Optimise B1, Unit 11 - Vocabulary (Studying)

1. Angela took / made three exams last Monday and got three As.

• took

• made

1. Our history lesson / subject on Monday lasts two hours.

• lesson

• subject

1. Most children in the UK start primary / secondary school when they are five years old.

• primary

• secondary

1. Our teacher told us that we needed to get six out of ten to win / pass the exam.

• win

• pass

1. Some school pupils / graduates in the UK have to wear a uniform.

• pupils

• graduates

1. Next year, our school is introducing a new subject / lesson called music technology.

• subject

• lesson

1. Mary has been studying / learning very hard for the history test tomorrow.

• studying

• learning

1. If you pass your exams, you could be a student / pupil at university in a few years' time.

• student

• pupil

What is it like to ​ (a)   in the UK? The school system starts when a child is five years old. At ​ (b)   school, a child will learn about a wide range of ​ (c)   as well as literacy and maths, which they must study. Later at ​ (d)   school, ​ (e)   will also study modern languages, for example French, German or Spanish.

• study
• primary
• subjects
• secondary
• pupils
• take
• pass
• student
• read
• lesson

Pupils ​ (a)   some important exams called GCEs and the marks A, B, C, D and E mean a ​ (b)   and U means a fail. To become a university ​ (c)   you might need to get a lot of A grades and now there is even an A* mark which you might need to get into the best universities!

• take
• pass
• student
• study
• primary
• subjects
• secondary
• pupils
• lesson
• read