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V O C A B U L A R Y 1 8 E D U C A T I O N A N D L E A R N I N G

3Match the words in the box with a suitable definition (a-j). Use each word once only.

a)Someone who teaches at a university lecture

b)Someone who has a college degree

c)The head of a school

d)Someone who studies at primary or secondary school

e)The most important teacher in a university department

f)Someone who teaches one student or a very small class

g)Someone in the same class as yourself

h)Someone who trains a sports team

i)Someone who writes the question papers of an examination

j)Someone who drives but has not yet passed a driving test

4 Complete each sentence (a-j) with a suitable ending (1-10). Use each ending once.

a) Joe was absent most of the time

.4

b)Sue wanted to do the experiment for herself

c)James was a very gifted pupil

d)Lucy couldn't find a duster to clean the board

e)Dave could pick up languages very easily

f)Brenda wanted to leave space for corrections

g)Tony didn't pay attention in class

h)Helen was educated at home by her parents

i)Brian attended evening classes in photography

j)Cathy wanted to get into university

1so he didn't have any problems passing his exams.

2so he started talking in French after only a few days.

3so she had to study for the entrance examinations. 4 so his name was removed from the register.

5so he didn't go out with his friends much during the week.

6so she wrote her answers in the corner.

7so she didn't have many friends of her own age.

8so she wrote everything on alternate lines.

9so she went to the science laboratory.

10 so he could never remember what the teacher had said.

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FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE

5 Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.

a)

Helen's parents were very pleased when they read her school

A.

 

A) report

B) papers

C) diploma

D) account

 

b)

Martin has quite a good

 

 

of physics.

 

 

A) result

B) pass

C) understanding D) head

 

c)

In Britain, children start

 

 

school at the age of five.

 

 

A) kindergarten

B) secondary

C) nursery D) primary

 

d)

Edward has a

 

 

 

in French from Leeds University.

 

 

A) certificate

B) degree C) mark

D) paper

 

e)

My favourite

 

 

 

at school was history.

 

 

A) topic

B) class

C) theme

D) subject

 

f)

It's time for a break. The bell has

 

 

 

A) gone off B) struck

C) rung D) sounded

 

g)

Our English teacher

 

 

us

some difficult exercises for homework.

 

A) set B) put

C) obliged

D) made

 

h)

Before you begin the exam paper, always read the

carefully.

 

A) orders

B) instructions

C) rules

D) answers

 

i)

If you want to pass the examination, you must study

 

 

A) hard

B) enough

C) thoroughly

D) rather

 

j)

Most students have quite a good sense of their own

 

 

A) grasp

B) ability

C) idea

D) information

 

6 Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

School report

 

 

 

 

Margaret started English Literature this term, and I

 

am afraid that her (1)

introduction to the subject has not been

INTRODUCE

entirely (2)

 

She has not shown much enthusiasm,

SUCCESS

and does not always pay (3)

in class. Her assignments

ATTEND

are often (4)

 

, because she is so untidy, and because

READ

of her (5)

 

to check her work thoroughly. She failed

FAIL

to do any (6)

 

before the end of term test, and had

REVISE

poor results. She seems to have the (7)

idea that

MISTAKE

she can succeed without studying. She has also had many

 

(8)

and has frequently arrived late for class. This

ABSENT

has resulted in several (9)

Although

PUNISH

Margaret is a (10)

student in some respects, she

GIFT

has not had a satisfactory term.

 

 

V O C A B U L A R Y 1 8 E D U C A T I O N A N D LEARNING

7 Complete each sentence with a form of do, make or take.

a)

Have you

done

exercise 3 yet?

 

b)

I can't come this afternoon. I'm

 

an English exam.

c)

Jack has

 

very well this term.

d)

I'm afraid that you haven't

 

any progress.

e)

Sue didn't know the answer, so she

a guess.

f)

You all look tired. Let's

a break.

g)

This is a good composition, but you have

a lot of errors.

h)

I think you should

 

yourself more seriously.

i)

The teacher gave a lecture, and the class

notes.

j)

Paul finds maths difficult, but he

 

his best.

8Complete each sentence with a word beginning as shown. Each space represents one letter.

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FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE

10 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

Learning how to learn

 

 

 

 

 

There is usually one important (1)

C

missing from

most school

(2)

 

Very few students are (3)

how to organize their

learning, and how to (4)

the best use of their time. Let's take some

simple (5)

Do you know how to (6)

 

up words in a

dictionary, and do you understand all the (7)

the

dictionary

contains? Can you (8)

notes quickly, and can you understand

them (9)

? For some reason, many schools give learners no

(10)

with these matters. Teachers ask students to (11)

pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don't explain

(12)

to do it. Learning by (13)

can be useful, but it is

important to have a genuine (14)

 

of a subject. You can

(15)

a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding

anything about the subject!

 

 

 

 

1)

 

A theme

B book

 

C subject

 

D mark

 

 

 

2)

 

A agendas

B timetables

 

C terms

 

D organizations

3)

 

A taught

B learnt

 

C educated

 

D graduated

4)

 

A take

B give

 

C get

 

D make

5)

 

A sentences

B results

 

C rules

 

D examples

6)

 

A find

B look

 

C research

 

D get

7)

 

A information

B advise

 

C subjects

 

D themes

8)

 

A do

B send

 

C make

 

D revise

9)

 

A after

B afterwards

 

C lastly

 

D at last

10)

 

A teaching

B ability

 

C instruction

 

D help

11)

 

A concentrate

B remind

 

C forget

 

D memorize

12)

 

A how

B what

 

C why

 

D it

13)

 

A the way

B heart

 

C now

 

D law

14)

 

A information

B success

 

C understanding

D attention

15)

 

A pass

B waste

 

C tell

 

D use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Use your dictionary to complete the word in each sentence.

a)The children never do what I tell them to! They are very dis...obedient.. .

b)It won't rain in August, surely! That seems extremely un

c)No, I told you not to sell the shares! You must have mis

d) Jack gets very good marks, and is an out

student.

e)

If you co

with the police you will receive a light sentence.

f)

Dave was in the first sub

that sailed to the North Pole.

g)Just heat up the rice, it's been pre

h)Mr Jones is incredibly rich. In fact he's a multi

2Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in italics, beginning as shown. Begin the word with a prefix from the box.

a)

I'm not satisfied with your work. I am ...dissatisfied....

with it.

b)

She doesn't have the usual kind of haircut. It's very

 

c)

Mary is sailing across the Atlantic. She is on a

voyage.

d)Dan is the President's assistant. He is the

e)Terry is no longer a smoker. Now he is a

f)Don't wear a formal suit. The dinner is quite

g)You haven't written this clearly. It'll have to be

h)This steak is cooked too much. It's

3Complete each sentence with a word formed from a word in the box, ending as shown.

a)

I don't want to be a slave! I demand my ...

free

dom.

b)

How kind of you to bring flowers! That was very

 

ful.

c)

Martin plays the guitar, but he isn't a very good

 

ian.

d)

Our school has closed because there is a

 

 

age of teachers.

e)

Brian is one of the world's

 

ing architects.

f)

Imagine my

ment when the cat started to speak!

g)

Don't be

ish! There is no such thing as a ghost!

h)

I prefer to begin at the end and go

 

wards.

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