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a)
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MAKE A CRITICISM
MAKE A CRITICISM ABOUT …
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WASTE OF TIME
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DO WELL
DO WELL IN THE TEST
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STUDENTS
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A COMPLETE
A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME
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IN THE TEST
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DOUBT
DOUBT WHETHER IT IS TRUE
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ABOUT …
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STRETCH
STRETCH STUDENTS
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WHETHER IT IS TRUE
STRETCH STUDENTS
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.
MAKE A CRITICISM ABOUT
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)
A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME
Josh’s dad thought football trainings were ______________________________.
He preferred to
see his son study, but this never happened.
DO WELL IN THE TEST
d) Jessica had studied and she was expecting to ______________________________.
Yet, she was
disappointed when she saw the first question.
DOUBT WHETHER IT WAS TRUE
e) George made such a clever excuse that the teacher didn’t ______________________________.
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A person who disagrees with particular claims and
statements, especially those that are generally thought
to be true
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To say or think that someone or
something is responsible for something
bad
a)
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LOOK FROSTY AND
LOOK FROSTY AND UNCARING
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OFF THE INTERNET
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MUCK ABOUT
MUCK ABOUT IN THE PLAYGROUND
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TRUANT
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PLAY
PLAY TRUANT
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DETENTION
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DO
DO DETENTION
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UNCARING
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COPY THINGS
COPY THINGS OFF THE INTERNET
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IN THE PLAYGROUND
Neil should have been doing a science experiment in the chemistry lab when the headmaster saw
MUCKING ABOUT IN THE PLAYGROUND
him ___________________________________.
He will receive a day’s suspension from school for
his insubordination1.
PLAYING TRUANT
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)
LOOKED FROSTY AND UNCARING unlike the teachers in the
The lecturers in the university ______________________________
high school where Samantha had been pampered4.
d)
As Ron was deliberately5 being disruptive6 during the lectures, he has been made to
DO DETENTION
______________________________
on Saturday while everyone else would be resting at home.
COPIED THINGS OFF THE INTERNET in his science project, has been
e) Simon, who evidently ________________________________
found guilty of plagiarism7 and he will do detention on six separate Saturdays.
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When someone refuses to obey an authority
To stop something or someone that is going from
one place to another
Smn. who attacks people in a public place and robs them
To cater for all needs of someone
On purpose
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Causing problems and preventing
something from continuing in its
usual way
When smn uses another person's words,
ideas, or work and pretends they are
their own
a)
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LEARN
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LEARN something
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RELY ON
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A RANGE OF
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HANDS ON
LEARN A TRADE
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ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
LEARN STH BY HEART
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MODERN TECHNOLOGY
RELY ON MODERN TECHNOLOGY
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APPROACH
A RANGE OF ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
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A TRADE
HANDS ON APPROACH
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BY HEART
RELY ON MODERN TECHNOLOGY a lot. Almost all classrooms
Education in developed countries ______________________________
are technologically equipped to such an extent that there is almost no room for a blackboard.
A RANGE OF ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
b) Before getting qualified to choose a branch, Eve had to study _____________________________,
which was tiring. Now, she only specializes1 in biology related subjects.
c)
BY HEART
LEARN
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
LEARN A TRADE
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
HANDS ON APPROACH
technology to education has minimized the application of ______________________________.
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2.
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To limit most of your study to a particular subject
or activity
To say a poem you have learned, for people to listen to
To take someone's attention away from something
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Teaching or relating to the skills you
need to do a particular job
To help
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DO
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BREAK
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SPILL
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BOARDING
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DAY
DO PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS
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SCHOOL
BREAK THE RULES
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THE RULES
SPILL ALL OVER
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SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
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PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS
DAY SCHOOL
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ALL OVER
DONE
PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS
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
SPILLED ALL OVER THE PLACE
calibrated beaker4 he was carrying __________________________________.
c)
BOARDING SCHOOL
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.
DAY SCHOOLS
d) The transportation of students who go to ______________________________
is a big issue5 in
Turkey. Schools usually hire shuttle6 services at high prices.
BREAK THE RULES
e) Students who ______________________________
at school are invariably7 penalized. Such
penalties range from doing detention to getting expelled.
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To hit your foot against something
Pure
A heavy silver-white poisonous metal that is liquid
at the room temperature
A glass cup with straight sides that is used in chemistry
for measuring and heating liquids
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A subject or problem that is often
discussed or argued about
A public vehicle that makes regular short
journeys between two places
Always happening the same way
a)
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FARTHER AHEAD
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CHOKE
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WORK OUT
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FARTHER AHEAD IN ’s STUDIES
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IN ’s STUDIES
CHOKE ’s SPIRIT
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’s SPIRIT
WORK OUT A TIMETABLE
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A CHALLENGE
INVENT
INVENT EXCUSES
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EXCUSES
SET
SET A CHALLENGE
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A TIMETABLE
INVENT EXCUSES
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
WORKING OUT A TIMETABLE
______________________________
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
CHOKED MY SPIRIT
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
FARTHER AHEAD IN HIS STUDIES than his classmates.
the school year, he was much ______________________________
SETS A CHALLENGE
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.
