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a) Many parents feel that modern education fails to ______________________________ as
much as it did in the past. They are sceptic1 about how much modern education
can activate the true potential of their children.
b) Chuck has no right to ______________________________ his teachers and the school. It is
high time he admitted that he is to blame for2 his poor academic performance.
c) Josh’s dad thought football trainings were ______________________________. He
preferred to see his son study, but this never happened.
d) Jessica had studied and she was expecting to ______________________________. Yet, she
was disappointed when she saw the first question.
e) George made such a clever excuse that the teacher didn’t
______________________________.
1. A person who disagrees with particular claims and statements, especially those that are generally thought to be true
1 MAKE A CRITICISM
2 DO WELL
3 A COMPLETE
4 DOUBT
5 STRETCH
WASTE OF TIME
STUDENTS
IN THE TEST
ABOUT …
WHETHER IT IS TRUE
1
2
3
4
5
MAKE A CRITICISM ABOUT …
DO WELL IN THE TEST
A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME
DOUBT WHETHER IT IS TRUE
STRETCH STUDENTS
STRETCH STUDENTS
MAKE A CRITICISM ABOUT
A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME
DO WELL IN THE TEST
DOUBT WHETHER IT WAS TRUE
7. To say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad
a) Neil should have been doing a science experiment in the chemistry lab when the
headmaster saw him ___________________________________. He will receive a day’s
suspension from school for his insubordination1.
b) The two girls who had been ______________________________ were intercepted2 and
attacked by a mugger3 who eventually grabbed their purse and ran away. They
had a long story to tell the police, the headmaster and their angry parents.
c) The lecturers in the university ______________________________ unlike the teachers in
the high school where Samantha had been pampered4.
d) As Ron was deliberately5 being disruptive6 during the lectures, he has been made
to ______________________________ on Saturday while everyone else would be resting
at home.
e) Simon, who evidently ________________________________ in his science project, has
been found guilty of plagiarism7 and he will do detention on six separate
Saturdays.
1. When someone refuses to obey an authority2. To stop something or someone that is going from
one place to another3. Smn. who attacks people in a public place and robs them4. To cater for all needs of someone5. On purpose
1 LOOK FROSTY AND
2 MUCK ABOUT
3 PLAY
4 DO
5 COPY THINGS
OFF THE INTERNET
TRUANT
DETENTION
UNCARING
IN THE PLAYGROUND
1
2
3
4
5LOOK FROSTY AND UNCARING
MUCK ABOUT IN THE PLAYGROUND
PLAY TRUANT
DO DETENTION
COPY THINGS OFF THE INTERNET
MUCKING ABOUT IN THE PLAYGROUND
PLAYING TRUANT
LOOKED FROSTY AND UNCARING
DO DETENTION
COPIED THINGS OFF THE INTERNET
7. Causing problems and preventing something from continuing in its usual way
7. When smn uses another person's words, ideas, or work and pretends they aretheir own
a) Education in developed countries ______________________________ a lot. Almost all
classrooms are technologically equipped to such an extent that there is almost no
room for a blackboard.
b) Before getting qualified to choose a branch, Eve had to study
_____________________________, which was tiring. Now, she only specializes1 in biology
related subjects.
c) Alice is to recite2 a long poem tomorrow. To _________________ the lines
_________________, she has to study very hard. Let’s make sure nothing distracts3
her attention.
d) Eric had a considerable lack of interest in academic subjects at school, so his
parents decided to send him to a vocational4school where he could
______________________________.
e) While some people claim computer based technology and simulation programmes
assist5 teachers in their instructions a great deal, there are others who maintain
that the introduction of such technology to education has minimized the
application of ______________________________.
1. To limit most of your study to a particular subject or activity
2. To say a poem you have learned, for people to listen to3. To take someone's attention away from something
1 LEARN
2 LEARN something
3 RELY ON
4 A RANGE OF
5 HANDS ON
ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
MODERN TECHNOLOGY
APPROACH
A TRADE
BY HEART
1
2
3
4
5
LEARN A TRADE
LEARN STH BY HEART
RELY ON MODERN TECHNOLOGY
A RANGE OF ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
HANDS ON APPROACH
RELY ON MODERN TECHNOLOGY
A RANGE OF ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
LEARN
LEARN A TRADE
HANDS ON APPROACH
7. Teaching or relating to the skills you need to do a particular job
5. To help
BY HEART
a) The students have ______________ almost no __________________________ in science
classes. Naturally, they haven’t learnt their subjects well enough.
b) When Josh stumbled1 in the chemistry lab out of sheer2 carelessness, the
mercury3 in the calibrated beaker4 he was carrying __________________________________.
