At CEFR B2, learners can follow complex texts and discuss abstract topics. Three of these crosswords build the academic vocabulary B2 essays and discussions need — inequality and democracy, research and innovation, inflation and investment — with clues written as dictionary-style definitions. The fourth practises word formation, a task in Cambridge B2 First Reading and Use of English Part 3: each clue gives a base word (DECIDE, STRONG, DANGER) and the answer is its noun or adjective form. For more exam vocabulary see Cambridge FCE crosswords.
Puzzle 1 of 4
Puzzle 1: Society and Issues
22 words
Across
1. The people who live in one area
3. Having nowhere to live
4. An organization that collects money to help people in need
5. A plan of action agreed by a government or company
9. A person who has the legal right to live in a country
11. A law or a set of laws
13. Help that the government gives to people who need it
16. Removing parts of books, films or news that the authorities do not approve of
18. Treating someone unfairly because of their race, sex or age
19. The number of people who do not have a job
20. The time when people vote to choose their leaders
21. The freedoms that every person should have by law
Down
1. A series of planned activities to achieve a social or political aim
2. A public event where people show they strongly disagree
6. Coming to live permanently in a foreign country
7. Dishonest behavior by people in power, such as taking bribes
8. The system of collecting money from people for the government
10. An unfair difference between groups of people in a society
12. The group of people who run a country
14. A system in which people choose their leaders by voting
15. The state of being extremely poor
17. A person forced to leave their country because of war
Puzzle 2: Science and Innovation
22 words
Across
1. Related to the cells that parents pass to their children
9. A room where scientists do tests
12. A machine or idea that someone has created for the first time
13. A machine that can do human tasks automatically
15. Facts and numbers collected for analysis
16. Facts that show something is true
17. An idea that has not yet been proved
19. A machine sent into space to orbit the Earth
20. A treatment that makes an illness go away
21. A careful examination of something in detail
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2. A scientific test to find out what happens
3. An important discovery that solves a problem
4. A new idea or method
5. Able to continue without damaging the environment
6. Made by people, not by nature
7. A substance that protects the body from a disease
8. The legal right to be the only one to make and sell a new product
10. A set of rules a computer follows to solve a problem
11. The first model of a new product, used for testing
14. Detailed study to discover new facts
15. A piece of equipment made for a purpose
18. A set of ideas that explains why something happens
Puzzle 3: Money and Business
22 words
Across
1. When two companies join together to form one
4. A product name made by a particular company
5. The money used in a country, such as the euro
9. Money put into a business to make a profit
11. A plan of how much money you will spend
12. A new, small company, often in technology
13. The extra money you pay when you borrow money
15. Money that you borrow and must pay back
16. A company that sells the same kind of products as yours
18. A loan from a bank to buy a house
19. Money that you owe
20. Money that you keep in the bank for the future
21. Money you pay regularly so you are protected if something bad happens
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2. Money given back to you when you return something
3. Money a business makes after paying its costs
6. The total income of a company
7. A person who buys goods or services
8. A period when the economy shrinks and businesses struggle
10. A person who starts a business and takes the risk
13. A general rise in prices over time
14. Something you buy for much less than it is worth
B2 is the fourth CEFR level, called upper-intermediate. A B2 learner can understand the main ideas of complex texts and talk fluently about a wide range of topics.
How many puzzles are in the B2 crossword PDF?
Four puzzles with 22 words each, plus an answer key page for each puzzle.
How does the word formation crossword work?
Each clue gives a base word, such as DECIDE or STRONG, and asks for another form of it. Write the form in the grid: DECISION, STRENGTH. This is the same skill as B2 First Use of English Part 3.
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