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Complete with ONE word:
Although she had excellent exam results, she decided not to ______ to university immediately.
apply
Complete with ONE phrase:
At 47, he would normally be described as __________ rather than elderly.
middle-aged
Complete the sentence with ONE verb:
Once you leave home, you have to ______ your own bills.
pay
Complete the collocation:
______ your driving test
pass
Which phrase from the unit means:
“to formally request a place at an institution of higher education”?
apply to university
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets:
Having the right professional ______ can significantly improve your chances of employment.
qualifications
Complete the sentence:
Being an __________ meant that she never had to share a bedroom with a brother or sister.
only child
Replace the underlined idea with ONE phrase from the unit:
She wants to stop depending financially on her parents.
be independent
Correct the mistake:
After university, she hopes to open her own business.
start her own business
Give ONE expression from the unit that fits both ideas:
• earning your own money
• not relying on your parents
be independent
Paraphrase using DEGREE:
He completed a university course in economics.
He got / obtained a degree in economics.
Paraphrase using FAMILY:
They had their first child several years after getting married.
They started a family several years after getting married.
Complete the sentence with TWO words:
Buying a property was too expensive, so they decided to ______ a ______ instead.
rent / flat
Paraphrase using ABROAD:
He plans to spend a year living in another country after school.
He plans to go abroad after school.
Find and correct TWO mistakes:
After passing university, Mark got good qualifications and decided to make his own company.
progressing to / finishing university
start his own business
Complete with the correct phrase:
After finishing secondary school, she worked for two years before eventually __________ university.
progressing to
Complete with the most precise expression:
My grandparents are 74 and 76, so they are both roughly in their __________.
mid-seventies
Rewrite using HOME:
At nineteen, he moved out of his parents’ house permanently.
He left home at nineteen.
Complete the sentence with the correct conditional form:
If I ______ my final exams this year, I might take a gap year before university.
pass
Complete the sentence so that the second sentence explains the first:
Tom did not follow the usual educational path.
Instead of __________ immediately after school, he __________ and spent two years working in Spain.
progressing/applying to university / went abroad
Rewrite using UNTIL:
She went to university when she was 27.
She didn’t go to university until she was 27.
Correct the ONE vocabulary mistake:
My parents made their family when they were in their early thirties.
started a family
Complete logically with TWO expressions from the unit:
Before she could __________, she first needed to __________ so that she could afford the monthly rent.
leave home / get a job
Rewrite using WOULD without changing the meaning:
Going abroad is possible, but only if I save enough money.
I would go abroad if I saved enough money.
ewrite the sentence using UNTIL, DEGREE and LATE:
Anna was 29 when she finally completed university.
Anna didn’t get her degree until her late twenties.