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Vocabulary Games and

Activities
Word games grouped by topic to help
build student vocabulary

For further help with:


CEFR level of words
Pronunciation
Definitions
Example Sentences

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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 Down
3. BAND 1. GALLERY
5. CULTURE 2. INTERVAL
6. POSTER 4. EXHIBITION
7. ALBUM 6. PLOT
11. AUDIENCE 8. PART
12. EDITION 9. REVIEW
15. CHANNEL 10. SCENE
16. SHOW 13. IMAGE
17. BESTSELLER 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 band image
culture poster bestseller
interval plot show
exhibition part cast
album channel edition
review scene 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 Down
1. PAPER 2. PROJECT
5. RESULT 3. MARK
7. GRADE 4. DIPLOMA
9. EXAMINATION 6. THESIS
12. TAKE 8. QUALIFY
14. ADMISSION 10. MATCH
15. ESSAY 11. PASS
17. FAIL 13. EXERCISE
18. TEST 16. SUBJECT

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10. Mixed sentences EXAMS

Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.


1. applied / school / law / admission / for / shes / to

2. marketing / got / shes / 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 / shell / she / all / exams / her / doesnt

7. FCE / Carla / in / a / grade A / got

8. be / down / for / spelling / poor / punctuation / and / youll / 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. youve / tested / studied / youll / on / term / this / be / everything

18. thesis / took / time / doctoral / write / to / it / a / long / my

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Mixed sentences answers - EXAMS

1. She's applied for admission to law school.


2. Shes 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 exercise paper
subject take match
examination project admission
diploma fail mark
result test qualify
grade pass 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. Shes 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. Shes 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


Christmas Christmas
reindeer reindeer
Eve 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 Down
3. MINCE PIE 1. NEW YEAR
5. STOCKING 2. MISTLETOE
6. CHRISTMAS EVE 5. CAROLS
8. HOLLY 6. CARD
9. BOXING DAY 7. MULLED WINE
12. WINTER 10. HOLIDAY
13. PRESENT 11. PARTY
16. REINDEER 14. SNOW
17. TURKEY 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 present winter
tree turkey mistletoe
reindeer holiday carols
snow holly party
mince pie christmas eve new year
boxing day winter 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 cant 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 cant 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 Down
3. BLEED 1. INJURE
5. FEEL 2. FAINT
7. STRAIN 3. BURN
8. OPERATE 4. TAKE
9. TREAT 6. LOOK AFTER
13. SWEAT 10. SCRATCH
14. COLLAPSE 11. ITCH
15. HURT 12. DEVELOP
16. COUGH 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 / dont / 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 / doesnt / 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 / dont / 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 / hes / 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 dont 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 doesnt 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. Dont 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. Hes 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 burn faint
catch cough itch
hurt injure scratch
look after operate strain
take collapse sweat
bleed develop 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 the computer 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 dont 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 doesnt 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. Dont . 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. Hes 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 dont 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 doesnt 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. Dont 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. Hes 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.

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

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

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26. Crossword HOLIDAYS & TOURISM

5 6 7

10

11 12

13 14

15

16

17

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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 Down
2. CULTURE 1. LUGGAGE
4. CANCEL 3. TERMINAL
5. TRIP 5. TOUR
8. SIGHTSEEING 6. CHECKIN
10. TOURIST 7. RECEPTION
11. ACCOMMODATION 9. COACH
14. BOOK 12. MUSEUM
15. BROCHURE 13. SUNBATHE
17. GUIDE 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 tourist culture
book luggage guide
sightseeing brochure accommodation
tour reception hire
coach cancel check in
trip sunbathe 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
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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 Down
4. ORGANISE 1. DESIGN
6. LIAISE 2. TRAIN
7. PLAN 3. DEMONSTRATE
8. GAIN 5. ANALYSE
10. ENSURE 9. IDENTIFY
13. PROMOTE 11. RESEARCH
15. DEVELOP 12. SUPERVISE
16. WORK 13. PRODUCE
17. MANAGE 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 organise identify
design manage maintain
gain develop supervise
plan ensure demonstrate
promote analyse liaise
train produce 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.


b. I have ..... several software packages.
c. She .. her experience working as a consultant.
d. We . the event the day before it happened.
e. They are ....their product on facebook so lots of people will see it.
f. I . as a doctor at university.
g. I need an assistant to .. my meetings.
h. It requires efficiency, hard work and patience to . a hotel.
i. We need to .... our marketing plans.
j. You must ... the work is finished by Monday.
k. . with the manager before you start work.
l. The company ... luxury cars.
m. You need to ..your strengths.
n. The engineers .. the heating system.
o. You will be .. during your training.
p. He has .. he can work in a team.
q. We . the market to get information.
r. We the information to create a business plan.

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Gap fill sentences answers

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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36. Mixed letters INTERNET

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.
serdads rab address bar iwafller firewall
glob blog krache hacker
mokkarbo bookmark waadrehr hardware
rodbbanar broadband phyreklin hyperlink
swerorb browser coin icon
cckli click psma spam
shrac crash epadrgu upgrade
rusroc cursor poluda upload
looddawn download sivru virus

37. Cards for games - INTERNET

These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities.

address bar firewall address bar firewall

download virus download virus

blog hacker blog hacker

cursor upload cursor upload

bookmark hardware bookmark hardware

broadband upgrade broadband upgrade

crash hyperlink crash hyperlink

click spam click spam

browser icon browser icon

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38. Crossword INTERNET

Across
2. Junk e-mail sent to many people at once, usually involving advertising or offering services. (4)
4. Pieces of equipment, such as the computer, keyboard, webcam etc. (8)
5. When your computer suddenly stops working. (5)
7. A computer expert who can break through security to damage computers with viruses or steal data. (6)
11. A program which protects your computer from damage by other users. (8)
12. A way of marking an internet website so that you can find it easily. (8)
13. A piece of software that is on your computer without your permission and runs against your wishes. (5)
15. A permanent high-speed internet connection. (9)
16. This thing on your screen can indicate two things: 1) where your mouse pointer is, or 2) where the next
character typed will be entered in a line of text. (6)

Down
1. To move a file from your computer onto the internet. (6)
3. To replace something with a newer version. (7)
4. A word, phrase, or image that you can click on to move to a new document or a new section within the
current document. (9)
5. To push one of the buttons on the mouse. (5)
6. The area where you type the address of the web site you want to view. (7,3)
8. To move a file from the internet to your computer. (8)
9. An online personal diary with thoughts and opinions as well as links to other websites. (4)
10. A program you use to view websites. (7)
14. A small picture on the screen that shows the type of file or programme. (4)

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Solution
Across Down
2. SPAM 1. UPLOAD
4. HARDWARE 3. UPGRADE
5. CRASH 4. HYPERLINK
7. HACKER 5. CLICK
11. FIREWALL 6. ADDRESS BAR
12. BOOKMARK 8. DOWNLOAD
13. VIRUS 9. BLOG
15. BROADBAND 10. BROWSER
16. CURSOR 14. ICON

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39. Mixed sentences - INTERNET

Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.

1. the / the / address bar / in / the / website / at / screen / of / top / the / type

2. viruses / is / against / computer / my / protected

3. a / writes / every / dance / she / music / blog / about / week.

4. wedding / website / my / photos / my / upload / Im / the / going / to / of / to

5. bookmarks / save / in / favourites / my / sites / my / I.

