VOCABULARY-UNIT 5

BACHILLERATO/ FIRST YEAR/ VOCABULARY EXERCISES – UNIT 5

1. Find the word or expression for the following definitions:
1. a school paid by the government and which provides free education _______ ______
2. one of the three periods of the school year ________________
3. obligatory ________________
4. schools opened to boys and girls ________ ________
5. look for ________________
6. the door in a garden or other open space _______________
7. difficult ________________
8. forbid, prohibit ________________
9. the act of selling something ________________
10. something normal and reasonable, easy to understand ________________
11. actions, steps ________________
12. stop doing something ____________ ____
13. an specific piece of work that somebody has to do ________________
14. to behave dishonestly in an exam ________________
15. profession, occupation____________________
16. a period of study at a college or university
17. the opposite of a state school ________ ________
18. to deal with something difficult ________________
19. for example _________ ____
20. to stop __________
21. to be against ___________
22. to eliminate _________

2. Complete the sentences:
1. Corporal ______________ is not allowed in the Spanish Education System.
2. If you are between 11 and 16 years old you go to a __________ school in Britain. However, in the USA you go to a _____________ school.
3. Eaton is a very exclusive ________ school, it provides tuition and accommodation.
4. The __________ in an American School is equivalent to the ________ ________ in a British one, the most important person.
5. If you ___________ the rules, you can be __________ for some days or even ____________ if it is very serious.
6. If your mobile phone rings, the teacher can ________ it ________ from you, confiscate it.
7. Knifes and guns are _____________.
8. When I was a kid, I wasn’t allowed to ________ _____ late, I had to be in bed at nine.
9. A good student takes _____________ of everything that the teacher says .
10. I must _________ for my Maths test, it’s is tomorrow.
11. In Spain you need to get a _____________ or some _______________ in order to get a well-paid job.
12. If you fail an exam, you’ll probably have to __________ it.
13. In Spain, the university _____________ exams are at the end of 2º de Bachillerato .
14. If you have a ________- __________ job, you’ll probably work 4 hours a day.
15. If you want to succeed in Bachillerato, you should study ______ ______ two hours a day .
16. She is very good _____ Maths.
17. If a policeman asks _________ your identity card, you must show it to him immediately.