Vocabulary
Last weekend, I __________ a lecture on the power of the mind.
ATTENDED (attend a lecture/class)
fall behind
make less progress than others
Can you _____ my memory what the homework is?
a) rack
b) jog
c) have
jog my memory
I was in the habit of drinking coffee before breakfast. USED
I used to drink coffee before breakfast.
I've decided taking / to take a year off school.
to take
She __________ a passion for sports so will probably train to be PE teacher.
HAS (have a passion for sth)
settle down
become calm and confident (прижиться, успокоиться)
I only have a v_______ memory of my first day of school, but I think I enjoyed it.
vague memory
Find the mistake:
Before his deceit, I would hope that he would change. But I don’t anymore.
Before his deceit, I used to hope that he would change. But I don’t anymore.
I simply can’t stand ____________ (learn) definitions by heart.
learning
You mustn't do anything really bad in order not to get ______ from school.
EXPELLED (get expelled)
major in
study a discipline as the main subject (специализироваться в чём-то)
I just told you the exam is next Tuesday! Really, you have a memory like a _______.
sieve
My sister always did her homework right after school. WOULD
My sister would do her homework right after school.
They don’t let us _______ (use) our phones in classrooms.
use
- She studies very hard and wants to please the teachers.
- Yeah, she a real ______ .
SWOT
give up on sb
stop believing that sb can change (перестать верить, что кто-то может изменить своё поведение)
- Let's everyone expresses their ideas!
- Yeah, if we _______ all together, it'll help us with the project.
brainstorm
My sister didn't used to help me with my schoolwork when I was a child.
My sister didn't use to help me with my schoolwork when I was a child.
I’ve already tried _______________ (take) painkillers but they haven’t helped at all.
taking
Mrs Taylor, our Geography teacher, is very _________. She never punishes us.
LENIENT
scrape through
only just succeed in doing sth (еле-еле преуспеть в чем-то)
I’ve __________ my __________ but I can’t remember what her name is.
racked my brains
Find the mistake:
He used to go on a tour around Europe in 2010.
He went on a tour around Europe in 2010.
I felt my dog ______ (wag) its tail against my leg.
Note: I felt just part of the action.
I felt my dog wagging its tail against my leg