6. newest / my / the / email / to / version / Ive / upgraded

7. websites / browser / a / you / view / to / need

8. spam / full / of / inbox / my / is

9. enter / button / to / the / the / website / clicked / I

10. picture / often / icon / an / is / a / small

11. the / over / cursor / button / moved / my / I

12. the / website / around / the / quickly / to / you / help / move / hyperlinks

13. internet / from / music / often / download / I / the

14. brothers / full / hardware / of / computer / bedroom / is / my

15. stops / viruses / my / from / computer / my / firewall / reaching

16. get / banks / tried / hackers / to / into / the / system / computer

17. had / my / when / work / unfortunately / stop / to / I / computer / crashed

18. connection / my / faster / is / broadband / internet / with

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Mixed sentences answers - INTERNET

1. Type the website in the address bar at the top of the screen.
2. My computer is protected against viruses.
3. She writes a blog about dance music every week.
4. I'm going to upload my photos of the wedding to my website.
5. I save my favourite sites in my bookmarks.
6. Ive upgraded my email to the newest version.
7. You need a browser to view websites.
8. My inbox is full of spam.
9. I clicked the button to enter the website.
10. An icon is often a small picture.
11. I moved my cursor over the button.
12. The hyperlinks help you to move quickly around the website.
13. I often download music from the internet.
14. My brother's bedroom is full of computer hardware.
15. My firewall stops viruses from reaching my computer.
16. Hackers tried to get into the banks computer system.
17. Unfortunately I had to stop work when my computer crashed.
18. My internet connection is faster with broadband.

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40. Word search - INTERNET

t e r a w d r a h y r e u a i u
n e s d o r e n d f l b g a c p
s a i d r d v u v i e r s o o g
p s h r i r t e y r a o o i n r
a s k e o o q t i e a a d e l a
m c n s a o h b s w t d a h e d
o c i s c f r n b a t b o s r e
e l l b y v s e k l v a l a d y
t i r a e t a r k l e n n r o r
a c e r v l a a d c a d w c i c
r k p r s m e n m u a i o w t i
k h y d k d i n a p s h d i n k
w u h o m s n d b l o u t s o b
r p o l d c u r s o r o r f l l
s b i l n a d j d a y p a i x o
o b r o w s e r t d h v o d v g

Can you find these examples of computer and internet vocabulary in the
puzzle?
broadband address bar browser
firewall virus spam
hacker blog icon
crash bookmark click
hardware upgrade cursor
download upload hyperlink

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Word Search Solution - INTERNET

t e r a w d r a h y r e u a i u
n e s d o r e n d f l b g a c p
s a i d r d v u v i e r s o o g
p s h r i r t e y r a o o i n r
a s k e o o q t i e a a d e l a
m c n s a o h b s w t d a h e d
o c i s c f r n b a t b o s r e
e l l b y v s e k l v a l a d y
t i r a e t a r k l e n n r o r
a c e r v l a a d c a d w c i c
r k p r s m e n m u a i o w t i
k h y d k d i n a p s h d i n k
w u h o m s n d b l o u t s o b
r p o l d c u r s o r o r f l l
s b i l n a d j d a y p a i x o
o b r o w s e r t d h v o d v g

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41. Gap fill sentences INTERNET

These can be used with a word search, crossword, with another exercise or just on their own.

1. Type the website in the at the top of the screen.


2. My computer is protected against .
3. She writes a about dance music every week.
4. I'm going to my photos of the wedding to my website.
5. I save my favourite sites in my .
6. Ive . my email to the newest version.
7. You need a to view websites.
8. My inbox is full of ...
9. I . the button to enter the website.
10. An . is often a small picture.
11. I moved my . over the button
12. The . help you to move quickly around the website.
13. I often . music from the internet.
14. My brother's bedroom is full of computer ...
15. My stops viruses from reaching my computer.
16. tried to get into the banks computer system.
17. Unfortunately I had to stop work when my computer ...
18. My internet connection is faster with .

Gap fill sentences answers - INTERNET


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1. Type the website in the address bar at the top of the screen.
2. My computer is protected against viruses.
3. She writes a blog about dance music every week.
4. I'm going to upload my photos of the wedding to my website.
5. I save my favourite sites in my bookmarks.
6. Ive upgraded my email to the newest version.
7. You need a browser to view websites
8. My inbox is full of spam.
9. I clicked the button to enter the website.
10. An icon is often a small picture.
11. I moved my cursor over the button
12. The hyperlinks help you to move quickly around the website.
13. I often download music from the internet.
14. My brother's bedroom is full of computer hardware.
15. My firewall stops viruses from reaching my computer.
16. Hackers tried to get into the banks computer system.
17. Unfortunately I had to stop work when my computer crashed.
18. My internet connection is faster with broadband.

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42. Mixed Letters SOUNDS

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.
ganb Bang grin ring
krab Bark emcars scream
palc Clap ghsi sigh
prdi Drip lams slam
resltu Rustle nsap snap
kkcon Knock ssalhp splash
qekasu squeak apt tap
trumte Mutter twelshi whistle
lertat Rattle wohl howl

43. Cards for games SOUNDS

These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities.

bang rattle bang rattle

bark mutter bark mutter

clap squeak clap squeak

drip knock drip knock

rustle ring rustle ring

scream howl scream howl

sigh whistle sigh whistle

slam tap slam tap

snap splash snap splash


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44. Crossword SOUNDS

Across
2. To make a loud, high noise with your voice because you are afraid, hurt, or angry. (6)
4. The sound made when breathing out heavily because you are annoyed or unhappy. (4)
5. To speak quietly so that your voice is difficult to hear, often when complaining about something. (6)
9. The sound made by small amounts of falling water, such as from a tap or gentle rain. (4)
10. The sound made by suddenly breaking something long, thin and hard in two. (4)
11. To make a noise by hitting something, especially a door, with your closed hand. (5)
13. To make a sound by breathing air out through a small hole made with your lips. (7)
16. The sound of something falling into or moving in water. (6)
17. To close with great force. (4)

Down
1. To make a noise like something knocking repeatedly. (6)
3. The sound made by a bell, also used to describe the sound made by a telephone. (4)
4. To make a short, high sound. (6)
6. The noise made by striking something gently. (3)
7. To move about and make a soft, dry sound, usually paper or leaves. (6)
8. The short, loud sound that a dog makes. (4)
12. The sound made when you hit your hands together, often repeatedly, to show that you enjoyed a
performance. (4)
14. The long, sad sound made by a dog or wolf (wild animal like a large dog). (4)
15. A sudden, loud noise. (4)

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Solution
Across Down
2. SCREAM 1. RATTLE
4. SIGH 3. RING
5. MUTTER 4. SQUEAK
9. DRIP 6. TAP
10. SNAP 7. RUSTLE
11. KNOCK 8. BARK
13. WHISTLE 12. CLAP
16. SPLASH 14. HOWL
17. SLAM 15. BANG

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45. Mixed sentences - SOUNDS

Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.

