UNIT 18: VOCABULARY
EDUCATION AND LEARNING
Topic vocabulary in contrast
take/ pass
perfect/ pupil/ student
lesson/ subject
read/ study
qualification/ qualities
achieve/ reach
test/ exam
count/ measure
task/ effort
primary/ secondary/ high
degree/ certificate/ results
know/ recognize
colleague/ classmate
speak/ talk
teach/ learn
Phrasal verbs
Catch on: understand
Get on with: continue doing
Come (a)round (to): be persuaded to change
your mind (about)
Give in: stop making an effort to achieve sth
difficult
Cross out: draw a line through sth written
Keep up with: stay at the same level as
Dawn on: if something dawns on you, you
realize it for the first time
Sail through: do sth or deal with sth easily
Deal with: handle, cope with
Set out: explain, describe or arrange sth in a
clear and detailed way
Drop out (of): leave school, etc before you
have finished a course
Think over: consider
Get at: try to express
Phrases and collocations
attention
pay attention (to sb/ sth; attract (sb’s) attention; draw (sb’s) attention to sth
break
have/ take a break (from sth/ doing); lunch break; tea break; commercial break;
give sb a break
discussion
have a discussion (with sb) about/ on sth/ doing
exam
take/ do/ have/ pass/ fail an exam; sit (for) an exam
homework
do your homework; have homework (to do)
idea
question an idea; have an idea; bright idea; have no idea (about)
learn
have a lot to learn about sth/ doing; learn (how) to do
lesson
go to/ have a lesson; double lesson; learn a/ your lesson; teach sb a lesson
mind
make up your mind (about sth/ doing); bear in mind; in two minds about sth/
doing; change your mind (about sth/ doing); cross your mind; to my mind; (not)
mind if
opinion
in my opinion; give/ express your/ an opinion (of/ about sth/ doing); hold/ have
an opinion (of/ about sth/ doing)
pass
pass sth (over) to sb; pass an exam/ test/ ect; pass a building/ etc
point
see/ take sb’ point (about sth/ doing; (see) the point in/ of sth/ doing; there’s no
pint in sth/ doing; make a point (of doing)
sense
make sense of sth; it makes sense (to do); sense of humor/ taste/ sight/ etc
suggestion
make/ accept a suggestion
Word patterns
able to do
fail to do
similar to sth/ sb/ doing
admire sb (for sth/ doing
hope to do; hope that
study sth; for sth
boast of/ about sth/ doing sth (to sb)
learn about sth/ doing’
learn to do; learn by doing
succeed in sth/ doing