Secondary 2 – Vocabulary - Unit 1

Secondary 2 – Vocabulary - Unit 1
The World of Work


Name __________________________________ Date ___________

1. Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d

1. Our company is planning to send _____ to the next international meeting.
a. a group b. a worker c. a car d. a delegation

2. Mrs Smith was very happy to become _____ when her daughter had a baby son.
a. a surgeon b. a grandmother c. a father d. a cousin

3. The old doctor is looking forward to his _____ at 65 years because he will no longer have to work.
a. retirement b. holiday c. year d. society

4. The boy needs _____ because his heart is not working properly and without a new heart he will die.
a. a doctor b. a charity c. a transplant d. a hospital

5. It’s terribly hot in here. Please can you turn on the _____?
a. heater b. lights c. parts d. air conditioning

6. That boy loves to draw buildings! I believe that he will become _____ when he grows up.
a. an engineer b. a businessman c. an architect d. an artist

7. _____ are important because they work on many things, from bridges and waterways to road systems.
a. civil engineers b. architects c. designers d. managers

8. When I was at school I liked my _____. It was red and grey and I loved wearing it.
a. teachers b. uniform c. classroom d. shoes


2. Complete the gaps with words from the box below.

research charity qualified experience applied maths meeting leader parts marital status

Heba is from Heliopolis. She works at a large tourist company as an accountant. Heba studied at university before she ____________ as an accountant, and then she successfully _____________ for her job with the tourist company. At her job Heba needs to work with a computer. She also needs to be good at ____________ to do her job well. Heba has a ____________ every week with her manager. She hopes that if she continues to work at the tourist company for a few more years, she will have enough _____________ to apply for a different job. Her dream is to work for a _____________ because she wants to help other people and to improve society.


3. Match the words with their definitions.


A B
1. A doctor who does operations in a hospital a. marital status
2. The title of a newspaper report b. parts
3. If a person is single, married or divorced c. leader
4. Your family name d. headline
5. The person who is in charge of or controls a country, organisation, etc. e. surname
f. surgeon




4. Write an antonym for each word. Follow the example.
An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.
Example: last – first
1. historic - ______________________________
2. inside - ______________________________
3. special - ______________________________
4. continue - ______________________________
5. leader - ______________________________


5. Read this group of words. Place each into the right column, then use your Active Study Dictionary to complete the word families. Finally, write a sentence with each word.
research – operation – qualify – treatment – apply


Noun Verb Adjective








1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________
6. _______________________________________________________________
7. _______________________________________________________________
8. _______________________________________________________________
9. _______________________________________________________________
10. _______________________________________________________________
11. _______________________________________________________________
12. _______________________________________________________________
13. _______________________________________________________________
14. _______________________________________________________________
15. _______________________________________________________________
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Secondary 2 – Vocabulary - Unit 1
The World of Work
ANSWERS


1.
1 - d 2 - b 3 - a 4 - c
5 - d 6 - c 7 - a 8 - b

2.
Heba is from Heliopolis. She works at a large tourist company as an accountant. Heba studied at university before she qualified as an accountant, and then she successfully applied for her job with the tourist company. At her job Heba needs to work with a computer. She also needs to be good at maths to do her job well. Heba has a meeting every week with her manager. She hopes that if she continues to work at the tourist company for a few more years, she will have enough experience to apply for a different job. Her dream is to work for a charity because she wants to help other people and to improve society.

3.
1 - f 2 - d 3 - a 4 - e 5 - c

4.
1. historic - modern
2. inside - outside / exterior
3. special - normal / boring / usual / ordinary
4. continue - stop / finish / complete
5. leader - follower

5.
research – operation – qualify – treatment – apply


Noun Verb Adjective
research / researcher research
operation operate operational
qualification qualify qualifying / qualified
treatment treat treatable
application apply applicable



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