences – WORK 
 
These can be used with a wordsearch, crossword, another exercise or just on their own. 
 
a. She ……..….. as a cleaner at the hospital.