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You will be paid within the next few days by someone.

7. You can improve your health with more exercise. Your health can be improved with more exercise.

8. A dog is chasing the child. The child is being chased by a dog.

Exercise 12. Rewrite the following passage into Passive.

Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the police. The army sent a helicopter to look at it more closely. The UFO shot the helicopter down and killed both men in it. People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts are looking at them now.

  1. A UFO was seen in the sky above London last night.

  2. It was reported to the police.

  3. A helicopter was sent by the army to look at it more closer.

  4. The helicopter was shot down by the UFO and both men were killed in it.

  5. Photographs of the UFO have been given to the police.

  6. They are being looked at by the experts now.

Exercise 13. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive.

Somebody has stolen a bus from outside the school. Some children saw the thief. The police are searching for the bus now. They will use the children's descriptions to catch the thief.

  1. A bus has been stolen from outside the school.

  2. The thief was seen by some children.

  3. The bus is searched by police.

  4. The children’s description will be used to catch the thief.



Part B Subject area “Education and Learning”

Topic vocabulary in contrast

take / pass

prefect / pupil / student

lesson / subject

read / study

qualifications / qualities

achieve / reach

test/exam

count / measure

task / effort

primary / secondary / high

degree / certificate / results

know / recognise

colleague / classmate

speak /talk

teach / learn

Phrasal verbs

catch on

understand

come (a)round (to)

be persuaded to change your mind (about)

cross out

draw a line through sth written

dawn on

if sth dawns on you, you realise it for the first time

deal with

handle, cope with

drop out (of)

leave school, etc before you have finished a course

get at try

to express

get on with

continue doing

give in

stop making an effort to achieve sth difficult

keep up with

stay at the same level as

sail through

do sth or deal with sth very easily

set out

explain, describe or arrange sth in a clear and detailed way

think over

consider

Phrases and collocations

attention

pay attention (to sth/sb); attract (sb's) attention;

draw (sb's) attention to sth

break

have/take a break (from sth/doing); lunch break; tea break; commercial break; give sb a break

discussion

have a discussion (with sb) about/on sth/doing

exam

take/do/have/pass/fail an exam; sit (for) an exam

homework

do your homework; have homework (to do)

idea

question an idea; have an idea; bright idea;

have no idea (about)

learn

have a lot to learn about sth/doing; learn (how) to do

lesson

go to/have a lesson; double lesson; learn a/your lesson; teach sb a lesson

mind

make up your mind (about sth/doing); bear (sth) in mind; in two minds about sth/doing; change your mind (about sth/doing); cross your mind; to my mind; (not) mind if

opinion

in my opinion; give/express your/an opinion (of/about sth/doing); hold/have an opinion (of/about sth/doing)

pass

pass sth (over) to sb; pass an exam/test/etc; pass a building/etc

point

see/take sb's point (about sth/doing); (see) the point in/of sth/doing; there's no point in sth/doing; make a point (of doing)

sense

make sense of sth; it makes sense (to do);

sense of humour/taste/sight/etc

suggestion

make/accept a suggestion

Word patterns

able to do

admire sb (for sth/doing)

boast of/about sth/doing (to sb)

capable of doing

congratulate sb on sth/doing

fail to do

hope to do; hope that

learn about sth/doing; learn to do; learn by doing

settle for/on sth

similar to sth/sb/doing

study sth; for sth

succeed in sth/doing

suitable for sth/doing; suitable to do |

Word formation

academy

academic, academically

attend

attention, (in)attentive(ly), attendance, attendant

behave

behaviour

certify

certificate, certified

educate

education, educator, educational(ly)

fal

failure, failing

improve

improvement, improved

intense

intensity, intensify, intensely

literate

illiterate, (il)literacy, literature

reason

(un)reasonable, (un)reasonably, reasoning

revise

revision, revised

solve

solution, (un)solvable

study

student, studies, studious

teach

teacher, taught

think

thought, (un)thinkable, thoughtful, thoughtless

understand

(mis)understanding, (mis)understood, understandable understandably


Exercise 1. Topic vocabulary in contrast.Complete using the correct form of the words in italics.