1. bang / with / heavy / the / door / closed / a

2. cats / barked / dog / the / at / the

3. at / clapped / audience / the / the / end / of / play / the

4. the / dripped / tap / night / the / all / bathroom / in

5. rustled / wind / the / the / trees / in

6. room / the / I / I / on / knocked / door / before / the / entered

7. squeaked / the / wheel / his / bicycle / old / on

8. mutters / annoyed / he / when / always / he / is

9. saucer / its / her / cup / on / rattled

10. ghost / saw / she / screamed / the / when / she

11. he / with / disappointment / sighed

12. slammed / front / because / Kate / the / door / was / angry / she

13. snapped / pencil / the / on / when / it / he / sat

14. swimming / in / children / the / pool / splashed / the

15. rang / woke / up / doorbell / when / he / the

16. taps / desk / he / fingers / his / on / impatient / when / is / his / he

17. and / whistled / the / game / the / referee / over / was

18. dog / hungry / howled / the / night / all

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Mixed sentences answers - SOUNDS

1. The heavy door closed with a bang.


2. The dog barked at the cats.
3. The audience clapped at the end of the play.
4. The tap in the bathroom dripped all night.
5. The trees rustled in the wind.
6. I knocked on the door before I entered the room.
7. The wheel on his old bicycle squeaked.
8. He always mutters when he is annoyed.
9. Her cup rattled on its saucer.
10. She screamed when she saw the ghost.
11. He sighed with disappointment.
12. Kate slammed the front door because she was angry.
13. The pencil snapped when he sat on it.
14. The children splashed in the swimming pool.
15. He woke up when the doorbell rang.
16. He taps his fingers on his desk when he is impatient.
17. The referee whistled and the game was over.
18. The hungry dog howled all night.

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46. Word search - SOUNDS

n t c e t r l v n p s n t m o t
t r g u m u x r o g a q r e t e
a l t a n r n i r e v t u r o i
i f l j c s i g h j l k i e w b
s s h i a l o n a b r t n x a d
d l m h c w a r g i a w s o y k
v e v o i b p p c a b r a u c b
a g n w h i s t l e h s k m r k
f b t l n i l e n i s i g a e n
a y e g s o d r i p a y e y s u
x n j r n m s a t h l t a x c a
y a m u a u t e e e p g i o r m
o e n r p t e a v e s e g i e o
i r w e a t m e v c u a n t a e
d e g d l e f n r a t t l e m a
k b a n g r i o o d b o e a g c

Can you find these words to describe sounds in the puzzle?


bang rattle slam
bark mutter snap
clap squeak whistle
drip knock tap
rustle ring splash
scream howl sigh

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Word search Solution - SOUNDS

n t c e t r l v n p s n t m o t
t r g u m u x r o g a q r e t e
a l t a n r n i r e v t u r o i
i f l j c s i g h j l k i e w b
s s h i a l o n a b r t n x a d
d l m h c w a r g i a w s o y k
v e v o i b p p c a b r a u c b
a g n w h i s t l e h s k m r k
f b t l n i l e n i s i g a e n
a y e g s o d r i p a y e y s u
x n j r n m s a t h l t a x c a
y a m u a u t e e e p g i o r m
o e n r p t e a v e s e g i e o
i r w e a t m e v c u a n t a e
d e g d l e f n r a t t l e m a
k b a n g r i o o d b o e a g c

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47. Gap fill sentences SOUNDS

These can be used with a word search, crossword, with another exercise or just on their own.
Verbs may be used in past or continuous as well as simple forms.

1. The heavy door closed with a


2. The dog at the cats.
3. The audience at the end of the play.
4. The tap in the bathroom all night.
5. The trees in the wind.
6. I . on the door before I entered the room.
7. The wheel on his old bicycle ..
8. He always when he is annoyed.
9. Her cup on its saucer.
10. She when she saw the ghost.
11. He with disappointment.
12. Kate the front door because she was angry.
13. The pencil when he sat on it.
14. The children in the swimming pool.
15. He woke up when the doorbell .
16. He his fingers on his desk when he is impatient.
17. The referee and the game was over.
18. The hungry dog all night.

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Gap fill sentences answers - SOUNDS

1. The heavy door closed with a bang.


2. The dog barked at the cats.
3. The audience clapped at the end of the play.
4. The tap in the bathroom dripped all night.
5. The trees rustled in the wind.
6. I knocked on the door before I entered the room.
7. The wheel on his old bicycle squeaked.
8. He always mutters when he is annoyed.
9. Her cup rattled on its saucer.
10. She screamed when she saw the ghost.
11. He sighed with disappointment.
12. Kate slammed the front door because she was angry.
13. The pencil snapped when he sat on it.
14. The children splashed in the swimming pool.
15. He woke up when the doorbell rang.
16. He taps his fingers on his desk when he is impatient.
17. The referee whistled and the game was over.
18. The hungry dog howled all night.

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48. Mixed letters - MOVEMENT

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.
naced Dance pils slip
urn Run pots stop
its Sit runt turn
dstna Stand warcl crawl
pujm Jump hads dash
ovaid Avoid eeefrz freeze
plim Limp pitr trip
goj Jog nale lean
spas Pass prece creep

49. Cards for games - MOVEMENT

These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities.

dance slip dance slip

run stop run stop

sit turn sit turn

stand crawl stand crawl

jump dash jump dash

avoid freeze avoid freeze

limp trip limp trip

jog lean jog lean

pass creep pass creep

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50. Crossword - MOVEMENT

Across
3. To move your body so that you are facing a different direction. (4)
4. To rest with the weight of your body on your bottom, for example, on a chair. (3)
5. To walk with difficulty because one of your legs or feet is hurt. (4)
6. To move quickly for a short distance. (4)
8. To move on your feet at a faster speed than walking. (3)
9. To move your feet and body to the rhythm of music. (5)
11. To move slowly, quietly and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed. (5)
14. To push your body up and away from the ground using your feet and legs. (4)
15. To slide by accident and fall or almost fall. (4)

Down
1. To not move any more. (4)
2. To move on your hands and knees. (5)
4. To be in an upright position on your feet. (5)
5. To rest against something for support. (4)
7. To suddenly stop moving, especially because you are frightened. (6)
10. To fall or almost fall because you hit your foot on something when you are walking or running. (4)
12. To go past something or someone. (4)
13. To stay away from a person or place. (5)
14. To run slowly. (3)
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Solution
Across Down
2. CULTURE 1. LUGGAGE
4. CANCEL 3. TERMINAL
5. TRIP 5. TOUR
8. SIGHTSEEING 6. CHECKIN
10. TOURIST 7. RECEPTION
11. ACCOMMODATION 9. COACH
14. BOOK 12. MUSEUM
15. BROCHURE 13. SUNBATHE
17. GUIDE 16. HIRE

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51. Mixed sentences - MOVEMENT

Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.

1. danced father the wedding she with at her

2. fast he run very can

3. window table the the the at by sat children

4. the train was busy so we had to stand

5. up and excitement jumped down with the children

6. the hour avoided city during rush I the centre

7. pitch the limped the off footballer

8. this the jogged he through park morning

9. in the she me corridor passed

10. broke the ice slipped she on leg and her

11. the window stopped and she looked in shop

12. the he left at turned junction

13. across crawled the the floor baby

14. heard when she downstairs dashed the she phone

15. froze she someone the window and saw outside

16. stone hurt he tripped his on a and foot

17. the he against wall leant

18. they past sleeping quietly crept the dog

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Mixed sentences answers - MOVEMENT

1. At the wedding she danced with her father.


2. He can run very fast.
3. The children sat at the table by the window.
4. The train was busy, so we had to stand.
5. The children jumped up and down with excitement.
6. I avoided the city centre during the rush hour.
7. The footballer limped off the pitch.
8. He jogged through the park this morning.
9. She passed me in the corridor.
10. She slipped on the ice and broke her leg.
11. She stopped and looked in the shop window.
12. He turned left at the junction.
13. The baby crawled across the floor.
14. She dashed downstairs when she heard the phone.
15. She saw someone outside the window and froze.
16. He tripped on a stone and hurt his foot.
17. He leant against the wall.
18. They crept quietly past the sleeping dog.

