Collocations about education

1. Choose the correct adjective to complete the following sentences. 1. My father left school without any __________________ qualifications.

• vocational

• professional

• formal

2. I haven’t driven for 10 years now so I definitely need to do a __________________ course.

• refresher

• correspondence

• training

3. I want to take an English exam but it must be an internationally _______________ qualification.

• academic

• recognized

• specialist

Working as an accountant, it’s difficult to dedicate a lot of time to studying, which is why I can only enroll on a/an __________________ course.

• introductory

• part-time

• intensive

I’m doing my degree from home as a __________________ course because I am unable to attend the university.

• residential

• correspondence

• vocational

Type the correct phrasal verb meaning: to take an examination again after failing it previously

Answer explanation

to resit an exam

Type the appropriate verb: To............ horizons

What do you call a
a student who always gets very good marks?

• A straight A student

• A copy cat

• A bookworm

Complete the idiom meaning: to not be able to remember something. “Sheila tried to remember the answer to the question, but she ................. a blank.”

• made

• drew

• got

Complete the idiom meaning:to be completely consumed by thought, often to the point of being unaware of one’s surroundings.

“When Dave is programming, he often gets lost in ..............................”

• views

• thought

• mind