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Academics 7

Reading and Vocabulary

A. Discuss with your partner.
1. Who’s the cleverest person you know? What would you say makes them so clever?

2. Do you know anyone who’s skipped a year at school because of their academic ability?
3. Is it a good idea for parents to push their children if they’re especially smart? Why/Why not?

B. Complete the sentences with the words in the boxes. Use a dictionary to help you.

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1. The staff who teach in the of medicine in my local university are highly respected.

2. I’m going to write my about how witches were portrayed in Elizabethan theatre.
3. When I finish school, I want to study a in European Politics.
4. People who work in the of aerospace engineering are usually very good at
physics and maths.
5. When I from university, I’d like to find a job abroad.
6. There’s a girl in my school who’s a – she’s only six but has played the cello with the
National Symphony Orchestra.

7. If my parents had chosen to me, I think I would have been stronger academically.
8. When you’re looking for a job, it’s important to have a relevant , either from a
university or a trade school.

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