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52. Word search - MOVEMENT

f r e e z e p b l f k w t i j
z j m q l i a f l i m p f d e
h s w z r p v v d f g c o a w
s k b t c n b d k i a h t n t
h l r g p f r s l i p a n c a
g d m d p h m p n t b j n e n
s e b q r h d a s h c r a w l
k u y t c r e e p j g g g p i
l b e i q d d l g g h d m a q
e e u t j n e o o j f u l v r
a i i n u b j c t p j t p o a
n o r r y n z i i o i s a i h
e u n m x p s u x v b t s d k
t s t a n d k v w a m o s d r
z p t c g b r o p o q p j f j

Can you find these verbs of movement in the puzzle?


dance limp crawl
run jog dash
sit pass freeze
stand slip trip
jump stop lean
avoid turn creep

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Word search Solution - MOVEMENT

f r e e z e p b l f k w t i j
z j m q l i a f l i m p f d e
h s w z r p v v d f g c o a w
s k b t c n b d k i a h t n t
h l r g p f r s l i p a n c a
g d m d p h m p n t b j n e n
s e b q r h d a s h c r a w l
k u y t c r e e p j g g g p i
l b e i q d d l g g h d m a q
e e u t j n e o o j f u l v r
a i i n u b j c t p j t p o a
n o r r y n z i i o i s a i h
e u n m x p s u x v b t s d k
t s t a n d k v w a m o s d r
z p t c g b r o p o q p j f j

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53. Gap fill sentences MOVEMENT

These can be used with a word search, crossword, with another exercise or just on their own.

1. At the wedding she . with her father.


2. He can . very fast.
3. The children . at the table by the window.
4. The train was busy, so we had to .
5. The children . up and down with excitement.
6. I . the city centre during the rush hour.
7. The footballer . off the pitch.
8. He . through the park this morning.
9. She . me in the corridor.
10. She . on the ice and broke her leg.
11. She . and looked in the shop window.
12. He . left at the junction.
13. The baby . across the floor.
14. She . downstairs when she heard the phone.
15. She saw someone outside the window and ..
16. He . on a stone and hurt his foot.
17. He . against the wall.
18. They . quietly past the sleeping dog.

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Gap fill sentences answers - MOVEMENT

1. At the wedding she danced with her father.


2. He can run very fast.
3. The children sat at the table by the window.
4. The train was busy, so we had to stand.
5. The children jumped up and down with excitement.
6. I avoided the city centre during the rush hour.
7. The footballer limped off the pitch.
8. He jogged through the park this morning.
9. She passed me in the corridor.
10. She slipped on the ice and broke her leg.
11. She stopped and looked in the shop window.
12. He turned left at the junction.
13. The baby crawled across the floor.
14. She dashed downstairs when she heard the phone.
15. She saw someone outside the window and froze.
16. He tripped on a stone and hurt his foot.
17. He leant against the wall.
18. They crept quietly past the sleeping dog.

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54. Mixed letters PERSONALITY

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.
nnfyu funny slacerse careless
rignob boring yatns nasty
dink kind yhs shy
alyz lazy boustmiia ambitious
litbiranl brilliant tbhgri bright
songyieag easygoing per-meddabte bad-tempered
bicsoeal sociable shidhilc childish
engueors generous manicyd dynamic
critts strict titineamp impatient

55. Cards for games PERSONALITY

These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities.

impatient strict impatient strict

dynamic generous dynamic generous

childish sociable childish sociable


bad- bad-
easygoing easygoing
tempered tempered

bright brilliant bright brilliant

ambitious lazy ambitious lazy

shy kind shy kind

nasty boring nasty boring

careless funny careless funny

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56. Crossword PERSONALITY

Across
3. Describes a person who becomes angry and annoyed easily (11)
5. Helpful and thinking of other people's feelings (4)
7 Describes someone who likes to give presents to people or who helps friends by buying things for them (8)
10. Describes someone who is rude and unkind (11)
12. Easily annoyed by someone's actions or mistakes or because you have to wait (9)
15. Not willing to work or use any effort (4)
16. Not taking or showing enough care or attention (8)
17. Having a strong wish to be successful, powerful or rich (9)
18. Humorous, causing laughter (5)

Down
1. Clever and quick to learn (6)
2. Describes someone who is serious and makes you follow the rules (6)
4. Not interesting or exciting. (6)
6. Having lots of ideas and enthusiasm; energetic and forceful (7)
8. Describes someone who likes to meet and spend time with other people (8)
9. If an adult is childish, they behave badly like a child (5)
11. Nervous and uncomfortable with other people (3)
13. Relaxed and not easily upset or worried (9)
14. Very intelligent (7)

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Solution
Across Down
3. BAD-TEMPERED 1. BRIGHT
5. KIND 2. STRICT
7. GENEROUS 4. BORING
10. NASTY 6. DYNAMIC
12. IMPATIENT 8. SOCIABLE
15. LAZY 9. CHILDISH
16. CARELESS 11. SHY
17. AMBITIOUS 13. EASYGOING
18. FUNNY 14. BRILLIANT

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57. Mixed sentences PERSONALITY

Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.

1. funny / she / me / laugh / makes / shes

2. all / about / he / so / is / computers / boring / talks / hes

3. you / of / really / help / us / its / kind / to

4. bed / out / of / thing / you / lazy / get

5. a / scientist / he / brilliant / is

6. wont / he / if / hes / mind / you / easygoing / are / late / very

7. very / likes / Robs / he / sociable / parties

8. the / you / birthday / are / generous / for / thank / very / you / present

9. teacher / let / class / in / talk / us / wont / our / very / hes / strict

10. teacher / rather / sons / my / says / often / is / careless / that / he

11. nasty / a / he / to / used / child / sister / was / he / hit / his

12. her / he / him / shy / too / ask / was / to / dance / with / to

13. well / will / she / she / do / is / young / ambitious / lawyer / an

14. bright / always / does / he / he / well / tests / at / student / is / a

15. always / the / in / mornings / she / bad-tempered / is

16. shes / a / she / childish / cries / argues / but / very / lot / 34 / is / and / she

17. dynamic / will / and / addition / shes / and / great / young / be / a / team / to / the

18. teacher / impatient / but / hes / good / a / tends / be / to / slow / with / learners

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Mixed sentences answers - PERSONALITY

1. She makes me laugh, shes funny.


2. Hes so boring, all he talks about is computers.
3. Its really kind of you to help us.
4. Get out of bed you lazy thing.
5. He is a brilliant scientist.
6. He wont mind if you are late, hes very easygoing.
7. Robs very sociable he likes parties.
8. Thank you for the birthday present, you are very generous.
9. Our teacher wont let us talk in class, hes very strict.
10. My sons teacher says that he is often rather careless.
11. He was a nasty child, he used to hit his sister.
12. He was too shy to ask her to dance with him.
13. She will do well, she is an ambitious young lawyer.
14. He is a bright student, he always does well at tests.
15. She is always bad-tempered in the mornings.
16. She is 34 but she argues and cries a lot, shes very childish.
17. Shes young and dynamic and will be a great addition to the team.
18. Hes a good teacher, but tends to be impatient with slow learners.

