
Practice vocabulary about learning and education for the B1+ or the B2 level of English.
The children can get to school ten minutes earlier if they take a short ... through the park.
cut
link
pass
path
When Mr Olsen was at school, he won first ... for good behaviour.
present
price
prize
reward
Little Tom did not like his first ... at school at all.
course
period
term
Sue's teacher ... her to improve her writing.
encouraged
insisted
made
persisted
It's your ... that we're late for school again.
care
fault
mistake
trouble
If pupils are to understand the notice, the instructions must be ... clearer.
done
got
made
wrote
An I.Q. test is supposed to measure the ... of your intelligence.
degree
extent
level
size
Those pupils never ... any notice of what their teacher says.
take
attend
give
make
Patrick ... the whole morning looking for his essay, but still couldn't find it.
brought
spent
had
passed
After he broke the window, the boy was ... from school.
exiled
excluded
expelled
extracted
There's no ... in going to school if you're not willing to learn.
aim
point
purpose
reason
New students must ... for classes before the term begins.
enrol
enter
join
Medical students are doctors ... .
for the most part
in the making
in the mind's eye
to the life
This course ... no previous knowledge of the subject.
assembles
assigns
assumes
assures
What are you going to do when you ... school?
complete
conclude
end
leave
Viola took her ... at Cambridge University.
degree
career
grade
qualification
The new experimental system of enrolment didn't ... expectations.
climb up to
come up to
reach
rise to
Sharon wants to make it clear that she prefers a course in Fine Arts as ... from Graphic Arts.
different
discrete
distinct
separate
Please find ... a copy of the letter I received from the college.
contained
covered
enclosed
included
It should be ... that students are expected to attend classes regularly.
marked
noted
perceived
reminded
Mr Wellbred went to a school which ... good manners and self-discipline.
blossomed
cultivated
harvested
planted
Miss Undecided was not sure which profession to enter, but finally ... for medicine.
accepted
chose
opted
selected
Secondary schools offer a wide ... of subjects.
field
list
range
type
Are you going to attend Prof. Wise's ... on Medieval History next week?
conference
discussion
lecture
meeting
Prof. Rush was speaking so quickly I couldn't ... what he said.
accept
catch
listen
take
When you listen to a lecture, it is useful to ... the important points.
clear
notify
put down
write on
You ought to pay ... to what the lecturer is saying; it's quite interesting.
attention
money
importance
I absolutely ... with everything that has been said.
accept
admit
agree
approve
The students paid ... attention to their distinguished professor.
respectable
respected
respectful
respective
Would you please ... from smoking while the lecture is in progress?
avoid
keep yourself
refrain
stop
During a lecture I always try to ... down the main points that are made.
doodle
jot
noting
sketch
A few jokes always ... up a lecture.
inspire
liven
loosen
raise
To begin the lecture, let's take an ... of the present situation.
oversight
overtone
overture
overview
Prof. Silvertongue was a most effective speaker and his audience seemed to ... on his every word.
catch
cling
hang
hold
The example you have just referred to has no ... on the matter under discussion.
bearing
connection
dependence
relation
Please repeat what you said. I didn't quite ... the meaning.
comprehend
grasp
retain
seize
I take ... to that remark. It's not appropriate at all.
affront
displeasure
exception
offence
No one helped Tracy to do her homework; she did it ... .
all by herself
by all herself
by herself all
herself all
That work is needed by next Thursday, so make sure you keep to the ... .
dead end
deadline
deadlock
dead stop
... the regular written work, you will be required to submit a long essay.
Apart from
Beyond
Beside
In addition
For tomorrow, I'd like you to read pages 25 to 38 ... .
excluded
exclusive
included
inclusive
I must know where these quotations ... . Please indicate their source.
began
come from
invent
start
Will you ... this essay, please, and see if I have made any mistakes?
look through
look up
see through
see to
When I was at school we had to learn a poem ... every fortnight.
by ear
by eye
by heart
by mouth
Turn the book round, you've got it ... .
downside up
inside out
upside-down
outside in
It is very difficult to ... the exact meaning of an idiom in a foreign language.
convert
convey
exchange
transfer
On Sunday, Vivian studied for seven hours ... .
at length
at once
in full
on end
You will need a pen and some paper to ... this problem. It is too difficult to do in your head.
discover
find out
realise
work out
Frank has a good ... for figures.
brain
head
mind
thought
How many ... is Sam studying at school?
objects
subjects
themes
topics
Hard as she tried, she ... couldn't understand the question.
always
even
still
yet
The study of ... can be very interesting.
story
history
the history
You can learn as much theory as you like, but you only master a skill by ... it.
doing
exercising
practising
training
When I told him my opinion, he ... his head in disagreement.
hooked
knocked
rocked
shook
Miss Conceited is very ... up and thinks she is superior to her classmates.
fed
looked
stuck
turned
You completely misunderstood my instructions; you got hold of the wrong end of the ... .
line
rope
stick
story
The teacher punished disobedient pupils ... .
hardly
severely
stiffly
strongly
Dr Scholar uses student volunteers as ... of his experiments.
agents
cases
models
subjects
At the beginning of the school year, every teacher is ... a classroom.
allocated
distributed
registered
sorted
I wonder whether the lecturer will be up to the ... questions such an audience is capable of.
cutting
examining
piercing
searching
Remember that exams never start late, they always start ... .
ahead of time
at the last moment
in time
on time
As my exam is next month, I'll take advantage of the week off to ... on some reading.
catch up
hurry up
make up
pick up
I hate ... formal examinations. I find it difficult to organise my thoughts in a limited space of time.
making
passing
sitting
writing
Did you ... the examination last month?
enter into
form part of
go in for
take place in
I expect all of you to be here ten minutes before the examination begins, without ... .
fail
failure
fault
miss
Congratulations ... passing your exams. Well done!
by
for
from
on
Sign your name on the ... line.
broken
dotted
drawn
spotted
I'm feeling rather ... because of the exam I'm doing next week.
anxious
excited
impatient
unquiet
I was completely ... by most of the exam questions, so I must have failed.
baffled
harassed
stupid
stupified
I never ... a chance of improving my English if I can help it.
avoid
lose
miss
waste
Sarah is going to ... the Intermediate exam next week.
take
make
It's time for a break. The bell has ... .
gone off
struck
sounded
rung
She ... her driving test first time!
passed
succeeded
won
approved
We need to ... young people about the dangers of alcohol
bring up
educate
raise
School ... next week; I can't wait for the holidays to begin!
breaks down
breaks out
breaks up