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Five people are speaking about their learning experiences. Complete each space with a suitable word. The first letter of each space is given.

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a) I've just finished university, although I'll have to go back for my graduation. ceremony in October. So now I'm the proud possessor of a d……. in Modern Languages. At last I can get down to learning some money and paying back my 1….. from the government. My friend is luckier than me in this respect - she's off to the States. She has a s….. to study at Yale University.

b) I was known as a rather naughty, mischievous pupil, and I often used to get s….. out of the lesson or put in d… after

school. Little did the school know, however, that Dad was actually paying me to have extra Maths lessons at home with a private t…….

And it paid off, for in my Maths exam, I surprised everyone by getting the
top m….. in the class.

c) I left school without any q….., and with no real job p…... But then I started doing e….. classes at the local f….. education college. And now I'm a mechanic, and delighted with my job!

d) My problem was exams. I was never any good at them. Classwork fine, exams no go. For my A levels I r….. solidly for three months but despite all this preparation, I got disappointing g…..: D for Physics, E for Chemistry, and E for Biology. The school suggested that I r….. the exams, but to be honest, I didn't fancy all that studying all over again. But I did win a p….. at Sports Day, for the Senior Boys Long Jump.

e) When I was 28, I decided I wanted to go back into education, as I was
getting more and more interested in English literature. One option was to become a m….. student at a university, but I couldn't afford this full-time commitment. So in the end I signed up for a c….. course, or 'distance learning', as it's called. I sent my essays and a….. to a tutor by post and also communicated with her by e-mail. I had to study English literature from 1300 to the present day, but I chose to s….. in the twentieth-century novel.

 

30. Complete the spaces by finding one word which fits in all three sentences.

a) When we had finished acting, the teacher gave us all a .mark out of ten.

Elka has only been in the office for three months, but already she has really

made her .. mark.

The teacher told Jeremy off for making a ..mark. on Emma's notebook.

b) We are very pleased with Susan's effort – she ….. herself very well to the task in hand.

Incidentally, the comment I have just made to Smith ….. equally to everybody in this room.

I really hope my sister ….. for that new job; she'd be so good at it.

c) I've virtually ….. any ambition I ever had of becoming a teacher.

I ….. out of college after one term and went travelling around the world instead.

On police advice, Mr Bortello has ….. the charges he brought against his neighbours.

d) Mr Ross, our old history teacher ….. his classes with a rod of iron!

The judge ….. that Newton had acted in self-defence, and instructed the jury to find him 'not guilty'.

Police have not ….. out the possibility of murder in this case.

e) The entire workforce at Holman Avionics downed tools today, in ….. of two sacked colleagues.

I'll come along to your speech, if you like, and give you some moral …...

If you need help, put your hand up and I or Mrs Kent, the ….. teacher will come to you [2:254-256].

 

31. In pairs, make the glossary on the topic “Education”. Compare you results with the rest of the group. Try to organize the words per sample of a bilingual dictionary.

32. Give definitions to the following words and expressions: tertiary education, Bachelor, Master, employment prospects, tuition fee, grant, scholarship, curriculum, research, gap year, a graduate, college, university, competitiveness, cheating, brain drain, applicant, undergraduate, postgraduate, Open University, distant learning, qualification, profession, skill.

KEYS

27. 1. effort, 2.mature, 3. applies, 4. contributes, 5. respect, 6. insolent, 7. half-hearted, 8. distracted, 9. concentrate, 10. participated.

28. a. core, b. academic, c. corporal, d. support, e. trainee, f. continuous, g. vocation, h. placement, i. teenage, g. playing.

29. a. graduation, degree, loan, scholarship

b. sent, detention, tutor/teacher, mark(s)

c. qualifications, prospects, evening, further

d. revised, grades, retake/resit, prize

e. mature, correspondence, assignments, specialize

30. a. mark, b. applies, c. dropped, d. ruled, e. support

 

 




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