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58. Word search PERSONALITY

a o b g l b b b o r i n g a y e
i a r t a a a v h f u n n y y r
m a i m t o g d p h m e e n t v
p w l f n k g o t q m h l i s s
a e l i c r z y d e o d s l a a
t f i u u s d q m l m e i e n o
i x a m e i s i l i c p e d g s
e e n b a g n a g o h a e d e a
n m t r s s t m r d i w e r n h
t l a i y o e b n l l l n d e k
s l l g g c f i e w d m r y r d
i i a h o i k t s t i e g n o k
n k z t i a e i h a s v t a u e
l s y c n b z o y o h p x m s l
a f c a g l a u x a s t r i c t
h a i t e e o s e t t e i c e t

Can you find these personality adjectives in the puzzle?


ambitious childish kind
bad-tempered dynamic lazy
boring easygoing nasty
bright funny shy
brilliant generous sociable
careless impatient strict

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Word search Solution - PERSONALITY

a o b g l b b b o r i n g a y e
i a r t a a a v h f u n n y y r
m a i m t o g d p h m e e n t v
p w l f n k g o t q m h l i s s
a e l i c r z y d e o d s l a a
t f i u u s d q m l m e i e n o
i x a m e i s i l i c p e d g s
e e n b a g n a g o h a e d e a
n m t r s s t m r d i w e r n h
t l a i y o e b n l l l n d e k
s l l g g c f i e w d m r y r d
i i a h o i k t s t i e g n o k
n k z t i a e i h a s v t a u e
l s y c n b z o y o h p x m s l
a f c a g l a u x a s t r i c t
h a i t e e o s e t t e i c e t

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59. Gap fill sentences PERSONALITY

These can be used with a wordsearch, crossword, another exercise or just on their own.

a. She makes me laugh, shes


b. Hes so .., all he talks about is computers.
c. Its really .. of you to help us.
d. Get out of bed you thing.
e. He is a scientist.
f. He wont mind if you are late, hes very.
g. Robs very .. he likes parties.
h. Thank you for the birthday present, you are very ....
i. Our teacher wont let us talk in class, he is very ...
j. My sons teacher says that he is often rather..
k. He was a child, he used to hit his sister.
l. He was too . to ask her to dance with him.
m. She will do well, she is an young lawyer.
n. He is a student, he always does well at tests.
o. She is always ..in the mornings.
p. Shes 34 but she argues and cries a lot, shes very..
q. Shes young and and will be a great addition to the team.
r. Hes a good teacher but tends to be with slow learners.

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Gap fill sentences answers - PERSONALITY

a. She makes me laugh, shes funny.


b. Hes so boring, all he talks about is computers.
c. Its really kind of you to help us.
d. Get out of bed you lazy thing.
e. He is a brilliant scientist.
f. He wont mind if you are late, hes very easygoing.
g. Robs very sociable he likes parties.
h. Thank you for the birthday present, you are very generous.
i. Our teacher wont let us talk in class, hes very strict.
j. My sons teacher says that he is often rather careless.
k. He was a nasty child, he used to hit his sister.
l. He was too shy to ask her to dance with him.
m. She will do well, she is an ambitious young lawyer.
n. He is a bright student, he always does well at tests.
o. She is always bad-tempered in the mornings.
p. She is 34 but she argues and cries a lot, shes very childish.
q. Shes young and dynamic and will be a great addition to the team.
r. Hes a good teacher, but tends to be impatient with slow learners.

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60. Mixed letters - BUILDINGS

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.
factory arcotfy block lckbo
stadium datsumi column muncol
castle csealt terrace trearce
floor rloof chimney cymhnei
garage aragge cabin Bainc
monument otummenn landmark malndkar
ruin unri warehouse soharweue
tower woret stable Tsbael
balcony lcoaybn shutter sethutr

61. Cards for games BUILDINGS

These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities.

factory block factory block


stadium column stadium column
castle terrace castle terrace

floor chimney floor chimney

garage cabin garage cabin


monument landmark monument landmark
ruin warehouse ruin warehouse
tower stable tower stable
balcony shutter balcony shutter

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62. Crossword BUILDINGS

Across
4. A very tall, narrow building, or part of a building.
5. A tall, solid, post which is often used to support a roof.
9. A building where horses are kept.
11. A strong building that was built in the past with towers and high walls to protect people.
13. A small, simple house made of wood.
14. The broken parts that are left from an old building after it has been destroyed.
15. A structure that is built to make people remember an event in history or a famous person
16. A hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside.
17. A small building, often next to a house, that you can put a car in.

Down
1. A small area joined to the wall outside an upper room.
2. A flat area outside a building where you can sit.
3. A wooden or metal cover on the outside of a window.
6. A building where prodcuts are made using machines.
7. A large building for storing goods that are going to be sold.
8. A particular level of a building.
9. A large, open area with seats around it, used for playing and watching sports.
10. A large building containing many apartments or offices.
12. A building that you can easily recognize, especially one that helps you to know where you are.

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Solution

Across Down
4. TOWER 1. BALCONY
5. COLUMN 2. TERRACE
9. STABLE 3. SHUTTER
11. CASTLE 6. FACTORY
13. CABIN 7. WAREHOUSE
14. RUIN 8. FLOOR
15. MONUMENT 9. STADIUM
16. CHIMNEY 10. BLOCK
17. GARAGE 12. LANDMARK

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63. Mixed sentences - BUILDINGS

Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.


1. where building machines a are made using products
2. playing large watching area with around used it for a and sports open seats
3. protect was strong a that built in the with past and walls towers to people building high
4. particular a building level a of
5. small often to a house that you put a can car in a next building
6. person structure history is built to people an make event in or a a remember that famous
7. are the destroyed broken an that left from building after has been parts old it
8. tall a narrow or part of building very a building
9. outside joined room to the wall an area upper a small
10. offices building a apartments containing or many large
11. post tall solid a support which often used to a roof is
12. sit building flat a area can a where you outside
13. allows the building to that a the a structure smoke from hollow a to escape inside air outside fire
14. made small house simple of wood a
15. can building you that easily recognize one you a that helps to you know where are especially
16. large for storing building that are going to sold be a goods
17. building where are a horses kept
18. metal wooden a on cover the of a or window outside

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Mixed sentences answers - BUILDINGS

1. A building where products are made using machines.


2. A large, open area with seats around it, used for playing and watching sports
3. A strong building that was built in the past with towers and high walls to protect people.
4. A particular level of a building.
5. A small building, often next to a house, that you can put a car in.
6. A structure that is built to make people remember an event in history or a famous person.
7. The broken parts that are left from an old building after it has been destroyed.
8. A very tall, narrow building, or part of a building.
9. A small area joined to the wall outside an upper room.
10. A large building containing many apartments or offices.
11. A tall, solid, post which is often used to support a roof.
12. A flat area outside a building where you can sit.
13. A hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside.
14. A small, simple house made of wood.
15. A building that you can easily recognize, especially one that helps you to know where you are.
16. A large building for storing goods that are going to be sold.
17. A building where horses are kept.
18. A wooden or metal cover on the outside of a window.