c) Nothing was easy in the ______________________________ Pam studied. She had to share
her room with three other girls, sleep on a hard uncomfortable bed and do her own
cleaning.
d) The transportation of students who go to ______________________________ is a big
issue5 in Turkey. Schools usually hire shuttle6 services at high prices.
e) Students who ______________________________ at school are invariably7 penalized. Such
penalties range from doing detention to getting expelled.1. To hit your foot against something2. Pure 3. A heavy silver-white poisonous metal that is liquid
at the room temperature4. A glass cup with straight sides that is used in chemistry
for measuring and heating liquids
1 DO
2 BREAK
3 SPILL
4 BOARDING
5 DAY
SCHOOL
THE RULES
SCHOOL
PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS
ALL OVER
1
2
3
4
5
DO PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS
BREAK THE RULES
SPILL ALL OVER
BOARDING SCHOOL
DAY SCHOOL
DONE
SPILLED ALL OVER THE PLACE
BOARDING SCHOOL
DAY SCHOOLS
BREAK THE RULES
7. A subject or problem that is often discussed or argued about
6. A public vehicle that makes regular short journeys between two places
7. Always happening the same way
PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS
a) There was no end for Brian’s lies to his teachers. He would
______________________________ so easily and tell these to the teachers without
flushing1 even the slightest.
b) Sarah should develop better study habits at school. She should start by taking
better notes and ______________________________ for herself in order to revise2 things
she has learnt at school.
c) The school year was challenging, long and tiring. There were times when long
assignments and term projects ______________________________. Now that I have left
behind a successful school year, I think I should do something to enliven3 my life.
d) Jim continued his studies with great determination and perseverance4, and when
it was the end of the school year, he was much ______________________________ than
his classmates.
e) It is true that peer pressure ______________________________ to effective learning at
school. However, let us not forget that young adults learn to be stronger by
resisting others’ pressure.
1. To become red in the face2. To study a school subject
1 FARTHER AHEAD
2 CHOKE
3 WORK OUT
4 INVENT
5 SET
IN ’s STUDIES
’s SPIRIT
A CHALLENGE
EXCUSES
A TIMETABLE
1
2
3
4
5
FARTHER AHEAD IN ’s STUDIES
CHOKE ’s SPIRIT
WORK OUT A TIMETABLE
INVENT EXCUSES
SET A CHALLENGE
WORKING OUT A TIMETABLE
CHOKED MY SPIRIT
FARTHER AHEAD IN HIS STUDIES
SETS A CHALLENGE
7. To make something more interesting8. To continue trying to do something in
a very determined way in spite of difficulties
INVENT EXCUSES
a) Students who lack perseverance1 will find it hard to ______________________________.
They will soon divert2 and start playing computer games, dating or hanging
around with a group.
b) Though Ben studies a great deal, he can’t get the high marks such good study
deserves. He is overwhelmed with exam anxiety. He needs some professional
help so that he can learn how to ______________________________.
c) Because Samantha was deeply infatuated3 with Eric, she couldn’t help
stammering4 and shaking whenever she saw him. She had to
______________________________ conquering her excitement which was evidently out of
control.
d) The jury of ‘Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye’ have been touring round the whole country
for almost two months and ____________________________ to select the most
promising5 talents for the show.
e) Mark was determined more than ever not to flunk6 mathematics again. He worked
out a revision timetable, got on with it and succeeded in
______________________________ the end of the year exam.
1. Determination to keep trying to achieve something in spite of difficulties
2. To deliberately take someone's attention from somethingby making them think about or notice other things
3. To have strong feelings of love for someone that makes you unable to think in a sensible way
1 STICK TO
2 GET THROUGH
3 HOLD
4 CONQUER
5 SUCCEED
AUDITIONS
’s FEARS
AN EXAM
’s TIMETABLE
IN …
1
2
3
4
5
STICK TO ’s TIMETABLE
GET THROUGH AN EXAM
HOLD AUDITIONS
CONQUER ’s FEARS
SUCCEED IN …
STICK TO THEIR TIMETABLE
CONQUER HIS FEARS
SUCCEED IN
HOLDING AUDITIONS
GETTING THROUGH
7. To speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds
5. Showing signs of being successful or good in the future
6. To fail a test
a) Parents are strictly advised to ______________________________ their children a lot. It
would be wrong to wait until a problem has arisen1 in order to go and talk to their
children.
b) Amy’s parents were always constructive2 even when they scrutinized3 her flaws. They
never said anything too harsh4 or demeaning5. Therefore, Amy always felt that her
family trusted her so much. This, of course, ______________________________, and she has
become a very successful lawyer.
c) Mathew, who comes from a highly competitive educational background, is
____________________ in architecture now. He has by far drawn a bridge and a dam for
the state.
d) Eileen had heard enough of her parents’ criticisms. To show that she had no more
interest in what they were saying, she simply ______________________________ that came
from her parents, slammed her bedroom door and started listening to music loudly.
e) It takes more than the preparation of a timetable for a student to
________________________. She should possess the necessary diligence6 to carry on work.
Otherwise, she will soon give up.
