A person who disagrees with particular claims and

1. MAKE A CRITICISM ABOUT … 3 DO WELL IN THE TEST 5 2 A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME 1 DOUBT WHETHER IT IS TRUE STRETCH STUDENTS 4 • 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. • 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. • Josh’s dad thought football trainings were ______________________________. He preferred to see his son study, but this never happened. • Jessica had studied and she was expecting to ______________________________. Yet, she was disappointed when she saw the first question. • George made such a clever excuse that the teacher didn’t ______________________________. STRETCH STUDENTS MAKE A CRITICISM ABOUT A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME DO WELL IN THE TEST DOUBT WHETHER IT WAS TRUE • A person who disagrees with particular claims and • statements, especially those that are generally thought • to be true • To say or think that someone or • something is responsible for something • bad

2. LOOK FROSTY AND UNCARING 5 MUCK ABOUT IN THE PLAYGROUND 3 PLAY TRUANT 4 1 DO DETENTION COPY THINGS OFF THE INTERNET 2 • 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. • 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. • The lecturers in the university ______________________________ unlike the teachers in the high school where Samantha had been pampered4. • As Ron was deliberately5 being disruptive6 during the lectures, he has been made to ______________________________ on Saturday while everyone else would be resting at home. • Simon, who evidently ________________________________ in his science project, has been found guilty of plagiarism7 and he will do detention on six separate Saturdays. MUCKING ABOUT IN THE PLAYGROUND PLAYING TRUANT LOOKED FROSTY AND UNCARING DO DETENTION COPIED THINGS OFF THE INTERNET • 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 • 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

3. LEARN A TRADE 4 LEARN STH BY HEART 3 RELY ON MODERN TECHNOLOGY 5 1 A RANGE OF ACADEMIC SUBJECTS HANDS ON APPROACH 2 • 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. • Before getting qualified to choose a branch, Eve had to study _____________________________, which was tiring. Now, she only specializes1 in biology related subjects. • 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. • 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 ______________________________. • 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 ______________________________. RELY ON MODERN TECHNOLOGY A RANGE OF ACADEMIC SUBJECTS BY HEART LEARN LEARN A TRADE HANDS ON APPROACH • To limit most of your studyto a particular subject • or activity • To say a poemyou have learned, for people to listen to • To take someone's attention away from something • Teaching or relating to the skills you • need to do a particular job • To help

4. DO PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS 4 BREAK THE RULES 2 SPILL ALL OVER 5 1 BOARDING SCHOOL 3 DAY SCHOOL • The students have ______________ almost no __________________________ in science classes. Naturally, they haven’t learnt their subjects well enough. • When Josh stumbled1 in the chemistry lab out of sheer2 carelessness, the mercury3 in the calibrated beaker4 he was carrying __________________________________. • 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. • The transportation of students who go to ______________________________ is a big issue5 in Turkey. Schools usually hire shuttle6 services at high prices. • Students who ______________________________ at school are invariably7 penalized. Such penalties range from doing detention to getting expelled. DONE PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS SPILLED ALL OVER THE PLACE BOARDING SCHOOL DAY SCHOOLS BREAK THE RULES • 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 • A subject or problem that is often • discussed or argued about • Apublic vehicle that makes regular short • journeys between two places • Always happening the same way

5. FARTHER AHEAD IN ’s STUDIES 1 CHOKE ’s SPIRIT 2 WORK OUT A TIMETABLE 5 INVENT EXCUSES 4 3 SET A CHALLENGE • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. INVENT EXCUSES WORKING OUT A TIMETABLE CHOKED MY SPIRIT FARTHER AHEAD IN HIS STUDIES SETS A CHALLENGE • To become red in the face • To study a school subject • To make something more interesting • To continue trying to do something in • a very determined way in spite of • difficulties

6. STICK TO ’s TIMETABLE 3 GET THROUGH AN EXAM 4 HOLD AUDITIONS 2 CONQUER ’s FEARS 1 SUCCEED IN … 5 • 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. • 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 ______________________________. • 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. • 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. • 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. STICK TO THEIR TIMETABLE CONQUER HIS FEARS SUCCEED IN HOLDING AUDITIONS GETTING THROUGH • 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 • To speak with a lot of pauses and • repeated sounds • Showing signs of being successful • or good in the future • To fail a test

7. SHRUG OFF ANY CRITICISM 3 PURSUE A CAREER 2 TAKE TIME TO TALK WITH  5 1 BOOST ’s CONFIDENCE ACHIEVE ’s GOALS 4 • Parents are strictly advised to ______________________________ their children a lot. It would be wrong to wait until a problem has arisen1in order to go and talk to their children. • Amy’s parents were always constructive2even 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. TAKE TIME TO TALK WITH BOOSTED HER CONFIDENCE PURSUING A CAREER SHRUGGED OFF ANY CRITICISM ACHIEVE HIS GOALS • To begin to happen, usually a problem • Sth done on positive prounds • To examine someone or something very carefully • Severe, cruel, or unkind • Making someone feel embarrassed • or ashamed • The capacity to work hard and • careful thorough a job

8. REALISE ’s DREAMS 3 SET CLEAR RULES AND BOUNDARIES 5 MAKE PROGRESS 2 DO  A FAVOUR 4 DO BADLY IN A TEST 1 • 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. • 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. • 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.” • 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. • 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 ______________________________. MAKING PROGRESS SETS CLEAR RULES AND BOUNDARIES DID BADLY IN THE TEST DO HIM A FAVOUR REALISE HIS DREAMS • 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 • 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

9. MAKE AN EFFORT 4 FALL BEHIND WITH ’s STUDIES 6 KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ’s STUDIES 2 WORK OUT THE SUM IN ’s HEAD 5 SIT AN EXAM 1 STUDY THINGS IN GREATER DEPTH 3 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. 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 EFFORT MADE • Satisfied with • An idea of how something is • To delay doing sth