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64. Word search BUILDINGS

l c w a r e h o u s e j w w j
o u i e s i b u d p t t d i f
o g i r j f l o o r n a p r q
v o c e l n o p q e l v b g e
t t t o i k c n m w a b b l v
l j j u l i k u l d n h a k e
s s r t g u n f o i d f l k g
h s h c e o m w v m m a c g q
u m h a m r o n t l a c o c k
t e e s s w r c q a r t n h q
t c l t r l k a g q k o y i o
e a r l x a y e c m n r x m y
r d p e f u c s v e f y j n e
g a r a g e t r r q t l i e l
c a b i n b s t a d i u m y o

Can you find these words about buildings in the puzzle?


factory ruin chimney
stadium tower cabin
castle balcony landmark
floor block warehouse
garage column stable
monument terrace shutter

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Word search solution BUILDINGS

w a r e h o u s e
e b t t
w f l o o r n a
o c n o e l b
t o i c m a b l
u l k u n a e
s r t u n d f l
h c e o m m a c
u a m r n a c o c
t s r r t n h
t t a k o y i
e l c r m
r e e y n
g a r a g e e
c a b i n s t a d i u m y

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65. Gap fill sentences BUILDINGS

These can be used with a wordsearch, crossword, another exercise or just on their own.

a. 400 years ago, the king lived in a .


b. At night the shop windows are protected by .
c. I keep my bicycle next to the car in the .
d. In London there are many famous , such as the Tower of London.
e. In the square there is a to all the people killed in the war.
f. My father works in a car .
g. My grandmother lives in a of flats.
h. Out hotel room had a with a view of the mountains.
i. The Olympic holds 80,000 people.
j. The roof of the temple was held up by a row of thick stone .
k. There is a clock on the church .
l. We had our drinks outside on the .
m. We have thousands of books in our .
n. We live on the third .
o. We put the horses in their .
p. We went on holiday to a in the mountains.
q. You can see many ancient in Egypt.
r. You can see white smoke coming from the factory .

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Gap fill sentences answers - BUILDINGS

a. 400 years ago, the king lived in a castle.


b. At night the shop windows are protected by shutters
c. I keep my bicycle next to the car in the garage.
d. In London there are many famous landmarks, such as the Tower of London.
e. In the square there is a monument to all the people killed in the war.
f. My father works in a car factory.
g. My grandmother lives in a block of flats.
h. Out hotel room had a balcony with a view of the mountains.
i. The Olympic stadium holds 80,000 people.
j. The roof of the temple was held up by a row of thick stone columns.
k. There is a clock on the church tower.
l. We had our drinks outside on the terrace.
m. We have thousands of books in our warehouse.
n. We live on the third floor.
o. We put the horses in their stables.
p. We went on holiday to a cabin in the mountains.
q. You can see many ancient ruins in Egypt.
r. You can see white smoke coming from the factory chimney.

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66. Mixed Letters TRAVEL
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.
station stainon cancel cleanc
ticket citekt destination dinestation
airport oartrip route etour
platform flatprom cruise useric
stop pots port topr
delay leady timetable meatbitel
journey youjenr inspector niceports
passenger greenspas rank nark
luggage leagggu excursion cruisenox

67. Cards for games TRAVEL


These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities.

station cancel station cancel

ticket destination ticket destination

airport route airport route

platform cruise platform cruise

stop port stop port

delay timetable delay timetable

journey inspector journey inspector

passenger rank passenger rank

luggage excursion luggage excursion

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68. Crossword TRAVEL

Across
1. To make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected.
6. A place, often outside a station or airport terminal, where taxis wait for passengers.
7. A place where planes regularly take off and land, with buildings for passengers to wait in.
9. A piece of paper that shows you have paid to do something.
12. Someone who is travelling in a vehicle but is not controlling it.
14. The place where someone or something is going.
16. A town by the sea or by a river which has a harbour, or the harbour itself.
17. The area in a railway station where you get on and off trains.
18. A holiday on a large ship, sailing from place to place.

Down
2. Bags and cases that you carry with you when you are travelling.
3. When you travel from one place to another.
4. To decide that an organized event will not now happen.
5. A place where a bus stops to allow passengers to get on and off.
8. A list of dates and times that shows when things will happen.
10. Someone whose job is to check that you have a ticket.
11. The roads or paths you follow to get from one place to another place.
13. A building where trains stop so that you can get on or off them.
15. A short journey usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people.

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Solution
Across Down
1. DELAY 2. LUGGAGE
6. RANK 3. JOURNEY
7. AIRPORT 4. CANCEL
9. TICKET 5. STOP
12. PASSENGER 8. TIMETABLE
14. DESTINATION 10. INSPECTOR
16. PORT 11. ROUTE
17. PLATFORM 13. STATION
18. CRUISE 15. EXCURSION

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69. Mixed sentences TRAVEL

Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.

1. catch / the / station / can / you / train / the / from

2. when / you / show / you / have / bus / on / ticket / get / to / your / the

3. airport / hotel / bus / free / from / to / your / there / a / is / the

4. leaves / form / to / train / platform / London / the / five

5. I / stop / waiting / morning / children / bus / see / the / at / every

6. weather / flight / yesterday / delayed / by / our / was / bad

7. train / boat / days / London / journey / by / to / and / took / Alis / six

8. two / 500 / new / over / just / plane / pilots / but / passengers / carries / the

9. are / pieces / plane / luggage / you / two / on / the / allowed / only / of

10. cancelled / catch / was / had / they / their / the / train / flight / because / to

11. do / see / is / a / and / very / with / to / lots / popular / tourist / France / destination

12. to / to / from / a / the / the / route / airport / house / map / find / used / my / I / quickest

13. five / on / the / our / visited / countries / cruise / ship

14. port / see / ships / lots / at / you / the / can / of

15. timetable / looked / bus / David / find / the / the / next / at / to

16. checked / tickets / inspector / on / the / bus / the / our

17. station / rank / taxis / there / outside / two / waiting / in / were / only / the / the

18. will / next / national / there / week / an / to / be / museum / the / excursion

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Mixed sentences answers TRAVEL

1. You can catch the train from the station.


2. You have to show your ticket when you get on the bus.
3. There is a free bus from the airport to your hotel.
4. The train to London leaves from platform five.
5. Every morning I see children waiting at the bus stop.
6. Yesterday our flight was delayed by bad weather.
7. Ali's journey to London took six days by boat and train.
8. The new plane carries over 500 passengers but just two pilots.
9. You are only allowed two pieces of luggage on the plane.
10. Their flight was cancelled, so they had to catch the train.
11. France is a very popular tourist destination with lots to see and do.
12. I used a map to find the quickest route from my house to the airport.
13. On our cruise the ship visited five countries.
14. You can see lots of ships at the port.
15. David looked at the timetable to find the next bus.
16. The inspector on the bus checked our tickets.
17. There were only two taxis waiting in the rank outside the station.
18. Next week there will be an excursion to the National museum.

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70. Word search TRAVEL

s t a t i o n d e l a y g z s
t i n s p e c t o r g r y f v
o e x z m g f p l a t f o r m
p c l r o u t e j v g s v t z
b i t t i c k e t t y d a p x
a d e s t i n a t i o n p g p
i q a x s i m l n t m o a c o
r c a n c e l u h i d h s r r
p w c c k m n g j m w d s u t
o a s j k u i g l e s x e i h
r o r a n k i a b t o z n s z
t n e m f h u g h a n k g e t
s d o a w u a e j b q b e v z
e x c u r s i o n l l j r x y
p z j o u r n e y e b f a q u

Can you find these travel words in the puzzle?


station journey cruise
ticket passenger port
airport luggage timetable
platform cancel inspector
stop destination rank
delay route excursion

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Word search solution - TRAVEL

s t a t i o n d e l a y
t i n s p e c t o r
o p l a t f o r m
p r o u t e
t i c k e t
a d e s t i n a t i o n p p
i l t a c o
r c a n c e l u i s r r
p g m s u t
o g e e i
r r a n k a t n s
t g a g e
e b e
e x c u r s i o n l r
j o u r n e y e

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71. Gap fill sentences TRAVEL

These can be used with a wordsearch, crossword, another exercise or just on their own.

a. You can catch the train from the .....


b. You have to show your ....when you get on the bus.
c. There is a free bus from the ....to your hotel.
d. The train to London leaves from ....five.
e. Every morning I see children waiting at the bus .....
f. Yesterday our flight was ....by bad weather.
g. Ali's ....to London took six days by boat and train.
h. The new plane carries over 500 ....but just two pilots.
i. You are only allowed two pieces of ....on the plane.
j. Their flight was ...., so they had to catch the train.
k. France is a very popular tourist ....with lots to see and do.
l. I used a map to find the quickest ....from my house to the airport.
m. On our ....the ship visited five countries.
n. You can see lots of ships at the .....
o. David looked at the ....to find the next bus.
p. The ....on the bus checked our tickets.
q. There were only two taxis waiting in the ....outside the station.
r. Next week there will be an ....to the National museum.

