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  • be taken away by police in handcuffs
    be arrested
  • teacher's favourite student
    teacher's pet
  • when you disagree with a punishment and want to formally complain to have it overturned
    an appeal
  • learn without study
    pick up
  • achieve a very high score in a test
    pass with flying colours
  • Who painted the Guernica in 1937?
    Picasso
  • receive a monetary penalty
    face a fine
  • Who wrote the Da Vinci Code?
    Dan Brown
  • More than half the population of NYC was born outside of the US. True or False?
    False
  • learn by _____
    heart
  • What is the smoking rate in NYC today?
    16.9%
  • Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
    Michelangelo
  • What is the largest desert in the world?
    The Sahara
  • ___ a mistake. do/make
    make
  • my teacher is scary
    frightening
  • What's the name of the old lady on page 98?
    Rose Hacker
  • reads lots of books
    bookworm
  • phrasal verb: to practise to become as good at sth as you used to be
    brush up on
  • Who discovered Penicillin in 1928?
    Fleming
  • my teacher motivates us and tells us when we are doing well..
    encouraging
  • not allowed entry
    banned
  • help someone
    give sb a hand
  • a small crime
    a minor offence
  • What page is the walrus on?
    105
  • my teacher knows a lot about the subject
    knowledgeable
  • give an answer without thinking about it
    make a wild guess
  • really easy
    piece of cake
  • knows a topic extremely well
    know sth inside out
  • my teacher has lots of rules and doesn't let us get away with anything. he's...
    strict
  • when you are put in a situation that is out of your comfort zone
    thrown in at the deep end
  • do something illegal
    break the law