Read the sentences below and try to work out the meaning of the words in bold.

1. I knew I needed to cram for my exams, so I only slept four hours a night the week before I tookmy finals.

2. We paid a lot of money to send him to the best privateschool in the country. We didn't want him to go to the stateschool nearby even though it was all paid for by the government.

3. The school I went to streamedpupils into different classes depending on their abilities. Some of the brightest kids were fast trackedtowards taking their exams a year early.

4. I was never any good at vocationalsubjects like woodwork or typing. I was much better at academicsubjects like languages or sciences.

5. When she sat down in the exam, her mind went blankand she couldn't remember anything. Her friend loved exams and had done lots of revision so she sailedthrough.

6. One girl in my class was incredibly giftedat mathematics; she was always top of the class.I wasn't really good at any particular subject, I was more of an all-rounder,and quite good at all of them.

7. Sometimes in the newspapers you read stories of child prodigieswho are so good at a particular subject that universities accept them to study when they're ten or even younger.

Complete the following dialogue with words or phrases from Exercise 6.

A: Look at these old school photos! You look hilarious! Are you wearing a boater?

В: Yes, we had to wear them every day, it was an expensive ………. school.

A: Really? I bet you were really clever, weren't you?

В: Average, I suppose. I was pretty good at most subjects; bit of an ………. . Not like my brother, he won the History prize every year; he was really ………. . What were you like at school?

A: Well, I loved ………. like information technology. English was really good fun, but that was the only ………. subject I enjoyed. In fact, I was ………. and took that exam a year early.

В: Knowing you, you probably just ………. through the exam, didn't you?

A: No! I didn't do enough revision, I ………. a few days before!

В: The worst exams I've ever taken were my………. at university. I felt quite confident, but as soon as I saw the exam papers my mind just ………. . It was terrible!

Discuss the following questions.

- Do you think cramming for an exam is a good idea?

- What are the advantages and disadvantages of fast-tracking children?

- What are the benefits of doing vocational subjects at school or college?

- Has your mind ever gone completely blank in an exam?

- Were you top of the class in any subjects at school or were you more of an all-rounder?

- Have you ever read about a child prodigy? What was his/her particular talent?

Read the text

1) Match the phrases and collocations in bold with the definitions below.

<== попередня сторінка	\|	наступна сторінка ==>
Match some of the words above to the definitions below.	\|	Opportunity and equality

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