Education. Vocabulary. B2 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

“Why do you think so many people d____ out of college?”

drop out (leave school and no longer pursue a degree or diploma)

You must l____ by h_____ all the irregular verbs in English

learn by heart

“Finals are next week and I haven’t even started studying yet. I’d better h____ the b____ tonight.”

hit the books

“Everyone wants to take Dr. Sullivan’s biology class. Everyone knows it’s a w____ in the p____.”

walk in the park

“The exam was a p_____ of c____. We all received high scores.”

piece of cake

“Do you think Mrs. McGillicuddy will give let us retake the test if we all b_____ it today?”

bomb (to get a terrible grade on a test.)

“My mother and father would sometimes take me out for ice cream if I a____ a particularly hard test.”

aced (get an “A” or a very high grade)

“I don’t think you’ll be able to b_____ t_____ college if you’re majoring in chemical engineering.”

breeze through (to easily succeed at something.)

“My son is into sports and video games, but my daughter is more of a b________.”

bookworm

“All the other students got mad when the t______'s p____ reminded Mrs. Owens that she hadn’t given any homework.”

teacher's pet

“Richard isn’t a bad student, but he has a tendency to d_______ in class.”

daydream

By studying, he d______ his learning s_____

developed his learning skills

The professor g_____ us a l_________ on the different types of softwares

gave us a lecture

It was hard to t_____ in all the details.

take in

I think I managed to g______ the main points of the lecture.

grasp

She lived in Italy for several years but never quite m______ the language.

mastered

When you live in a country you soon p_____ up the language.

pick up

Is it too late to e____ at the college?

enroll

The students h______ in their assignments to the teacher.

handed in

I took my A-l_______ to access university

A-level

New trainees begin work in one of the company's branches and the h____-on t_______ includes management skills, finance, marketing, sales and customer service

hands-on training

With all that practice, John will pass his driving test with f_____ c_____

flying colours

If you want to get a B2 certificate, you must be c_________ to learning

committed

As I wasn't good at maths, I had p______ lessons

private

I must a__________ school every day to get good grades

attend

Autism is catalogued as a learning d_______

disability

He started working but he made an effort to k____ u____ w-____ his studies

keep up with

I t__________ students to help them get better grades

tutored

He got/won a s________ to Harvard. His studies are paid by the government

scholarship

In Spain, science and literature are c______ subjects. Every student must study them

compulsory

have a lot of reading a_______ to complete before the end of term.

assignments

sports and drama are popular e______ activities

extracurricular

If in a m____ s_____ make sure you do not choose groups or sort learners based on gender

mixed school

V_________ schools would be linked to jobs and apprenticeships and could be sponsored by local employers, he said

Vocational