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Gap fill sentences answers - TRAVEL

a. You can catch the train from the station.


b. You have to show your ticket when you get on the bus.
c. There is a free bus from the airport to your hotel.
d. The train to London leaves from platform five.
e. Every morning I see children waiting at the bus stop.
f. Yesterday our flight was delayed by bad weather.
g. Ali's journey to London took six days by boat and train.
h. The new plane carries over 500 passengers but just two pilots.
i. You are only allowed two pieces of luggage on the plane.
j. Their flight was cancelled, so they had to catch the train.
k. France is a very popular tourist destination with lots to see and do.
l. I used a map to find the quickest route from my house to the airport.
m. On our cruise the ship visited five countries.
n. You can see lots of ships at the port.
o. David looked at the timetable to find the next bus.
p. The inspector on the bus checked our tickets.
q. There were only two taxis waiting in the rank outside the station.
r. Next week there will be an excursion to the National museum.

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72. Mixed Letters MUSIC
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.
band dnab lyrics sircly
album mudal rhythm hhmrty
concert troccen track katcr
instrument truemintsn verse serve
stage geats rehearse eshearer
tune nuet duet tude
perform profrem note eont
studio odusti rhyme hermy
chorus crusho harmony myranho

73. Cards for games MUSIC

These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities.

band lyrics band lyrics

album rhythm album rhythm

concert track concert track

instrument verse instrument verse

Stage rehearse stage rehearse

tune duet tune duet

perform note perform note

studio rhyme studio rhyme

chorus harmony chorus harmony

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74. Crossword MUSIC

Across

2. A room where music recordings are made.


6. Several songs or pieces of music sold together.
8. A performance of music.
10. A regular, repeating pattern of sound.
13. A song or other piece of music sung or played by two people.
14. To entertain people by playing music.
15. One of the parts that a song or poem is divided into.
16. The words of a song.
17. A song or piece of music.

Down
1. The part of a song which is repeated several times.
2. The raised area in a theatre where musicians perform.
3. A pleasant sound in music, made by playing or singing a group of different notes together.
4. An object that is used for playing music.
5. A single musical sound or the symbol that represents it.
7. A group of musicians who play music together.
9. One song or piece of music on a CD.
11. To practise in order to prepare for a performance.
12. The end part of words that sound the same.

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Solution
Across Down
2. STUDIO 1. CHORUS
6. ALBUM 2. STAGE
8. CONCERT 3. HARMONY
10. RHYTHM 4. INSTRUMENT
13. DUET 5. NOTE
14. PERFORM 7. BAND
15. VERSE 9. TRACK
16. LYRICS 11. REHEARSE
17. TUNE 12. RHYME

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75. Mixed sentences MUSIC

Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.

1. band / / Beatles / probably / known / the / are / the / best

2. radio / album / station / a / band's / song / the / new / the / played / from

3. of / the / for / a / to / had / each / concert / end / song / term / class / sing

4. very / large / pianos / instruments / are / musical /

5. the / everyone / band / onto / stage / clapped / came / the / when

6. it / strong / a / has / because / tune / dance / good / a / is / it / beat

7. performs / writes / she / her / and / music / own

8. than / was / recording / the / clearer / the / live / concert / studio / much

9. because / the / sings / chorus / the / are / easy / remember / everyone / words / to

10. printed / the / lyrics / CD / song / to / the / the / the / are / on / of / back

11. music / the / the / dancers / moved / dancers / to / rhythm / the / of

12. song / their / CD / popular / is / on / the / most / track / 1

13. the / only / can / remember / first / I / verse

14. my / band / in / the / the / rehearse / garage / at / son's / weekends

15. concert / Lucy / Amy / together / duet / sang / a / at / the / and

16. piano / music / notes / played / my / teacher / the / on / the

17. find / for / it / difficult / to / a / rhyme / 'orange' / is

18. harmonies / their / produced / beautiful / voices

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Mixed sentences answers MUSIC

1. The Beatles are probably the best known band.


2. The radio station played a song from the band's new album.
3. Each class had to sing a song for the end of term concert.
4. Pianos are very large musical instruments.
5. Everyone clapped when the band came onto the stage.
6. It is a good dance tune because it has a strong beat.
7. She writes and performs her own music.
8. The studio recording was much clearer than the live concert.
9. Everyone sings the chorus because the words are easy to remember.
10. The lyrics to the song are printed on the back of the CD.
11. The dancers moved to the rhythm of the music.
12. Their most popular song is track 1 on the CD.
13. I can only remember the first verse.
14. My son's band rehearse in the garage at the weekends.
15. Lucy and Amy sang a duet together at the concert.
16. My music teacher played the notes on the piano.
17. It is difficult to find a rhyme for 'orange'.
18. Their voices produced beautiful harmonies.

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76. Word search MUSIC

p s t a g e d u e t o c f l c
e r u b i b v i t t h y g z o
r b n o b h e n m x i u q o n
f u e t r e h e a r s e d k c
o v p r t f d r s j t v z u e
r s v a k o p o q a l b u m r
m t e c c f j y r h y t h m t
f u r k e m o q l y f c u l m
w d s c h o r u s r h y m e k
n i e u s j q b a n d n o t e
d o d q v b p z p b k w k p m
h a r m o n y v n y q w z x c
l s w i n s t r u m e n t x c
n l a a r l y r i c s u e i c
s q q p s k o r z n m v p r n

Can you find these words in the puzzle?


band perform verse
album studio rehearse
concert chorus duet
instrument lyrics note
stage rhythm rhyme
tune track harmony

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Word search solution - MUSIC

p s t a g e d u e t c
e u o
r n n
f e t r e h e a r s e c
o r e
r s v a a l b u m r
m t e c r h y t h m t
u r k
d s c h o r u s r h y m e
i e b a n d n o t e
o
h a r m o n y
i n s t r u m e n t
l y r i c s

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77. Gap fill sentences MUSIC

These can be used with a wordsearch, crossword, another exercise or just on their own.

a. The Beatles are probably the best known ......


b. The radio station played a song from the band's new ......
c. Each class had to sing a song for the end of term ......
d. Pianos are very large musical ......
e. Everyone clapped when the band came onto the ......
f. It is a good dance ..... because it has a strong beat.
g. She writes and ..... her own music.
h. The ..... recording was much clearer than the live concert.
i. Everyone sings the ..... because the words are easy to remember.
j. The ..... to the song are printed on the back of the CD.
k. The dancers moved to the ..... of the music.
l. Their most popular song is ..... 1 on the CD.
m. I can only remember the first ......
n. My son's band ..... in the garage at the weekends.
o. Lucy and Amy sang a ..... together at the concert.
p. My music teacher played the ..... on the piano.
q. It is difficult to find a ..... for 'orange'.
r. Their voices produced beautiful ......

