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  • We say that you either go to school or that you _____ it.
    attend
  • When your concentration is not steady (its level goes up and down), we can say it ____ .
    wavers
  • A young and particularly gifted child is called a ____ .
    prodigy
  • The person who is in charge of a school is called a _____ .
    headteacher / headmaster
  • If you memorize something, you learn it ____  ____ . (synonymous expression)
    by heart
  • In the USA, there are two types of high school - _____ high school for younger (12-13 years) and _____ high school for older students (14-18 years).
    junior + senior
  • There are usually only two outcomes when you ____ an exam, you either pass or fail.
    take
  • The type of school for people who want to work in the trades (such as a car mechanic or gardener) is called ____ ____ .
    vocational school
  • Few students have a natural talent ___ Maths.
    for
  • A person who knows a great deal about their subject, and often teaches at university, is called a ____ .
    scholar
  • A school which is run by priests and nuns is called a ____  ____ .
    religious school
  • In the USA, before you can go to college or university you must take the _____ .
    SAT exam
  • Many adults sign ___ ___ evening courses to get better at things like languages, cooking or arts.
    up for
  • Teachers often like to say that students have a ___ for improvement, which means that they can always get better at something.
    room
  • Students who are older than average are called _____ students.
    mature
  • To successfully graduate ____ university means to finish it.
    from
  • In the UK, there is a type of school in which the students also stay during the week. It is called a ____ ____ .
    boarding school
  • At the end of the each term / semester, pupils and students receive their ____ ____ with their final results.
    school report
  • In the UK, the school for children aged two to five is called _____  _____ .
    nursery school
  • If a student ____ during an exam and the teacher finds out, they are punished.
    cheats
  • In the UK, children between the ages eleven to eighteen, go to _____ _____ .
    secondary school
  • In the UK, before you can go to university you must attend ____ or _____ .
    college or sixth form
  • When you start a new hobby (for example tennis), we can also say that you "____ ____ tennis".
    take up (took up)
  • In the UK, you can find _____ schools which are only for one gender.
    same-sex
  • Before you can take entrance exams, you first have to apply ___ a university.
    to
  • In the UK, a school which is private and in which you must pay tuition is called a ____  ____ .
    public school
  • In the UK, education is ____ from the age of five to sixteen.
    compulsory / (mandatory)
  • Few young children manage to actually excel / succeed ____ the field of their interest.
    in
  • Your parents ____ you ___ to behave well, whereas your teachers _____ you so that you know things.
    bring (you) up + educate
  • In the USA, a school for children aged from five to ten is called _____  _____ .
    elementary school
  • The most important subjects, which all students must take, are called ____ subjects.
    core