a) 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.

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) Josh’s dad thought football trainings were ______________________________. He

preferred to see his son study, but this never happened.

d) Jessica had studied and she was expecting to ______________________________. Yet, she

was disappointed when she saw the first question.

e) George made such a clever excuse that the teacher didn’t

______________________________.

1. A person who disagrees with particular claims and statements, especially those that are generally thought to be true

1 MAKE A CRITICISM

2 DO WELL

3 A COMPLETE

4 DOUBT

5 STRETCH

WASTE OF TIME

STUDENTS

IN THE TEST

ABOUT …

WHETHER IT IS TRUE

1

2

3

4

5

MAKE A CRITICISM ABOUT …

DO WELL IN THE TEST

A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME

DOUBT WHETHER IT IS TRUE

STRETCH STUDENTS

STRETCH STUDENTS

MAKE A CRITICISM ABOUT

A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME

DO WELL IN THE TEST

DOUBT WHETHER IT WAS TRUE

7. To say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad

a) Neil should have been doing a science experiment in the chemistry lab when the

headmaster saw him ___________________________________. He will receive a day’s

suspension from school for his insubordination1.

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) The lecturers in the university ______________________________ unlike the teachers in

the high school where Samantha had been pampered4.

d) As Ron was deliberately5 being disruptive6 during the lectures, he has been made

to ______________________________ on Saturday while everyone else would be resting

at home.

e) Simon, who evidently ________________________________ in his science project, has

been found guilty of plagiarism7 and he will do detention on six separate

Saturdays.

1. When someone refuses to obey an authority2. To stop something or someone that is going from

one place to another3. Smn. who attacks people in a public place and robs them4. To cater for all needs of someone5. On purpose

1 LOOK FROSTY AND

2 MUCK ABOUT

3 PLAY

4 DO

5 COPY THINGS

OFF THE INTERNET

TRUANT

DETENTION

UNCARING

IN THE PLAYGROUND

1

2

3

4

5LOOK FROSTY AND UNCARING

MUCK ABOUT IN THE PLAYGROUND

PLAY TRUANT

DO DETENTION

COPY THINGS OFF THE INTERNET

MUCKING ABOUT IN THE PLAYGROUND

PLAYING TRUANT

LOOKED FROSTY AND UNCARING

DO DETENTION

COPIED THINGS OFF THE INTERNET

7. Causing problems and preventing something from continuing in its usual way

7. When smn uses another person's words, ideas, or work and pretends they aretheir own

a) Education in developed countries ______________________________ a lot. Almost all

classrooms are technologically equipped to such an extent that there is almost no

room for a blackboard.

b) Before getting qualified to choose a branch, Eve had to study

_____________________________, which was tiring. Now, she only specializes1 in biology

related subjects.

c) 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 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 technology to education has minimized the

application of ______________________________.

1. To limit most of your study to a particular subject or activity

2. To say a poem you have learned, for people to listen to3. To take someone's attention away from something

1 LEARN

2 LEARN something

3 RELY ON

4 A RANGE OF

5 HANDS ON

ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

MODERN TECHNOLOGY

APPROACH

A TRADE

BY HEART

1

2

3

4

5

LEARN A TRADE

LEARN STH BY HEART

RELY ON MODERN TECHNOLOGY

A RANGE OF ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

HANDS ON APPROACH

RELY ON MODERN TECHNOLOGY

A RANGE OF ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

LEARN

LEARN A TRADE

HANDS ON APPROACH

7. Teaching or relating to the skills you need to do a particular job

5. To help

BY HEART

a) 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 calibrated beaker4 he was carrying __________________________________.

c) 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.

d) The transportation of students who go to ______________________________ is a big

issue5 in Turkey. Schools usually hire shuttle6 services at high prices.

e) Students who ______________________________ at school are invariably7 penalized. Such

penalties range from doing detention to getting expelled.1. To hit your foot against something2. Pure 3. A heavy silver-white poisonous metal that is liquid

at the room temperature4. A glass cup with straight sides that is used in chemistry

for measuring and heating liquids

1 DO

2 BREAK

3 SPILL

4 BOARDING

5 DAY

SCHOOL

THE RULES

SCHOOL

PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS

ALL OVER

1

2

3

4

5

DO PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS

BREAK THE RULES

SPILL ALL OVER

BOARDING SCHOOL

DAY SCHOOL

DONE

SPILLED ALL OVER THE PLACE

BOARDING SCHOOL

DAY SCHOOLS

BREAK THE RULES

7. A subject or problem that is often discussed or argued about

6. A public vehicle that makes regular short journeys between two places

7. Always happening the same way

PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS

a) 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 ______________________________ 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 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 the school year, he was much ______________________________ than

his classmates.

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.