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To become red in the face
To study a school subject
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To make something more interesting
To continue trying to do something in
a very determined way in spite of
difficulties
a)
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STICK TO
STICK TO ’s TIMETABLE
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AUDITIONS
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GET THROUGH
GET THROUGH AN EXAM
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’s FEARS
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HOLD
HOLD AUDITIONS
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AN EXAM
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CONQUER
CONQUER ’s FEARS
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’s TIMETABLE
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SUCCEED
SUCCEED IN …
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IN …
STICK TO THEIR TIMETABLE
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
CONQUER HIS FEARS
______________________________.
c)
Because Samantha was deeply infatuated3 with Eric, she couldn’t help stammering4 and shaking
SUCCEED IN
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
HOLDING AUDITIONS
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
GETTING THROUGH
timetable, got on with it and succeeded in ______________________________
the end of the
year exam.
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Determination to keep trying to achieve something
in spite of difficulties
To deliberately take someone's attention from something
by making them think about or notice other things
To have strong feelings of love for someone
that makes you unable to think in a sensible way
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To speak with a lot of pauses and
repeated sounds
Showing signs of being successful
or good in the future
To fail a test
a)
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SHRUG OFF
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PURSUE
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TAKE TIME TO
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BOOST ’s
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ACHIEVE
SHRUG OFF ANY CRITICISM
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TALK WITH 
PURSUE A CAREER
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A CAREER
TAKE TIME TO TALK WITH 
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’s GOALS
BOOST ’s CONFIDENCE
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ANY CRITICISM
ACHIEVE ’s GOALS
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CONFIDENCE
TAKE TIME TO TALK WITH
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.
BOOSTED HER CONFIDENCE
This, of course, ______________________________,
and she has become a very successful lawyer.
c)
PURSUING A CAREER in
Mathew, who comes from a highly competitive educational background, is ____________________
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
SHRUGGED OFF ANY CRITICISM
they were saying, she simply ______________________________
that came from her parents,
slammed her bedroom door and started listening to music loudly.
ACHIEVE HIS GOALS
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.
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To begin to happen, usually a problem
Sth done on positive prounds
To examine someone or something very carefully
Severe, cruel, or unkind
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Making someone feel embarrassed
or ashamed
The capacity to work hard and
careful thorough a job
a)
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REALISE
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SET CLEAR RULES
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MAKE
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DO 
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DO BADLY
REALISE ’s DREAMS
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PROGRESS
SET CLEAR RULES AND BOUNDARIES
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IN A TEST
MAKE PROGRESS
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AND BOUNDARIES
DO  A FAVOUR
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A FAVOUR
DO BADLY IN A TEST
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’s DREAMS
MAKING PROGRESS
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)
SETS CLEAR RULES AND BOUNDARIES for the desired student code of conduct2
The school’s disciplinary guide ______________________________
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
DID BADLY IN THE TEST
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
DO HIM A FAVOUR
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
REALISE HIS DREAMS
______________________________.
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In the end; after all,
A set of rules that people in a particular place
agree to obey
The buildings and land that a place etc uses
To hold smn responsible for practising a rule
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Someone who seems very boring and
unfashionable, and is not good at social
situations, but good at lessons
To provide a person with the things that
are needed for a particular kind of
activity or work
a)
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MAKE
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FALL BEHIND
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MAKE AN EFFORT
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IN ’s HEAD
FALL BEHIND WITH ’s STUDIES
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IN GREATER DEPTH
KEEP UP TO DATE
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ’s STUDIES
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WITH ’s STUDIES
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WORK OUT THE SUM
WORK OUT THE SUM IN ’s HEAD
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AN EXAM
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SIT
SIT AN EXAM
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(an) EFFORT
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STUDY THINGS
STUDY THINGS IN GREATER DEPTH
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WITH ’s STUDIES
While some people are content with1 having only a basic understanding of a concept2, some other
HAVE STUDIED THINGS IN GREATER DEPTH
people are not satisfied until they ________________________________.
SITS AN EXAM
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 ___________________________
WORKING OUT THE SUM IN HIS HEAD
remarkably quickly.
FALLEN BEHIND WITH HIS STIDIES
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
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH YOUR STUDIES
______________________________?
f)
Ronda was quite pleased with the average grades she got in her lessons. She studied little enough only
EFFORT
to get by in the exams and ________________
no extra ________________
to get better grades.
MADE
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Satisfied with
An idea of how something is
To delay doing sth