12 Vocabulary Three in a row

Group A
Take turns to say a grid reference. Listen and say a sentence or guess the word in one minute.
1 A BLANK writes programs for computers. (Answer: software developer)
2 ‘To BLANK a business’ means ‘to manage or organize a business’. (Answer: run)
3 Someone who works in science or works in a laboratory is a BLANK. (Answer: scientist)
4 I work BLANK a construction company. (Answer: for/in)
5 Companies often BLANK for new staff in the newspapers. (Answer: advertise)
6 It’s important to make a good BLANK at an interview. (Answer: impression)
7 When you teach employees a new skill, you BLANK them. (Answer: train)
8 A large office space where employees all sit and work together is called an BLANK office. (Answer: open-plan)
9 You should wear BLANK clothes to an interview. (Answer: smart/formal)
10 In ten years’ time, I’d like to BLANK a manager. (Answer: become/be)
11 A BLANK makes the decisions in a court. (Answer: judge)
12 Do you need a university BLANK in economics if you want to work in a bank? (Answer: degree/qualification)
13 If you write a copy of handwritten notes on a computer, you BLANK the notes. (Answer: type up)
14 When you meet new customers, you should make BLANK contact with them. (Answer: eye)
15 BLANK is a kind of study that scientists carry out. (Answer: Research)
16 A BLANK is another word for a secretary, or someone who does office and administrative work for
someone – perhaps for their boss or a manager. (Answer: PA/personal assistant)
17 When you find new staff and give them jobs, you BLANK them. (Answer: recruit/employ)
18 If you go to a meeting, you BLANK the meeting. (Answer: attend)

Group B
Take turns to say a grid reference. Listen and say a sentence or guess the word in one minute.
1 Cars or other equipment are made in a BLANK. (Answer: factory)
2 A nurse works in a BLANK. (Answer: hospital)
3 A BLANK works for a newspaper. (Answer: journalist)
4 I work in a large office, I’m BLANK administrator. (Answer: an/the)
5 He’s worked BLANK sales all his life. (Answer: in)
6 Doctors and nurses work in the BLANK profession. (Answer: healthcare)
7 Sorry, I can’t help you now. I’m talking BLANK the phone. (Answer: on)
8 Yesterday was very busy – I had to BLANK with a lot of new enquiries. (Answer: deal)
9 I’m in charge of a large team of people. I have BLANK them for two years now. (Answer: managed)
10 A place where scientists often work is called a BLANK. (Answer: laboratory)
11 I’ll be home late this evening, as I have to BLANK some new clients from Japan. (Answer: entertain/meet)
12 I’m really nervous about the presentation I have to BLANK tomorrow. (Answer: give)
13 You have to have a degree in computer science if you want to work in the BLANK industry. (Answer: IT)
14 He was a waiter, but now he’s working BLANK a chef. (Answer: as)
15 If you are an administrator, you have to BLANK a lot of paperwork. (Answer: do)
16 If you want to become a top engineer, you need a degree in BLANK from a good university. (Answer: engineering)
17 I wouldn’t want to be a builder and work outside on building BLANK all year round. (Answer: sites)
18 You have to be good at maths to be an BLANK. (Answer: accountant)

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