1. To become red in the face2. To study a school subject

1 FARTHER AHEAD

2 CHOKE

3 WORK OUT

4 INVENT

5 SET

IN ’s STUDIES

’s SPIRIT

A CHALLENGE

EXCUSES

A TIMETABLE

1

2

3

4

5

FARTHER AHEAD IN ’s STUDIES

CHOKE ’s SPIRIT

WORK OUT A TIMETABLE

INVENT EXCUSES

SET A CHALLENGE

WORKING OUT A TIMETABLE

CHOKED MY SPIRIT

FARTHER AHEAD IN HIS STUDIES

SETS A CHALLENGE

7. To make something more interesting8. To continue trying to do something in

a very determined way in spite of difficulties

INVENT EXCUSES

a) 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 ______________________________.

c) Because Samantha was deeply infatuated3 with Eric, she couldn’t help

stammering4 and shaking 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 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 timetable, got on with it and succeeded in

______________________________ the end of the year exam.

1. Determination to keep trying to achieve something in spite of difficulties

2. To deliberately take someone's attention from somethingby making them think about or notice other things

3. To have strong feelings of love for someone that makes you unable to think in a sensible way

1 STICK TO

2 GET THROUGH

3 HOLD

4 CONQUER

5 SUCCEED

AUDITIONS

’s FEARS

AN EXAM

’s TIMETABLE

IN …

1

2

3

4

5

STICK TO ’s TIMETABLE

GET THROUGH AN EXAM

HOLD AUDITIONS

CONQUER ’s FEARS

SUCCEED IN …

STICK TO THEIR TIMETABLE

CONQUER HIS FEARS

SUCCEED IN

HOLDING AUDITIONS

GETTING THROUGH

7. To speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds

5. Showing signs of being successful or good in the future

6. To fail a test

a) 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. This, of course, ______________________________, and she has

become a very successful lawyer.

c) Mathew, who comes from a highly competitive educational background, is

____________________ in 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 they were saying, she simply ______________________________ that came

from her parents, slammed her bedroom door and started listening to music loudly.

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.

1. To begin to happen, usually a problem2. Sth done on positive prounds3. To examine someone or something very carefully4. Severe, cruel, or unkind

1 SHRUG OFF

2 PURSUE

3 TAKE TIME TO

4 BOOST ’s

5 ACHIEVE

TALK WITH

A CAREER

’s GOALS

ANY CRITICISM

CONFIDENCE

1

2

3

4

5

SHRUG OFF ANY CRITICISM

PURSUE A CAREER

TAKE TIME TO TALK WITH

BOOST ’s CONFIDENCE

ACHIEVE ’s GOALS

TAKE TIME TO TALK WITH

BOOSTED HER CONFIDENCE

PURSUING A CAREER

SHRUGGED OFF ANY CRITICISM

ACHIEVE HIS GOALS

7. Making someone feel embarrassed or ashamed

6. The capacity to work hard andcareful thorough a job

a) 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) The school’s disciplinary guide ______________________________ for the desired student code of

conduct2 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 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 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 ______________________________.

1. In the end; after all,2. A set of rules that people in a particular place

agree to obey3. The buildings and land that a place etc uses4. To hold smn responsible for practising a rule

1 REALISE

2 SET CLEAR RULES

3 MAKE

4 DO

5 DO BADLY

PROGRESS

IN A TEST

AND BOUNDARIES

A FAVOUR

’s DREAMS1

2

3

4

5

REALISE ’s DREAMS

SET CLEAR RULES AND BOUNDARIES

MAKE PROGRESS

DO A FAVOUR

DO BADLY IN A TEST

MAKING PROGRESS

SETS CLEAR RULES AND BOUNDARIES

DID BADLY IN THE TEST

DO HIM A FAVOUR

REALISE HIS DREAMS

7. Someone who seems very boring and unfashionable, and is not good at social situations, but good at lessons

6. To provide a person with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work

a) While some people are content with1 having only a basic understanding of a concept2, some other people are not satisfied until they ________________________________.

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 ___________________________ remarkably quickly.

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 ______________________________?

f) Ronda was quite pleased with the average grades she got in her lessons. She studied little enough only to get by in the exams and ________________ no extra ________________ to get better grades.

1. Satisfied with2. An idea of how something is3. To delay doing sth

1 MAKE

2 FALL BEHIND

3 KEEP UP TO DATE

4 WORK OUT THE SUM

5 SIT

6 STUDY THINGS

IN ’s HEAD

IN GREATER DEPTH

WITH ’s STUDIES

AN EXAM

(an) EFFORT

WITH ’s STUDIES

1

2

3

4

5

MAKE AN EFFORT

FALL BEHIND WITH ’s STUDIES

KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ’s STUDIES

WORK OUT THE SUM IN ’s HEAD

SIT AN EXAM

HAVE STUDIED THINGS IN GREATER DEPTH

SITS AN EXAM

WORKING OUT THE SUM IN HIS HEAD

FALLEN BEHIND WITH HIS STIDIES

KEEP UP TO DATE WITH YOUR STUDIES

6

STUDY THINGS IN GREATER DEPTH

MADE EFFORT