1. To begin to happen, usually a problem2. Sth done on positive prounds3. To examine someone or something very carefully4. Severe, cruel, or unkind
1 SHRUG OFF
2 PURSUE
3 TAKE TIME TO
4 BOOST ’s
5 ACHIEVE
TALK WITH
A CAREER
’s GOALS
ANY CRITICISM
CONFIDENCE
1
2
3
4
5
SHRUG OFF ANY CRITICISM
PURSUE A CAREER
TAKE TIME TO TALK WITH
BOOST ’s CONFIDENCE
ACHIEVE ’s GOALS
TAKE TIME TO TALK WITH
BOOSTED HER CONFIDENCE
PURSUING A CAREER
SHRUGGED OFF ANY CRITICISM
ACHIEVE HIS GOALS
7. Making someone feel embarrassed or ashamed
6. The capacity to work hard andcareful thorough a job
a) The parents were eventually1 glad to see that their son had started _______________________. It
was rather relieving for them to see their son’s academic improvement after repeating a
school year.
b) The school’s disciplinary guide ______________________________ for the desired student code of
conduct2 within the school premises3, and every student had to learn these by heart. There
were even some rules that bound4 us off the premises as well.
c) When criticised about his low test score by his father, Josh defended himself with an
absurd fact. “It’s not only me who ______________________________. Everyone, even the nerds5,
got bad scores in the test.”
d) Dan needed some help in Physics and there was no one willing to help him before the
exam. Taking pity on him, I decided to ______________________________ by sparing a couple of
hours and teaching him something.
e) The school is the only place where a person learns to set himself realistic goals. It is also
the best place for a person to equip6 himself with the necessary skills and knowledge that
will serve as an instrument to ______________________________.
1. In the end; after all,2. A set of rules that people in a particular place
agree to obey3. The buildings and land that a place etc uses4. To hold smn responsible for practising a rule
1 REALISE
2 SET CLEAR RULES
3 MAKE
4 DO
5 DO BADLY
PROGRESS
IN A TEST
AND BOUNDARIES
A FAVOUR
’s DREAMS1
2
3
4
5
REALISE ’s DREAMS
SET CLEAR RULES AND BOUNDARIES
MAKE PROGRESS
DO A FAVOUR
DO BADLY IN A TEST
MAKING PROGRESS
SETS CLEAR RULES AND BOUNDARIES
DID BADLY IN THE TEST
DO HIM A FAVOUR
REALISE HIS DREAMS
7. Someone who seems very boring and unfashionable, and is not good at social situations, but good at lessons
6. To provide a person with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work
a) While some people are content with1 having only a basic understanding of a concept2, some other people are not satisfied until they ________________________________.
b) Janice always gets butterflies in her stomach before she ______________________________. As a result, this affects her performance negatively.
c) A savant is someone who has mental problems and may have lower intelligence than average, but who can do one thing much better than normal people, such as ___________________________ remarkably quickly.
d) Neil got infatuated with a girl at school, and unfortunately he’s ___________________________ since he neglected all school work and preferred to go out instead.
e) If you put off3 doing your assignments and revising your subjects, how do you think you will manage to ______________________________?
f) Ronda was quite pleased with the average grades she got in her lessons. She studied little enough only to get by in the exams and ________________ no extra ________________ to get better grades.
1. Satisfied with2. An idea of how something is3. To delay doing sth
1 MAKE
2 FALL BEHIND
3 KEEP UP TO DATE
4 WORK OUT THE SUM
5 SIT
6 STUDY THINGS
IN ’s HEAD
IN GREATER DEPTH
WITH ’s STUDIES
AN EXAM
(an) EFFORT
WITH ’s STUDIES
1
2
3
4
5
MAKE AN EFFORT
FALL BEHIND WITH ’s STUDIES
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ’s STUDIES
WORK OUT THE SUM IN ’s HEAD
SIT AN EXAM
HAVE STUDIED THINGS IN GREATER DEPTH
SITS AN EXAM
WORKING OUT THE SUM IN HIS HEAD
FALLEN BEHIND WITH HIS STIDIES
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH YOUR STUDIES
6
STUDY THINGS IN GREATER DEPTH
MADE EFFORT