education summary of useful expressions
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Most students have Internet access at home
My favourite teacher was…because…
Well, the best thing about school was…
It’s difficult to say if lessons are harder or easier nowadays
because teaching methods have changed so much.
All I can say is that being a pupil today is very, very hard
work/different.
I’m quite optimistic. I think I did/will do the exam quite well.
I’ll take the exam again in June/September.
The last time I did an exam was 3 weeks ago. The next exam I
am going to do is…
The night before an exam I used to revise, study nothing and I
usually revise.
I think education has got better/worse. The situation has
deteriorated/improved.
I used to behave very well/badly at school.
I also used to study for hours every evening. My parents were very rich.
I usually got good results in my music exams.
I was good at music but terrible/bad at history.
I got 7 out of 10. Not bad, I got a ten in English
I hope I’m going to pass my English exam
Our history teacher was terrible. We didn’t learn
anything. Our teacher was great, we learnt a lot.
We weren’t able to use mobiles in the classroom.We had a lot of homeworkWe weren’t allowed to talk
during the classes. The discipline at school was
very strict.
I must revise tonight. I have an exam tomorrow.
In the canteen we can/could choose between traditional and fast foodBurgers and chips is the
most popular food.
Some students try to cheat in exams.
My favourite subject was…
My least favourite subject…
I was a fast learner, I used to learn by heart.
What can I say? Practice makes perfect.
I’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
I used to like playing outside with my friends.
My best friend at school was called Sam.
Go to school/university1) First of all, my first
point is that…2) Secondly, another
important point is that…
3) Finally,
I won’t stop studying English until I pass.
I’d like to retire when I’m rich.I’ll leave home as soon as I get
a job.
Boys and girls study better in a mixed class.
School summer holidays should be longer/shorter.
School trip