🧠 Vocabulary Challenge — Unit 2

Jobs, school, and life abroad — all the Unit 2 words, put to work.

Builds on Unit 2 word list (sorted into nouns/verbs/adjectives)
Duration ≈ 2 lessons
Skill Vocabulary in context
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🌳 Word families

Many Unit 2 words belong to a "family" — the same idea, different word forms. Examples:

success → succeed → successful · communicate → communication

Task

Find at least 10 word families from the Unit 2 list (a noun, verb, and/or adjective form of the same idea). Write one family per line.

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🗂️ Meaningful categories

Words aren't just nouns, verbs, or adjectives — they also belong to topics. Match each word below to the topic it fits best.

Jobs and careers
School and education
Volunteering abroad
Nature and conservation
Money and finance
Communication and skills
Safety and health
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✍️ Context sentences

Write one sentence for each word below. Rules:

  • At least 8 words long
  • The meaning of the word must be clear from the context

Example for "punctual": You should always be punctual, so arrive a few minutes before the interview starts.

Task

apprenticeship

self-employed

spontaneous

reservation

personal statement

sustainability

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🔗 Collocations

Some words almost always appear together — these pairings are called collocations. Match each word to the ending that usually follows it.

Example: provide + accommodation, not provide + a house.

provide …
attend …
require …
receive …
get used to …
keep in contact with …
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🎙️ Speaking task

Work with a partner. Draw 5 random words and have a short conversation that uses all 5 — out loud, no writing during the conversation itself.

Example draw: apprenticeship – convince – flexible – colleague – punctual.

Which 5 words did you get, and who was your partner?

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🎨 Creative task

Choose one option and write your text below. Say at the start which option you picked.

Option A — "My dream job" (150–200 words). Use at least 15 Unit 2 vocabulary words.

Option B — "A volunteering trip abroad" (150–200 words). Use at least these words: host, accommodation, expat, welcome, communication, patience, arrange.

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📰 Final transfer task

Write a short newspaper article or blog post. It must use:

  • at least 10 nouns
  • at least 5 verbs
  • at least 5 adjectives/adverbs

You can't highlight colours in this text box — instead, list the words you used underneath your text.

Product

List the words you used: 10 nouns, 5 verbs, 5 adjectives/adverbs.

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Submit your work

Enter your name and class, then submit.

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Well done

That's the whole Unit 2 word list put to work — nice job.