types

places
• college • state school
• primary school • university • art room • music room

• private school • • classroom • science lab

• secondary school • • computer room • sports field

• gym •
• library •

subjects
objects
• Art • History
• Biology • Maths • calculator
• Chemistry • Music
School • dictionary
• Computer science • Physical Education (PE) • notebook
• Drama • Physics • pencil
• foreign languages • • ruler
• Geography • • school backpack
• textbook
• timetable
• uniform
Education •
and learning •
verbs Classroom
• complete
At school – phrases
• copy nouns
• count • be late for lessons
• describe • behaviour
• be on time for lessons
• discuss • class
• borrow a book from the library
• explain • exercise
• do a project/experiments
phrasal verbs • homework
• mean • leave school
• note • find out • practice
• miss a class
• practise • give up • presentation
• take a break
• record • read out • question
•
• spell • sit down • result
•
• • stand up • rule

• • write down • task

• • vocabulary Marks and exams – phrases
• •
• • do badly in a test
• do well in a test
• fail an exam
• get a qualification
• get good marks

learn and teach – phrases

• make mistakes
• pass an exam
• learn about yourself • teach children Spanish • take an exam/a test
• learn practical skills • teach sb about Spain •
• learn Spanish from a friend • teach Spanish to children •
• •

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Education and learning
1 Find the phrases in bold in the vocabulary map to help you match the sentence halves.
1 We need to find a your ruler?
2 Can I borrow b well in Maths tests.
3 Do you teach c down the answer in our notebooks.
4 We needed to write d children Spanish in your school?
5 I usually do e out about a famous scientist for our homework.
6 I made f Education – it’s my favourite subject.
7 Our computer g some silly mistakes in the exam.
8 I love Physical h room has got lots of great equipment.

2 Choose the correct options to complete the dialogue.

A: Is that your Biology 1homework / result?
B: Yes, it is. Did you do yours?
A: Well, I tried to do it, but I 2sat down / gave up – it was really hard.
B: Why didn’t you call me? I’m good at Biology 3tasks / uniforms.
A: Ah, thank you. The problem was, I 4missed a class / took a break last week.
B: Well, next time, ask the teacher to 5practise / explain it to you – she’s great.
A: You’re right. Come on, let’s go – we don’t want to be 6late / on time for the next lesson.

3 Choose the correct answer, A, B or C, to complete the text.

I love playing the guitar and the piano, so it’s not a surprise that my favourite school subject is 1______.
The music 2______ in our school is excellent and I often go there in my lunch break to sit 3______ and practise
my guitar. When I 4______ school, I want to go to college to get 5______ in music technology. To get into college
I need to do a 6______ to the teachers on the course. I also need to 7______ my music exam. The course at
college looks really good. I can learn lots of 8______ skills to help me get a job.

1 A Music B Physics C Art

2 A lab B field C room
3 A out B down C up
4 A leave B take C describe
5 A an exam B a qualification C a exercise
6 A question B class C presentation
7 A pass B fail C use
8 A private B foreign C practical

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 Education – nouns and phrases People
• after-school activities • beginner • head teacher
• experiment (in sth) • candidate • speaker
• mixed ability • classmate • the teaching staff
• speech • college graduate • university graduate
• spelling mistake/error • expert •
• studies (at Harvard) • form teacher •
• term
• the topic of sth
• training Prepositions and places
• • at the gym
• • in the canteen
• in the laboratory
• on campus
•
School equipment •
• blackboard • textbook
• chalk • whiteboard
• rubber • Education
• shelf • At school – phrases
and learning
• attend a class
• be absent from school
• do your homework
• give/make a presentation on sth
Learning – phrases Exams – phrases • hand in an assignment

• compare notes • check your answers • hand out a worksheet

• concentrate on • fail an exam / a test (badly) • organise a competition

• cover a topic/an issue • pass an exam / a test (easily) • skip a lesson

• cross sth out • prepare for exams • take a subject

• find a solution • revise for exams • take part in a competition

• learn by heart • score 30 out of 50 on a test • work in groups/pairs

• put a cross • test sb’s ability/skill •

• solve a problem • •
• study a subject •
• study sth carefully/closely
• study sth in detail
• tick a box
with get
•
• • get a degree in sth
Adjectives
• get bad marks
• absent • positive • get exhausted
• academic • quick • get into trouble
• brilliant • regular • get nervous
• clever • rude •
• compulsory • smart •
• formal •
• polite •

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Education and learning
1 Use the vocabulary map to help you choose the correct words.
1 Ryan was absent at / from school today because he wasn’t well.
2 I usually do / study my homework in the evening.
3 There are a lot of clubs you can join in / on campus.
4 Tom finds it very difficult to learn things by / from heart.
5 Angela passed / got her degree in chemistry last year.
6 I can’t revise / concentrate on my work with all the noise you’re making.
7 We have to hand in / up our history assignments tomorrow.
8 Are you going to take / make part in the spelling competition?

