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Vocabulary & Listening Education 2.04 Complete the sentences with the 1
words from the box. Then listen and check. bell • lab • breaks up • essay • break time • degree project • school term • qualifications • register • course
1 I love going to the Science ____________________. 2 School ____________________ for the summer holidays tomorrow. 3 My grandad left school without any ____________________. 4 The teacher called the ____________________ but Peter wasn’t there. 5 We are doing a school ____________________ about space travel. 6 When the ____________________ rings everybody goes home. 7 After school I’m going to get a ____________________ in Chemistry at University. 8 I don’t like speaking in public. I’m going to write an ____________________ for the end of ____________________ test. 9 I think I’ll attend a language ____________________ to learn French in the summer. 10 My sister always has a snack at ________________.
Word formation
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verb
1 My cousin is going to ____________ school next week. A leave B find C go 2 Alice wants to ____________ her English so she’s going to Ireland for a month this summer. A understand B improve C look for 3 Max always ____________ notes during his History lesson. A asks B takes C finds 4 Owen is very ____________ at Maths. A happy B sad C good 5 Our teacher is going to ____________ the English tests later. A take B mark C fail 6 Rachel and Sam ____________ the Geography test so they’re doing it again tomorrow. A made B tried C failed 7 I’m going to ____________ for the Science exam this weekend. A pass B revise C take 8 I’m not going to ____________ at college in September. A enrol B write C go
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Pronunciation Bank: Stressed syllables
noun
to assign
assignment _____________________________
to assess
1 _____________________________
to revise
2 _____________________________
to educate
3 _____________________________
to pronounce
4 _____________________________
to graduate
5 _____________________________
to behave
6 _____________________________
4 Complete the sentences with the words from exercise 3.
1 The teacher gave us an _____________ for next Tuesday. 2 Students must _____________ correctly at any time. 3 I like French, but I think the _____________ is very difficult. 4 I don’t feel ready for the test. Can we _____________ together one more time? 5 First, we do the exam. Then, the examiners _____________ the papers and give us a mark. 6 My sister _____________ last month and now she’s going to take a gap year.
2 CERT Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences.
Complete the table with the missing nouns. Then listen and check. 2.05
Listening 2.06 Listen to the interview to Lucy 5
and James about the summer holidays. Who’s going to work?
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Listen to the interview again and decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). 2.06
1 James isn’t going to study at university next year. 2 Lucy isn’t thinking of doing a Maths degree next year. 3 She taught English to young children in Colombia last year. 4 Lucy speaks Spanish well. 5 School breaks up for the summer holidays in August. 6 James is going to work on a farm then go on holiday with his family.
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