Task 1 page 6

Speaker 1: How many .............................does your

academic year have?

Speaker 2: Three. The first one always starts in

September and finishes in December.

• days

• years

• semester

• terms

Speaker 1: How many............................do you study and which ones?

Speaker 2: Most people study three or four in the last

two years of school, which we call Sixth Form

in the UK. I study four. Biology, chemistry,

maths and French.

• Subjects

• seasons

• semesters

• letters

Speaker 1: Do you want to go on to....................................

when you finish school?

Speaker 2: Yes, I want to study Veterinary science.

• primary education

• higher education

• secondary school

Speaker 1: What..........................do you usually get?

Speaker 2: They’re pretty high, for example A or A+.

• symbols

• marks/grades

• letters

• numbers

Speaker 1: What’s your....................... like?

Speaker 2: I usually start at 9 am and finish at 4 pm, but

two days a week, I finish earlier.

• day

• school

• Timetable

Speaker 1: Do you have exams or is it (a) .........................................?

Speaker 2: Nowadays about 80% of our mark depends on exams. The rest is a question of our

(b) ........................................, including

(c).................................. You need to keep all the (d).......................you make in class up to date – you know, everything you write down.

• a. break

  b. assignments

  c. timetable

• a. notes

  b. coursework

  c. continuous assessment

  d. assignments

• 1. a. continuous assessment

  2. b. coursework

  3. c. assignments

  4. d. notes

• a. assignments

  b. notes

  c. coursework

Speaker 1: Would you like to study...........................one day?

Speaker 2: Yes. I think I’d like to spend a year studying

in the US or Canada.

• abroad

• in Egypt

• in Sudan

• in Sweden