UNIT 18: VOCABULARY

EDUCATION AND LEARNING

Topic vocabulary in contrast

take/ pass

perfect/ pupil/ student

lesson/ subject

read/ study

qualification/ qualities

achieve/ reach

test/ exam

count/ measure

task/ effort

primary/ secondary/ high

degree/ certificate/ results

know/ recognize

colleague/ classmate

speak/ talk

teach/ learn

Phrasal verbs

Catch on: understand

Get on with: continue doing

Come (a)round (to): be persuaded to change

your mind (about)

Give in: stop making an effort to achieve sth

difficult

Cross out: draw a line through sth written

Keep up with: stay at the same level as

Dawn on: if something dawns on you, you

realize it for the first time

Sail through: do sth or deal with sth easily

Deal with: handle, cope with

Set out: explain, describe or arrange sth in a

clear and detailed way

Drop out (of): leave school, etc before you

have finished a course

Think over: consider

Get at: try to express

Phrases and collocations

attention

pay attention (to sb/ sth; attract (sb’s) attention; draw (sb’s) attention to sth

break

have/ take a break (from sth/ doing); lunch break; tea break; commercial break;

give sb a break

discussion

have a discussion (with sb) about/ on sth/ doing

exam

take/ do/ have/ pass/ fail an exam; sit (for) an exam

homework

do your homework; have homework (to do)

idea

question an idea; have an idea; bright idea; have no idea (about)

learn

have a lot to learn about sth/ doing; learn (how) to do

lesson

go to/ have a lesson; double lesson; learn a/ your lesson; teach sb a lesson

mind

make up your mind (about sth/ doing); bear in mind; in two minds about sth/

doing; change your mind (about sth/ doing); cross your mind; to my mind; (not)

mind if

opinion

in my opinion; give/ express your/ an opinion (of/ about sth/ doing); hold/ have

an opinion (of/ about sth/ doing)

pass

pass sth (over) to sb; pass an exam/ test/ ect; pass a building/ etc

point

see/ take sb’ point (about sth/ doing; (see) the point in/ of sth/ doing; there’s no

pint in sth/ doing; make a point (of doing)

sense

make sense of sth; it makes sense (to do); sense of humor/ taste/ sight/ etc

suggestion

make/ accept a suggestion

Word patterns

able to do

fail to do

similar to sth/ sb/ doing

admire sb (for sth/ doing

hope to do; hope that

study sth; for sth

boast of/ about sth/ doing sth (to sb)

learn about sth/ doing’

learn to do; learn by doing

succeed in sth/ doing