2 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letters are given.
1 Today, the chemistry students will be doing an e__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ in the laboratory.
2 C__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ must write their names on the top of the exam paper.
3 ‘Have you seen my dictionary?’ ‘Yes. It’s on the s__ __ __ __ above your desk.’
4 The teacher handed him a piece of c__ __ __ __ and he wrote the answer on the blackboard.
5 The stronger students in this mixed a__ __ __ __ __ __ class are happy to help the weaker ones.
6 Jake’s my c__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ – we sit next to each other in the science lesson.
7 English is c__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ for all students, but you can choose between French and Italian.
8 You should show more respect to your teachers – don’t be r__ __ __ to them.
9 Albert Einstein was a b__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ scientist who won a Nobel Prize.
10 Do you get your lunch in the school c__ __ __ __ __ __ or do you bring something from home?

3 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.

attend check compare fail find get score skip solve study

1 Sometimes, I ______ so nervous in exams that I can’t think at all.

2 Last term, we ______ some of the works of Shakespeare in great detail.
3 When they finished the exercise, the students ______ their answers.
4 I’m sure there’s more than one way to ______ this problem – let’s keep trying.
5 Max is a good student, but I’m afraid he will ______ his history test as he hasn’t studied much lately.
6 Samantha wants to ______ art classes in the evenings – she thinks they’ll be interesting.
7 Do you think I can ______ 50 out of 50 on the science test?
8 We must ______ a solution soon or the problem will become worse.
9 ‘Does Leo often ______ lessons?’ ‘Yes, unfortunately. He just isn’t interested in school.’
10 We’ve both done our research, so let’s ______ notes.

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 Thinking and learning
Phrases • acquire a skill

• enrol on a course • deepen your knowledge

• further/higher/private • have/get an urge

education • have a love of learning

• get a scholarship • have short attention span

• get expelled from school • lose/regain consciousness

Brain – phrases
• give a lecture • remain/solve a mystery
• sharpen a skill • be the brains behind sth
• have a passion for sth
• brainstorm sth
• sit exams • think outside the box
• use reliable/reputable • brainy
• skip lessons
sources • have a brainwave
• write a dissertation
• have sth on the brain
• •
• • rack your brains
• •
•

Describing people Phrasal verbs

• bully • brush up on French/Spanish
• capable Education • drop out of college/school
• disruptive and learning • fall behind sb in sth
• dyslexic • figure out sth
• gifted • give up on sth
• lenient • go in for sth
• self-disciplined • go into sth
• strict • go on to sth
• swot • major in sth
• • minor in sth
• • read up to sth
• scrape through sth
•
Memory – phrases
•

with have other

• have a clear/vivid memory of sth • jog your memory
• have a good memory for sth • lose your memory
• have a memory like a sieve • sb’s earliest memory
• have a photographic memory •
• have a vague/distant memory of sth •
•
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Education and learning
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Use the vocabulary map to help you.

get give enrol fall jog minor rack think

1 Jamie ______ expelled from school yesterday. He started a fight.

2 I’ve really ______ behind you in maths – could you help me?
3 I ______ my brains for the answer, but I just couldn’t remember.
4 I can’t remember what you said about Lisa – can you ______ my memory?
5 If you want to get an exceptional mark on your project, you need to ______ outside the box.
6 Are you going to ______ on that evening course at the college?
7 What are you going to ______ in at university?
8 I don’t think you should ______ up on your course – I’m sure it will improve.

2 The underlined words are incorrect. Swap them so they are in the correct sentence.
1 Alec studies really hard and always answers the teacher’s questions correctly. He’s a real bully. ______
2 Lily is such a self-disciplined musician – she has a natural ability with the guitar. ______
3 My mum is disruptive and she finds it difficult to read novels. ______
4 You need to be a bit more capable if you want to pass your exams. That means studying every evening.
______
5 Billy is a very dyslexic student – he’s got the ability, but he just needs to focus. ______
6 I wish George wasn’t so gifted in class – I can never get any work done when he’s near me. ______
7 Mia is always pushing the younger kids in the corridor – she’s a real swot. ______

3 Choose the correct answer, A, B or C, to complete the text.

My aunt might be 50 years old now, but she’s got a 1______ memory of her time at school and university.
She had a love of 2______ from an early age and managed to get 3______ at a local private school. While she
was there, she 4______ various skills that would help her in later life. She went on to 5______ in languages at
university and once she had 6______ her final exams, she got the 7______ to travel. When she got back, she
8
______ on to teach languages herself!

1 A distant B clear C early

2 A mysteries B lectures C learning
3 A a scholarship B a brainwave C a dissertation
4 A deepened B acquired C got
5 A major B read C go in for
6 A brushed up on B given C sat
7 A span B urge C brain
8 A gave B got C went

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