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Unit 7

NEW INSPIRATION 4

Vocabulary EXTRA! Extension

Unit 8
1 Complete the text with these words.
degree compulsory examinations foreign nursery primary private secondary subjects uniform
Many English children start their education when they are four years old and go to (1) (2) go to (3)

1 Match the idioms in bold in sentences 18 with their

denitions ah. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 a b c d e f g h I wont tell anyone. My lips are sealed. You look tired. Can I give you a hand? Im feeling rather under the weather. Ive got a terrible cold. My new girlfriends perfect from head to toe. Johns been given the sack because he was always late for work. Its always hard starting a new job but once you know the ropes youll be ne. Your exam results are excellent. Keep it up! The party was wicked. Absolutely brilliant. completely understand how something works very good help I wont say anything continue what youre doing lost his job ill

primary

school.

education begins at ve, when children school. When they are 11 years school, where , including

old, children move to (4) a (6)

they study a wide range of (5)

language, which is usually French .

or Spanish. Nearly all children at primary and secondary schools have to wear a school (7)

Most schools in the UK are state schools, which means that they are free. However, there are also a large number of (8) schools, often called public schools, which parents have to pay for. Many teenagers continue their school education until they are 18 when they take their A-Level (9) . They can then enter university where for three years. they study a (10)

2 Add the prex re- to these verbs, and then complete

the sentences.

2 Make nouns ending in -ness from these adjectives,

consider
1 2 3 4 5

do

join

pay

print

read

set

visit

and complete the sentences. Use your dictionary to help you check the spelling.

dark
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

friendly

lazy

lonely

sick

tired

The teacher wasnt happy so they had to all their homework.

redo

They asked her to her decision but she didnt want to change her mind. If you borrow money from the bank, you will have to it within a xed period of time. The image wasnt clear so I had to the whole document. We enjoyed our holiday in Ireland so much that we are planning to the country again next year. I the instructions three times but I still didnt understand them. She used to be a member of the local tennis club and she has decided to this year. If the machine doesnt work, switch it off and all the controls.

Many old people live alone and is a major problem.

loneliness

If you exercise regularly, your levels will improve. It was the middle of the night and it was difcult to see anything in the . We enjoyed our visit to Greece and were impressed by the of the people we met. He has been away from work for several days as a result of .

6 7 8

is the cause of many road accidents because drivers fall asleep. He stays in bed all day and never does any work. Ive never seen such !

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