perfect pupil student

  1. In our school, most classes have about 35 ___pupils____ in them.

  2. Every year, two new ___prefects____ are chosen from the best students in each class.

  3. The university accepts around 2000 new ___students____ every year.

achieve reach

  1. When he finally graduated, Victor felt he had __achieved_____ everything he set out to do.

  2. The work we're doing now will make more sense when you ____reach___ the sixth form.

teach learn

  1. Who __taught_____ you how to play the drums like that?

  2. I would love to ___learn____ a new language I don't know anything about, like Swedish.

high primary secondary

  1. Children in England go to ___primary____ school from the ages of five to eleven.

  2. In Britain, grammar schools, public schools and comprehensives are often referred to as ____secondary___ schools.

  3. Americans usually refer to their secondary school as a ___high____ school, and there are often separate junior and senior schools.

degree certificate results

  1. The exam __results_____ come out today and I'm really nervous. I hope I've passed.

  2. I was so proud when my exam ____certificate___ finally arrived in the post.

  3. I would prefer to go to university and do a ___degree____ in astronomy, rather than start work.

Exercise 2. Topic vocabulary in contrast. Choose the correct word.

  1. I made a few mistakes in the exam and I don't think I passed / took it.

  2. It's not always easy to count / measurehow intelligent someone is.

  3. Did you know that our French teacher can speak / talk four languages?

  4. My qualifications/ qualities include a degree and an MA in chemistry.

  5. Our headteacher had had her hair cut and I didn't know / recogniseher at first.

  6. In design and technology, we were given the effort / task of designing a stadium.

  7. You'll find plenty of books on the subject/ lesson of business studies in the library.

  8. You have to read / study hard in order to do well at university.

  9. Look at what we did in today's lesson and we'll have a quick exam / test tomorrow morning. Our teacher asked us to choose one of our colleagues / classmates to be our partner for the next exercise.

Exercise 3. Phrasal verbs. Write one word in each gap.

  1. Just get ___on____ with Exercise С and I'll be back in a minute.

  2. My teacher says that I should sail ____trough___ the exam, but I'm not so sure.

  3. Dave didn't understand what Miss Smith was getting ___at____, so he asked her to explain it again.

  4. We all tried to convince our teacher to change his mind about the school trip and he finally came ___round____.

  5. If you make a mistake, just cross it ___out____ with a single line.

  6. Belinda missed a few months of school because of illness and found it difficult to keep ___up____ with her classmates.

  7. The other kids were making fun of me, but I didn't catch ___on____ until I heard them laughing.

Exercise 4. Phrasal verbs. Complete each second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Take the similar meaning in the Phrasal verbs section.

  1. The ideas in your essay need to be organised better.

set You need to __set out the ideas_____ in your essay better.

  1. Why don't you consider the college's offer for a few days and then call them?

over Why don't ___think the colleges offer over____ for a few days and then call them?

  1. You'll never pass the exam if you just stop trying like that.


in You'll never pass the exam if you just __give in_____ like that.

  1. When he was at university, Nick just couldn't handle all the work.

deal Nick just couldn't ___deal with all the work____ at university.

  1. I suddenly realised that I had left my homework at home.

dawned It ___suddenly dawned on me____ that I had left my homework at home.

  1. Ed was very lonely at university and he left after only one month.

out Ed ___dropped out of university____ after only one month because he was very lonely.

Exercise 5. Phrases and collocations. Choose the correct answer.

