Unit 10

Word

Example

education

A good education can be expensive

revise for test

I always revise all the paragraphs for test

do well

If I do well I might make more money

fail

Did he fail the exam?

pass an exam

I didn't pass the exam

take an exam

Are you going to take an exam this year?

secondary school

At secondary school, some teachers speak to the pupils as though they are adults

get low grades

I need a tutor. I got a lot of low grades on Math

primary school

Anna is a primary school teacher

boarding school

At what age did you go away to boarding school?

pay fees

I always try to pay fees on time

attend

About 300 students attended the lecture

state school

I think state schools are just as good as private schools

subject

Chemistry is my favourite subject

high grades

My niece is one of the best pupils, she gets high grades

qualifications

I had all necessary qualifications for the job

encourage

A good listener encourages the speaker by making polite noises and showing support

refuse

Brakes refused to act

allow

Are pets allowed?

warn

"Be careful, the rocks are slippery,' Alex warned

promise

He promised not to come late this time

provide

CJ provides a home shopping service

persuade

Are you able to persuade other people to agree with you?

offer

Can I offer you something to drink?

recommend

Can you recommend a good hotel?

advise

Could you please advise me on the design?

install

Can you help me install this app?

suggest

Can anybody suggest a way of solving this problem?

reduce

A bill to reduce income tax has been considered

consider

85% of employees considered communication in the company to be poor

start thinking

I'm starting thinking about taking a course in golf

avoid

A lot of people think he's lazy, and it's certainly true that he often seems to avoid doing a lot of the tougher jobs

arrange interview

I am so grateful for arranging this job interview for me

meeting

Are they having the meeting now?

do research

Do research on the Internet if you need to

employ

Due to enlarging the manufacturing we employ new workers

give presentation

I am always very nervous befor giving presentations

interview people

She is very good at interviewing people

manage a project/people/a shop

I was hired to manage a new project at the company

offer someone a job

I was offered a job immediately after university graduation

serve customers

I am very tired after serving the customers at the shop the whole day

set up meetings

We agreed to set up team meetings every Friday

write reports

Writing reports is very important but takes a lot of time

work in a team

I like to work in a team