Exercise 11

1. If you cannot work out the meaning of a new word, look it up in a dictionary.

2. My younger sister's in a class of her own / top of the class. She's very diligent and has always got her nose in a book.

3. He can't have failed his maths exam. - Unfortunately, he did. He mightn't have prepared well and now he has to resit it.

4. I shouldn't have taken this optional subject. Because of it I've fallen behind with my course project in macroeconomics. - Don't worry. You still have time to catch up with the others.

5. The walls in the school's corridor are decorated with the students' artwork and much of it was done by the primary school students.

6. He didn't have to go over his microeconomics notes again. He was able /managed to remember all the main formulas at his first attempt.

7. To keep up with your classmates you should prepare for classes thoroughly, do a lot of revision and try not to miss school.

8. Our language school specialises in European languages and offers an intensive course for those who want to take the Cambridge FCE examination.

9. John is said to be the Biology teacher's pet. He always gets good marks in her subject, though he often skips classes /misses school and his academic abilities are below average.

10. Sam got very upset when he was told that he had not been accepted at the university.

11. Careers counselling is a very essential part of a school curriculum because students are sometimes uncertain about what profession to choose after leaving school and careers counsellors can always give them good advice.

12. Tom was told off for having been rude to the PE teacher. 19. I had to make him change his clothes because he had been caught in the rain and his clothes were wet through.

13. 20. When are you going to have the ceiling whitewashed? — Next week. And I'm going to paint the walls myself at the weekend.

Exercise 11

1. If you cannot work out the meaning of a new word, look it up in a dictionary.

2. My younger sister's in a class of her own / top of the class. She's very diligent and has always got her nose in a book.

3. He can't have failed his maths exam. - Unfortunately, he did. He mightn't have prepared well and now he has to resit it.

4. I shouldn't have taken this optional subject. Because of it I've fallen behind with my course project in macroeconomics. - Don't worry. You still have time to catch up with the others.

5. The walls in the school's corridor are decorated with the students' artwork and much of it was done by the primary school students.

6. He didn't have to go over his microeconomics notes again. He was able /managed to remember all the main formulas at his first attempt.

7. To keep up with your classmates you should prepare for classes thoroughly, do a lot of revision and try not to miss school.

8. Our language school specialises in European languages and offers an intensive course for those who want to take the Cambridge FCE examination.

9. John is said to be the Biology teacher's pet. He always gets good marks in her subject, though he often skips classes /misses school and his academic abilities are below average.

10. Sam got very upset when he was told that he had not been accepted at the university.

11. Careers counselling is a very essential part of a school curriculum because students are sometimes uncertain about what profession to choose after leaving school and careers counsellors can always give them good advice.

12. Tom was told off for having been rude to the PE teacher.

13. The notice says that the programming exam will be held in the computer lab. It starts at 9 o'clock.

14. Sophie is said to be able to play several musical instruments. - Yes, she's very gifted. By the way, she can often be seen in the school's music room practising the piano.

15. Let's go to the canteen after classes. There we could have lunch and talk over our course project at the same time.

16. They have bought up-to-date equipment for our computer lab. Now it has everything students need for their self-study work.

17. The term "public school" is known to refer to different types of school in England and the USA. In England a "public school" is a privileged private school whereas in America the term is used to refer to state schools where education is totally free.

18. In our new school all the students have to wear a uniform. - Have you got one? - Yes, I've just had it made. - Is it nice? - Yes, very nice, only the skirt's a bit long. I'll have to have it shortened.

19. Computers are believed to become the main source of collecting and presenting information in class.

20. After graduating from university graduates are presented with degrees. The graduation ceremony is held once a year. It's a grand event in the life of a graduate. They can invite their relatives and friends to attend it.