Phrasal verbs
describing teachers and students
Collocations
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100

How often do you only just ____________ exams?

scrape through

100

Mr Morris is a ______ teacher. He doesn’t mind if you hand your homework in late.

lenient

100

You don’t have to attend lectures to deepen your ______________. Just google everything.

knowledge

100

juggling

žonglēšana

200

Have you ever fallen ____________ at school because of illness or some other issue?

behind

200

Miss Nelmes is very ______. She demands absolute silence in her lessons.

strict

200

Don’t enrol on a university ___________ unless you have a passion for it.

course

200

to pit yourself against somebody

nostādīt sevi pret kādu

300

In what subject or lesson do you find it most difficult to settle _______ and concentrate?

down

300

Barry is quite _______in class. He shouts out and generally causes problems.

disruptive

300

Getting a ____________ to study at a foreign university is an impossible dream.

scholarship

300

to have an impact

ietekmēt

400

What profession would you like to go _____?

into

400

Mike is very _____________ . He always does his homework as soon as he gets home.

self-disciplined

400

Working in the _________ of science and technology is better than being an artist.

field

400

to up the ante

paaugstināt likmi

500

If you go ______ university, what subjects do you think you will major _______?

on to ; in

500

Jackie is a ___________. She spends all her time studying and always gets top marks.

swot

500

Sitting __________ is much more stressful than writing a ____________.

exams , dissertation

500

cognition

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