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Gap fill sentences answers - MUSIC

a. The Beatles are probably the best known band.


b. The radio station played a song from the band's new album.
c. Each class had to sing a song for the end of term concert.
d. Pianos are very large musical instruments.
e. Everyone clapped when the band came onto the stage.
f. It is a good dance tune because it has a strong beat.
g. She writes and performs her own music.
h. The studio recording was much clearer than the live concert.
i. Everyone sings the chorus because the words are easy to remember.
j. The lyrics to the song are printed on the back of the CD.
k. The dancers moved to the rhythm of the music.
l. Their most popular song is track 1 on the CD.
m. I can only remember the first verse.
n. My son's band rehearse in the garage at the weekends.
o. Lucy and Amy sang a duet together at the concert.
p. My music teacher played the notes on the piano.
q. It is difficult to find a rhyme for 'orange'.
r. Their voices produced beautiful harmonies.

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78. Mixed Letters SPORT
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.
stadium umadsit captain apitcan
Team meat skill silkl
athlete letheat tournament utannertom
coach hocca medal meald
competitor tierompcot professional isflopreason
contest notcset referee freeeer
defeat teafed spectator spatterco
league aeglue victory toyvicr
season anoses amateur maature

79. Cards for games SPORT

These pre-prepared cards can be used for a variety of games and activities.

stadium captain stadium captain

team skill team skill

athlete tournament athlete tournament

coach medal coach medal

competitor professional competitor professional

contest referee contest referee

defeat spectator defeat spectator

league victory league victory

season amateur season amateur

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80. Crossword SPORT

Across
2. Someone who earns money for doing a sport.
3. A person who makes certain that the rules are followed in a sports game.
7. Someone who watches a sport.
8. A competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes are given.
11. An ability to do an activity or job well.
13. The leader of a sports team.
14. A group of teams which compete against each other in a sport.
17. A person or team that is competing against others.
18. When someone loses against someone else in a competition.

Down
1. A competition with a series of games between many teams or players, with one winner at the end.
4. A person who is very good at sports or physical exercise.
5. Someone whose job is to teach people to improve at a sport.
6. A period of the year when a particular thing happens.
9. When you win a game.
10. Someone who does something as a hobby and not as their job.
12. A group of people who play a sport or game together.
15. A metal disc given as a prize in a competition.
16. A large, open area with seats around it, used for playing and watching sports.
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Solution
Across Down
2. PROFESSIONAL 1. TOURNAMENT
3. REFEREE 4. ATHLETE
7. SPECTATOR 5. COACH
8. CONTEST 6. SEASON
11. SKILL 9. VICTORY
13. CAPTAIN 10. AMATEUR
14. LEAGUE 12. TEAM
17. COMPETITOR 15. MEDAL
18. DEFEAT 16. STADIUM

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81. Mixed sentences SPORT

Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.

1. 80,000 / can / stadium / people / the / hold / Olympic

2. there / a / are / in / team / players / football / eleven

3. Olympics / many / took / part / in / the / athletes

4. the / organised / all / training / of / our / coach

5. the / eight / ran / in / competitors / race

6. strongest / see / there / was / a / man / contest / to / was / who / the

7. defeat / the / played / team / badly / led / a / which / to / big

8. our / the / bottom / league / team / are / of

9. ends / football / begins / season / August / and / May / British / in / in / the

10. football / I / of / the / was / school / captain / the / team

11. his / skills / brother / football / had / great

12. is / tournament / Wimbledon / June / held / every / tennis

13. Olympics / won / she / medal / gold / the / at

14. earn / professional / money / a / of / can / lot / a

15. the / the / teams / had / controlling / problems / referee

16. they / cheering / 4-0 / front / over / of / in / spectators / won / 40,000

17. Phoenix / 135-114 / managed / a / over / Denver / victory /

18. open / was / the / only / amateurs / competition / to

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Mixed sentences answers SPORT

1. The Olympic stadium can hold 80,000 people.


2. There are eleven players in a football team.
3. Many athletes took part in the Olympics.
4. The coach organised all of our training.
5. Eight competitors ran in the race.
6. There was a contest to see who was the strongest man.
7. The team played badly which led to a big defeat.
8. Our team are bottom of the league.
9. The British football season begins in August and ends in May.
10. I was the captain of the school football team.
11. His brother had great football skills.
12. Wimbledon tennis tournament is held every June.
13. She won gold medal at the Olympics.
14. A professional can earn a lot of money.
15. The referee had problems controlling the teams.
16. They won 4-0 in front of over 40 000 cheering spectators.
17. Phoenix managed a 135-114 victory over Denver.
18. The competition was only open to amateurs.

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82. Word search SPORT

c o m p e t i t o r m e d a l
q o c l y l q n t w o z r x a
y d n m t x y a o r d o m b c
s v f t j d e t u e r r q t l
p s b o e f o n r f w r s o s
a p e d e s o u n e o c z u t
p w b d t s t s a r m o m a a
e k y i a y k t m e z a t s d
s p y e w m e e e e i c z f i
i k s g a t u m n u v h f g u
l x i e e g n c t k a d n r m
m b t l a c a p t a i n z z y
b t h e l q u j w p x z a w i
x t l p r o f e s s i o n a l
a m e c x h c x e j b b u n b

Can you find these words in the puzzle?


stadium defeat medal
team league professional
athlete season referee
coach captain spectator
competitor skill victory
contest tournament amateur

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Word search solution - SPORT

c o m p e t i t o r m e d a l
o t
n a o r
t e u e
e f n r f s
e s o n e c t
d s t a r o a
a m e a d
s e m e e e e c i
k s a t u n h u
i e e g t m
t l a c a p t a i n
h e l
t l p r o f e s s i o n a l
a

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83. Gap fill sentences SPORT

These can be used with a word search, crossword, another exercise or just on their own.

a. The Olympic ......can hold 80,000 people.


b. There are eleven players in a football .......
c. Many ......took part in the olympics.
d. The ......organised all of our training.
e. Eight ......ran in the race.
f. There was a ......to see who was the strongest man.
g. The team played badly which led to a big .......
h. Our team are bottom of the .......
i. The British football ......begins in August and ends in May.
j. I was the ......of the school football team.
k. His brother had great football .......
l. Wimbledon tennis ......is held every June.
m. She won gold ......at the Olympics.
n. A ......can earn a lot of money.
o. The ......had problems controlling the teams.
p. They won 4-0 in front of over 40 000 cheering .......
q. Phoenix managed a 135-114 ......over Denver.
r. The competition was only open to .......

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Gap fill sentences answers - SPORT

a. The Olympic stadium can hold 80,000 people.


b. There are eleven players in a football team.
c. Many athletes took part in the Olympics.
d. The coach organised all of our training.
e. Eight competitors ran in the race.
f. There was a contest to see who was the strongest man.
g. The team played badly which led to a big defeat.
h. Our team are bottom of the league.
i. The British football season begins in August and ends in May.
j. I was the captain of the school football team.
k. His brother had great football skills.
l. Wimbledon tennis tournament is held every June.
m. She won gold medal at the Olympics.
n. A professional can earn a lot of money.
o. The referee had problems controlling the teams.
p. They won 4-0 in front of over 40 000 cheering spectators.
q. Phoenix managed a 135-114 victory over Denver.
r. The competition was only open to amateurs.

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