  1. If you need to ___B____ the teacher's attention, just put your hand up.

A pull В attract С capture D draw

  1. Make sure you ___D____ your homework before you go out.

A make В solve С write D do

  1. Could I ____D___ a suggestion? Why not have piano lessons?

A have В do С put D make

  1. I really don't ___B____ the point of taking the exam when you're not ready for it.

A take В see С have D mind

  1. I'll meet you at the school gates during the lunch ___A____.

A break В gap С interval D pause

  1. Do you think you could pass that book ___C____ to me, please?

A under В through С over D in

  1. Mrs Dawson said that we are ____A___ our lesson in the library next Monday.

A having В making С reading D going

  1. In English yesterday, we had a discussion ___B____ different cultures.

A around В about С for D from

  1. ___D____ my opinion, maths shouldn't be a compulsory subject.

A from В to С at D in

  1. When you __C_____ the exam tomorrow, try to stay calm and relaxed.

A make В write С take D answer

  1. My dad wants me to go to university, but I'm in ____B___ minds about it.

A my В two С some D different

  1. I still have a lot ___B____ about the English language.

A learning В to learn С for learning D of learning

  1. If the examiner can't ___A____ sense of your writing, you'll get a low mark.

A make В bring С take D understand

  1. I hadn't studied, so when the teacher asked me I had __B_____ idea.

A none В no С even D not

Exercise 6. Word patterns. Each of the words in italics is incorrect. Rewrite them correctly.

  1. I've always admired our music teacher from being so patient. For

  2. My new school is quite similar with my old one. To

  3. Mr Wilkins congratulated me for passing the exam. On

  4. I'd better go home and study on tomorrow's test. For

  5. Ian is capable for doing very well this year if he works hard. Of

  6. This course is suitable to students who are considering a career in the media. For

  7. If you don't get into university, you'll have to settle with art college. For

  8. After six attempts, Bill finally succeeded with passing his driving test. In

Exercise 7. Word patterns. Water has damaged part of this text from a diary. Read it and decide what you think each of the original words was. Write these words.

Dear Diary

Well, my first day at the new school is over. I was able 1) ___to____ make a few friends, although I hope I 2) _to__ meet more people tomorrow. I met one girl I didn't like, who just boasted 3) ___of____ her exam results and succeeded 4) ___in____ annoying everyone. The teacher asked me what I'd been learning 5) ___about____ at my other school and when I told her, she said she failed 6) ___to____ see how I would be able to catch up with the others. I'll show her! I'm just as capable 7) __of_____ doing the work as the others. I'm really going to study hard 8) ___for____ the test.

Exercise 8. Word formation. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary.


  1. I wonder if you could tell me who was awarded the __scholarship_____ (SCHOLAR)?

  2. Do you think that you pay enough ____attention___ (ATTEND) in class?

  3. Could you tell me what the ___solution____ (SOLVE) to number seven is?

  4. My dad said I'd better spend more time on my ____studies___ (STUDY).

  5. I would like to know what qualifications ___teachers____.(TEACH) require in your country.

  6. Joshua was suspended from school for a week for bad ___behavior____ (BEHAVE).

  7. I did six hours of ___revision____ (REVISE) for the test, and I still failed!

  8. Please send photocopies of all your ___certificates____ (CERTIFY) to us at the address below.

Exercise 9. Word formation. Complete the text by changing the form of the word in capitals.

Being unable to read

It seems 1) ___unthinkable____ (THINK) today not to provide children with a decent 2) ___education____ (EDUCATE).There is such an emphasis on 3) ____academic___ (ACADEMY) achievement these days that it's easy to forget what a problem 4) ___illiteracy____ (LITERATE) used to be. Being unable to read can be 5) ___intensely____ (INTENSE) embarrassing and can make someone feel like a complete 6) ___failure____ (FAIL). Someone who can't read is often 7) ___understandably____ (UNDERSTAND) afraid of certain situations. The problem can seem 8) __unsolvable_____ (SOLVE). However, given the right teacher, a lot of hard work and a 9) ___reasonable____ (REASON) amount of time, anyone can learn. Being able to read can lead to an 10) ___improved____ (IMPROVE) quality of life.