Best in class: vocabulary (EN)
Learn “chunks” (collocations), not single words in isolation — the exam rewards natural pairs: make a decision, take a test, do homework.
Case: 12 words, one text
Choose 12 new words on one subtopic (e.g. “climate in cities”). For each, write a short phrase, not a lonely gloss — e.g. emissions, cut emissions, emissions target.
3 tasks
1) false friends (DK)
Explain in English: (a) “sensible” vs Danish “sensitiv / sensuelt” trap, (b) “eventuelt” vs “eventually” — one correct English sentence for each, showing the right meaning.
Key: sensible = reasonable; “eventually” = after some time, not “maybe”.
2) upgrade simple adjectives
“good” → 4 alternatives with different strength/register (e.g. solid, strong, sound, positive), each in a micro-sentence you could use in an essay, not a thesaurus list.
Key: if two synonyms sound odd in a school essay, the register is off — your sentence test beats the dictionary test.
3) word family table
Build a table for analyse, analysis, analyst, analytical (spell US/UK the way your teacher asks) — one sentence for each part of speech.
Key: exams often test spelling of “-yse / -yze” and consistency — pick one and stay there.